Tinubu Reappoints Prof. Samson Duna As NBRRI Director-General

Tinubu Duna NBRRI Director-General

President Bola Tinubu has approved the reappointment of Prof. Samson Duna as the Director-General of the Nigerian Building and Road Research Institute (NBRRI) for another four-year term. This announcement was made in a statement by the Deputy Director of Information at NBRRI, Mr. Peter Mashem, on Tuesday in Abuja. Mashem confirmed that Duna’s reappointment was … Read more

Femi Otedola Donates N3.7B to Expand Augustine University Engineering Facility

Ekohotblog reports that the Chancellor of Augustine University, Mr Femi Otedola, has donated the sum of N3.7bn for the construction of an Engineering Faculty building at the varsity.   The donation is the second phase of his promise to build a Faculty of Engineering for the university. EDITOR’S PICKS BREAKING: Tinubu Arrives Abuja After Two-Week … Read more

FULL LIST: UK Approves Companies To Sponsor Nigerians’ Work Visas

UK Defends New Visa Policy

The United Kingdom (UK) expanded its list of licensed organizations authorized to sponsor workers under the worker and temporary worker immigration routes. The updated list now includes 119,195 approved companies. Nigerians interested in working in the UK are encouraged to visit the websites of these approved companies to search for available job opportunities. The approved … Read more

Gender Bias No Match For Prof. Rose-Margaret Ekeng-Itua: First Black Woman With Cybernetics Ph.D.

Gender Bias No Match For Prof. Rose-Margaret Ekeng-Itua: First Black Woman With Cybernetics Ph.D.

Nigerian scholar becomes world’s first Black woman to earn Ph.D. in Cybernetics Prof. Rose-Margaret Ekeng-Itua breaks barriers, paves way for African youth in STEM Overcomes gender biases, lack of role models to achieve historic feat Eko Hot Blog reports that in a remarkable achievement, Nigerian scholar Professor Rose-Margaret Ekeng-Itua has shattered glass ceilings by becoming … Read more

‘Nigeria Offers Best Value For Money’ — Tinubu Woos Samsung

President Bola Tinubu, President and CEO of Samsung, Hong Namkoong, and the Chairman of Samsung Investment Global, Jungwook Kim at a meeting discussing investments in Nigeria by Samsung

President Tinubu is in Saudi Arabia where he has met with global business leaders. Some of the leaders he met were two Samsung bosses. The Nigerian leader pitched Nigeria as the best destination in terms of value for money. Eko Hot Blog reports that President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria’s investment environment operates on the principle … Read more

Lagos Govt Engages Students With Special STEAM Holiday Classes

Lagos monthly rental scheme set for enforcement

Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Ministry of Basic Education has commenced Special Science, Technical, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics classes for junior and senior secondary school students in Lagos State. The programme, according to the Permanent Secretary of the newly renamed Ministry of Basic Education, Mr. Abayomi Abolaji, was organised to take advantage … Read more

Embrace Good Hygiene, Clean Environment, NIMechE’s Akingbagbohun Urges Nigerians

The 2023 World Water Day held on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. NIMechE used the opportunity to organise an essay competition on water sanitation and hygiene. The institute’s president also urged Nigerians to be the change they want by practicing good hygiene. Eko Hot Blog reports that the National Chairman of the Nigerian Institute of Mechanical … Read more

Vacancy!! Talent Sourcer: Engineering at Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology company with headquarters in Redmond, Washington. It develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and related services. Its best known software products are the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems, the Microsoft Office suite, and the Internet Explorer and Edge web browsers. At … Read more

Vacancy!! Group Head, Engineering A Lagos based group of companies

A Lagos based group of companies having interests in Engineering, Manufacturing, Agriculture and Real Estate seeks for experienced professionals who have a mix of operational prowess to get great work done. We are recruiting to fill the position below: Job Title: Group Head, Engineering Location: Lagos Description The position require professionals possessing negotiation and collaboration skills … Read more