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- 23 Oct 2020
NOTAP DG Hosts New ISPON National Executive Council
Dr. DanAzumi Mohammed Ibrahim, Director General of the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) recently hosted the new National Executive Council of the Institute of Software…
- 20 Mar 2023
Nigeria - a Nation in Need of Accurate Education Statistics
By: Peter Oluka, Education data typically involves data compiled from schools on graduation rates, drop-out rates, test score averages, and the most vital – external examination performances. Often,…
- 30 Oct 2022
Copyright Commission, NERDC Partner for National Book Policy Review, IP Knowledge Integration in Education Curricular
Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) and Nigeria Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) are to partner for effective review of the National Book Policy to meet present requirements and…
- 22 Mar 2023
WAEC Unveils ‘EDUSTAT’ an Innovative Educational Statistics Platform
West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has launched an Educational Statistics platform (EDUSTAT), designed to ease access to quality data and insights in the educational sector. This innovation was…
- 1 Jun 2025
FG Plans Special Court for Exam Cheats
Federal government has proposed setting up a National Examination Malpractice Court to swiftly prosecute exam cheats and curb malpractice nationwide. Dr. Tunji Alausa, minister of Education, affirmed…
- 3 May 2023
FG Approves National Blockchain Policy
The Federal Executive Council approved the National Blockchain Policy for Nigeria during its meeting yesterday, the 3rd of May, 2023. This followed the presentation of a memo by the Honourable…
- 2 Feb 2020
ATCON to Host National Dialogue on Telecommunications & ICT
The National Executive Council of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has disclosed plans to host a National Dialogue on Telecommunications and ICT Sector in the…
- 30 Nov 2025
Smart Schools Choose MENXTT Tech NG for CBT Compliance
As Nigeria accelerates toward the nationwide adoption of Computer-Based Testing (CBT) for the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and National Examinations Council (NECO) examinations by 2026,…
- 25 May 2009
Galaxy Backbone Gets Partners for Nicep Forum
Galaxy Backbone partners National Economic Council and Nigeria Governors’ Forum on 3rd Public Sector ICT Infrastructure Forum, a 2-day stakeholders’ meeting on National Information…
- 12 Nov 2018
SEC, NERDC Mull Capital Market Education Curriculum for Schools
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is working with the Nigerian Educational Research & Development Council (NERDC) to develop a capital market education curriculum for senior secondary…
- 20 May 2016
FG Commends NERDC, Sidmach Over e-Curriculum Solution
Malam Adamu Adamu, minister of Education, applauded the collaboration between the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC), one of the key parastatals of the Federal Ministry of…
- 4 Sept 2014
Sidmach, NERDC Launch e-Curriculum Portal
In a bid to help lift-up the Nigerian education system to the mainstream of global digital revolution, Sidmach Technologies Nigeria Limited in partnership with the National Educational Research and…
- 7 Apr 2016
UAE Joins Microsoft's International Think-Tank on Education
Microsoft has announced that the United Arab Emirates will be a founding member of a global initiative called Leading Countries of the World in Transforming Education, a bold programme that will…
- 14 Sept 2021
FG Moves to Implement National Cybersecurity Policy
The federal government has begun moves to implement the new National Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy (NCPS) 2021. The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) announced plans for the…
- 28 Mar 2018
UNESCO Seeks Digital Documentation to Help Preserve, Restore Culture
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) yesterday said digitally documenting the heritage and culture of Africa would help the preservation and restoration for…
- 2 Mar 2020
Huawei, MainOne, Facebook, Others Confirmed for National Dialogue on Telecoms & ICT Sector
The National Executive Council of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has confirmed the participation and sponsorship of Facebook, Airtel, Huawei, VDT Communications,…
- 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…
- 27 May 2017
DBI: Ganduje, Others Commend NCC
Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, governor of Kano State, said his administration will provide scholarship to 100 youths in the State to bridge the gap in Information and Communications Technology (ICT).…
- 23 Aug 2020
SEC Vows Enforcement of Capital Market Rules
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has said that there would be no sacred cow in the enforcement of all the rules that guide the operations of the capital market as the moves is to restore…
- 9 Jul 2025
NITDA Reaffirms Commitment to 95% Digital Literacy by 2030, as UBEC Pledges Collaboration
Kashifu Inuwa CCIE, the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s unwavering commitment to achieving 95% digital…
- 1 Apr 2014
Okigbo Emerges ISPON President
The Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON), has elected Pius Okigbo, Jr. (FNCS), as its president with a new National Executive Council (NEC) to run the affairs of the organisation…
- 25 Jul 2017
FG Approves Digital Literacy Council
Alhaji Abdur-Raheem Adebayo Shittu, Minister of Communications, has approved the establishment of a Digital Literacy Council of Nigeria for the development of a National Policy on Digital Literacy…
- 21 Jun 2019
Stakeholders at the 2019 African EduTech Conference Seek for Reforms in Nigeria’s Education System
Stakeholders at the maiden edition of African EduTech Conference have called for urgent rejigging of the nation’s education system, so as to address the current trend, in which the country allegedly…
- 3 Nov 2017
Nigeria’s Competitiveness Survey Will Spur Growth-Friendly Policies- NCCN
By peter oluka The National Competitiveness Council of Nigeria (NCCN) has said that Nigeria’s first national competitiveness report in November is part of its efforts in driving the viability of…
- 12 Aug 2024
NITDA DG Seeks Integration of Digital Literacy in Nigeria's Education System
Kashifu Inuwa CCIE, the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has emphasised the urgent need for integrating digital literacy and skills into Nigeria's…
- 1 May 2018
NITDA to Rejig Curriculum for IT Education
Dr Isa Pantami, director general, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) on Thursday said the agency was working on developing a viable curriculum for IT education at all levels.…
- 31 Aug 2009
Atcon Visits IHS, Internet Solution, Commends the Two
National Executive Council of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) recently paid courtesy visits to two leading telecommunications companies IHS Nigeria Plc and Internet…
- 22 Jun 2015
NECO Cautions Candidates against Online Scammers
The National Examination Council (NECO) has warned candidates sitting for its examinations against patronising people who post requests online, asking them to pay and get leaked answers. NECO’s Abuja…
- 30 Jun 2026
FG to Abolish JSS-SSS Separation Policy after 20m Pupils Drop Out
Federal government has announced plans to end the separation between Junior Secondary School (JSS) and Senior Secondary School (SSS) as part of efforts to improve school retention and reduce the high…
- 15 Oct 2024
NITDA, FME Partner on Advancing Digital Literacy Curriculum
In a significant move aimed at fostering the development of a digitally savvy generation, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and the Federal Ministry of Education (FME)…