Tag: STEM
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85% of Nigerian graduates have no digital skills – Report
More than 85 per cent of Nigeria’s graduates have no digital skills, a survey by GetBundi, an online education technology outfit, has shown.
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Ife Institute of Advanced Studies announces 6th summer programme
The Ife Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS), Ile-Ife has announced the 6th edition of its Summer Institute Programme, scheduled to take place from July 24 to August 6, 2022. According to a statement by the Convener of IAS, Prof Jacob Olupona, the institute has put a comprehensive intellectual agenda for the 2022 Summer Institute Programme.
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STEM learning gets a boost with launch of GetBundi
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics education, experts say, is the bedrock of any meaningful or sustainable economic growth and development. Yet, Africa lags behind the rest of the world in STEM education, with less than 25 percent of African higher education students pursuing STEM-related career fields. In a bid to change this narrative, a new…
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ICT: NCC begins awareness creation on safety, security for girls
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has begun awareness creation that would promote safety and security amongst girls in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the country.
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Nigeria @60: Obasanjo gets encomium for bringing GSM to Nigeria
Chief Deolu Ogunbanjo, President National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS) has commended the growth of the telecommunication sector in Nigeria. Highlighting the benefits and challenges in the Nigerian telecoms sector, Ogunbanjo poured encomium on former President Olusegun Obasanjo for bringing the Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) to the country in his time. He recalled…
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Bayelsa gets new medical university
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the take-off of the Bayelsa Medical University (BMU) the third University in the state and number 48 state owned university in the country. The approval was given by Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, Executive Secretary, (NUC) in Abuja on Thursday. Rasheed said it was necessary to have a specialised university…
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Payette urges more Nigerian students to show interest in STEM
Governor-General of Canada, Ms Julie Payette urged Nigerian students to develop interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Payette gave the advice when she addressed students from various Secondary Schools in Abuja at the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) on Monday. She said that with determination, hard work and right plan, the…
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Science, technology drivers to sustainable development – IT expert
Mr Saheed Balogun, Chief Executive Officer, Kara.com.ng Ltd. on Tuesday said science and technology had direct and indirect impact on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as outlined by the United Nations. Balogun made this known in Lagos during the Science Association of Nigeria (SAN) 52nd annual conference tagged: “Science and Technology in an Emerging…
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FUTA, partners launch satellite, NigeriaEdusat-1 into space
At Exactly 10:07 a.m. on Saturday, the Federal University of Technology, Akure, FUTA, made history when the SpaceX Falcon9 Rocket launched Birds 1 satellites, comprising 5 CubeSats belonging to Japan, Ghana, Mongolia, Nigeria and Bangladesh, into Space from Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, USA. The Nigerian CubeSat, code name NigeriaEdusat-1, is designed, built and owned…