By Rose Okudaye and Stellamaris Ashinze The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) says threats to the 2027 Elections by emerging Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies and coordinated disinformation campaigns are no longer peripheral digital concerns. Mr Michel Kenmoe, UNESCO’s West Africa Advisor for Communication and Information, made thisContinue Reading
By Sylvester Thompson The National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency (NBRDA) says Nigeria is set to establish a national genomics infrastructure to drive healthcare, agriculture, biotechnology and digital innovation. Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha, Director-General of NBRDA, said this in Abuja on Wednesday during a news conference on the National Genomics andContinue Reading
By Oladapo Udom The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has called for effective leadership, digital transformation and intelligent enforcement to combat piracy. The Managing Director of NCC, Dr John Asein made this call at a management retreat on ‘Strategic Leadership, Digital Transformation and Effective Copyright Enforcement in a Knowledge-DrivenContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi A Nanotechnology expert, Prof. Lateef Agbaje, has advocated the inclusion of Nigeria’s nanotechnology policy framework in the proposed 500 million dollars National Research and Innovation Development Fund (NRIDF). Agbaje, Head of the NANO+ Group, Ladoke Akinola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, said this on Tuesday inContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi The Federal Government and the UNESCO have called for stronger collaboration among stakeholders to reposition Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) as driver of economic growth. They said this on Tuesday at the opening of a three-day workshop on Science, Technology and Innovation and the Renewed Hope AgendaContinue Reading
By Olatunde Ajayi The President of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Mr Ali Rabiu, has urged engineers across the nation to actively participate in politics ahead of the 2027 general elections. Rabiu made the call during an online interactive session with members, where he presented a midterm report onContinue Reading
By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu An online community, the Nigerian Teachers Community (NTC) has inaugurated a digital platform in Lagos to enable teachers earn sustainable income, attain financial freedom and remain committed to the education sector. Dr. Peter Ogudoro, the Leader of the community, in a statement issued on Sunday inContinue Reading
By Jessica Dogo The Federal Government says it has laid the foundation for improved telecommunications services across Nigeria through major reforms and infrastructure investments aimed at addressing longstanding connectivity challenges. The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, disclosed this on Sunday in Abuja in a statement onContinue Reading
By Grace Alegba Achenyo Idachaba-Obaro, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Mitimeth, has urged the Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN) to mentor coastal communities and young innovators on commercialising waste into sustainable businesses. Idachaba-Obaro made the call in Lagos while delivering a lecture at the 2026 OlutumbiContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi Dr Niran Oyekale, an Information Technology expert, says Nigeria’s skills gap is real, structural and solvable if the country adopts the Future Proof Economy Mode l(FPE), as a national framework for digital competence. Oyekale, Executive Chairman, Commit Technology and Consult Limited said this on Thursday during an interview withContinue Reading
