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Scientists must be paid better salaries if they are to be retained to work and develop Africa, President Museveni has said.
Kraatz Marine has terminated the agreement it has signed with Max Planck Institute (MPI) to build and erect the largest telescope in Namibia called HESS. Kraatz Marine is part of the Ohlthaver and List Group of Companies, saying MPI has breached the contract.
Africa, the continent already most affected by hunger and food scarcity, is likely to see its woes increased due to climate change and the changing rain patterns it provokes, experts and scientists say.
Following increase in the rate of paternity dispute in the country, which has put many families in disarray, Nigerians have been advised to embrace the use of DNA technology to resolve such crisis.
Last week, the Director General, National Automotive Council (NAC), Aminu Jalal, said in Abuja that over two million Nigerian auto mechanics may be rendered unemployed by the influx of new cars into the county.
Africa must increase its collection and analysis of data about climate change's impact on water supplies, a meeting has heard.
Scientists must become lobbyists to ensure the fruits of their research reach the poor, says the co-author of a report launched yesterday (9 November).
Tanzania's efforts to embrace nuclear technology may take much longer than anticipated because the country does not have nuclear scientists, according to the Tanzania Atomic Energy Commission (Taec) boss.
Director-General of the Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi (FIIRO), Lagos, Dr. Oluwole Olatunji has called on the National Assembly to assist the institute to provide funds for the replacement and upgrading of obsolete facilities
There appears to be new dawn in the Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON), representing the interests of the National Software Engineering and Services Developers Community in Nigeria as new National Executive Council to run the affairs of the Organisation for the next two years has emerged with the Oracle of the Nigerian ICT industry elected as the President.
Nigeria yesterday took a step towards using nuclear power for electricity generation, agricultural produce preservation and health care, among others, with the foundation-laying of low and intermediate nuclear waste management facility.
It has been revealed that after 20 years of trials, scientists are on the threshold of discovering a malaria vaccine.
A new study has just reinforced the fact that Mount Kilimanjaro icecap could be gone in less than two decades from now.
An Indian professor, a Vietnamese professor, a Tunisian expert in water management and the organization responsible for Spain's national park system are the winners of three awards announced today by the head of the United Nations agency tasked with promoting science.
Following President Barack Obama's commitment to nuclear disarmament, the World Forum of Civil Society Networks-UBUNTU has declared support for the US government, saying it is quite different from previous US government.
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