Science & Tech

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the change of name of Ministry of Science and Technology to Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, announced this in a news briefing on Friday, August 6, 2021 in Abuja. He said the change of name was ...

Chinese researchers have improved the accuracy of short-term forecasts for convective rainfall using lightning data. Lightning Lightning is the result of strong convection. It can effectively indicate the upward motion and the microphysical processes of cold clouds in thunderstorms. Lightning detection and location technology had witnessed rapid development in recent years. At present, the 3D lightning mapping technology has reduced ...

Convening under the theme “Ambition and Action towards 2030”, the Berlin Forum on Chemicals and Sustainability provided space for government representatives and stakeholders to exchange views on potential outcomes from the Fifth International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM5). Speakers stressed ICCM5 would offer an opportunity to make progress toward the adoption of an ambitious and robust framework for global action to achieve sound chemicals ...

The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) is set to partner the Imo State Government in the deployment engineering and infrastructure for the state’s development. Executive Vice Chairman of NASENI, Prof. Maiwalima Haruna Making a presentation during a courtesy call to the Governor of Imo State, Sen. Hope Uzodinma, at the Imo State Government House, the executive vice ...

The Director-General, Nigerian Geological Survey Agency (NGSA), Dr Abdulrazaq Garba, says Federal Government’s proposed airborne geophysical survey will boost the revenue drive of 19 states. Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite Abdulrazaq told newsmen on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, that the effort was aimed at diversifying revenue base of the economy and ...

NASA Associate Administrator Thomas Zurbuchen on Saturday, May 15, 2021 extended congratulations on the successful landing of China’s Tianwen-1 spacecraft on the Mars surface. Tianwen-1 “Congratulations to CNSA’s #Tianwen1 team for the successful landing of China’s first Mars exploration rover, #Zhurong! Together with the global science community, I look forward to the important contributions this mission will make to humanity’s ...

A webinar on green and sustainable chemistry has highlighted governments’ perspectives and examples of collaborations and successful experiences. Jakob Maag of the UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) moderated the webinar It was one in a series of webinar on issues related to the sound management of chemicals and waste beyond 2020, convened by the Inter-Organisation Programme for the Sound Management ...

The Nigeria Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) on Thursday, April 8, 2021 inaugurated the first Electric Vehicle Charging Station in Nigeria, in Sokoto State. Electric Vehicle Charging Station The pilot project, inaugurated at the Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto (UDUS), was also in collaboration with the institution. In his address, Director-General of NADDC, Mr Jelani Aliyu, said that the project ...

Director-General, Nigerian Building and Road Research Institute (NBRRI), Prof. Samson Duna, says NBRRI has come up with a cement technology, Pozzolana, that will drastically reduce cost of cement and limit air pollution. Director-General, Nigerian Building and Road Research Institute (NBRRI), Prof. Samson Duna Duna said this in an interview on Thursday, March 18, 2021 at the ongoing Technology and Innovation ...

South African astronomers have discovered two massive galaxies which are more than 60 times the size of the Milky Way. The galaxies are 3.8 billion light years from Earth. Milky Way Galaxy The discovery was made from the multi-billion-dollar Meerkat telescope which consists of 64 antennas in the Northern Cape province, it was disclosed on Thursday, January 21, 2021. A ...