Advert for New Position (Deputy Executive Director)

afrigistadmin2025-08-11T16:33:25+00:00

International Vacancy Announcement for the Post of Deputy Executive Director Basic salary: D1 ($32,803.00 - $42,111.00) I. Introduction The Governing Council of the African Regional Institute for Geospatial Information Science and Technology (AFRIGIST), Obafemi Awolowo University Campus, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, hereby announces to the international academic and professional communities that the post of the Deputy Executive Director will be vacant with effect from 1st March 2026. II. The Institute The African Regional Institute for Geospatial Information Science and Technology (AFRIGIST), formerly known as Regional Centre for Training in Aerospace Surveys (RECTAS), was established in 1972 under the auspices of the United [...]

Advert for New Position (Deputy Executive Director)afrigistadmin2025-08-11T16:33:25+00:00

ECOWAS Regional Geospatial Data Infrastructure (RGDI) 2025
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ECOWAS Regional Geospatial Data Infrastructure (RGDI) 2025

afrigistadmin2025-06-02T11:12:11+00:00

From March 27 to 28, 2025, Prof Joseph Oloukoi, Head of Advancement and Linkages, represented AFRIGIST at the Consultative Workshop on the ECOWAS Regional Geospatial Data Infrastructure (RGDI) held in Lomé, Republic of Togo. The meeting was organised by the ECOWAS Early Warning Directorate (EWD) to validate the SDI framework and gather input from key stakeholders before its full implementation. The objectives of the workshop were to: validate the draft of SDI framework to ensure alignment with regional priorities and recognised methodologies, strengthen collaboration and ownership by securing buy-in from Member States and ECOWAS institutions, develop an implementation roadmap defining [...]

ECOWAS Regional Geospatial Data Infrastructure (RGDI) 2025afrigistadmin2025-06-02T11:12:11+00:00

Enhancing Water Management with Digital Earth Africa

afrigistadmin2025-05-30T10:08:07+00:00

Capacity Building - DE Africa Sponsored Training for the staff of the Ministry of Energy, Water and Mines and the Ministry of Living Environment and Transport, in Charge of Sustainable Development in Benin Republic. Held on the 12th and 13th May 2025 at Cotonou, Benin Republic. Syntheses of Training On the 12th and 13th of May 2025 AFRIGIST has conducted a training workshop on Water Resources management using DE Africa platforms. The capacity building activity trained the staff of the Ministry of Energy, Water and mines and the Ministry of Living Environment and Transport, in charge of Sustainable Development in Benin [...]

Enhancing Water Management with Digital Earth Africaafrigistadmin2025-05-30T10:08:07+00:00

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF AFRIGIST PAYS COURTESY CALL ON DIRECTOR OF SURVEY
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF AFRIGIST PAYS COURTESY CALL ON DIRECTOR OF SURVEY

afrigistadmin2023-05-04T10:08:43+00:00

The newly appointed Executive Director (ED)/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the African Regional Institute for Geospatial Information Science and Technology (AFRIGIST) paid a courtesy call on the Director of Survey (DoS) on 2nd May, 2023. The ED in the person of Prof. Lazarus Mustapha Ojigi was accompanied by Surv. Abdoulaye Belem (Dep. Exec. Director), and were both welcomed by the DoS who happens to be the current Chairman of the Governing Council of AFRIGIST, with some key management members of the Survey and Mapping Division. The ED articulated his vision for the institution which included startegies for marketing the school [...]

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF AFRIGIST PAYS COURTESY CALL ON DIRECTOR OF SURVEYafrigistadmin2023-05-04T10:08:43+00:00

ECOWAS to Partner with AFRIGIST
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ECOWAS to Partner with AFRIGIST

afrigistadmin2018-06-12T05:56:05+00:00

Abuja — As Nigeria's 2019 election approaches, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the African Regional Institute for Geospatial Information Technology during their International Workshop on Digital Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing For Improved Governance (AFRIGIST) has concluded arrangements to deploy scientific technology tool called, "Handset Situation Room," to ensure a free, fair, credible polls at all levels.. The tool, used by advanced countries, will enable its observers to use handsets that would monitor elections at specific polls, provide information to a situation room with screen technologies to view live reports of the entire exercise on ground. The [...]

ECOWAS to Partner with AFRIGISTafrigistadmin2018-06-12T05:56:05+00:00

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