EMVC partners UK-based Coy on lithium value chain

Nigeria’s pioneer electric motor company, Electric Motor Vehicle Company (EMVC), says it is partnering with U.K.- based Jupiter Lithium to create game-changing Lithium-to-Vehicle Supply Chain in Nigeria. Alhaji Mustapha Audu, Chairman of EMVC, said that the partnership would focus on engaging third-party partners. According to him, this will be doneContinue Reading

Institute urges FG to harness new technologies to boost food safety

By Olasunkanmi Onifade Nigeria Institute of Food Science and Technology (NIFST), FCT Chapter, has urged the Federal Government to harness the power of next-generation food science and technology to guarantee food safety. The President and Chairman, NIFST Governing Council, Bola Osinowo, said this on Thursday at the 11th Regional FoodContinue Reading

FG inaugurates NCC digital innovation park in Ogun

By Abiodun Lawal The Federal Government has inaugurated the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Innovation Park in Ogun. Speaking during the inauguration, on Wednesday in Abeokuta, Dr Bosun Tijani, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, noted that the innovation park mattered so deeply for economic growth. Tijani said the park wasContinue Reading

Use AI to showcase your talents, EU-backed initiative tells African artists

Tolu Aiyegbusi The Science, Technology & the ARTS (S+T+ARTS) Afropean Intelligence, an initiative of the European Commission (EU), has urged African artists to explore Artificial Intelligence to showcase their talents. Mr Oscar Ekponimo, Managing Director, Gallery of Code, the host institution for the S+T+ARTS 4 Africa, said this during aContinue Reading

Gates Foundation supports Nigeria with .5m for AI scaling initiative

By Jessica Dogo The Gates Foundation has agreed to support the Federal Government with $7.5 million for Nigeria’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Scaling Hub, a new initiative. This would accelerate the development and scale-up AI-driven solutions to improve lives and expand opportunities across key sectors such as health, agriculture, and education.Continue Reading

Poly Ayede’s locally produced 3D printing machine to enhance research commercialisation

By Olatunde Ajayi The Federal Polytechnic Ayede, Oyo State, says its new locally produced Three-Dimensional (3D) printing machine will revolutionise product packaging and enhance research commercialisation. The Head of Department (HOD), Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Oluwafemi Tijani, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) inContinue Reading

Methane Hydrates, Climate Change: Nigerian Scientist explores Antarctica

By Bushrah Yusuf-Badmus Nigerian geoscientist, Yusuf Azeez, has joined researchers studying the Antarctica for the stability of methane hydrates and the evolving morphology of the seafloor in response to rising global temperature. This is contained in the progress report of the research made available to the News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading