By Patricia Amogu The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting farmers in boosting productivity, food security, and nutrition across Nigeria and sub-Saharan Africa. Head of IITA Abuja Station, Dr Beatrice Aighewi, stated this during the IITA Farmers’ Day on Innovation for Nutrition and FoodContinue Reading
By Sani Idris Abdulrahman Team HEDA has emerged victorious at an all-female Hackathon on Rangeland Innovation and Data Science, designed to position women in rangeland innovation and data science. Team CODE came 2nd place, while Team HERDATA, clinched 3rd place in the just- concluded event on Tuesday in Kaduna.Continue Reading
By Philip Yatai Omeva Consulting, a firm specialised in data science and communication across Africa, is hosting an all-female hackathon in Kaduna, to position women in rangeland innovation and data science. Its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Maria de la Puerta, said at the ongoing event in Kaduna that theContinue Reading
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday said it is reinforcing its global standing in the science of measurement or metrology as a drive to sustainable growth. According to the UAE, this step is the cornerstone of its national strategy to build a knowledge-based economy fueled by innovation, advancedContinue Reading
By Sylvester Thompson The Federal Government said on Monday in Abuja that it would take steps to build public trust in biotech innovations to grow the nation’s agriculture sector. Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha, the Director-General, National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency (NBRDA), said this at a public forum it hostedContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai Glisten International Academy, Abuja, has emerged the winner of the FCT-Brunel Innovation Challenge, organised to promote entrepreneurship and innovation among secondary school students. The challenge, titled “Building a Better Abuja,” was organised to encourage young Nigerians to explore their local environment, identify needs, and develop solutions usingContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai Some secondary school students from five schools in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Monday, presented innovative and entrepreneurial ideas to solve societal problems. The presentations were made to officials of Brunel University, London, via Zoom, under the Nigerian-Brunel Innovation Challenge in Abuja. The participating schools wereContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Universal Basic Education Board (FCT-UBEB) says it is entrenching innovation, technology and entrepreneurship in basic education to promote self-reliance. Mrs Florence Wenegieme, Director, Science, Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, FCT-UBEB, stated this in Abuja on Monday, at a two-day training of FCT teachers onContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says it is building an Entrepreneurship Skills Development Centre to promote entrepreneurship education in secondary schools. Dr Mohammed Ladan, the Director/Secretary, FCT Secondary Education Board, disclosed this in Abuja on Monday, on the sideline of a two-day training of FCT teachersContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi UNESCO in collaboration with its partners have inaugurated the Sankore project in West Africa, to boost economic diversification and development. The programme, was inaugurated on Thursday in Abuja in partnership with Results for Development (R4D), and the UK International Development. The programme comes under the Strengthening UK-WestContinue Reading
