Fed Govt To Collaborate With Israel On Research, Poverty Reduction     The federal government has expressed it’s readiness to collaborate with Israel on investment on youth innovative and research programmes to tackle poverty in the country. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo made this known in his address at...

Nigeria, Israeli Firm Partner On Ethanol Production     The Federal Government on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the DOR Group of Israel for the production of ethanol in Nigeria. Minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu, and his Minister of State, Mohammed Abdullahi, together with...

Reps Summon Minister Over Agency’s Unaudited Accounts   The House of Representatives has summoned the Minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu following the failure of the Natural Medicine Development Agency to audit its accounts for nine years. Others summoned by the lawmakers for the infraction are...

Hydro-Power to Produce 19, 000 MW Hydro sources in the country could generate not less than 19,000MW of electricity if fully harnessed, the Federal Government has hinted. Science and Technology Minister, Chief Ogbonnaya Onu disclosed this at the 2018 Seminar on “Construction and Management of Water...

Biotechnology Agency Gets New Boss The Federal Government has appointed Prof. Alex Akpa, the Acting Director-General of the National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA). Mrs Ifeoma Ndefo, the Head of Communication and Protocol of the agency made this known in a statement in Abuja and made available...

Nigeria Spends N43tr On Food Imports Minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu, said, the National Bureau of Statistics has said that the country spent N43 trillion for the importations of goods between 2010 to 2016. Speaking at the 15th National Council of Science and Technology...