Technology

RMRDC to partner NGO on raw materials processing in Niger Delta, says DG

February 21, 2012 14:26

PROF. ITA   BASSEY EWA, MINISTER OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY

(Audio attached)   RMRDC to partner NGO on raw materials processing in Niger Delta, says DG NAN-H-52 Partnership Abuja, Feb. 21, 2012 (NAN) The Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) is to collaborate with Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND), an NGO, to inject technology in the processing of palmoil, cassava and aquaculture in the Delta... please sign in to read the full story

FG plans to implement white paper on engineering development, control

February 20, 2012 17:15

GOV. AHMED VISITS  WORKS MINISTER

(Audio attached)   FG plans to implement white paper on engineering development, control NAN-H-65 Engineering Abuja, Feb. 20, 2012 (NAN) The Federal Government says it will implement the white paper on strategic plans for engineering development and control in the country.   The Minister of Works, Mr Mike Onolememen, said this on Monday in Abuja at a workshop on maintenance of... please sign in to read the full story

NASENI begins installation of solar panels for rural electrification in Niger Delta

February 14, 2012 16:45

FEDERAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING 1

(Audio attached)   NASENI begins installation of solar panels for rural electrification in Niger Delta NAN-H-77 Electrification Abuja, Feb. 14, 2012 (NAN) The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) says it has commenced installation of 350 kilowatts (kw) of solar panels for rural electrification in some parts of Akwa Ibom, Delta and Bayelsa.   This... please sign in to read the full story

VC challenges FG on local technology development

February 13, 2012 12:12

PROF. ITA   BASSEY EWA, MINISTER OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY

NAN-H-26 Technology Ilorin, Feb. 13, 2012 (NAN) The Vice-Chancellor, Kwara State University, Prof. Abdulrasheed Na’alah, has urged the  Federal Government to develop the nation's technology in line with its culture. He told newsmen in Ilorin on Monday that Nigeria should stop its dependence on technology transfer if it must develop its own technology. ``Government should stop the... please sign in to read the full story

Eket communities flay Uquo marginal field operators' failure to honour MoU on employment

February 13, 2012 11:53

PROTEST IN AKWA IBOM

  NAN-H-21 Employment  Eket (Akwa Ibom) Feb. 13, 2012 (NAN) Communities hosting the Ekid Gas plant within Uquo marginal oil fields in Akwa Ibom have urged the operators of the field to honour the MoU on employment of indigenous skilled workers.  The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a labour dispute last week disrupted activities at the marginal field when members of... please sign in to read the full story