Business
RMRDC visits reusable hygiene-products maker in Minna
The council reviewed Pad-Up Creations’ processes and discussed local inputs; no support decision or amount was announced.
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Technology
RMRDC, UNDP and Abia discuss research commercialisation
A meeting in Abia discussed linking ECoN and UNIPOD and equipment gaps in textile and leather production; needs were to be submitted for consideration.
Agriculture
RMRDC and Taraba plan assessments of agricultural and mineral value chains
RMRDC and Taraba officials discussed resource mapping and pre-feasibility under TETIA 2026–2031; a proposed assessment of five to seven chains is not an investment or plant approval.
Economy
RMRDC given role in Niger State export-promotion action plans
The state export-promotion committee appointed an RMRDC coordinator to lead work on raw-material clusters and technology and infrastructure priorities.
Economy
Zamfara export-readiness programme links local processing with value addition
RMRDC backed a closer link between local raw-material processing and export preparation at a capacity-building programme organised by NEPC and the Technology Incubation Centre.
Agriculture
Al-Jouf olive presses begin the 2026 production season
Olive presses in northern Saudi Arabia began receiving this year’s harvest in October; industry figures cited by SPA include historical output data.
Technology
OrbitronAI and Aramco Digital form industrial AI partnership
The agreement, signed at LEAP in Riyadh in early September, is intended to develop and commercialize AI agents for asset-intensive industries.
Infrastructure
DEWA outlines a clean-energy target for desalinated water
Dubai water losses fell to 4.4% in 2025; the Hassyan reverse-osmosis plant is planned for 180 million imperial gallons a day.
Infrastructure
Emirates to add 14 Dubai–Durban flights over year-end period
The airline said it will operate a second daily service on selected dates in December 2026 and January 2027.
Technology
MBZUAI researchers present a 3D language model for fine-grained grounding
MBZUAI’s Ground3D-LMM links text prompts to 3D point clouds to locate and measure objects and their parts.
Infrastructure
Dubai airport vertiport completes energy and digital systems
VDX near DXB reached technical completion in April and was certified for eVTOL operations in July.
Education
EGA expands Engineer the Future STEM programme to 25 more schools
Emirates Global Aluminium plans to take its STEM programme to 25 additional schools in the 2026/27 academic year.