- Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission [NAEC] gets new Acting Chairman
Engr. Anthony I. Ekedegwa is a pioneer staff of the Commission. He was the Director, Planning, Licensing, Sitting and Design (PLSD) in the Nuclear Power Plant Directorate (NPPD) of the Commission until his recent appointment as Acting Chairman.
WHO we are
The Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission (NAEC), created by Act 46 of 1976 (Cap N91 LFN, 2004), is the national focal agency charged with the responsibility for the promotion of the development of atomic energy and for all matters relating to the peaceful use of atomic energy.
NAEC was, however, activated and became fully operational in July, 2006 under the aegis of the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, by the appointment of its pioneer Director-General/Chief Executive Officer
Goal
To develop the ways and technical machinery to effectively explore, exploit and harness atomic energy for peaceful applications for sustainable national development..
Vision
To lay an enduring foundation for the building of a world-class institution for the development and peaceful deployment of nuclear technology in all its ramifications for national development in conformity with international best practices.
Mission
To develop a sustainable framework imbued with the fundamental elements of a high safety culture for the peaceful application of nuclear science and technology for the socio-economic development of Nigeria.
NAEC Latest News
NAEC to Collaborate with UNN & FUD
The Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission (NAEC) on Thursday, 5th December, 2024 in Abuja signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Nigeria Nsukka, Enugu
State on “Building of National Capacity for Developing and Harnessing Nuclear Energy for Peaceful Application, Including Nuclear Technology Domestication for National Socioeconomic Development”.
Acting Chairman/CEO, NAEC, Engr. Anthony I.G. Ekedegwa signed on behalf of NAEC while the Deputy VC, Academic, Prof. Johnson Urama signed on behalf of UNN.
In a similar event, NAEC also signed an MoU with the Federal University of Dutse (FUD), Jigawa State on “Cooperation in Education, Training and Capacity Building in Nuclear Science”.
IAEA Hosts Inter-ministerial Conference
The 2024 IAEA Inter-ministerial Conference on Nuclear Science, Technology and Applications and the Technical Cooperation (TC) program kicked off on Tuesday 26th November, 2024 in Vienna, Austria.
The conference serves as a platform for decision makers from Member States to explore how nuclear science and technology in collaboration with the IAEA’s TC programme are addressing global challenges in the areas of climate change, rising hunger, water scarcity and plastic pollution.
The conference is aimed at facilitating the development and deployment of nuclear techniques to assist countries achieve the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Nigeria’s Statement at the ongoing conference was delivered by the AG. Chairman/CEO of NAEC, Engr. Anthony I.G. Ekedegwa.
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The Ag. Chairman/CEO, NAEC, Engr. Anthony Ekedegwa was on Monday, 18th November, 2024 at the Chinese Embassy in Abuja to pay a courtesy visit to the new Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, H.E. Yu Dunhai as part of his familiarization tour to stakeholders since assumption of office.
The purpose of the visit was to further strengthen the partnership between the two countries on Nigeria’s nuclear energy programme in the areas of manpower training and capacity development, nuclear power plant development and the Multi – Purpose Research Reactor. The Ag. Chairman also informed the Ambassador that one of his short term priorities since taking over leadership of NAEC is the revitalization of the Gamma Irradiation Facility (GIF) in Sheda.
At the invitation of the Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, H. E. Amb. Yusuf M. Tuggar, the Ag. Chairman/CEO of the Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission, Engr. Anthony I.G. Ekedegwa was part of Nigeria’s delegation to the First Ministerial Conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum in Sochi.
On the sidelines of the Conference, which kicked off on Saturday, 9th November, 2024 in Sochi, at the Russian Federation, the NAEC delegation held extensive discussions with representatives from the TOMSK Polytechnic University, the Russian Federation and the Head of Floating Nuclear Power Plant Project in ROSATOM.
IAEA Experts Visit NAEC
An IAEA Expert Mission in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO) through the Integrated Mission Programme of Action for Cancer Therapy (imPACT) is in Nigeria for cancer control exercise.
The imPACT Review Mission which is at the request of Member States is an IAEA service intended to assess Member States readiness to develop and implement long term radiation medicine infrastructure and capacity building plans, including the relevant safety, regulatory and quality assessment requirements within the framework of a national control programme.
