NextTv, a new media and entertainment platform, is set to challenge the monopoly enjoyed by South Africa’s Multichoice Digital Satellite TV’s (DStv) monopoly in Nigeria’s payTV market. The platform, a joint venture partnership between Nigus International, Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT) and China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC) pledged to
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An ethanol refining firm and a subsidiary of Nosak Group, Nosak Distilleries Limited, has announced the acquisition of 6,000 hectares of land in Edo State with a view to enhancing the cassava industry value chain. The firm added that the move was in a quest to source raw materials locally for
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The Nigerian Manufacturing Sector has been practically on the decline over the past two decades. This is in spite of the numerous policies and measures that have been articulated by successive governments. Manufacturing contribution to GDP remains at an average of 7 per cent over this period. The sector has remained
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The Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company did not refine any crude oil from February 2018 to January this year, the latest data obtained from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation showed. The Port Harcourt Refining Company was idle from July 2018 to January this year. It was gathered on Wednesday in Abuja that
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One of the biggest issues with putting astronauts on Mars for any length of time is the planet’s weak atmosphere and the lack of oxygen needed to sustain life. Astronauts would need to wear spacesuits almost constantly to live and work on Mars. However, a team of researchers at the California
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Burn-out has been added to the World Health Organisation's International Classification of Diseases The phrase "burn-out" has been used for years to describe the feeling of being physically and emotionally run down, but it has now been recognised it as a genuine medical condition. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has added "burn-out"
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Video games can be highly engrossing, but can some people become addicted to gaming? The World Health Organization (WHO) says yes. Recently, the WHO officially recognized "gaming disorder" as a mental health condition — adding the disorder to the International Classification of Diseases, or the ICD-11, the organization's official diagnostic manual,
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College students in Colorado were secretly photographed beginning in 2012 as part of a government-funded facial recognition project, the Colorado Springs Independent found. The project, led by Dr. Terrance Boult, a professor at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, captured more than 16,000 images of 1,732 individuals between February 2012 and September 2013. The camera
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All applications that work on Android will work on the new operating system, according to Huawei Huawei has confirmed that it will launch its home-grown mobile operating system next month, as Google prepares to cut off the Chinese smartphone maker's Android license. A Middle East executive for the firm told TechRadar that the
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