By Olasunkanmi Onifade Nigerian Institute of Building (NIOB) has called for the strengthening of policies to eliminate quackery, enforce building standards and hold violators accountable in the building sector. President of the institute, Alderton Ewa, said this in Abuja on Wednesday at a news briefing to commemorate the ‘2025 BuildersContinue Reading
By Tolu Aiyegbusi The National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI) has urged that Executive Orders 003 and 005 be made laws to ensure full compliance by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). Dr Kazeem Raji, Director–General of NBTI, made the appeal to the National Assembly during an interview with the NewsContinue Reading
By Sylvester Thompson Proprietors of Private Polytechnics, under the aegis of the Association of Private Polytechnics in Nigeria (APPN), have called on the government to pay attention to technical education in the country. Dr Benjamin Achiatar, President of the APPN, said this in an interview with the News Agency ofContinue Reading
By Jessica Dogo Some experts have applauded the Federal Government for investing heavily on cybersecurity infrastructures and skills to protect Nigeria from cyber attacks and disruptions. The experts spoke at a three-day customer workshop organised by Flexip Group (FPG) Technologies and Solutions Ltd. and Checkpoint Technologies on WednesdayContinue Reading
By Sylvester Thompson Farmers in Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory say they are confident that Genetically Modified (GM) crops can boost their farm yields. The farmers, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sidelines of the Farmers Field Day on Wednesday in Kuje,Continue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and the United Kingdom are partnering on the UK/Nigeria Inward CyberTrade Mission to build a National Cybersecurity Architecture. Malam Kashifu Inuwa, Director-General of NITDA, at the meeting with some UK delegates on Monday in Abuja, said that President Bola TinubuContinue Reading
By Sylvester Thompson The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Mr Halilu Khalil, says the Federal Government’s `Irrigate Nigeria project’ (INP), aims to boost farmers’ income nationwide. Khalil said this in a press statement signed by Olusegun Ayeoyenikan, NASENI’s Director of Information,Continue Reading
By Jessica Dogo The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and maritime stakeholders on Friday urged all stakeholders to cooperate in promoting cable resilience and protecting international submarine cable ecosystem. The stakeholders said this during interviews with newsmen at the just-concluded International Submarine Cable Resilience Summit held in Abuja. The News AgencyContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko Dr Bosun Tijani, the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, says the 50 per cent tariff increase for telecom companies will guarantee meaningful access to telecoms services for Nigerians. The minister said this while briefing State House Correspondents on Thursday. The minister had led Mr Sunil Mittal,Continue Reading
Tolu Aiyegbusi Cyber experts on Thursday advised against hurriedly getting into close acquaintances with individuals met on social media platforms, saying it could be fraught with danger. They said painstaking efforts should be made, using physical contacts and digital tools, to ascertain individual’s background before engaging in a stronger relationship.Continue Reading
