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- 9 Feb 2018
AfDB Urges Governments to Prioritize Inclusion of Women in Science & Technology
On the occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the African Development Bank calls on African countries to make science, technology and innovation (STI) policies inclusive and…
- 12 Aug 2015
German Varsities Welcome Pan-African University Students for Summer School
The first cohort of students of the Pan African University Institute of Water and Energy Sciences, including Climate Change (PAUWES) attended a Summer School in Germany organized from July 17 to 31.…
- 29 Aug 2019
AfDB Spends $2Bn to Train African Scientists
African Development Bank (AfDB) has said it has committed $2 billion to the education and training of six million science students in Africa from 2005 to date. A statement by the bank’s Communication…
- 7 Dec 2021
NOTAP, AUST Formalize Framework to Use Innovation Drive Development
The National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) and the African University of Science and Technology (AUST) have concluded arrangement through signing a Memorandum of…
- 27 Jul 2013
AfDB Doles Out $45m for PAU Universities in Nigeria, Others
African Development Bank’s (AfDB) board of executive directors has approved an African Development Fund (ADF) grant of $45 million to support the creation of a Pan African University (PAU). The new…
- 11 Sept 2025
FG Endorses STICOMMS'25, Commits to Strategic Collaboration
Federal Government of Nigeria through the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology (FMIST) has endorsed the first National Science, Technology and Innovation Communication Conference…
- 26 Nov 2013
AfDB, African Virtual University Discuss Benefits of e-Learning
Stefan Muller, Lead Economist of the African Development Bank's (AfDB) East Africa Regional Resource Center (EARC) has said that the bank consider the African Virtual University (AVU) Project very…
- 5 Sept 2021
Accra Institute of Technology Graduates 8th Batch of PhDs
The Accra Institute of Technology (AIT), a leading technology-focused private university has further helped to increase Africa’s rising number of scholars in technology related fields as the…
- 19 Apr 2014
World Bank Gives $150m to 10 Nigerian Varsities, Others
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved $150 million to finance 19 university-based Centres of Excellence in seven countries in West and Central Africa, 10 of which are Nigerian…
- 16 Aug 2022
NOTAP, AISA, DTCA Partnership to Strengthen STI Development in Africa
A partnership that would lead to the rapid transformation of African Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) and indigenous knowledge into products and services for the socio-political and economic…
- 10 Feb 2014
World Bank Approves $80m Grant for Research in 10 universities
The World Bank has approved 80 million dollars grant for Nigeria to fund its 10 Centres of Excellence in universities. Prof. Julius Okojie, executive secretary of the National Universities Commission…
- 8 Dec 2014
MasterCard Foundation to Spend $86.6m on African Scholars
At the Talloires Network Leaders Conference on Monday, The MasterCard Foundation announced that over 2,300 university students will be able to hit the books in classrooms in Uganda, South Africa and…
- 20 Jul 2014
Huawei to Boost ICT’s Growth with N80m Investment
The plan by a Chinese firm- Huawei to invest N80 million into the information and communications technology sector is expected to expand the investment profile of Nigeria. The investment, which was…
- 18 Feb 2014
Jonathan Inaugurates Research, Innovation Council
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday in Abuja inaugurated the National Research and Innovation Council (NRIC) to bridge the link between research and industrialization. At the ceremony held at the…
- 22 Mar 2010
Drama, Suspense as Zain Africa Challenge Enters Third Episode
As popular quiz show, Zain Africa Challenge enters its third episode this week, two leading African Universities, Africa Nazarene University, Kenya and Njala University, Sierra Leone will vie for…
- 10 Mar 2023
Lagos Govt, GetBundi Partner to Facilitate STEM Learning Across Schools
The Lagos State Government and GetBundi Education Technology Company on Thursday commissioned a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) laboratory at Wesley Girls Senior Secondary…
- 28 Apr 2019
NASRDA Touts Space Science & Tech as Tool for Economic Development
Space science & technology remains a very powerful tool for economic development, according to Prof Seidu Mohammed, director general of National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA).…
- 19 May 2025
Nigeria to Launch 4 Satellites for Surveillance, Others
Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the launch of four satellites aimed at strengthening Earth observation capabilities and improving national security, according to Uche Nnaji, minister of…
- 2 Dec 2019
Africans to Leverage on NOTAP, SPRU Collaboration
In order to bridge the gap between developed and developing countries like Nigeria, there is need for a strategic and sustained collaboration between the developed and developing countries so as not…
- 23 Feb 2018
FG Mulls Specialised for Innovators, Science/Tech Ventures
Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, minister of Science and Technology, has said that the federal government is working toward establishing specialised bank to assist innovators and entrepreneurs in science and…
- 10 Nov 2013
IBM Unveils Pan-African Hackathon Series
IBM, a global technology company has reiterated its commitment to the development and promotion of local software innovation across Africa with the launch of its pan-African hackathon series.…
- 19 Jun 2013
AfDB, UN University Ink MOU on Sustainable Development in Africa
Dr. Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), and Prof. David Malone, rector of United Nations University (UNU), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to foster research…
- 17 Nov 2009
Agu, Adegbola to Speak at Cyber Nigeria Forum 2009
Anayo Agu, the senior business specialist at the US Embassy Nigeria, and Dr. Tunde Adegbola executive director of African Languages Technology Initiative, and lecturer at the University of Ibadan…
- 24 Oct 2013
IBM Promotes Innovation at Lagos Hackathon
The technology giant flagged off its pan-African hackathon series recently in Lagos, Nigeria’s industrial and commercial hub with the “IBM Lagos Hackathon”, a four-day technology training and ideas…
- 26 Apr 2010
Sofoluwe Lauds Zain’s Support for Education Sector
Professor Adetokunbo Sofoluwe, vice chancellor of the University of Lagos (Unilag), has commended Zain Nigeria for its commitment to the development of the country’s education sector, through…
- 5 Jul 2024
ATII Awards Scholarship to Students
A knowledge transfer and technology innovation hub, African Technology and Innovation Institutes (ATII) has awarded scholarships to ten pupils from Bridge International Academy, Lagos. Through its…
- 6 Aug 2018
Adesina, AfDB President Calls for Technology Transfer to Farmers
The President of the African Development Bank Group, Akinwumi Adesina, has made an urgent call to give farmers across the continent new technologies with the potential to transform agricultural…
- 25 Jul 2024
Stakeholders Seek Data Governance for National Development
Stakeholders in Nigeria’s data management space have stressed the need for the government, as well as businesses to deliberately harness available data for national development. Ayodele Bakare, the…
- 20 Aug 2020
Lagos Empowers Tech Start-ups, Innovators with N100m Innovation Grant
The Lagos State Government has awarded grants to start-ups and science research initiatives from various universities within the state. The total grant of N100 million is part of the six pillars of…
- 23 Dec 2016
FIIRO DG Decries Lack of Recognition of Research Works in Nigeria
Dr Gloria Elemo, Director-General, Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Oshodi (FIIRO), has lamented lack of academic recognition for the research works of FIIRO researchers as well as…