The Nigerian National Electrotechnical Committee (NN-IEC) is prepared to work with Blue Apple to facilitate the setting up of the IEC Young Professionals Program in Nigeria. This is to improve the transfer of technologies and experiences of mentoring young electrical and electronics engineering professionals. The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) which is
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The Federal Government has inaugurated an inter-ministerial committee to tackle illegal refining of crude oil in the Niger Delta. Members of the committee are drawn from the Ministry of Defence, Defence Headquarters, army, navy, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Federal Ministry of Justice, Ministry of
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Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) recorded a revenue deficit of N24 billion and 15,032 cases of vandalism on its assets between January and July, this year. IBEDC Chief Operating Officer, John Ayodeji, who declared this at the IBEDC half year briefing, stated that the company was running at a loss and
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Researchers are yet to access the $50 million earmarked by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) for Research and Development (R&D). Its Executive Secretary, Simbi Wabote, made this known ahead of the R&D Fair briefing. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, would launch the $50 million
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The Federal Government has unveiled Satellite Infrastructure Company ( SIC) and the Satellite Broadband and Broadcasting Company (SBBC), two new subsidiary companies created from the Nigerian Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT). Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, unveiled the new firm to stakeholders and channel partners at the just concluded NIGCOMSAT
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Since the passage and eventual assent by President Muhammadu Buhari to the much-talked-about PIA, there has been a huge debate as to whether Nigeria needs a frontier basins exploration fund or one that is devoted to financing renewable energy sources. This report weighs the arguments on both sides and how
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Director General/Chief Executive of the Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON), Mallam Farouk Salim in this interview disclose how SON confiscated and mopped up sub-standard products running into billions of Naira since he came on board. excerpts: How do you feel on your new duty post? I am grateful to President Muhammadu Buhari
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Royal Dutch Shell has announced its intention to produce two million tonnes of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by 2025, which would mark a ten-fold increase from current global output of SAF. Aviation, which accounts for 3 per cent of CO2 emissions, is considered a hard-to-abate sectordue to a lack of technologically
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President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Federal Inland revenue service (FIRS) to deploy necessary technology to effectively tax all digital transactions carried out in Nigeria, in an effort to significantly raise the nation’s tax revenue. Addressing 17th General Assembly and 10th Anniversary of the West African Administrations Forum (WATAF), in Abuja, yesterday, The Secretary to
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Whilst the pandemic has affected all genders and almost everyone around the world, women are still getting the shorter end of the stick as the employment gender gap increases. A widening employment gender gap is affecting women everywhere — even though they have generally tried to improve their employability and skills
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