The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has called on Nigerians to the fact that there are increasing risks of data breach through the mobile applications (apps) downloaded on our phones. In a statement signed by the Head, Corporate Affairs and External Relations, Hadiza Umar, the agency said the development has
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Top chip makers in China have been speeding up efforts to reduce their use of US semiconductor equipment since last year. To that, the country’s top contract chipmaker, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation, better known as SMIC, is planning to build a new fabrication facility that will become China’s largest such
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New superconducting magnet breaks magnetic field strength records, paving the way for practical, commercial, carbon-free power. It was a moment three years in the making, based on intensive research and design work: On Sept. 5, for the first time, a large high-temperature superconducting electromagnet was ramped up to a field strength
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Anyone using a cellphone, laptop or electric vehicle depends on lithium. The element is in tremendous demand. And although the supply of lithium around the world is plentiful, getting access to it and extracting it remains a challenging and inefficient process. An interdisciplinary team of engineers and scientists is developing a
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The Federal Executive Council has approved the National Policy on Fifth Generation (5G) Networks for Nigeria’s Digital Economy. The 5G Policy was approved at the Council meeting today, Wednesday, 8th September 2021, following the presentation by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami). The implementation of
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PwC, a professional services firm and Rack Centre, West Africa’s Carrier Neutral Tier III Data Centre, have collaborated to explore how Africa could leverage the digital revolution in a second webinar series on Africa, titled: ‘The Next Digital Frontier’, with focus on digital infrastructure as a key enabler for growth. With
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The latest report by the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has indicated that Globacom is the preferred network for new telecoms subscribers for both voice and data services in the month of July. This was contained in the industry regulator’s report, which noted that Globacom added over a million new customers to
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The increasing rate of abandoned cargoes currently causing congestion at the seaports has triggered concerns among the stakeholders. The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have immediately swung into action to decongest the ports. The Acting Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello-Koko, has urged the
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For many years, the Petroleum Industry Bill became in the National Assembly the battle line across which stood familiar ethnic warriors cheered on by their people who saw in the bill a historic opportunity to look out for their own interests and nothing more. There was always something to hold back
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The federal government is set to improve transportation modes as a way of cutting the cost of production and enhancing the ease of doing business in the country. This is coming on the heels of the 16th edition of the National Council on Transportation (NCT) with the theme: “Sustainable Transportation: Panacea
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