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- 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.
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 25 Nov 2024
NEC Calls on States to Embrace NASENI's Tech Innovations
In a move to fast-track Nigeria's industrialization, the National Economic Council (NEC), has urged state governments to patronize technological innovations developed by the National Agency for…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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,…
- 9 May 2022
54gene Completes Initial Phase of the Landmark Nigerian 100K Genome Project
54gene, the health technology company advancing African genomics research for improved global health outcomes, has through its non-profit initiative, the African Centre for Translational Genetics…
- 2 Aug 2020
NITDA Promises to Balance Concerns and Advantages of 4th Industrial Revolution
As studies indicate that some jobs are vulnerable to automation in the next decade and how companies and organisations get to adapt to the rapid transformation, security risks triggered by…
- 9 Jun 2020
FG Okays PBR Cowpea, Nigeria’s First GMO Food Crop
Federal government has approved the commercial release of the nation’s first GMO food crop- pod-borer resistant (PBR) cowpea. According to Genetic Literacy Project (GLP), an organization dedicated to…
- 28 Jun 2018
Institute Develops Solution to Fight Pest Invasion of Tomato Farms
National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT), Ibadan, said it has developed a technology , Tuta Absoluta Trap Tray, to tackle the invasion of tomato farms by Tuta Absoluta pest, according to…
- 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…
- 14 Jun 2026
NASENI Unveils Ambitious Plan to Produce 600 Million Diagnostic Kits Annually
Mr Khalil Suleiman Halilu, executive vice chairman and chief executive officer of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), has reaffirmed the Agency's commitment to…
- 12 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.…
- 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…
- 5 Nov 2025
Galaxy Backbone Hosts NBMA DG for Strategic Collaboration Visit
Professor Ibrahim A. Adeyanju, managing director/chief executive officer, Galaxy Backbone (GBB) on Wednesday, 5th November 2025, received Dr. Bello Bawa Bwari, director-general, National Biosafety…
- 8 Jun 2026
Harvard University Commends Establishment of NASENI-Troment Factory To Eradicate Diseases
About 85 global medical professionals, scientists and policymakers participating in the "Science of Defeating Malaria", leadership development course and initiative from Harvard University, USA, have…
- 25 Mar 2019
African ICT Foundation Unveils 2-Year Development Plan on Digital Inclusion
The African ICT Foundation, (AFICTF) has unveiled a two year digital inclusion development plan for the continent targeting policy and infrastructure issues on Internet of Things ( IoTs), Artificial…
- 17 Dec 2019
Nigeria Commercializes First Genetically Engineered Cowpea
Nigeria has reached a major food security milestone with the commercial release of insect-resistant cowpea — its first genetically modified (GM) food crop, according to Cornell Alliance for Science.…