The Federal University of Technology, Akure, FUTA, recently took another leap forward in the quest by African countries for specialised technical know-how in space technology when its management team, led by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Adebiyi Daramola, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the African Regional Centre for Space Sciences and Technology Education in English (ARCSSTE-E), an affiliate of the United Nations.

The Vice-Chancellor, University of Port Harcourt, Professor Joseph Ajienka has stated that for Nigeria to actualise her Vision 20 – 2020, the government must invest massively in the creative industry saying, it is the fastest way to generate income.

Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and Delta State have emerged winners in the 2013 Mobil/STAN National Science Quiz/Project Competition held in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.

Lagos State, in its resolve to foster immediate meaningful socio-economic development for the well being of the people of the state has successfully concluded a sensitisation workshop for stakeholders in the area of Research and Development in the state.

Twenty-five lecturers drawn from five universities in the country’s North Central zone have been trained in the 4th edition of the University Assistance Programme (UAP) training workshop, sponsored by Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited (EEPNL), a subsidiary of ExxonMobil in Nigeria.