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Against Funding Odds, Adepoju Leads NASRDA to Global Excellence

By The Insight Team December 21, 2025 181

mostbet mostbet pinup mostbet mostbet pinup pinup Dr. Felix Babatunde Ale As the curtain draws on the year 2025, it is fitting to pause, reflect, and celebrate the remarkable journey of the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA). Despite challenges occasioned by the non-release of funds for capital projects this year, NASRDA has emerged with a success story worth telling—thanks to […]Continue Reading

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‎NASRDA Gets Presidential Approval For Four New Satellites

By The Insight Team August 23, 2025 1486

The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) has secured presidential approval to launch four new satellites, a move described as a landmark step toward redefining Nigeria’s technological trajectory. ‎ ‎Dr. Felix Ale, Director of Media and Corporate Communications of NASRDA, disclosed this over the weekend while speaking with journalists at the Eko Hotel in Continue Reading

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NASRDA Makes History, Sends Indigenous Seeds to Space

By The Insight Team August 2, 2025 610

History was made on Friday, as the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) successfully launched Nigerian indigenous seeds to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard NASA’s Crew-11 Mission from Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States. The Director of Media and Corporate Communications at NASRDA, Dr. Felix Ale, described the event as a groundbreaking Continue Reading

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Oka Day 2025: NASRDA’s Felix Ale Extols Olubaka’s Leadership

By The Insight Team July 31, 2025 330

  A communication scholar and Director of Media and Corporate Communications at the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), Dr. Felix Ale, has congratulated the Olubaka of Oka, Oba Yusuf Adebori Adeleye, on the occasion of the 2025 edition of Oka Day, scheduled to hold on Saturday, August 2, 2025. In a press statement […]Continue Reading

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Nigerian-born Chief Salis Lauded by NASRDA for Spaceflight

By The Insight Team July 26, 2025 359

The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) has applauded Chief Owolabi Salis for his pioneering space mission, hailing his achievement as a historic milestone in Nigeria’s space journey and a symbol of the nation’s rising profile in global space exploration.   In a press release issued by Dr. Felix Ale, Director, Media and Corporate […]Continue Reading

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‎From Satellites to Soil: How NASRDA Backs Tinubu’s Food Vision

By The Insight Team July 8, 2025 377

Daniel Adaji ‎ ‎ ‎In a quiet, wood-paneled conference hall at Hawthorn Suites in Abuja, scientists, policymakers, and agricultural experts from across West Africa gathered, not just for another workshop, but for what could be a turning point in the region’s fight against hunger. ‎ ‎At the heart of this moment stood the National Space […]Continue Reading

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‎NASRDA, ANSO, AIRCAS Partner to Digitally Transform Agriculture in West Africa

By The Insight Team July 1, 2025 427

‎ The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), in partnership with the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (AIRCAS) and the Alliance of International Science Organisations (ANSO), has launched a regional training workshop to advance digital agriculture across West Africa using satellite technology. ‎ ‎The three-day Continue Reading

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‎NASRDA Urges Afreximbank to Boost Space Sector Finance

By The Insight Team June 27, 2025 291

‎ ‎ ‎The Director Media and Corporate Communications of the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), Dr Felix Ale has called on the management of the African Export – Import Bank(Afreximbank) to help foster development, finance projects, foster regional cooperation and promote public-private partnerships in the critical sector of space science and Continue Reading

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Akpabio Endorses NASRDA’s Role in National Security

By The Insight Team May 23, 2025 476

…Pledges National Assembly’s Support for Space Agency The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has pledged the unwavering support of the National Assembly to the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), describing the Agency as central to solving Nigeria’s security and socio-economic challenges. Speaking through Senator Samson Akong at Continue Reading

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Innovation Key to Nigeria’s Future – Nnaji

By The Insight Team May 14, 2025 356

  The Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Chief Uche Nnaji, has declared that Nigeria’s future will no longer be driven by mineral resources but by innovation, technology, and intellectual capital. Speaking on Wednesday at the 22nd National Council on Innovation, Science, and Technology held in Abuja, Nnaji emphasised that “leadership among nations is no Continue Reading

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Space Agency Teams with Grassroots Group to Empower Youth

By The Insight Team April 14, 2025 640

Sanni Marvelous The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) has launched a pilot phase of its Empowerment and Skill Acquisition Project in collaboration with the Grassroot Bridge Builders, aiming to equip Nigerian youth with practical, industry-relevant skills in the telecommunications sector. Speaking at the official launch in Abuja on Monday, the Director Continue Reading

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Nigeria eyes $20bn annual revenue from space economy – Minister

By The Insight Team April 8, 2025 489

… unveils new insignia   The Federal Government has announced its target of generating over $20bn annually from Nigeria’s rapidly evolving space economy, leveraging a newly launched space security platform and comprehensive regulatory reforms. Speaking at the launch event in Abuja on Tuesday, Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Chief Uche Geoffrey Continue Reading