May 2

• Action Plan Emphasises On New Technologies to Boost Agric

  Daily Trust

  The new Niger Delta Action Plan emphasizes much on how new technologies would be applied to boost agriculture throughout the nine-member states as a way of diverting attention of... Read more »

May 1

• Science Research in Balance As World Bank Project Ends

  New Vision

  Scientists and researchers have expressed concern about the future of their projects as the Millenium Science Initiative Project funded by the World Bank comes to a close in June... Read more »

April 30

• First DNA Lab Launched in Zambia

  Times of Zambia

  ZAMBIA has launched its first - ever DNA forensic laboratory which will help law enforcement agencies track down killers as the country experiences an unprecedented rise in... Read more »

April 28

• 2013 Space Dialogue Harps On Satellite Use in Nigeria [analysis]

  Daily Trust

  As Nigeria increasingly becomes vulnerable to emergencies and disasters such as floods, erosion, draught in recent times, all have not been well to millions of people who depend on... Read more »

April 26

• Smart Science in the Fight Against Malaria

  IRIN

  Malaria continues to be one of the world's deadliest diseases, infecting more than 200 million people and killing more than 660,000 - mostly African - children annually, according... Read more »

• Diverse Partnerships Key to Solving Sustainable Development Challenges, UN Forum Told

  UN News

  The United Nations is looking to harness the benefits of science, technology and innovation to create jobs, end poverty, reduce inequality and address other challenges in... Read more »

• Eleven Kenyan Students Begin Nuclear Engineering Training in South Korea

  Sabahi

  Eleven Kenyans students have begun training in nuclear engineering at a graduate school in South Korea, Kenya's Daily Nation reported Thursday (April 25th). Read more »

• HIV Vaccine Trial Ends in Failure

  New Vision

  US authorities announced Thursday they have halted clinical trials of an experimental vaccine designed to halt the virus that leads to AIDS after discovering it did not stop... Read more »

• 'Outdated Curriculum Produces Bad Engineers'

  Daily Trust

  Outdated curriculum and facilities used in schools to teach students are responsible for producing bad engineers in Nigeria, the chairman of the Society of Petroleum Engineers in... Read more »

• Jonathan Chair's NASENI Governing Board

  Daily Trust

  President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the reconstitution of the governing board of National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) with himself as chairman. Read more »

• President to Head Reconstituted NASENI Governing Board

  This Day

  President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the reconstitution of the governing board of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) with himself as the... Read more »

• Jonathan Constitutes, Heads Governing Board of NASENI

  This Day

  President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the reconstitution of the Governing Board of National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) with himself as the... Read more »

• President Jonathan Approves Reconstituted Board of NASENI

  Leadership

  President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday approved the reconstituted Board of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI). Read more »

April 25

• Leading Malaria Vaccine Trial Deemed Disappointing

  SciDev.Net

  A follow-up of a phase II study for a malaria vaccine candidate has found that its efficacy declines over time. Read more »

• World Malaria Day - Gold Speeds Up Malaria Diagnosis

  Health-e

  It's hard to imagine that gold is more than a rich person's trinket and actually plays a role in healthcare. But tiny nano-particles of gold are being used in rapid diagnostic... Read more »

• Cultivate Sorghum - Experts

  The Star

  Sorghum can improve food security if appropriate laws empower more farmers to cultivate the crop, experts have said. Read more »

• Kari Develops Disease Resistant Napier Grass

  The Star

  RESEARCHERS have developed two varieties of Napier grass that are resistant to the Smut and Stunt diseases that threatens to wipe out the fodder. Napier grass, a main fodder is... Read more »

April 24

• Nation Represented By Two Young Researchers in Inventech Fair to Be Held Late April in France

  Tunis Afrique Presse

  Tunisia will be represented, by two young researchers in the INVENTECH Fair to be held on April 27- May 2 in France. Read more »

• Satellites Will Brighten Nigeria's Future, Wada Says

  Daily Trust

  Governor Idris Wada of Kogi State has said the launch of satellites into space by the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) would brighten the future of the... Read more »

• SA, Germany Deepen Science Alliance

  SA Info

  South Africa and Germany have deepened their collaboration in science and technology and launched several initiatives in the field, it was announced at the close of the... Read more »

April 23

• Scientist Wins Award for TB Research

  SA Info

  South African scientist Valerie Mizrahi from the University of Cape Town's Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine has been awarded the Grand Prix Christophe... Read more »

• First Global Plan of Action for Forest Genetic Resources Adopted [press release]

  FAO

  The first Global Plan for Action for the Conservation, Sustainable Use and Development of Forest Genetic Resources was adopted last week by FAO's Commission on Genetic Resources... Read more »

• Biosafety Bill Detrimental to Farmers

  New Vision

  The National Biotechnology and Biosafety Bill being discussed before the parliamentary committee on science and technology lacks the necessary safeguards to protect interests of... Read more »

April 22

• Astronomers Discover Massive Star Factory in Early Universe [press release]

  State Department

  Astronomers have discovered a dust-filled, massive galaxy that began churning out stars when the cosmos was a mere 880 million years old. This is the earliest starburst galaxy ever... Read more »

• Seminar on 'Roasted Teeth' in Arusha

  Arusha Times

  A worried parent who has just relocated to Arusha has asked seminar organizers if her child will acquire "roasted teeth" by drinking water in Arusha. The parent has learned that a... Read more »