Nigeria’s National Research & Education Network providing high-speed Internet, federated identity services & interconnection for Higher Education Institutions

Abuja, Nigeria
Joined January 2013
In a significant step towards strengthening digital connectivity in Nigerian higher education, 59 universities, polytechnics and colleges of education have been onboarded onto the NgREN Identity Federation (NgRENID)
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MATLAB licences have been renewed for additional 10 member institutions: UNN, OAU, MAU, UNIMAID, UNIZIK, FUTMINNA, BUK, UI, UNIJOS and UNICAL. Use MATLAB to advance teaching, learning and research. Access and activation details will be shared through institutional channels.
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Renewal of MATLAB licence for staff, researchers and students of: ABU, ATBU, FUAM, UNIBEN and NOUN. The licence supports teaching, learning, research, data analysis and computational activities. Access and activation details will be communicated through institutional channels.
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NgREN Urges Women-in-WACREN to Use Technology to Tackle Climate Change – Excellence excellencenewsletter.ng/2026…
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We are pleased to share with our Community some updates from DrillBit Anti-plagiarism software
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NgREN Calls for Participation in Women-in-WACREN Climate Innovation Lab 2026 tinyurl.com/3ah3yhac
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Nigerian REN (NgREN) retweeted
👏 💫 Hurray! The #𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐈𝐧𝐖𝐀𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐍 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 launched! 📢Climate Innovation Lab 👉 lnkd.in/dxgJakSE 📢𝐶𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝐹𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑠 => lnkd.in/dn8n5pX6 📢𝐶𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑀𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑠 => lnkd.in/dCcxGJg3 Deadline - 15 Sept.
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FG to Digitalise Primary, Secondary Schools Through NgREN by 2027 tinyurl.com/ybd66svb
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🎥 Hon. Osita Chidoka, OFR, Chairman of the NgREN/CONES Board, highlights how NgREN is empowering the average Nigerian #student through reliable connectivity and access to global research and education resources. @Athena_centre @osita_chidoka #NgREN #HigherEducation #Students
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Nigerian REN (NgREN) retweeted
We had representatives from @NigerianREN, GAMREN (The Gambian NREN), and @WACREN joining us at the Technical Workshop and the 7th AGM. A show of solidarity and camaraderie. #GARNETAGM
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NgREN Completes Phase 1 Identity Federation Onboarding, Expanding Nigerian Access to Global Research Services tinyurl.com/5xpcp8dk
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NUC Plans 10-Year STEM Strategy to Turn Nigerian Universities into Innovation Hubs by 2036 tinyurl.com/4k3nfyfx
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Dr Joshua Atah, NgREN Programme Coordinator, joins participants and NgREN technical staff during Batch 1 of the NgRENID Capacity Building Programme. The training equips technical personnel to deploy Identity Providers (IdPs) and onboard their institutions to NgRENID
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Hon. @osita_chidoka, OFR, Chairman of the NgREN/CONES Board, speaks on #NgREN's mission to provide connectivity and digital educational services to Nigeria's Universities, Polytechnics, and Colleges of Education, driving teaching, learning, research, & innovation @Athena_centre
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NUC Says Blueprint ICT-Dev Project Could Be Expanded as Implementation Committee Meets – Excellence
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This two-day capacity building programme is designed to equip technical personnel from participating institutions with the knowledge and practical skills required to onboard their institutions to the Nigerian Research and Education Network  Identity Federation (NgRENID).
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Participants will receive hands-on training on Identity Provider (IdP) deployment, federation requirements, authentication, metadata management, and best practices to enable secure access to NgREN services and global research and education resources.
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Nigerian REN (NgREN) retweeted
This reaffirms GARNET's commitment to building technical capacity across our community. Especially pleased to welcome engineers from sister NRENs in Nigeria, The Gambia and Togo. Together, we are strengthening research and education networks across West Africa #GARNETAGM2026
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Nigerian REN (NgREN) retweeted
The #GARNETAGM2026 🇬🇭 week has begun with a 4-day intensive workshop on Network Management & Monitoring (NMM) with Prometheus and Grafana. Close to 8⃣0⃣ campus network administrators from across universities in Ghana are being hosted at @KNUSTGH in Kumasi.
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