Day: July 22, 2026

NOTAP, NUJ FCT Forge Partnership to Commercialise Research, Drive Innovation,Revenue Growth

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) has partnered with the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), FCT Council, to promote the commercialisation of research findings, strengthen indigenous innovation and accelerate Nigeria’s economic growth through technology transfer. Director-General of NOTAP, Dr. Obiageli Amadiobi, disclosed this on Monday while receiving the leadership of the NUJ FCT Council during a courtesy visit to the agency’s headquarters in Abuja. Amadiobi said the collaboration would enhance public awareness of science, technology and innovation while helping to bridge the gap between research institutions, investors…

Reshaping Governor Soludo’s Perception of Abatete from Cultism and Gangsterism to Innovation and Human Capital Development By Chisom Juanita Mefor

Emporium Reporters

Some monuments are built to remember the dead. Others are built to remind the living who they ought to become. That was the enduring message I took away from Governor Charles Soludo’s unveiling of Chinua Achebe’s statue at Ugwunwasike Roundabout in Ogidi. It was a fitting tribute to one of Africa’s greatest literary minds, a man whose life proved that a small town in Anambra could raise a son whose words would shape conversations across continents and generations. Long after Achebe’s passing, the people of Ogidi chose to immortalise not…

Police Smash Criminal Networks, Recover Guns, Stolen Vehicles Across States

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Nigeria Police Force has recorded significant operational successes across several states of the federation, arrested suspected armed robbers and drug traffickers, rescued kidnap victims, recovered firearms, stolen vehicles and rustled cattle, while foiled criminal attacks in coordinated operations carried out within the last 24 hours. The nationwide operations, which cut across Rivers, Sokoto, Plateau, Nasarawa, Katsina, Benue states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), underscored the Force’s sustained offensive against violent crimes and other criminal activities. In Rivers State, police operatives arrested a notorious armed robbery suspect, Kelvin Tamunu,…