The Federal Government has called on Nigerian universities to use research and innovation to address poverty, food insecurity and climate change. Minister of State for Humanitarian and Poverty Reduction, Dr Tanko Sununu, delivered the charge at the third annual scientific conference and alumni meeting of the College of Health Sciences, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. Sununu
The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening postgraduate medical education as part of reforms aimed at improving Nigeria’s health sector. Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammed Ali Pate, gave the assurance at the 43rd convocation of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria (NPMCN), Ijanikin, Lagos. He was represented by
Nigeria’s Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, has pledged collaboration with the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) and the Creative Media Sector Skills Council to integrate digital and creative media standards into the country’s broadcast and information sector. Speaking in Abuja during a courtesy visit by NBTE leadership, Idris said the initiative aligns with President
The Minister of State for Education, Prof Suwaiba Said Ahmad, has described the National Library as Nigeria’s apex repository of knowledge and an irreplaceable guardian of the nation’s intellectual heritage. Ahmad remarked in a post on her official X account after joining First Lady Oluremi Tinubu at a press briefing on the library project. She
Nigeria’s Ministry of Education has confirmed that its official website was hacked to publish statements endorsing the controversial Russian-backed Alabuga Start Programme as a scholarship scheme for young Nigerians. Director of the Federal Scholarship Board, Ndajiwo Asta, said the fraudulent posts, which appeared in 2022 and 2023, were not authorised by the ministry. “We did
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the construction of 600-bed hostels at the Nigerian Law School in Abuja and a new road linking the Body of Benchers Secretariat in Jabi District to Nile University. The directive was conveyed through the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and announced in a statement on Tuesday
The Federal Government has unveiled a plan to achieve 95% digital literacy among Nigerians by 2030, with a specific target of training and empowering at least 30 million citizens by 2027. Kashifu Abdullahi, Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), disclosed the initiative during the Grand Finale of the Tech4Dev Digital for All
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has flagged off the zonal stage of the National Campus Debate, bringing together students from universities and tertiary institutions across Nigeria. Themed “Unity in Diversity: Defining National Identity in Nigeria’s Multicultural Society”, the debate aims to encourage dialogue among young Nigerians on national identity and cohesion. The contests, running from
The Federal Ministry of Finance has extended its Youth Enterprise with Innovation in Nigeria (YouWiN) scheme to students of the Federal Polytechnic Bauchi, as part of efforts to curb youth unemployment and reduce reliance on government jobs. At a sensitisation session on campus, officials disclosed that the second phase of YouWiN Connect would soon be
The Federal Government has launched N-ATLAS, an open-source artificial intelligence model designed to support Yoruba, Hausa, Igbo and Nigerian-accented English. Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, announced the initiative in New York on the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly. He said the multilingual and multimodal large language model
