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The Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, Uche Nnaji, on Wednesday highlighted Nigeria's commitment to accelerating science and technology advancements at a national workshop focused on implementing the 2022 Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) Policy. The workshop, organized in collaboration with UNESCO, brought together STI experts from across Nigeria to advance the country’s development goals aligned with the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. Minister Nnaji emphasized that Nigeria is positioned to […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced the passing of Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, the Chief of Army Staff, who died at the age of 56. According to Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Lagbaja passed away on Tuesday night in Lagos after a period of illness. Lagbaja, born on February 28, 1968, was appointed Chief of Army Staff on June 19, 2023 as his […]

Ebonyi State First Lady, Mary-Maudline Nwifuru, on Wednesday has strongly condemned the recent dehumanizing treatment of two teenage girls in Ojiegbe Ngbo, Ohaukwu Local Government Area with a viral video circulating on social media shows the girls being stripped and flogged by local youths over accusations of stealing two old chickens. In a statement through her Press Secretary, Nnenna Oshibe, the First Lady described the incident as a violation of […]

The Senator representing Ondo Central Senatorial District, Adeniyi Adegbonmire, has called on Nigerian youths, especially graduates not to rely solely on the government for employment but to also be involved in learning vocational skills for self-reliance. Adegbonmire stated this on Monday, in Akure, the state capital, at a skill acquisition programme for fresh graduates of his Senatorial District slated to run from Monday to Wednesday. The senator noted that government […]

The Honourable Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, has revealed that Nigeria requires accurate, reliable and timely energy data to drive and track the energy transition process. He made the statement on Monday, at the official launch of the computerised National Energy Information System (NEIS) held at the ECOWAS headquarters, Abuja. Nnaji reiterated that the Energy Commission of Nigeria is cognisant of the need to improve energy data […]

Tragedy struck again in Rivers State, as a middle-aged man reportedly died following the collapse of a two-storey building under construction at the Egbelu Mgbaraja axis in Ogbogoro Community, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area. This comes barely one week after the collapse of a 3-storey building at the Iriebe axis of the same LGA, although no life was lost in that particular incident. According to an eyewitness, Jonathan Obey, the building […]