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Share The Tertiary Education Trust Fund has revealed that tertiary institutions including private and public universities have commenced accessing the N7.5 billion National Research Fund for the purpose of conducting cutting-edge research. This followed the directive by President Muhammadu Buhari that TETFund should make funding available for ground-breaking research into COVID-19 pandemic and support for local production of military equipment for enhanced combat against insurgency and other cr...

By Deji Elumoye President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to release statutory funds due to the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) to enable it function optimally. He also gave the agency a marching order to manufacture a Made-in-Nigeria helicopter. Buhari who gave the directive yesterday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja during a virtual meeting o...

Daily Post Nigeria Published 1. President Muhammadu Buhari, Tuesday, finally sacked the service chiefs with immediate effect. Buhari has appointed new Service Chiefs: Major-General Leo Irabor, Chief of Defence Staff; Major-General I. Attahiru, Chief of Army Staff; Rear Admiral A.Z Gambo, Chief of Naval Staff; and Air-Vice Marshal I.O Amao, Chief of Air Staff. 2. The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has reacted to the resignation of Service Chiefs, stressing that the senior security officers liste...

The Central Bank of Nigeria has revealed that it disbursed a total of N106.96 billion to 27,956 beneficiaries of AGSMEIS. Business

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Buhari admits COVID-19 exposed Nigeria’s technology deficit Olalekan Adetayo, Adeyinka Adedipe and Tony Okafor The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday said the COVID-19   pandemic exposed the technology   and   innovation gap between Nigeria and   the developed world. He however said the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure was strategically positioned to fill the gap. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicit...

By Egena Sunday Ode President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja directed the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) to work towards bridging the gaps in research and technology that has kept Nigeria waiting on other countries for supplies and solutions, especially in tackling challenges like the Covid-19 pandemic. In a meeting with the Board of NASENI at the State House, the President, who is also the Chairman of the Board, said the agency should play a more pivota...

The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Lagos Bus Services Limited (LBSL), Mr Idowu Oguntona, has announced that the company commenced deployment of the long-awaited contactless payment card called Cowry Card from Monday, March 22, 2021. The payment card was introduced by the Lagos Metropolitan Transport Authority (LAMATA) to ease the process of transportation payment and make daily commuting pleasurable and stress-free. This disclosure was made in a press release issued by Oguntona, o...

Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday, said the COVID-19   pandemic has exposed the technology and innovation gap between Nigeria and the developed world. He, however, said the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure was strategically positioned to fill the gap. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, titled “President Buhari directs NASENI to bridge gaps in COVID-19 research...

TODAY January 26, 2021 President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Minister of Finance Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to release statutory funds due to the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) to enable it function optimally. He also gave the agency a marching order to manufacture a Made-in-Nigeria helicopter. Buhari,q who gave the directive Tuesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja during a virtual ...