TECHNOLOGY

Nigeria Needs Locally Generated Technology to power It’s Economy

Daily Dispatch November 15, 2019

By Ene Ikpa The National Office of Technology Acquisition and Promotion has reiterated the need for Nigerians to embark on locally generated technology to power the economy.The Director General of NOTAP Dr Dan Azumi Mohammed Ibrahim made this known during an interactive session with members of

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Onu calls on Nigerians to embrace science as a way of life

Daily Dispatch November 13, 2019

By Ene Ikpa The minister of science and technology Dr Ogbonaya onu has called on Nigerians to embrace science  and make it a way of life. Speaking at the world science day ,with the theme tagged “open science leaving no one behind” Onu said no Nigerian should be left behind ,adding that every Nigerian must benefit […]

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5G technology will be trialled for 3 months before approval – NCC

Daily Dispatch October 28, 2019

The Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) on Monday said that the trial of 5G, the fifth-generation network technology, would be on trial for three months in the country before actual approval and rollout. The Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, said this on the sideline of the Mobile and Disruptive Technology (MoDITECH) Forum 2019 […]

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FG deactivates 2.2 million mobile telephone lines

Daily Dispatch September 28, 2019

The Nigerian Government has deactivated over 2.2 million improperly registered mobile telephone lines in the country. The Deputy Director/Head of Information, Press and PR Unit, at the Federal Ministry of Communications, Mrs Philomena Oshodin, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. She explained that the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) blocked the lines

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The leather policy will help Nigeria in earning foreign exchange. :Onu

Daily Dispatch September 19, 2019

By Ene Ikpa The Minister of Science and Technology has said that the National Leather Policy of the Ministry will contribute significantly to economic diversification of the country. Dr Onu disclosed this when he addressed the Advisory Board of Society of Leather Technologists and Chemists of Nigeria who paid him a courtesy call in his office on […]

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Nigeria now dumping ground for obsolete technologies – NACETEM

Daily Dispatch September 9, 2019

Nigeria has become recipient of obsolete and misfit technologies, a research carried out by the National Centre for Technology Management (NACETEM) reveals. NACETEM is an agency of Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Science and Technology that provides critical knowledge support in the area of Science, Technology, Innovation (STI) management for sustainable development. In a