Some 2.5 billion consumers in 89 countries across the globe depend on wheat as staple food. A key source of starch and energy, wheat also provides...
Dr Sanjaya Rajaram is an Indian-born Mexican scientist and winner of the 2014 World Food Prize for his scientific research in developing over 480 wheat varieties...
While proponents and opponents of modern agricultural biotechnology are busy with their campaigns on the safety or otherwise of the technology to improve agricultural production in...
Consortium of African organisations including africapractice, iHub and Code for Africa, with support from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have launched Takwimu, an Africa-focused data platform...
Facebook is to pay a $5bn fine to settle privacy concerns, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced. The social network must also establish an...
Mr Nelson Idija, an information technology expert has admonished internet users to be careful before downloading the viral FaceAPP so as not to fall victims of...
The rapid broadband penetration of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) under the leadership of its executive vice chairman (EVC), Prof Umar Danbatta, has attracted a special...
Many people spend hours on the internet every week — but some people can’t pull away. For individuals with internet addiction, there’s a type of short-term...
Google on Sunday celebrated Nigerian novelist Buchi Emecheta with its Doodle on what would have been her 75th birthday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports...
Science and technology has been globally identified as the panacea for rapid industrialization. In Nigeria, as in most developing nations, there are calls on leaders across...
The estimated 20 million adolescent girls in Nigeria is 10 times the population of countries like Namibia, Botswana, Gambia, Gabon and even more for many other...
The University of Ilorin has expressed readiness to partner with a US based company, Venturi Renewable Energy, to enable the institution migrate from diesel/petrol based generators...
