The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Nigerian Gas Company and Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading (NBET) Plc and other stakeholders are firming fresh plans to address the perennial challenges facing gas-fired power plants in the country. Although Nigeria has over 203 trillion cubic feet of gas, most
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China has made initial achievements in building the world’s largest 5G mobile network. Liu Liehong, vice minister, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) on Monday said in a briefing that the country has built a total of 792,000 5G base stations at the end of February. Liehong said this made the
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The Federal Government has approached the Rivers Government for partnership in exploiting numerous mineral resources in the state. Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Uchechukwu Ogah, made the move when he visited Governor Nyesom Wike at the Government House, Port Harcourt, yesterday. Ogah said: “The Federal Government is soliciting the support and
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Banks are strengthening customer relationships by using AI to guide engagement, but the capability stacks have to include the right decision-making elements. The ongoing transition to digital channels creates an opportunity for banks to serve more customers, expand market share, and increase revenue at lower cost. Crucially, banks that pursue this opportunity
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Mowa Ijasanmi is a university student in southwest Nigeria. He spends as much as ₦18,000 ($50) every month to access the internet. His time on the internet is spent attending virtual meetings, streaming or downloading lecture videos, and communicating with people. The high cost of data in Nigeria is one
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The Federal Government is currently subjecting the 50 per cent reduction in the Mambilla Hydroelectric Power project installed capacity to an independent review. In February, the Minister of Power, Sale Mamman, had stated that the capacity of the Mambilla project had been revised downward from 3,050 megawatts to 1,525MW, as the
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Microsoft has announced the Surface Laptop 4, the newest in its Windows 10 PC notebook series, with AMD and Intel processors available in all sizes, for the first time. The Surface Laptop 4 is a standard luxury laptop with a 13.5in or 15in touchscreen display which offers a smoother hardware and
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The President, Nigerian Academy of Engineering, Alex Ogedegbe, has said that the academy will promote engineering research that will boost industrial development in the country. He spoke during a virtual public lecture organised by the academy on ‘The strategic role of engineering in containing COVID-19 pandemic’. “The academy is committed to developing
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Minister for Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has directed that before Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) pays for any contract, all the papers relating to such contract must be submitted to the field forensic auditors in the appropriate state for verification. Akpabio gave the directive when he kicked off the
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Nigeria allegedly lost about $2.5 billion in the last 45 years due to poor implementation of several failed national identity projects, according to the Chairman of Chams Plc, Mr. Demola Aladekomo. He said this at a recent webinar organised by the University of Lagos MBA 83-84 class. Aladekomo, who spoke on the
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