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- 1 Sept 2008
Nabda Seeks Passage of Bio-safety Bill
The National Bio-technology Development Agency (Nabda) has appealed to the National Assembly to pass the Bio-safety Bill to facilitate researches and development. Mr. Victor Ibigbami, special…
- 25 Jul 2019
NABDA Invents Solution for Waste Conversion to Biogas
National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA) has invented an Anaerobic Digestion Technology (ADT) digesters which can convert organic wastes to biogas. The invention is spearheaded by the…
- 9 Jul 2020
Nigeria Develops Diagnostic Kit for COVID-19
Nigeria’s efforts at developing solution to the challenge of non-availability and high cost of coronavirus diagnostic kits have finally paid off with the development of RNASwift Extraction kit. This…
- 9 Aug 2020
FMST Develops RNA Swift Kits to Tackle COVID-19
Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, minister of Science and Technology has said that his ministry has developed The RNA Swift to accelerate the capacity to test people and help effectively manage the novel…
- 12 Jul 2021
Nigeria Intensifying Efforts to Produce Vaccine Locally- Onu
Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, minister of Science and Technology, has said that Nigeria is working very hard to produce a locally made vaccine to enable its Professionals and Scientists to be involved in the…
- 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…
- 21 Feb 2022
54gene’s ACTG Awards $64,000 Scholarship to Further Genomics Research
54gene, the health technology company advancing African genomics research for improved global health outcomes, has announced the awarding of $64,000 in scholarships to four PhD candidates in Nigeria,…
- 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…
- 28 Jul 2008
Nigeria’s Technology War against HIV/AIDS
Just many years after governments around the world stepped up efforts to fight t acquired immunodeficiency syndrome with technology, Nigeria is waking to the reality and she is even celebrating her…
- 11 Sept 2025
Environmentalist Urges Nigerians to Reject GMOs, “Food Colonialism”
Dr. Nnimmo Bassey, executive director, Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), and renowned environmental activist, has reiterated his call on Nigerians to reject genetically modified organisms…
- 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…
- 13 Mar 2018
FG’s Websites Inactive despite Gulping N20Bn
Many federal ministries and agencies (MDAs) lack active websites despite spending billions of naira on information technology last year. Daily Trust investigations show that two key agencies…