Ibom Air has announced that its two new Airbus A220 aircraft hit the skies yesterday, bringing the much-needed capacity, more comfort, enhanced safety and increased reliability to the domestic air travel market. The airline said both new leased aircraft were the result of the its decision to fast- track its fleet
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Transcorp Energy, a subsidiary of Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc, says it is seeking to partner with the federal government to build nuclear power plants as an alternative energy source. Peter Ikenga, head of Transcorp Energy business, announced this during a meeting with Ogbonnaya Onu, minister of science and technology. While unveiling Transcorp’s
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As demand for plant-based alternatives to meat rises, Barcelona-based startup Novameat is using its 3D printing technology to manufacture vegetarian “steaks” that it hopes will reach the mass market next year. Novameat plans to sell its “steaks” directly to consumers and to businesses such as restaurants interested in producing plant-based meat,
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The Senate on Thursday passed the Petroleum Industry Bill and approved 3 per cent for the host communities The upper chamber passed the PIB, 2021 after the clause by clause consideration of the report of its joint committee on Petroleum (Upstream, Downstream and Gas) on PIB. Although the Senate approved three per
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Eight teachers from Greensprings School have been certified as HP IDEA Fellows, and the school has been decorated as one of the first HP IDEA Schools in the Middle East & Africa. This certification and decoration marked the completion of the year-long Innovation & Digital Education Academy (IDEA) programme by Hewlett-Packard
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The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has commenced operations of the National Public Key Infrastructure (NPKI). The national PKI is expected to guarantee secure communication for all online services, provide security against unauthorised access and disclosure of stored information by addressing the fundamentals of cybersecurity – confidentiality, integrity, authentication, and
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As part of measures to curb rising cases of fraudulent phone calls across the globe, the Global System for Mobile telecommunications Association (GSMA) is expanding its fraud prevention service portfolio across the industry. This move is expected to enhance the telecoms industry’s capacity to combat robocalling and other unwanted or fraudulent
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As part of its commitment to African startups and underserved communities, Google has announced new initiatives targeted at supporting startups in Africa. This includes a $3 million Black Founders Fund for African startups and a $3 million Google.org grant to help low-income communities develop entrepreneurial skills and funding. The Google for
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The Credit Bureau Association of Nigeria (CBAN) has stated that despite efforts by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), credit bureaus, and financial institutions to make loans accessible to Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), only four per cent out of the 40 million MSMEs in the country have access
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Seven years ago, we published an article in IEEE Spectrum titled “What It Would Really Take to Reverse Climate Change.” We described what we had learned as google engineers who worked on a well-intentioned but ultimately failed effort to cut the cost of renewable energy. We argued that incremental improvements
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