DIRECTOR General, National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion, NOTAP, Dr. DanAzumi Mohammed Ibrahim, has disclosed that the agency has saved Nigeria N192bn in six years and secured about 38 patents for agencies and private researchers in six months of 2017. NOTAP is one of the 17 agencies under the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology established to regulate the inflow of technology in the country.

CONTINUALLY recognizing the need for more diversity and female participation in the traditionally male high-technology industry, Cisco Systems Inc, has programmes and resources to help women develop their skills as individual contributors, managers, and executives, including an internal employee resource group dedicated to the development of women, called the Cisco Connected Women, CCW.

AIRTEL Nigeria has reaffirmed its commitment to quality primary education through its Adopt-a-School programme that offers underprivileged children access to quality education in a conducive environment.  The programme provides children with all the materials for learning and study.

RUSSIAN State Nuclear Energy Corporation, Rosatom, has once again advised Nigeria to adopt a sustainable energy mix approach to its power system if it must achieve energy stability like Russia.

POPULAR social media platform and tech company, Facebook, is encouraging a healthy and positive battle among African entrepreneurs, developers and tech start-ups on three fronts: Social good; productivity and utility; and gaming and entertainment.