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BOI appoints capital firm to manage $170.6m iDICE Fund for Nigerian Startups
Bank Of Industry (BOI) has appointed the Kuramo Capital Management as Fund Manager of the $170.6 million iDICE Fund. The iDICE Fund of Funds is a landmark investment vehicle aimed at expanding venture capital financing for technology and creative start-ups across…
NASENI launches community, skills empowerment scheme to drive human capital development
National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has launched a nationwide Community Empowerment and Skills Development Programme designed to equip young Nigerians and women with practical, market-driven skills for the modern economy. The ambitious initiative was officially flagged off in…
Wema Bank announces Hackaholics 7.0 edition with seven verticals, improved grant prizes
Wema Bank has announced the 7th edition of its flagship tech-driven innovation initiative platform, Hackaholics. The announcement was made at the official press conference held, last Wednesday, at the Wema Bank Head Office in Lagos. Launched in 2019, Hackaholics is…
Nigeria discovers 3 mineral deposits in Kaduna
Federal Government has announced the discovery of a major polymetallic mineral province in Kaduna State containing valuable resources including platinum group metals, gold, nickel, copper, lithium and rare earth elements. Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, disclosed the development, Wednesday,…
Nigeria Prize for Science records historic 237 entries after NLNG mobilizes global innovators for Nigerian solutions
The 2026 edition of The Nigeria Prize for Science and Innovation has recorded its highest number of submissions since inception, with organisers receiving a record 237 entries as interest grows around the country’s evolving technology and innovation ecosystem. The submissions…
ExxonMobil, JA announce 2026 STEM Africa 2.0
JA (Junior Achievement) Africa with support from the ExxonMobil Foundation, has announced the launch of the 2026 STEM Africa Program, an initiative designed to equip young Africans with critical science, technology, engineering, and maths (STEM) and artificial intelligence (AI)…
Medical study: Transplanted pig lung functions in human body
In a medical breakthrough that could help ease the global organ shortage crisis, Chinese scientists have successfully transplanted a genetically modified pig lung into a brain-dead human patient, with the organ remaining functional for nine days. The procedure, carried out…
Oilda Fireside Chat: SPE Africa prepares members for decarbonization
Laments natural gas waste in Nigeria The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) says it is preparing its members for decarbonization of the African petroleum industry in the face of threats posed by the prevailing global campaign for energy transition. The…
Stranded astronauts to return as NASA capsule docks at ISS
After spending over nine months aboard the International Space Station (ISS), NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams are preparing for their return to Earth. Director of the Space Applications Centre (SAC), Nilesh M Desai stated: “The crew mission is…
Nigeria’s Abdullahi Mahmood grabs UK’s Global Student award
Sopuruchi Onwuka A Nigerian youth, Abdullahi Mahmood, has flown the country’s flag high in far away London where he emerged with First Class Honours in Computer Science, and earning himself the Global Student of the Year award. Mahmood was honoured…
