Minister Reiterates FG's Support For The STICOMMS 2026 Conference.

The newly appointed Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Dr. Kingsley Tochukwu Udeh, SAN has reassured the African University of Science and Technology (AUST), Abuja in particular and the Local Organizing Committee of the Science, Technology and Innovation Communication Conference ( STICOMMS) in general of the federal government's support for the STICOMMS conference scheduled to hold from January 20-22, 2026.

The minister made this promise while welcoming the AUST President, Prof. Azikiwe Peter Onwualu, FAS and the LOC members of the STICOMMS conference who paid him a courtesy visit in his office in Abuja recently.

He expressed his appreciation on the visit and the objectives of hosting the conference adding that such conferences have a way of Reshaping national development.

The minister further reiterated his predecessor's promise of encouraging parastatals under his ministry to participate actively in the forthcoming conference.

Earlier in his speech, the AUST President, Prof. Azikiwe Peter Onwualu, FAS, congratulated the Honorable Minister on his recent appointment and wished him a successful tenure.

Onwualu, stressed the importance of the STICOMMS Conference, which according to him aims to bring together the academia, the government, captains of industry and innovators to exchange ideas and propose practical solutions on how to effectively communicate research feats in innovations,science and technology.

Prof. Onwualu used that opportunity to invite the Honorable Minister formally to the conference and to further seek for the ministry's support more especially in mobilizing key government parastatals under his ministry to contribute to the success of the event.

In his words " STICOMMS poses as a bridge between policy and practice, and we believe that with your support, the much needed gap between research feats, how they are reported and the utilization of these feats in tackling national challenges would to a large extent be a thing of the past hence our appeal for your ministry's support”

Prof. Onwualu was accompanied on the visit by Dr. Bosco Okolo-Obi, Chairman STICOMMS LOC; Mr. Segun Ayeoyenikan, Secretary, Technical Sub committee, STICOMMS; Mr. Augustine Akubor, Mrs Nsima Joseph, Mr. Kingsley Madu of the STICOMMS organizing committee and Mr. Chidiebere Uchendu, Media Assistant, AUST.

With this strategic engagement, momentum continues to build for the STICOMMS 2026, a conference poised to make lasting impact in Nigeria’s innovation and development landscape.