The Nigerian government has partnered with the US-based Space Exploration and Research Agency, SERA, to send the first Nigerian citizen to space. The Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, was signed in Abuja on Wednesday, marking a significant milestone in Nigeria’s 25th anniversary of space exploration. According to the Director General of the National Space Research and Development Agency, NASRDA, Mathew Adepoju, the partnership will facilitate the training and launch of a Nigerian astronaut into space. This...

The Vice Chancellor of University of Jos, Prof. Tanko Ishaya has revealed that Nigeria is on the verge of releasing a national policy that would regulate the use and application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the country, just as the world gradually mainstreams AI in all human endeavours, According to Ishaya, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani and other stakeholders in the ICT sector are currently putting heads together on the draft document which will be...

For excellent performance, the Gombe State Due Process Bureau will be honoured with the prestigious Nigeria GovTech Award as the best state Ministry, Department and Agency (MDA) in innovative digital services following a popular nationwide nomination process. According to reports made available to journalists on Tuesday, the office of the Bureau of Public Service Reforms in the Presidency through a letter issued by the Director General, D.I Arabi, said Gombe State was nominated through a...

The Solution Innovation District (SID) aim to train youths in innovation, technology and entrepreneurship has kick off in Awka, the Anambra State state capital. Speaking at the commissioning of the centre, Anambra State Governor, Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo said the centre congratulated the 20,000 Anambra youths pioneers of the programme for acquiring various digital skills online. He said the current Government House under construction will become the permanent site of the Solution Innovation District and...