President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday (tomorrow) officially roll out the much-awaited National Gas Expansion Programme (NGEP) in Abuja, which is expected to gradually replace or complement the use of petrol by Nigerians. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, said the event would also herald the formal dispensing
Read More
A diplomatic tussle may be brewing between the Federal Government of Nigeria and China over the ongoing plan to concession the most viable four international airports across the country. The Chinese and Nigerian governments had in 2013 entered into a loan deal of $500 million to build four new airport terminals
Read More
A material that mimics human skin in strength, stretchability and sensitivity could be used to collect biological data in real time. Electronic skin, or e-skin, may play an important role in next-generation prosthetics, personalized medicine, soft robotics and artificial intelligence. "The ideal e-skin will mimic the many natural functions of human
Read More
THE US Army is said to be spending millions on neuroscience that could lead to 'telepathic' soldiers. The goal is to build a system that would allow soldiers to communicate via their brain signals. According to C4ISRNET, the US Army will spend $6.25million (£4.6million) on the project over five years. The plans could
Read More
In recent years, technology proponents have painted a rosy picture depicting the future of the corporate finance department. They believe its functioning will be revolutionised by a combination of cloud platforms and artificial intelligence. Unfortunately, today’s reality is somewhat different. As well as continually struggling with tedious workflows and manual processing,
Read More
Change is inevitable, but who would have expected a global shift to remote work overnight? Close to a year on, and it’s a new reality. While the initial transition was tough, organizations quickly began to eye the benefits of access to a wider distributed talent pool, better productivity among staff, and
Read More
The lingering tussle over who owns the Aba ring-fenced area between Geometric Power and Interstate Electric (Owners of the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has been finally laid to rest with the signing of the Asset Sale Agreement (ASA) between the two companies. The ASA was signed in Abuja, according to
Read More
China has developed a new high-speed train system for cross-border operations that will facilitate connectivity with other nations. The new high-speed system is designed to run on different track gauges, a feature that will enable these trains to operate on international routes. According to a Xinhua report, the train is developed by
Read More
Educational institutions, now more than ever, need to employ technology. One technology in particular that is exceptionally well-suited to deliver in the time of COVID-19 is augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR). What curriculum would not benefit from being immersed in a full 3D treatment without having to worry about
Read More
Fake news detectors, which have been deployed by social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook to add warnings to misleading posts, have traditionally flagged online articles as false based on the story's headline or content. However, recent approaches have considered other signals, such as network features and user engagements, in
Read More
