The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, says low content of science and technology in agricultural practice in Africa is responsible for its low productivity and yield, and inability to compete globally. In his speech at a national stakeholders' sensitization and awareness workshop on animal biotechnology application and regulatory perspectives convened by the National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA)...

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has alerted Nigerians on Microsoft, a world-renowned multinational technology company’s uncovering of a wide spread malicious email campaign undertaken by the hacking group- NOBELIUM. The cybercriminals leveraged the legitimate mass-mailing service to masquerade as a US-based development organisation and distribute malicious URLs to a wide variety of organisations especially government organisations, non-government organizations...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced a ₦39.85 billion trading surplus for the month of February 2021 representing a massive 314.24 per cent leap from the ₦9.62 billion surplus it recorded in January 2021. This is contained in the February 2021 edition of the NNPC Monthly Financial and Operations Report (MFOR). Trading surplus or trading deficit is derived after...

… Submits interim updated NDC Nigeria has submitted its interim updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) report to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) as part of requirements to access finance for the mitigation of measures of the NDC. Submitting the report on behalf of the Federal Government, the Minister of Environment, Dr Muhammad Mahmood Abubakar said Nigeria was...

The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) was established by the NBMA Act 2015 to create and implement a regulatory framework for the safe practice of modern biotechnology in Nigeria. Since coming into existence, the NBMA has put regulations, guidelines and policies in place to ensure that the products of modern biotechnology can be deployed safely in Nigeria. Chief among the...

The Federal Government has restated its commitment to the promotion of the adoption of new and emerging technologies to facilitate the nation’s economic development. The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, made this known at the second interactive forum with the state commissioners in charge of science and technology yesterday in Abuja, saying government was making conscious and...

…As Over 600,000 Residents Get Displaced The global organisation of Mercy Corps has expressed concern about the escalating volcanic eruptions in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), even as it called for preparation to respond to a humanitarian catastrophe. Over 600,000 residents have been displaced from their homes following the partial evacuation order in the early hours of Thursday, 27 May,...

The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has stressed the need to encourage inter-African partnerships among chambers of commerce and industry in Africa for rapid economic diversification of the continent. The first deputy president of ACCI, Chief Emeka Obegbolu, made the call when he received the ambassador of Equatorial Guinea to Nigeria, Francisco Edu Ngua Mangue, at the chamber’s...

The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, has said forensics will go a long way in providing evidence to combat the current crime and security challenges plaguing the nation. He said this when he received members of the Chartered Institute of Computer Forensics of Nigeria (CICFON) led by their president, Prof. Peter Olayiwola, today in his office in...

As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark the May 27, 2021 Children’s Day, a non-governmental organization (NGO), Connected Development (CODE) has called for children's access to healthcare, food, education and basic right among others. A message by the organization to commemorate this year’s children’s day pointed out that 6 million Nigerian children suffer from acute malnutrition while...