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National Research News By TF & Associates
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr. Olushola Odusanya as the Director General/Chief Executive Officer of National Centre for Technology Management (NACETEM), Ile Ife, Osun State. Mr. President’s approval was conveyed to him through a letter signed by the Hon. Minister of State for Science, Technology and Innovation, Chief Henry Ikechukwu Ikoh. The […]
The Academic Staff Union of Research Institutions (ASURI) has given kudos to the Hon. Minister and the Hon. Minister of State for Science, Technology and Innovation (FMSTI) for acceding to the voice of reasoning by promptly intervening in the process of appointing Chief Executives for some agencies under their supervision. Through a recent letter addressed […]
For the second time in five years, the Nigerian Senate has passed the National Research and Innovation Council (NRIC) Establishment Bill. The Bill, sponsored by Senator Frank Ibezim, was passed on 21st February 2023, 13 months after the Public Hearing on the Bill took place on 17th February 2022. The Bill was passed by the […]
The Hon. Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Senator Adeleke Olorunnimbe Mamora, has promised to support the advocacy and struggle of the Academic Staff Union of Research Institutions (ASURI) for the National Research and Innovation Council (NRIC) Bill which has passed the Second Reading and Public Hearing stages at the Senate. Receiving a delegation of […]
In this article, we are going to list several of the research institutes and agencies in Nigeria. This is to make it easier for all to understand each research institutes and agencies and which government ministries and agencies they belong to. FEDERAL MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT Agricultural Research Institute of Nigeria Agricultural Rural […]
The new Director General/Chief Executive of Projects Development Institute (PRODA), Enugu, Dr. Peter Okwudilichukwu Ogbobe, has been advised to direct his energies towards restoring the agency to the dream of the founding fathers as a research institute. The new Director General/Chief Executive of Projects Development Institute (PRODA), Enugu, Dr. Peter Okwudilichukwu Ogbobe, has been advised […]
The matching order which the immediate past Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, gave to the Governing Board of Projects Development Institute (PRODA), Enugu, in January to appoint a substantive Director General/Chief Executive Officer for the agency came to fruition four months after with the inauguration of the CEO during the weekend. […]
Eighteen months after the suspension and eventual retirement of Engr. (Dr.) Charles Agulanna as the Director General of Projects Development Institute (PRODA), Enugu, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Engr. (Dr.) Peter Okwudilichukwu Ogbobe as the new substantive Chief Executive for the premier research and development agency. This puts to rest the musical […]
The Academic Staff Union of Research Institutions (ASURI) has inducted the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, into its Hall of Fame, describing him as the “most labour-friendly Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.” The induction of the Minister, which took place in Abuja in the auditorium of Raw Materials Research […]
“I hope the lesson will really be that we can’t afford as a society to create the fire brigade once the house is on fire. We need that fire brigade ready all the time hoping that it never has to be deployed.” – Virologist Peter Piot, who co-discovered Ebola and spent years leading the fight […]
