In a modern business landscape, data is supreme and has become considerably crucial for enterprises. Even artificial intelligence (AI) is getting powered by Big Data. The secret lies in the capability to collect, sort through, and collate data from diverse sources. This brings in the capability to increase the insight-level and
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If Nigeria’s refineries were a private project, a fresh profitability analysis would certainly be required before an additional naira is released for the rehabilitation. That will require a detailed analysis of the expected cash flow and funding options. But the analysis would not stop at that. The refineries have a rich
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A new study from the African Digital Network, whose members include 30 in-country global digital rights organisations, activists, academics and analysts such as the University of Cape Town's (UCT) Associate Professor of Media Studies, Tanja Bosch, compared the digital rights landscapes of ten African countries to come to a worrying
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The Nigerian Government has begun the development of mineral resources across the six geopolitical zone of the country, the Minister of State, Mines and Steel Development, Uchechukwu Ogah said. Mr Ogah disclosed this in Enugu during the closing ceremony of the 32nd Enugu International Trade Fair. The minister said the government had
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The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has outlined five critical levers for gas development as Nigeria moves to leverage its abundant gas resources for national growth, diversification of the economy and to use gas as the fuel for economic transformation. Director, DPR, Mr Sarki Auwalu, made this known while speaking at
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The Nigerian Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (NIEEE) has advised the Federal Government to regulate equipment quality and standards to ensure better frequency transmission for digital television broadcasting. Stephen Moses, a fellow of NIEEE made the call at a virtual/physical eighth fellowship conferment and award ceremony, organised by the institute
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Cybercriminals have begun to traffic in fake vaccines and certificates, according to a new report. The darknet – a part of the internet that isn't visible to search engines and requires a special browser to access it – has seen a 300% spike in ads for fake vaccines in the last
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A chip designer talks about how advances in hardware will be needed to make the much-hyped artificially intelligent future a reality. Electrical engineer Kunle Olukotun has built a career out of building computer chips for the world. These days his attention is focused on new-age chips that will broaden the reach of
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The scale of investment in critical national infrastructure – rail, road, and power, being witnessed in Nigeria today, is unprecedented and commendable. However, to make a success of large-scale investments such as these, deliberate planning is mandatory. After all, “who among us will want to build a house and not
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Over one year after the 36 state governors agreed to implement the unified rate of N145 per linear metre fee for Right of Way (RoW) in the laying of fibre optic cables for broadband deployment, 29 states have refused to implement the agreement, a situation that is slowing down the
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