As poor power supply persists in many parts of the country, the Nigerian government says it is pushing ahead to ramp up generation by 2022. The Federal Government has said it will grow Nigeria’s power generation to 11,000 megawatts by next year as measures to actualise this are well on course. The
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Nearly 1,400 joined the AI for Health Care Equity Conference that explored new AI technologies as a platform for change. Health care is at a junction, a point where artificial intelligence tools are being introduced to all areas of the space. This introduction comes with great expectations: AI has the potential
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The global offshore support vessel market continues to face difficult conditions, according to collaborative research between Braemar and Westwood. The global offshore support vessel (OSV) market continues to face difficult conditions, according to collaborative research between Braemar ACM Shipbroking and Westwood Global Energy Group. They estimated that the global market last year for
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The multi-billion naira Independent Power Plant (IPP) project in Kano State, which was said to have reached 95 per cent completion in July, 2020 and scheduled to be commissioned in October of the same year, is yet to see the light of the day. The nine-year uncompleted project, located at the
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The Nigerian Communications Satellite Limted, the Agency for Air Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar, and Thales Alenia Space carried out a Satellite-Based Augmentation System helicopter demonstration flight between Douala and Kribi in Cameroon. This was disclosed in a joint press statement on Thursday, titled ‘ASECNA teams up with NIGCOMSAT and
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A Tesla in Chengdu, China, reportedly crashed against a column in a parking structure after accelerating by itself. China’s state-run media outlet, the Global Times, reported in a recent article that a tesla in Chengdu, China, crashed against a column in a car park after accelerating by itself. Tesla claimed that
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Energy experts yesterday said financial discipline introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in the electricity industry has achieved desired results, especially transparency in revenue collection in the sector. But the stakeholders called for improvement in electricity supply, stressing that the sector must not smile to the bank when service
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The United States (US), the United Kingdom (UK), the European Union (EU), the Canadian Government and the Republic of Ireland, have expressed disappointment over the ban on Twitter’s operations in Nigeria. In a joint statement issued in Abuja, the diplomatic missions of Canada, the Delegation of European Union to Nigeria, the
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iPhone users who have installed Apple’s latest software update, iOS 14.6, are complaining that it’s draining their batteries — sometimes killing a full charge in mere hours. Apple customers slammed the company’s Community Forum and Twitter this week with gripes about the May 24 update. “My battery life on iOS 14.6 is terrible… is
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The challenges experienced by residents of Abeokuta and its environs in their quest for potable water will soon be over, as the completion of the Arakanga dam has been achieved. Special Adviser to the Governor on Water Resources and Special Duties, Engr. Adekunle Otun made the disclosure while featuring on a
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