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- 7 Nov 2023
Okereke, Nigerian Elected Fellow of World Academy of Sciences
Prof. Chukwumerije Okereke has been elected Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences for the advancement of science in developing countries (UNESCO-TWAS) in recognition of his outstanding contribution…
- 23 Sept 2019
FG to Set Up Robotics and AI Agency - Minister
Federal government is proposing to establish an agency that will focus on robotics and Artificial Intelligence, according to Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, minister of Science and Technology. Onu who…
- 16 Nov 2017
U.S Urges FG to Invest more in Science, Research
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences has urged the Nigerian government and the private sector, to allocate adequate funds to the ministry of Science and Technology, to realise its full potential…
- 9 Feb 2009
Intel Nigeria, ISED Sponsor Science Students to Global Competition
Intel Nigeria, the world’s biggest chip maker has partnered with the Initiative for Sustainable Educational Development (ISED) to bankroll the finals of the Nigeria Science fair. Bunmi…
- 2 Mar 2009
Doregos Academy Produces Youngest MCPs
SS1 Science students from Doregos Private Academy; Davidson Oseremen and Alade Oluwaseun ages 12 and 13 respectively have emerged the youngest Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in…
- 16 Dec 2014
Coders at 13, Billionaires @ 30
In the last few days, the world celebrated another computer science week; a statutory commemoratory series of events which held between December 8th-14th of the world to recognize the huge…
- 27 Apr 2009
New Horizons Wins 2009 ICT Training Academy Award
World leader in ICT training, New Horizons Systems Solutions Limited, a company with over 60 national offices in six continents of the world, Africa inclusive, has won the 2009 Information and…
- 23 Apr 2015
Oracle, Raspberry Pi to Connect Thousands of Schools across Africa
Oracle Academy and the Raspberry Pi Foundation have officially launched Oracle Raspberry Pi Weather Station for Schools, an ambitious project to join thousands of schools in Africa and around the…
- 28 May 2013
Nigeria Shines @ Intel’s Science & Engineering Fair
Nigeria’s representatives at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) held in Phoenix, US have clinched the United Technology Company (UTC) Award for Excellence in Science and…
- 2 Jul 2021
Nigerian School Now Accept Fees in Cryptocurrencies
Oxford Science Academy, a private school in the northern Nigeria city of Kano is now accepting cryptocurrency as a means of payment fees. The school however said the digital money is not compulsory.…
- 10 Jan 2018
Warning! Ibuprofen Linked to Male Infertility, Ulcer
Ibuprofen has a negative impact on the testicles of young men, a study published Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found. Also, Pharmaceutical Society of…
- 26 May 2022
54gene Signs MoU with ANSTS to Announce Landmark SEN-GENOME Genetics Research Study
54gene, the health technology company advancing African genomics research for improved global health outcomes, has partnered on a new Senegal research study SEN-GENOME, which will establish a full…
- 18 Oct 2018
Oracle Academy Steps Up ICT Training in Nigeria
The Oracle Academy announced a collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Education of Nigeria (FMoE) to create new computing education pathways for local students. According to a statement, through…
- 28 Sept 2014
CWG Extends its Academy to New Frontiers
The highly acclaimed CWG Academy which started at her Lagos headquarters four years ago, and has successfully trained and placed over 500 ICT professionals into various fields of industry, has now…
- 16 Feb 2018
STI Forum Seek Regional Collaboration on Education & Research Networks in Africa
Scientific Research and Technology are expected to play a huge role in development and industrialization in the coming years. They are strategic to Africa’s industrialization and can enable the…
- 11 Feb 2014
Akwa Ibom Partners Intel, Others for National School Science Fair
The National School Science Fair, which brings together secondary school students from across the country, will be hosted by the Akwa Ibom State Government this year. The event is sponsored by Shell…
- 6 Oct 2019
Austin Okere to Keynote as Tunde Coker Chairs MoDiTECH 2019
Mr. Austin Okere, Founder & Vice Chairman, CWG Plc, will present the keynote at the maiden edition of Mobile & Disruptive Technology Forum (MoDiTECH 2019) holding on October 24, 2019 in Lagos…
- 20 Aug 2020
Africa Data Centres, Benya Cables Partner on fiber Optic Technology & Equipment
Two of the biggest names on the African continent, Africa Data Centres and Benya Cables are entering into a strategic supply agreement to secure continuous sourcing of critical fiber optic technology…
- 6 Jun 2023
Celebration of the UN Russian Language Day
Russian Language Day is celebrated worldwide on June 6, the birthday of the greatest Russian poet Alexander Pushkin. It was initiated by the UN in order to support and promote multilingualism and…
- 3 Dec 2017
Nigeria, Others to Account for Half of 115m new Subscribers by 2020 - de Morais
Jean-Claude Bastos de Morais is an entrepreneur and innovation specialist with a deep interest in African socio-economic development. In 2007, He founded Quantum Global Group, an international group…
- 15 May 2020
Ministry Working on Indigenous Solution for COVID 19- Onu
Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, minister of Science and Technology, has said that the Ministry is working judiciously to develop the home-grown solutions to meet the urgent national needs through the effective…
- 14 Aug 2016
DS-IHUB- Curing Nigeria’s Oil Curse
It is now a cliché when people say Nigeria’s oil is a gift and a curse all rolled up in one. Oil is a curse for Nigeria. It is as powerful as it is counterintuitive. The natural resource has…
- 11 Feb 2019
Tech Start-Ups Should Emulate New Konga Strategy – Prof. Ibidapo-Obe, Ex-UNILAG VC
Prof. Oye Ibidapo-Obe, Former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos has advised tech startups to emulate the new Konga. He gave this charge in a recent engagement with budding…
- 25 Oct 2020
Africa Remains Tech Colonies, says 4IR Commissioner
African countries largely remain technology colonies, due to the large number of technological-intensive services that are still outsourced from international countries. This was the word from…
- 10 Aug 2010
UNN Adopts eBoards for Teaching
Nsukka, August 2, 2010: Electronic boards are set to replace the traditional blackboards in classrooms and laboratories at the University of Nigeria, as the institution prepares for full…
- 28 Jul 2021
Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe @ 57, Her Word is Her Bond
Mrs. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, managing director/CEO, Fidelity Bank Plc, is an exceptional woman who has been able to harness her dexterity and God given mental acuity to become one of the most influential…
- 1 Aug 2024
ALX Received Most Innovative EdTech Company @Titans of Tech Awards
ALX, Africa's leading tech career accelerator with physical hubs in eight African countries, including Nigeria, has won the Most Innovative EdTech Company of the Year award at the 20th anniversary of…
- 20 Jun 2016
CTO Appoints First Regional Advisors
Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) has announced the appointment of two regional advisors on ICTs: Dr Marianne Treschow, Regional Advisor for Scandinavia and Northern Europe…
- 20 Apr 2022
Great Heights Academy Commissions Security Devices
Great Heights Academy, an Islamic girls’ school based in Abuja, in collaboration with Information and Communication Technology giant, New Horizons has again recorded a technological milestone. The…
- 22 Nov 2018
Genesys Ignite Pledges Technological Revolution in Nigeria
Technology has the capacity to help leapfrog our National development but it takes a number of initiatives to make this a reality, especially for a country like Nigeria with so much human potentials.…