Nigerian Government endorses STICOMMS’25, pledges collaboration for national development

*Chief Uche Nnaji, Minister for Innovation, Science and Technology, expresses the Ministry’s interest and endorsement, describing the forthcoming conference as a unique forum, and first of its kind in the Nigerian economy

Isola Moses | ConsumerConnect

The Federal Government of Nigeria through the Ministry for Innovation, Science and Technology (FMIST) has endorsed the first National Science, Technology and Innovation Communication Conference (STICOMMS’25).

Chief Uche Nnaji, Honourable Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, has expressed his Ministry’s interest and endorsement.

Prince Obioha Sampson Atulomah, Chairman of Publicity Sub Committee, STICOMMS 2025, stated Chief Nnaji described the forthcoming conference as a unique forum, and first of its kind in the Nigerian economy.

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Chief Nnaji assured the organisers – African University of Science and Technology (AUST) – and partners, led by the AUST President, Prof. Azikiwe Peter Onwualu, FAS, and STICOMMS’25 Local Organising Committee (LOC).

The event is scheduled for October 21–23, 2025, at AUST.

The Minister also said Federal Government would collaborate with the stakeholders to achieve the desired goals of the conference.

According to him, the event is coming at the right time when the Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology is working tirelessly to promote Research and Innovation outputs from various research agencies.

Besides, he pledged to deploy two Senior Staff of the Ministry to join the LOC to ensure full representation of the Ministry in the planning and participation in the conference.

Earlier, Prof. Azikiwe Peter Onwualu, FAS, President of the African University of Science and Technology (AUST), Abuja, FCT, had led the STICOMMS’25 LOC on a visit to the Honourable Minister.

Prof. Onwualu highlighted the purpose of the visit was to seek the Ministry’s support for the forthcoming 1st National Conference on Science, Technology, and Innovation Communication (STICOMMS 2025).

The event is scheduled for October 21–23, 2025, at AUST.

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The AUST President, at the meeting highlighted areas of collaboration, including the endorsement of the conference by the Honourable Minister; delivery of a Keynote Address at the opening session; nomination and sponsorship of Ministry staff, alongside showcasing selected innovations.

NASENI stated others are Mobilisation of the Research Agencies under the Ministry to participate actively; and Featuring the Ministry’s profiles, achievements in the official conference programme.

The visit opens a way forward to a fruitful partnership with the Ministry and its agencies to work together to advance the communication of science, technology, and innovation for national development.

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