By Angela Atabo The Aid for Rural Education Access Initiative (AREAi) has empowered more than 400 girls to enhance their digital literacy skills through its Digital Skills Accelerator Programme. The organisation’s Executive Director, Mr Gideon Olanrewaju, made this known at the unveiling of AREAi’s 2023 Annual Report, on Friday inContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Aid for Rural Education Access Initiative (AREAi), an NGO, has unveiled a Center for Digital Development and Innovation Research (CDDIR) in Abuja. The Executive Director of AREAi, Mr Gideon Olanrewaju, said during the inauguration, that the initiative was to harness digital technologies in enhancing education andContinue Reading
Tolu Aiyegbusi The Federal Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation has expressed readiness to support the advancement of traditional medicine in the country. The Minister of Science Technology and Innovation, Mr Uche Nnaji, stated this on Monday, at a one-day dialogue on re-thinking natural medicine, held in Abuja. The NewsContinue Reading
Tolu Aiyegbusi The Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) says it has taken steps to diversify the economy, strengthen international competitiveness, reduce import dependency and boost Nigeria’s productions and exports. Director-General of the council, Prof. Nnanyelugo Ike-Muonso, stated this on Wednesday in Abuja, on the sideline of an eventContinue Reading
By Tolu Aiyegbusi The Postmaster-General of the Federation, Ms Tola Odeyemi, says Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) is undergoing reforms to enhance service delivery. Odeyemi said this on Tuesday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on the sidelines of a three-day management retreat in Abuja. According toContinue Reading
By Perpetua Onuegbu Dr Eugenia Ndukwe, Executive Director, Young Global Leadership (YGL) Network, an NGO, says young leaders’ exposure to technopreneurial skills will ensure a stable economy and contribute to the county’s development. Ndukwe said this at the opening of the 2024 Young Global Leadership Annual Diplomacy, Entrepreneurship and TechnopreneurshipContinue Reading
By Precious Akutamadu StartupSouth Enterprise Development LTD/GTE, on Thursday, trained 50 journalists in the South-South region on how to utilise innovative technology tools in reporting events and ecosystem in the Niger Delta and beyond. The organisation is a startup ecosystem development and advocacy outfit that inspires founders building high-scale venturesContinue Reading
NCC orders immediate reactivation of phone lines barred by telcosContinue Reading
By Rukayat Adeyemi The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) says Sycamore, a peer-to-peer lending fintech platform, has emerged winner of the second edition of its Prize for Innovation (NPI 2.0). This followed an assessment of pitches from ten innovators to an expert panel of judges drawn from theContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi The Federal Government has urged the National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI), to step up research on finding solutions to Nigeria’s security and challenges in the agriculture sector. Mrs Esuabana Nko-Asanye, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology, made the call in her keynote addressContinue Reading
