Nigeria is set to host its maiden National Science, Technology and Innovation Communication Conference (STICOMMS’25), following official endorsement from the Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology (FMIST).
The Minister, Chief Uche Nnaji, announced the Ministry’s support for the initiative, describing it as a unique and pioneering platform that will deepen public understanding and engagement in science, technology, and innovation across the country.
Chief Nnaji further assured the organisers, African University of Science and Technology (AUST) and partners led by the AUST President, Prof. Azikiwe Peter Onwualu, and STICOMMS’25 local organising committee (LOC), that the Ministry will collaborate with them to achieve the desired goals of the conference.
He added that the conference is coming at the right time when the ministry is working tirelessly to promote Research and Innovation outputs from various research agencies.
The Minister also 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, the President of the African University of Science and Technology (AUST), Abuja, Prof. Azikiwe Peter Onwualu, who led the STICOMMS’25 LOC on a visit to the Minister, highlighted that 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), scheduled for October 21–23, 2025, at AUST.
During the engagement, the AUST President highlighted areas of collaboration, which include Endorsement of the conference by the Minister; Delivery of a Keynote Address at the opening session; nomination and sponsorship of Ministry staff, alongside showcasing selected innovations.
Others are the mobilisation of the Research Agencies under the Ministry to participate actively, and featuring the Ministry’s profiles and achievements in the official conference programme.
The visit opens a way forward to a fruitful partnership with the Ministry and its agencies in working together to advance the communication of science, technology, and innovation for national development.
