By Gift Bayo The Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN) has called for government, Non Governmental Organisations’ (NGO)and other stakeholders support for ‘FUN STEM’ to motivate young girls to choose science and engineering related careers. Dr Elizabeth Eterigho, an Engineer, made the call in Abuja at the secondContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Doris Uzoka-Anite, has pledged support for the initiative aimed at fostering the Nigerian Automotive Industry Development Plan (NAIDP 2023) implementation to deepen the automotive industry. Uzoka-Anite said this virtually on Wednesday at the National Automotive Design and Development CouncilContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi Chief Uche Nnaji, the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, emphasised the need for Nigeria to leverage the global nanotechnology market, projected to be worth $3 trillion by 2025. Nnaji spoke at the 7th International Nanotechnology conference in Abuja, with the theme “Nanotechnology in the Fourth IndustrialContinue Reading
By Funmilola Gboteku Cybervergent, a cybersecurity technology company, on Thursday, urged companies to prioritise protection of customers’data to foster trust and maintain positive brand image. The Chief Executive Officer of Cybervergent, Adetokunbo Omotosho, made the call during a media briefing organised by the company in Lagos. According toContinue Reading
By Nana Musa The Industrial Training Fund (ITF), on Thursday in Abuja trained 8,000 persons under the Technical Skills Development Project (TADP). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the training was done in incollaboration with the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NACA). The Director-General/Chief Executive of ITF, Dr AfizContinue Reading
By Kingsley Okoye The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Dr Aminu Maida as the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). This followed the presentation and adoption of a report of the Committee on Communications by its Chairman, Sen. Bilbis Ikra (APC- Zamfara) at the Committee ofContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The African Union – European Union (AU-EU) Digital for Development (D4D) hub and the GIZ Digital Transformation Centre (DTC) Nigeria, have built the capacity of civil servants to keep abreast with data protection and global best practice. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports thatContinue Reading
By Funmilola Gboteku Havilla University (HUNI), a privately-owned institution, has partnered New Horizons, an information technology training company, to expand Information and Communications Technology (ICT) related programmes in the school. The Chancellor of Havilla University, Mr Jones Tangban, made the announcement during a ceremony held to induct the ChiefContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) on Friday called for House of Representatives’ support and intervention initiatives to develop the sector. The National Executive Council members of the association made the demand when they paid a courtesy visit to Rep. Peter Akpatason, the Chairman, HouseContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi The Nigerian Institution of Space Engineers (NISEng) has said that Nigeria can gain sovereignty of its security when it takes hold of manufacturing machine components used in addressing insecurity. Prof. Spencer Onuh, a Space Engineer and guest lecturer, said this at the 13th National Conference and AnnualContinue Reading
