Category : National

Lagos attracts $250 million investment for new industrial, residential development.

NigGalMay 29, 2020May 29, 2020

Lagos State government yesterday said that it had attracted investment worth $250 million for its new industrial cum residential development aimed at boosting economic activities...

Innovations

Nigerian startup Recyclan establishes pan-African presence by exporting waste globally

NigGalMay 27, 2020May 27, 2020

Nigeria’s Recyclan, a tech-enabled recycling company, has established operations across Africa as it collects waste and exports it to the rest of the world. Launched...

National

NAF produces ventilators to support fight against pandemic

NigGalMay 27, 2020May 27, 2020

The Nigerian Airforce (NAF) has produced locally-made ventilators as its contribution to national efforts towards fighting the novel coronavirus disease. The Chief of Air Staff...

National

Government will Leverage on ICT Technologies to Defeat COVID-19 – Istifanus

NigGalMay 25, 2020May 25, 2020

The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, Mr. Musa Istifanus has reiterated the Ministry’s commitment to continuing to leverage on ICT technologies to help defeat COVID-19 and make the nation and the...

National

Military deploys additional 220 medical personnel to support FG

NigGalMay 22, 2020May 22, 2020

The Defence Headquarters has disclosed that the Armed Forces of Nigeria have deployed additional 220 medical personnel to support the effort of government in tackling...

Innovations

InterswitchSPAK: Building Africa’s future problem solvers

NigGalMay 22, 2020May 22, 2020

In the 1990s, American writer, futurist, and businessman, Alvin Toffler wrote: “The illiterates of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and...

National

FG complies with international standards in deployment of ICT

NigGalMay 19, 2020May 19, 2020

Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami yesterday declared that the Federal Government has complied with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) standards in...

National

Cross River unveils 100 beds centre

NigGalMay 19, 2020May 19, 2020

Cross River State has unveiled a 100-bed Isolation Centre. It is located at Adiabo, on the outskirt of the metropolis. The ceremony took place when...

Innovations

3 Nigerian tech startups secure funding from Ventures Platform

NigGalMay 18, 2020May 18, 2020

Nigerian startups Tambua Health, Brass and FunnelJoy have secured investment from early-stage fund Ventures Platform to help them scale their solutions. Ventures Platform invests in early-stage...

Innovations

Unilag produces Ambuvalent ventilator

NigGalMay 18, 2020May 18, 2020

In a bid to further tackle the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, a team of researchers in the University of Lagos (Unilag) has produced an Ambuvalent ventilator....

National

Ooni, Afe Babalola partner on clinical research to combat COVID-19 pandemic

NigGalMay 14, 2020May 14, 2020

OPC donates to COVID-19 patients in South-West, Kwara, KogiThe Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi and Founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe...

National

Nigeria dominates ship inspection in 2019

NigGalMay 13, 2020May 13, 2020

NIGERIA’s maritime authority has taken a dominant position in vessel vessel inspection regime in the West and Southern Africa maritime region. The country executed 30...

National

NNPC, partners to extend intervention across Nigeria — Kyari

NigGalMay 13, 2020May 13, 2020

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), on Tuesday, stated that together with its partners, it would extend its ongoing COVID-19 medical intervention to other states...

National

Lagos kick starts digital platforms for teachers’ capacity development

NigGalMay 11, 2020May 11, 2020

Considering the danger and complexity of where we find ourselves as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, which has altered and affected us personally and...

Innovations

Babafemi Taiwo, the UI product leading US search for COVID-19 drug

NigGalMay 11, 2020May 11, 2020

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began over four months ago, about 3.6 million people have been infected while 250,000 have died from the disease globally. For what started...

Prizes & Awards

Punch journalist wins global award in business, financial reporting

NigGalMay 11, 2020May 11, 2020

A reporter of Punch Newspapers, Nigeria’s most widely read newspaper, Afeez Hanafi, has emerged as the winner of the 2020 Citi Journalistic Excellence Award. Hanafi,...

