Technology
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NDPC to investigate alleged NIMC’s unauthorised access to enrollees’ personal data
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) says it will investigate the alleged unauthorised access to the personal data of enrollees by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC). Its National Commissioner, Dr. Vincent Olatunji, National Commissioner of NDPC, said this in a statement in Abuja on Sunday, signed by Mr. Babatunde Bamigboye, Head of Legal, Enforcement, and Regulations of NDPC. “This…
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NIMC, NCC partner on NIN-SIM linkage processes
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) have partnered to enhance processes related to the National Identification Number (NIN)-SIM linkage. This is contained in a statement jointly signed by Dr. Reuben Muoka, NCC Director of Public Affairs, and Ayodele Babalola, Technical Adviser, Media, and Communications to NIMC, on Sunday in Abuja. According to the statement, in…
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Kidnapping: Adopt Russian’s latest gadgets to identify pupils’ location, APC group urges Tinubu
The Confederation of All Progressives Congress (APC) Support Groups has urged President Bola Tinubu to adopt the latest sophisticated vehicular gadgets built by the Russian government to identify where pupils and their kidnappers are located. Its Director-General, Prof. Kailani Muhammad, gave the advice in Abuja on Friday at the Breaking of Fasting, aimed at bringing Nigerians together, irrespective of their…
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Digital literacy: FG, World Bank train 250 teachers in N/East
The Federal Government, in collaboration with the World Bank, has trained 250 technical teachers and instructors in digital literacy skills in the North-East. The trainees were also exposed to pedagogy and trade specifics under the Innovation, Development, and Effectiveness in Acquisition of Skills (IDEAS) project being implemented by the federal government in partnership with the World Bank. Mr. Anthony Aboki,…
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Varsity don tasks industrialists, entrepreneurs on research outcomes investment
The Vice Chancellor of Veritas University, Prof. Hyacinth Ichoku, has called on industrialists and entrepreneurs to invest in research outcomes and transform them into marketable products. Ichoku said this at the reception ceremony organised by the Ministry of Communication, Innovation,, and Digital Economy in honour of Veritas University on Friday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that…
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Internet Disruptions: ATCON encourages investments in local content, data centres
The Association of Telecoms Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) says there is a need to locally domicile content and put more investment in localised data centres to reduce the effect of disruptions in connectivity. The President of ATCON, Mr. Tony Emoekpere, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that it was important to domicile content locally as this would…
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Undersea cable cuts disrupt data, voice services along African West coast – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says a combination of cable cuts, resulting in equipment faults on the major undersea cables along the West African Coast, have negatively impacted data and fixed telecom services in several countries in West Africa. A statement in Abuja on Friday by NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, Dr. Reuben Muoka, said the countries included Nigeria, Ghana,…
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Food crisis: Otti urges leaders to embrace technology
Gov. Alex Otti of Abia has advised Nigerian leaders to urgently devise strategies to migrate from food deficit to food sufficiency to avert impending food crisis in the country Otti advised on Thursday at the National Root Crop Research Institute (NRCRI), Umudike, Umuahia, during the 2024 edition of the institute’s Annual Research Review and Planning Workshop. Otti was represented at…
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FG set to restore glory of natural medicine — Martins Emeje
The Nigeria Natural Medicine Development Agency (NNMDA) said on Thursday that the Federal Government is on the path of restoring the glory of natural medicine. The Director-General of NNMDA, Prof. Martins Emeje, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the ongoing Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) Expo taking place in Abuja. He said…
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SHESTCO moves to bridge research gap via technology
The Sheda Science and Technology Complex (SHESTCO) has expressed its commitment to bridging the gap in research and development through technology. The Director-General of SHESTCO, Prof. Paul Onyenekwe, said this on Wednesday during the SHESTCO Day at the ongoing Science, Technology, and Innovation Expo in Abuja. He said the complex was a place to be in terms of research using…
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Yobe partners Trans Sahara Consortium on cattle genetic improvement
The Yobe Government and Trans Sahara Consortium have entered into a partnership to accelerate livestock production through the application of biotechnologies. Gov. Mai Mala Buni stated this during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the state government and the company on Wednesday in Damaturu. Represented by Baba Malam-Wali, Secretary to the State Government, Buni said the initiative…
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NGO trains 100 youths on biogas, solar production
The Oyakhilome Bello Foundation, a non-governmental organization (NGO), has trained no fewer than 100 youths on biogas and solar panel production. Mr. Oyakhilome Bello, All Progressives Congress (APC) United States National Youth Leader and founder of the foundation, said this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja. He spoke at the ongoing Ministry of…
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Group lauds Niger governor’s agricultural initiative
Mr. Osaro Onaiwu, Chairman, Governors Mandate Network, has lauded the Niger Governor, Mohammed Bago, on the launch of an agricultural model that embraced modern technology and a value chain, describing it as revolutionary. Onaiwu, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in an interview on Wednesday in Abuja, noted that the move was a strategic one. “The programme…
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Cybersafe Foundation sensitises girls to benefits of technology, innovation
Cybersafe Foundation, a Lagos-based NGO, sensitized female students at Wellspring College on Monday to the importance of inclusive technology and innovation. The founder of the Cybersafe Foundation, Confidence Staveley, said at the event that 90 percent of attractive jobs in the next few years would be in technology, hence the need to sensitize girls to technology and innovation. The News…
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Participants laud 2024 Science and Technology Expo, express expectations
Some stakeholders participating at the 2024 Science and Technology Expo in Abuja on Monday lauded the turnout of innovators, saying they expected to see a wide range of cutting-edge technologies and innovations. The participants told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews that they expected to see innovative technologies such as spacecraft, satellite technology, remote sensing, propulsion systems,…
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Cleaning of tank farms using microorganisms 100% perfect than chemicals – NABDA D-G
Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha, the Director-General of the National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), says the use of microorganisms to clean oil terminals known as tank farms is 100 percent better than using conventional chemicals. Mustapha told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday that after cleaning tank farms with chemicals, the crude would no longer be of use…
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Geodesy association seeks adoption of AI in research
The Nigerian Association of Geodesy (NAG) has called for the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in solving geodetic problems and research. This is contained in a communiqué read by the President of the association, Timothy Idowu, at the end of the 2024 NAG Scientific Conference and General Assembly on Saturday in Bauchi. The theme of the conference is “Decision Support…
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