Nigeria, EU seal science pact to drive African tech revolution

By Sylvester Thompson Nigeria and the European Union(EU) have signed a historic science and technology pact, ending a 20-year hiatus to drive measurable innovation and scale startups across Africa through proactive implementation. Ambassador Gautier Mignot, Head of EU delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS and his team, signed on behalf ofContinue Reading

Physical sciences key to Nigeria’s economic transformation, says group

  By Ijeoma Olorunfemi The Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences (NSPS) says physical sciences remain central to advancing innovation, economic transformation and sustainable development in Nigeria. This is contained in a communiqué issued in Abuja on Monday at the end of its 4thinternational conference held in Zaria, Kaduna State, fromContinue Reading

Moniepoint study shows digital payments driving Nigeria’s nightlife

By Grace Alegba Moniepoint Inc. says digital payments now dominate Nigeria’s nightlife economy, particularly among local bars, and informal community venues. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Moniepoint is a Nigerian financial technology (fintech) company that offers a wide range of digital banking and financial services for businessesContinue Reading

NBTE moves to strengthen health education with new HND curriculum

By Sani Idris Abdulrahman The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), has intensified efforts to strengthen health education with the development of a new Higher National Diploma (HND) curriculum in Health Education and Promotion. Speaking at the national curriculum pre-critique workshop on Monday in Kaduna, the Director of Curriculum DevelopmentContinue Reading

Nigeria tasks ECOWAS parliamentarians on robust legislation for AfCTA implementation

By Mark Longyen Nigeria has called on the ECOWAS Parliament to engage in robust legislation that would facilitate the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) toward achieving regional integration goals. The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Ojukwu, made the appeal at the opening of theContinue Reading