By Sylvester Thompson Prof. Olalekan Akinbo, Expert Supervisor at Centre of Excellence in Science, Technology and Innovation (STI), African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), said STI can facilitate Nigeria’s economic growth if the right policies were put in place. Akinbo spoke in a telephone interview with the News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading

By Sylvester Thompson A forensic technical working group facilitated by National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), on Wednesday in Abuja brainstormed on how to develop a standardised legal framework for forensic practices in Nigeria. The group comprised co-stakeholders from the Judiciary, STI Ministry, the Police, NDLEA, NEMA, NAPTIP, other law enforcementContinue Reading

By Stellamaris Ashinze and Funmilola Gboteku The Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) says over 100 million Subscribers Identity Module (SIM) has so far been produced locally within a year of the first Nigeria Telecommunications Indigenous Content Expo. This was made known by Aderonke Sola-Ogunsola, NCC’s Head of Financing and Stakeholders EngagementContinue Reading

By Sylvester Thompson Dr Akintayo Omimakinde, Director-Goeneral of National Centre for Technology Management (NACETEM), said inter-agency collaborations would lead to minimal costs, thereby becoming a handy tool to save government’s resources. Omimakinde said this at the signing of Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) between NACETEM and the Nigerian Institute of Transport TechnologyContinue Reading

  By Emmanuel Afonne   Ouranos Technologies Limited, a provider of Information Technology (IT) infrastructure services, says it will provide two million dollars to boost enterprise solutions in West Africa. Joseph Aransiola, Managing Director of Ouranos Technologies Ltd., stated that part of the money would also finance the construction ofContinue Reading

By Jessica Dogo The Qnet, a digital marketing group, in partnership with Transblue Limited, says it is building financial literacy and providing trainings on entrepreneurial skills and business management to help Nigerian youths start-up and grow their own businesses. Transblue’s Managing Director, Abdulhakeem Abiodun, said this during a roundtable inContinue Reading