The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has arrested five people for allegedly engaging in fraudulent registration and selling of Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards.The operation carried out by a joint team from the compliance monitoring and enforcement department of the commission, operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in the...

The Federal Government has said it intends to explore the benefits from the peaceful use of nuclear technology for national development. The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu stated this at a one-day stakeholders' engagement meeting on the Nigeria Energy Calculator 2050 (NECAL 2050) organised by the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) and the department of climate change...

The Federal Government has presented N10 million to five startups who emerged winners at the creativity and innovation challenge organised by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA).Presenting the cheques of N2 million each to the winners at an event to mark the World Creativity and Innovation Day organised by NITDA in Abuja, the Minister of Communications and Digital...

Bayer Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of Bayer AG, Germany, has trained 150 farmers and extension workers in Kwara State on standard agronomic practices for enhanced agricultural productivity. In his remarks during the training, the Bayer sales manager, South-Western Nigeria, Mr Adeyemi Adeyemo, expressed the company's commitment towards improving agriculture in Kwara State, saying the program targeted smallholder farmers who make...

The governing board of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has appealed to the Federal Government to implement an enhanced salary structure for staff of the commission. The acting chairman of the board, Bello Gwandu made the appeal when he led other members on a courtesy visit on the Minister of Communications  and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa  Pantami in Abuja.He...

The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu has said the Federal Government is at the implementation stage of Executive Order 005 which seeks to promote Nigerian professionals and deployment of technology as the fulcrum of socio-economic activities.  Onu stated this yesterday during a working visit by the Senior Executive Course (43) of the National Institute for Policy and...

The Federal Government has concluded arrangement to deploy digital technology in tackling the worrisome menace of insecurity across the country. In this regard, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is set to partner the Nigerian Army in  using the 21st century technology to improve military operations and enhance national security. The director-general of NITDA, Mallam Kashifu Abdullahi disclosed the agency's...

Nigeria joined the league of nations that apply biotechnology for enhanced agricultural output with the government’s approval for the commercial release of biotech crops, Bt Cowpea and Cotton, in 2019. The commercial farming of the crops was billed for 2020 but was delayed as a result of the advent of the novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The nation now has...

Nigeria, her leaders, intelligentsia, traders, and our youth urgently need to engage in robust conversations about the optimal response to issues relating to digital currencies, either Central Bank Digital Currencies (CB/DC) or “cryptocurrencies,” which are decentralized. It is alleged that terrorists, corrupt-officials, money launderers and other bad actors use crypto-currencies, and therefore they must be banned. Others argue that cryptocurrencies...

The director-general of the National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha, has underscored the importance of constant communication and cooperation between scientists and journalists, saying it is critical for understanding and deployment of new agricultural biotechnology. He stated this at the presentation of the Open Forum for Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB) Media Award prizes to the recipients in Abuja, saying...