By Lucy Ogalue The Federal Government has called for stronger measurement standards and quality infrastructure to support industrial growth, consumer protection and global competitiveness. The Director-General of Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Dr Ifeanyi Okeke, made the call at an event organised to commemorate the 2026 World Metrology Day onContinue Reading
Aderonke Ojediran The Lagos State Government is strengthening data-driven governance to accelerate achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and improve quality of life of residents. The Special Adviser to the Governor on SDGs, Oreoluwa Finnih, said this during the state’s annual Ministerial Press Briefing at Alausa, Ikeja. Finnih saidContinue Reading
By Ihechinyere Chigemeri-Uwom The Abia government says it has deployed a pilot biogas project in a secondary school at Owerrinta, Isiala Ngwa South Local Government Area, as part of efforts to promote renewable energy and innovation in the state. The Commissioner for Science, Technology and Innovation, Mr. David Kalu, saidContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Okigbo Enesi Habib, the first Nigerian to be appointed to the International Cricket Council (ICC) International Development Panel of Umpires, says his new role requires more work. An elated Habib told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja that the opportunity also gave him aContinue Reading
By Jumoke Olaitan Stakeholders in the built industry have called for a stronger partnership among government, private investors, cooperatives and home buyers to increase access to affordable housing in Nigeria. They made the call at the 2026 Cooperative Housing Summit Africa (CHOSA) on Tuesday in Abuja. Speaking at the event,Continue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Executive Secretary of the National Sugar Development Council (NSDC), Mr Kamar Bakrin, says Nigeria’s sugar sector can generate about one million jobs across its value chain. Bakrin spoke during a strategic meeting between the council and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) at the Customs Headquarters inContinue Reading
By Justina Auta A coalition of women-led organisations have called on political parties across Nigeria to adopt gender-inclusive party primaries and create deliberate pathways for women’s political participation ahead of the 2027 general elections. The coalition, comprising WOMANIFESTO, Nigeria League of Women Voters (NILOWV), Women in Politics Forum (WIPF), 100Continue Reading
By Jessica Dogo Galaxy Backbone (GBB) Ltd, says that it will play a central role in showcasing Nigeria’s digital infrastructure to African leaders during the upcoming digital summit. The Head of Corporate Communications, Chidi Okpala, in a statement on Monday in Abuja, said that the high-level continental engagement on digitalContinue Reading
By Michael Ajayi The President, Nigerian Academy of Science (NAS), Prof. Abubakar Sambo, says the newly established NAS-T.Y. Danjuma Museum and Library will enhance Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) education. Sambo disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja ahead of the official opening of theContinue Reading
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The Business Women of Influence for Renewed Hope Agenda (BWI-RHA), says it is set to canvass for massive votes to ensure President Bola Tinubu’s continuity and the harvest of benefits from his reforms. Mrs Ngozi Oyewole, National Convener and Director-General of the group, made this knownContinue Reading
