“Building upon our successful pilot, the DevCareer Tech Programme will equip 1,700 individuals, including 680 women, across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones with technical skills in software development, product design, and product management, “Akintola-Bello said.
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The Federal Government says it will fully utilise the potentials of the satellite technology by harnessing its benefits to advance national development.
The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) says Nigeria becomes the first country in Africa to acquire a cosmic ray muon detector to aid climate change and atmospheric research.
Chinese researchers have discovered a new species of impatiens in southwest China’s Guizhou Province and named it Impatiens beipanjiangensis.
Abia state governor, Alex Otti has signed the Dig Once Policy to regulate the installation of underground, broadband technology infrastructure in Abia.
The Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN), has called on the Federal Government to use Artificial Intelligence (AI), to address the challenges of the power sector.
The AI applications, which are large learning models (LLMs), break down the prompts or parse the text to extract the task or question asked by the user. They also note the relevant context or constraints placed by the user in the AI prompt.
“For a fully liberalised and deregulated sector, the current price control mechanism, which is not aligned with economic realities, threatens the industry’s sustainability and can erode investors’ confidence.”
The Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN), has unveiled the “Who wants to be an engineer” initiative to promote girls in engineering and address limiting stereotypes and biases.
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and Technical Working Group will be highlighting key areas to drive technological advancement in Bauchi and Gombe States.