Two female Research Fellows in the Centre for Energy Research and Training, CERT, Zaria, have been granted Reactor Operator Licences as Operator Class ‘C’. They are the first women qualified to be so licensed for the tank – in – Read More …
The island nation of Madagascar, lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, is facing severe food shortages after five years of drought. This is the country’s worst drought in four decades. The World Food Programme says it needs $69 million Read More …
After a delay of three weeks and a court case, Nigeria finally launched her eNaira digital currency. President Muhammadu Buhari officially unveiled the eNaira on 25 October, 2021 with the theme: Same Naira, More Possibilities. The official launch was earlier Read More …
Dmitry Rogozin has been removed as head of Russia’s space agency, Roscosmos. President Vladimir Putin appointed Yuri Borisov, who previously served as Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister, as new Director General of Roscosmos. The Trade Minister, Denis Manturov, replaces Borisov as Read More …
Three Russian cosmonauts, currently in the ISS, pictured posing with the flags of Luhansk People’s Republic and Donetsk People’s Republic in eastern Ukraine, have angered NASA. On July 4, 2022 Roscosmos posted two pictures of cosmonauts Sergey Korsakov, Oleg Artemyev Read More …
Iran launched its Zoljanah (also spelled Zuljanah) satellite carrier rocket on 27 June, 2022 amidst tension. The rocket: 25.5 metres tall with a diameter of 1.5 metres, weighing 52 tonnes, can take a payload of 220 kilogams (485 lbs) into Read More …
This is not a joke! The first mobile phone made in Nigeria has been launched. The phone, called ITF Mobile, was presented to President Muhammadu Buhari by the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Adeniyi Adebayo, in Aso Read More …
The Director-General of Nigeria’s space agency – National Space Research and Development Agency, NASRDA – Dr Ahmed Shaba Halilu, has decried the fact that all satellites owned by it have gone past their design life and are yet to be Read More …
The grain deal that allows Ukraine to export agricultural produce through the Black Sea has been extended for another 60 days till July 18, 2023. It was renewed for the first time in November, 2022 and expired on March 18, Read More …
The nuclear security workshop in Nigeria formerly planned for 25 April to 6 May, 2022 held on 23 May to 3 June, 2022. The venue was the Auditorium, Centre for Energy Research and Training, CERT, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna Read More …
