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- 29 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…
- 1 Mar 2018
FG Seeks UNESCO’s Support to Train Information Managers
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture, has called on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) to assist Nigeria in building the capacity of…
- 23 Apr 2012
NCC Commends UNESCO, Authors on World Book Day
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), joins the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), stakeholders in the Copyright Industry, particularly literary authors and…
- 17 Feb 2018
UNESCO urges Youths to Restore Pan-Africa Through ICT
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation ( UNESCO ) has advised African youths to tap into the power of the Information and Communication Technology ( ICT ) for the…
- 5 Feb 2015
UNESCO Approaches Osun to Adopt e-Learning Device
The Osun state government Wednesday said that the United‎ Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) had approached it asking for permission to adopt the tablet of…
- 26 Nov 2021
Unesco Member States Adopt Global Artificial Intelligence Ethics
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) member states have adopted the first global agreement on the ethics of artificial intelligence (AI). The endorsement…
- 9 Mar 2018
UNESCO, Lagos Govt Partner To Train 4,000 Youths On ICT Skills
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) says it is partnering with the Lagos State Government to train four thousand youths on Information Communication and…
- 9 Oct 2016
Adenuga Says Ofala Festival is Positive Avenue for Social Cohesion, Growth
Dr. Mike Adenuga Jnr., chief promoter of cultural heritage and chairman of Globacom Limited, over the weekend said that the annual Onitsha Ofala Festival was a positive instrument for social…
- 29 Sept 2020
FG to Boost Artificial Intelligence
Federal government on Tuesday announced that it has developed initiatives for the adoption of Artificial Intelligence technology in Nigeria. The establishment of a Centre for Artificial Intelligence…
- 6 Dec 2016
Blame Weak Legislation for PPP Failures- Experts
Experts at the just-concluded African Engineering Conference, organised by the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, have blamed the failure of public-private partnership on…
- 9 Aug 2026
UNESCO Taps Oguamanam,Nigerian Scholar to Advisory Body on Science, Tech Ethics
Prof Chidi Oguamanam, Nigerian scholar, has been invited to serve as a member of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO’s) World Commission on the Ethics of…
- 22 May 2014
Ekweremadu Grants N22.3m Scholarships to 525 Students
Senator Ike Ekweremadu, deputy president of the Senate, has given out N22.350 million as scholarship and bursary grants to 525 students from Enugu state for the 2013-2014 academic sessions. The grant…
- 10 Jan 2018
9mobile Fights Illiteracy with ‘CLOSED’, a Short Film
In furtherance of its commitment to promoting education and raising the level of literacy across the nation, 9mobile has gone one step further, with the production of a short film titled ‘Closed’.…
- 30 Mar 2016
Glendora & Red Star Partner on King’s College History Book Distribution
The King's College Old Boys' Association Centenary Committee recently signed agreements with Glendora International Limited and FedEx Red Star Express, to distribute copies of the history of King’s…
- 1 Jul 2026
MTN Foundation, Microsoft Empower Nigerian Educators with AI Integration Skills
MTN Foundation, in collaboration with the Senator Abiru Innovation Lab (SAIL) and Co-Creation Hub, recently held a training session for educators across Nigeria. This event was part of the ongoing…
- 8 Jun 2015
UNIC, TWYEF Tasks Parents on Digital Savvy Children
As the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) Lagos in collaboration with Tehila Women and Youth Empowerment Foundation (TWYEF) joined the rest of the world recently to mark the Global Day of…
- 2 Jun 2026
FG Expands Digital Learning Drive, Delivers ICT Equipment to Colleges Across Six Zones
Federal Government on Tuesday distributed Information and Communication Technology (ICT) equipment and materials to 15 federal and state colleges of education across the country to strengthen teacher…
- 17 Aug 2020
SAP Africa Code Week goes Fully Online, Intros Mobile App
The 2020 edition of SAP Africa Code Week (ACW) will officially kick off in October, as the initiative goes fully online, with a number of new developments aimed at empowering Africa’s youth with…
- 27 Sept 2023
Teacher’s Day Celebration: Tackling Fundamental of National Educational System
By Blaise Udunze Every day is for the Teachers! The moment we start giving preferences to the profession and the people as the most important members of our society, the moment there will be the…
- 9 Sept 2021
International Literacy Day: FG Trains 6624 Nigerians on Digital Skills Across 11 States
As part of Federal Government's commitment to actualise a digitally literate citizenry and facilitate a stable digital economy, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), flagged…
- 15 Oct 2021
EU Partners FIRS to Deepen CSOs Tax Knowledge, Compliance
Determined to ensure accountability and transparency as part of its good governance drive in Nigeria, the European Union has engaged with the Federal Inland Revenue Service to deepen the knowledge of…
- 24 Apr 2019
Copyright Commission Warns Schools against Pirated Books
Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has vowed to prosecute institutions and schools that use pirated books. It said it would work with the Nigerian Publishers Association (NPA) to explore ways…
- 29 Oct 2012
Olufuye Seeks Enhanced Cooperation on Internet Governance
Dr. Jimson Olufuye, chairman, Africa ICT Alliance, (AfICTA), has said that enhanced cooperation on internet governance would encourage digital inclusion of Nigeria and rest of the African sub-region.…
- 14 Jul 2025
FirstBank, NLNG, Shell back QEDNG Creative Powerhouse Summit
Nigeria’s leading commercial bank, First Bank of Nigeria, has joined forces with Mighty Media Plus Network Limited for the maiden edition of the QEDNG Creative Powerhouse Summit. Also supporting the…
- 22 Aug 2017
FG Plans Audience Measurement Conference to Catalyze Broadcast Industry Growth
The Federal Government is to organize an Audience Measurement Conference to provide broadcast industry stakeholders the opportunity to contribute to efforts to establish a scientific Audience…
- 4 Aug 2008
Tan, Malaysian journalist, Wins 'IDRC–SciDev.Net Science Award'
SciDev.Net has announced Shiow Chin Tan, a Malaysian journalist, the recipient of the second 'IDRC–SciDev.Net Science Journalism Award'. Worth US$58,500, the award consists of a six-month…
- 19 Apr 2020
COVID-19: The imperative of Strategic Communications in Overcoming the Challenges of Coronavirus Pandemic in Nigeria
By Francis Nwosu When the earliest Coronavirus (COVID-19) case was detected on November 17, 2019, in Hubei Province, Wuhan, China, little did the world know that it would be declared a global…
- 15 Oct 2015
Intel, CSR Children Prepare Girls for Scientific Future
Continuing its global campaign to bridge the gender gap in technology by promoting digital literacy and equipping girls for careers in Science, Technology and Mathematics, the world’s leading…