National

Timbuktu victory: Activists hail Nigerian troops over successful outings

NigGalMay 8, 2020May 8, 2020

A group of activists in Nigeria has commended Nigerian troops for the successes recorded against insurgents – The group said the chief of army staff...

National

CACOVID donates fully equipped 100-bed isolation centre to Kwara

NigGalMay 8, 2020May 7, 2020

The private sector-led coalition against Covid-19, CACOVID yesterday donated a fully equipped isolation centre with 100 bed spaces and other equipment to the Kwara state government. The Isolation Center...

National

Imo to employ 35,000 people for oil production

NigGalMay 7, 2020May 7, 2020

Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State on Wednesday said the state’s Palm Oil Producing Industry, ADAPALM, could employ about 35,000 people if fully revived. The...

Innovations

Two Nigerian Undergraduates design Smart Wristband that prevents you from touching your face

NigGalMay 7, 2020May 7, 2020

Two students of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), Isaac Uchechukwu Edmund and Ebulue Ifeanyichukwu Henry...

Innovations

Remita, Cellulant partner to improve Nigeria’s payment services

NigGalMay 6, 2020May 6, 2020

Remita and Cellulant have partnered to deepen financial inclusion by facilitating payments to the federal and state governments and a wide array of billers and...

Innovations

Unilorin set to make COVID-19 vaccine research breakthrough

NigGalMay 5, 2020May 5, 2020

The University of Ilorin (Unilorin) says it will soon produce a vaccine for Coronavirus (COVID-19). The institution said this in a Bulletin issued on Monday...

National

Federal Varsity In Jigawa Commences Clinical Trial Of Plant-Based COVID-19 Medicine

NigGalMay 5, 2020May 5, 2020

The Federal University of Jigawa located in Dutse, the state capital says it has commenced the clinical trial of a plant-based COVID-19 medicine. This was...

National

Nigerian Govt Opens Virtual Academy to Empower Citizens with Digital Skills

NigGalMay 4, 2020May 4, 2020

As part of its plan to expand the tech ecosystem through capacity development and knowledge empowerment, the National Information Technology Development Agency’s (NITDA) has opened...

Innovations

Nigerian agri-tech startup Farmcrowdy moves into e-commerce with Foods platform

NigGalMay 4, 2020May 4, 2020

Nigerian agri-tech startup Farmcrowdy has ventured into the e-commerce space with the launch of Farmcrowdy Foods, a one-stop digital marketplace that allows consumers to conveniently...

Innovations

Andela, Google, Pluralsight launch Africa wide program to benefit 30,000 software engineers

NigGalApril 30, 2020April 30, 2020

Andela, Google and Pluralsight recently launched the third edition of a developer skills program aimed at equipping participants for entry level and intermediate skills in Android,...

National

Catholic Monks develop “CVD PLUS” for the treatment of COVID-19

NigGalApril 30, 2020April 30, 2020

The official page of the Pax Herbal Clinic and Research Laboratories, Edo State, Nigeria released an official statement signed by Fr Anslem Adodo OSB on...

National

UNIBEN researchers develop ventilator for COVID-19 patients

NigGalApril 29, 2020April 29, 2020

Researchers in the faculties of engineering and medical sciences, University of Benin (UNIBEN), have boosted hope for the management of critical cases of COVID-19, with...

Prizes & Awards

Oby Solaja Wins African Badminton Award.

NigGalApril 28, 2020April 28, 2020

Just days after Naomi Oyinloye broke a 20-year jinx to become the first Nigerian Certificated Umpire of the Badminton Confederation of Africa (BCA); another Nigerian...

Innovations

Nigerian fintech startup Okra raises $1m pre-seed funding from TLcom Capital

NigGalApril 28, 2020April 28, 2020

Nigerian fintech startup Okra has secured a US$1 million pre-seed funding round from TLcom Capital to strengthen its push to build the infrastructure for Africa’s...

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