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- 22 Aug 2017
Ministry to Deploy Technologies to Fight Financial Crimes
The Federal Ministry of Science and Technology will fabricate and deploy relevant technologies to assist in the fight against financial crime in the country. Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, minister of Science…
- 15 Mar 2018
Science Ministry to Assist Proposed Nigerian Army University
The Federal Ministry of Science and Technology has promised to assist the Nigerian Army to upgrade its Institute of Technology and Environmental Science, Biu to a full-fledged University. The…
- 6 Aug 2021
Buhari Changes Ministry's Name to Facilitate Growth
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the change of name of Ministry of Science and Technology to Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, minister of Science, Technology…
- 16 Dec 2014
Ministry of Science & Tech, NUC to Collaborate on Research
Federal Ministry of Science and Technology and National Universities Commission (NUC) yesterday inaugurated a committee to work out the modalities for cooperation in research. Prof. Julius Okojie,…
- 3 Jan 2017
Relocating NigComSat, NITDA, Others: A Step 15 Years Backward- NCS
Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) has advised the Federal Government to ditch the idea of moving Information and Communication Technology (ICT) agencies: National Information and Development Agency…
- 13 May 2017
S & T, Sports Ministries to Advance Sporting Activities
Federal ministry of Science and Technology is collaborating with the Federal Ministry of Sports and Youths development in advancing a strong base in sporting activities in Nigeria. This indication…
- 10 Jul 2012
Shame of a Nation: S & T Ministry’s Website Redundant
The Federal Ministry of Science and Technology’s website has not been updated in 10 months meaning that either the ministry has been idle or lack the expertise to upload its activities in nearly one…
- 24 Dec 2012
FMS&T Seeks Media Partnership on Technology Development
Federal Ministry of Science and Technology has urged the media to effectively communicate positive developments in science, technology and innovation in the country to the public. Prof. Etta Okon…
- 16 May 2017
S & T Ministry to Improve Food Processing through Technology
Federal Ministry of Science and Technology (FMST) has pledged to intensify effort in employing Research and Development in processing indigenous crops into nutritious foods. Mr Abayomi Oguntade,…
- 24 Mar 2025
FG, UK FCDO, and Ghana Partner to Launch Sankore
The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science & Technology (FMIST) and Ghana’s Ministry of Environment, Science & Technology…
- 11 Jun 2018
MRA Inducts Onu’s Science and Tech Ministry into‘FOI Hall of Shame’
The Federal Ministry of Science and Technology under the leadership of Dr. Christopher Ogbonnaya Onu has been inducted into the ‘FOI Hall of Shame’ by Media Rights Agenda (MRA) for alleged blatant…
- 16 Dec 2019
Science and Tech Ministry, Private Sector Partnership Aimed @ Economic Growth
The Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, has said its engagement with private sector will ensure economic growth and domestication of technologies in the country. Ogbonnaya Onu Mr Bitrus…
- 9 Jan 2017
NCS Calls for Rechristening of Ministry of Communications
Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) has said that present parent ministry- Federal Ministry of Communications which houses three key agencies should be renamed Federal Ministry of Communication Technology…
- 11 Dec 2017
FG Seeks collaborative efforts to Achieve Technologically Productive Economy
The Federal Ministry of Science and Technology has called for collaboration with state governments, private sector and development partners to make the nation’s economy technologically productive.…
- 14 Jul 2008
FG Inaugurates Science, Technology Fund Committee
The federal government has inaugurated a seven-man committee for the establishment of Science and Technology Development Fund (STDF) in Abuja ,. The committee, which was inaugurated by Ambassador…
- 17 Jan 2020
FG to Partner Dundee University on Nano Technology
The Federal government through the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology is to partner the University of Dundee, Scotland to develop a technical committee that will focus on the study of…
- 23 Oct 2018
FG Reaffirms Commitment to Driving Productivity with Technology & Innovation
The Federal Government has affirmed its commitment to use Science, Technology and Innovation to drive productivity in all sectors of Nigerian economy. Mr Bitrus Bako, Permanent Secretary, Federal…
- 18 May 2017
FG Sets up Inter-Ministerial Committee to Address Security Issues
Federal Ministry of Science and Technology is partnering the Ministry of Defence; utilizing the platform of Science and technology to meet natural needs especially in security matters and bridge the…
- 27 Nov 2013
FG Clears the Air, Says Chemical fertilizers are Safe
Federal ministry of Science and Technology has refuted a statement circulating in some sections of the media alleging that the use of chemical fertiliser poses serious health risks that could lead to…
- 15 Dec 2017
FG Plans N180bn Investment on National Science, Technology Roadmap
Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, Minister of Science and Technology, has said that the Federal Government is committed to investing N180 billion to ensure successful implementation of the National Science,…
- 17 Jan 2023
FG Says Revised STI Policy will Transform Ecosystem for Socio-economic Development
Dr. Olorunnimbe Mamora, the Minister, Federal Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, STI, has stated that the newly approved 2022 Revised Science, Technology and Innovation Policy when fully…
- 2 Aug 2010
Science and Technology, Panacea to Econo-Political Stability - Abubakar
Professor Mohammed Abubakar, minister of Science and Technology, has urged that more emphasis should be placed on the development of science and technology in Nigeria, saying no nation can be…
- 5 Mar 2018
FG Pledges to Apply Science, Technology To Building A Better Future
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has assured that the administration will build a better future for the country using innovations in science and technology. Osinbajo, who gave the assurance…
- 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…
- 3 May 2021
FIRST LEGO League: 24 Unity Schools Qualify for National Robotics Championship
Twenty-four (24) teams drawn from the Federal Unity Colleges have qualified for the FIRST LEGO LEAGUE (FLL) National Robotics Championship Competition 2021. Students pitching their works during the…
- 12 Jul 2017
Science & Technology Bank to Boost Nigeria’s Research Programme – Onu
Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, minister of science and technology, has said that a recommendation by the ministry in its Roadmap would create a separate bank that will fund research and development, R&D, in…
- 28 Jul 2014
FG Pledges to Build Sustainable Economy through STI
Abdu Bulama, minister of Science and Technology, has assured that the Federal Government would harness Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) to build a sustainable and competitive economy. Bulama…
- 17 Feb 2017
FG to Deploy Renewable Energy to Diversify Economy
The Federal government is working towards deploying renewable energy technology to assist Nigeria in the diversification process of the nation’s economy. Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, Minister of Science and…
- 21 Dec 2018
FIIRO Wins N1Bn in Ministry’s Competitiveness Assessment
Federal Institute of Industrial Research (FIIRO) Oshodi in Lagos has won first position in the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology Competitiveness Assessment Award, with N1 billion prize…
- 30 Nov 2015
Lagos Trains 1000 Unemployed Youth on ICT
Lagos State Ministry of Science and Technology in collaboration with Rockefeller Foundation and the Federal Ministry of Communication Technology, has trained about 1000 unemployed youths in the State…