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- 10 Mar 2023
Lagos Govt, GetBundi Partner to Facilitate STEM Learning Across Schools
The Lagos State Government and GetBundi Education Technology Company on Thursday commissioned a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) laboratory at Wesley Girls Senior Secondary…
- 9 Feb 2020
Technology Aiding Nigeria’s Advancement in Critical Sectors - FG
President Muhammadu Buhari has said technology is aiding Nigeria’s advancement in critical sectors of the economy. According to him, Nigeria recognizes the centrality of science and technology in the…
- 3 Apr 2022
MTN Foundation Scholarship is a Step in the Right Direction for Improving the Educational Sector - Honorable Folasade
Folasade Adefisayo, Commissioner for Education, Ministry of Education, Lagos State, has commended MTN Foundation’s scholarship programme for outstanding Nigerian students. L-R: Director, Science and…
- 20 Oct 2022
Why More Corporate Bodies Should Invest in Infrastructure - Tobechukwu Okigbo
Following the Federal Government's approval of MTN's N202.8 billion reconstruction of the Onitsha-Enugu expressway through its Road Infrastructure Tax Credit (RITC) scheme, the Chief Corporate…
- 11 Apr 2022
MTN Foundation Awards 360 New Scholarships to Nigerian Students
Three hundred sixty students received scholarships from the MTN Foundation during award ceremonies recently held in Abuja, Lagos and Owerri. Director, Science and Technology, Lagos State Ministry of…
- 5 Feb 2018
Buhari signs Executive Order to Improve Local Contents in Tech, Others
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday in Abuja signed Executive Order 5 to improve local content in public procurement with science, engineering and technology components. This was made known to…
- 22 Jul 2020
Education: Technology is Now A Catalyst for Developmental Change – Says NITDA DG
Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director general, National Information Technology Development (NITDA) has affirmed that the world now lives in an era where technology and its innovations have become…
- 26 Jan 2016
Minister for ScienceTech, DfiD Boss Lead Discussions on Sustainable Development
Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, minister for Science and Technology, and Mr. Ben Mellor, head of Nigerian Office, Department for International Development Nigeria (DFiD), are set to lead discussions on…
- 24 Jun 2021
NASRDA Seeks Increased Funding to Achieve Space Objectives
Dr Halilu Ahmed Shaba, chief executive officer/ director general, National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), has solicited for intensified funding of the agency’s activities in order to…
- 5 Feb 2016
NITDA, States Collaborate On Smart City Initiatives
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has launched a multi-year National Smart Cities Initiative designed to kick-start the drive towards using smart, scalable solutions…
- 15 Oct 2012
Nigeria Gets Committee on Unifying Demographic Database
The Federal Government has inaugurated a Committee to midwife the streamlining of a centralised demographic database for the country. Namadi Sambo, the Vice President while inaugurating the Committee…
- 8 Mar 2024
NASENI to Raise Number of Female Engineers in Nigeria Over the Next 5 Years
Mr. Khalil Suleiman Halilu, executive vice chairman/chief executive officer (EVC/CEO) of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) said the Agency would double the…
- 10 Dec 2017
GenesysIGNITE Doles Out $10,000 Seed Fund for 3 Startups In SE
By peter oluka GenesysIGNITE , an annual event that seeks to congregate technology hubs from all parts of the south-east and south-south regions of Nigeria, has doled out $10,000 to fund three ideas…
- 3 Jul 2022
Access Bank, 4 Tech Firms Tap Children for Digital Skills in STEAM Fun Festival
Organisers of STEAM Fun Festival will use this year’s programme to expose children to happenings around the real world, away from classroom experience in a collaborative effort of four Edtech…
- 13 Aug 2018
FG Unveils Smart Classrooms, Digital Education Project Today
The Federal Government has begun moves to establish a digital education institute and provide smart learning classrooms across the country as a way of boosting investments in the Information and…
- 23 Jul 2019
Buhari Taps Sunday Dare, NCC EC as Minister
President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated Mr Sunday Dare, executive commissioner (Stakeholder Management) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) as the ministerial nominee from Oyo State.…
- 28 May 2018
Edo Partners Microsoft, Siemens, Others to Launch Innovation Hub
In an effort to equip youths with skills and expertise to drive inclusive growth and development, the Edo state government, through its skills development arm, Edojobs, is set for the launch of the…
- 22 May 2014
ITU, IMPACT Collaborate to Fight Cyber Attacks
International Telecommunication Union and the International Multilateral Partnership Against Cyber Threats (IMPACT), together with Turkey’s Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications…