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- 29 Sept 2025
GMOs Foods are Safe- NBRDA Boss
Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha, director-general, National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency (NBRDA), has reaffirmed the safety and necessity of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in…
- 13 Mar 2019
Alleged N2.5Bn Fraud: Court Orders NBC Boss to Appear ‘Even on Stretcher’
Federal High Court, Abuja, has ordered Mr Abdullahi Mustapha (SAN), to produce Kawu Modibbo, director-general of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), in court on the next adjourned date of…
- 17 Jul 2026
Nigeria Must Build, Not Just Buy, Clean Energy Technologies – NASENI EVC
Mr. Khalil Suleiman Halilu, executive vice chairman of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), has called for a fundamental shift in Nigeria's clean energy strategy,…
- E-Business22 Aug 2026
FG Approves Revised National Biotechnology Policy
The National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency (NBRDA) has welcomed the Federal Executive Council’s (FEC) approval of the revised National Biotechnology Policy 2026.
- 10 Feb 2020
NBC Boss Tells Court Has No Case Against Us in N2.5Bn DSO Trial
Ishaq Kawu Modibbo, director-general of National Broadcasting Commission (NBC); Pinnacle Communications Ltd, and two others, on Monday told Justice Folashade Ogunbanjo- Giwa of the Federal High Court…
- 21 Aug 2013
ABU Zaria Partner Dataflex on Computer Based Tests
Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, one of the foremost Federal Universities in Nigeria has engaged the services of Dataflex a leading ICT solutions and services company in the country in the supply…
- 21 Sept 2021
FG Seeks more Private Sector Participation in Research, Development
Mr. Edet Sunday Akpan, the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation, has called on the Organized Private Sectors (OPS) to explore more ways of partnering…
- 30 Aug 2024
NERC says World Bank will Crash Solar Tariff in Nigeria
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has said the World Bank will soon be executing a solar auction framework that will reduce the cost of solar tariff in Nigeria. The Head of the…
- 12 Feb 2025
NBRDA Investigates Biocatalysts for Bioethanol Production
National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency (NBRDA) is investigating the development of biocatalysts from underutilised bioresources through its Young Researchers Forum (YRF) research…
- 1 Sept 2025
FG to Begin Labelling of GM Crops
Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has disclosed plans to ensure that every genetically modified (GM) product follows standard regulatory procedures, such as labelling and traceability, to…
- 14 Apr 2026
CISA Asks NDPC, Police to Act on Alleged Data Breach by NIPSS
Citizens Initiative for Safety Awareness (CISA), advocacy group focused on security, data protection, and counter-terrorism, has urged the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) to provide an…
- eBusiness31 Aug 2026
HURIWA Faults Police, NDPC over Delay in Probe of Alleged NIPSS Data Breach Involving Naval Officer
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), frontline pro-democracy and civil rights advocacy group, has criticised Tunji Disu, inspector-general of Police (IGP) and the National Data Protection Commission (NDPC) over what it described as prolonged inaction on petitions alleging cybercrime, unlawful interception of private communications and data protection breaches involving a senior naval officer and other officials of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS).
- 30 Jul 2021
NEMA Seeks NITDA’s Collaboration on Disaster Risk Mitigation
In its commitment toward mitigating disaster risk in Nigeria, the National Emergency Management Agency NEMA is seeking for support and stronger collaboration with National Information Technology…
- 19 Feb 2018
Globacom Wins Integrity & Service Award
The Nigerian Television Authority – Integrity and Service Programme (NTA-ISP) Award was held at the Aso rock Villa, Abuja last week with national telecommunication company, Globacom, carting home the…
- 24 Sept 2015
Rector Commends Etisalat Over Youth Initiative
Prof. Dalhatu Yahaya, rector, Nuhu Bamali Polytechnic, Zaria, has lauded Nigeria’s leading telecommunications operator, Etisalat for its commitment to the development of Nigerian youths through its…
- 10 Jun 2022
Buhari Inaugurates Council on e-government
President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja inaugurated the Presidential Council on Digital Economy and E-government, promising that his administration will continue to take advantage of digital…
- 30 Mar 2022
Senate Asks Pay-TV Providers to Slash Tariff
The Senate has asked all cable television service providers to immediately review their bouquet prices downwards, in tandem with the prevailing reality of the economic situation in Nigeria. Ahmad…
- 12 Nov 2021
IIM Africa Holds 2021 National Summit, 31st Investiture & Inaugural CDOIQ Symposium
All is now set for the 2021 National Summit of Institute of Information Management (IIM) Africa scheduled to hold on Saturday, November 13 in Abuja. The occasion will equally feature 31st…
- 29 Sept 2020
FG Awards Cash Prizes Worth N16.5m to Winners 0f Nigeria @ 60 Challenge
The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, has awarded prizes worth N16.5million to nine Nigerians who emerged winners of the Nigeria @60…
- 2 Jan 2020
Hate Speech Bill and Controversies
By Naomi Sharang One of the bills before the 9th Senate is the Hate Speech Bill, which was reintroduced by the sponsor, Sen. Sabi Abdullahi, on Nov.12, 2019. Abdullahi, who is also the Deputy Senate…
- 3 Jan 2022
Nigerian Govt’s Plan to Attain 95% Digital Literacy by 2030 on Course, Says NITDA DG
The federal government’s plan to reach 95% digital literacy by 2030 is underway. Kashufu Abdullahi, the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, unveiled…
- 28 Apr 2026
NASENI Empowers 2000 Kano Households with Clean Energy Solutions
National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has launched its Sustainable Empowerment Programme in Kano State with over 2000 households benefiting from the Agency's clean and…
- 5 Sept 2022
Katsina State Lauds NOTAPs Model Science Laboratory Upgrade Project
The Katsina State Government has commended the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) for its conceptualisation of the Model Chemistry Laboratory Project for Secondary…
- 28 Aug 2022
NDLEA Arrests Lagos Airport Cleaner who Leads Drug Syndicate
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a cleaner at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos, Ohiagu Sunday, who leads a drug syndicate at…