Gov Otu approves ₦525.3m for Crop Research Institute

In a bid to boost food security, agricultural innovation and rural economic transformation, the Cross River State Executive Council, presided over by the Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey, on Tuesday, July 28, approved the construction of a state-of-the-art Administrative and Laboratory Complex, complete with staff accommodation, for the National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI)…

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Nsibidi Institute relaunches, seals strategic partnership

The Nsibidi Institute has officially relaunched with a series of cultural events and renewed commitment to heritage preservation and creative collaboration in Nigeria. The flagship relaunch event, the organisation said in release draws around guests from across Nigeria’s cultural, academic, and artistic circles. The evening featured the unveiling of the Nsibidi Institute Mobile Museum, a…

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Thermo Fisher, Chan Zuckerberg Institute partner to advance cellular imaging

Thermo Fisher Scientific announced that it has entered into a technology alliance agreement with the Chan Zuckerberg Institute for Advanced Biological Imaging (CZ Imaging Institute) to develop technologies that allow researchers to better visualize human cells that could advance scientific research and discovery. In a statement, Thermo Fisher Scientific explained that cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) is…

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Flatiron, National Cancer Institute announce partnership and more digital health news

Healthtech company Flatiron Health is collaborating with NRG Oncology, a clinical research consortium in the National Cancer Institute’s National Clinical Trials Network with more than 1,300 worldwide research sites, to deploy Flatiron Clinical Pipe in a multicenter NRG clinical trial. Flatiron Clinical Pipe is an electronic health record (EHR) to electronic data capture (EDC) connector that…

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Nigerian Institute Of Technology Kaduna Spends N86million To Clear Shrubs, Unblock Drainage

The payment was made on November 10th, 2024. The contract was awarded to Balcony General contractors limited. A review of the public payments portal, Govspend, has shown that the National Institute of Transport Technology in Zaria, Kaduna State, spent N86million for clearing of shrubs in the institute and unblocking of blocked drainage.   The payment…

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Tinubu’s Government Allocates N1.5Billion To Oceanography Institute To Construct VIP Toilets, Distribute Tricycles, Motorcycles, Others In Ebonyi, Niger, Akwa Ibom

President Bola Tinubu’s administration allocated the sum of N1,562,963,259 billion to the Nigerian Institute of Oceanography and Marine Research (NIOMR) in the 2024 Fiscal Appropriation Act, to construct Very Important Person (VIP) toilets, distribute tricycles, popularly known as Keke Napep, motorcycles, and sewing machines in Ebonyi, Niger and Akwa Ibom states.   The Nigerian Institute…

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Tinubu Government Allocates N250Million To Agricultural Institute In Kwara To Repair Road, Put Streetlights In Bayelsa, Kano, Abuja

SaharaReporters’ analysis of the 2024 Fiscal Appropriation Act has shown that President Bola Tinubu’s administration budgeted the sum of N200 million under the Agricultural Research and Management Institute, also known as Agricultural and Rural Management Training Institute (ARMTI) – Ilorin, Kwara State for the construction of streetlights in Bayelsa and Kano states and rehabilitation of…

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 NIPR Inducts 605 New Members Into The Institute  – Independent Newspaper Nigeria

 The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has inducted 605 new members into the profession, with its President, Dr. Ike Neliaku, emphasising the need for qualified individuals to speak for organisations.  Speaking at the event in Abuja as part of NIPR’s Diamond Anniversary Special Induction, the president noted that the induction aims to emphasise…

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