Some industry stakeholders have expressed concern that a larger percentage of Nigeria’s identity data are still in silos with different federal government agencies. They called on the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to speed up the process of integrating the country’s national identity data into a single database for easy academic
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Tucked under the belly of the Perseverance rover that will be landing on Mars in just a few days is a little helicopter called Ingenuity. Its body is the size of a box of tissues, slung underneath a pair of 1.2m carbon fiber rotors on top of four spindly legs.
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Prof. Mrs Christianah Olakitan Ijagbemi is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering (Energy & Environment) of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria. She earned the first female professorial chair in the faculty of engineering of the University; the second female professor of mechanical engineering in Nigeria recently. Her works include modeling,
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Visa has announced the launch of the 2021 Visa Everywhere Initiative. A global innovation program for FinTech companies. “Fintech companies from all over the world are invited to participate in the Visa Global Competition. With a total prize survey of $125,000 and an opportunity to draw the international professional community’s attention to their
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Bitcoin (BTC) sold for over $50,000 in Tuesday morning trading, another all-time high in its latest bull run. The digital asset reached a high of $50,689.18 before 8 AM EST at Binance, the largest market for BTC with over 5% of its daily volume, according to CoinMarketCap — a price data
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Bill Gates believes the wealthiest countries should switch to eating “100% synthetic beef” in order to help combat climate change. The second-richest man in the world floated his ideas to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in a new interview with MIT’s Technology Review. “I do think all rich countries should move to 100%
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The Minister of Power, Mr Sale Mamman, on Tuesday, has said that the Federal Government spends over N50 billion monthly on electricity. r Aaron Artimas, Special Adviser, Media and Communications to the Minister of Power, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja. Artimas quoted the minister as saying this when he received
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EkoExcel recently commemorated the 2021 International Day of Women and Girls in Science, set aside by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), on February 11, to provide the right foundation for girls to pursue science. Themed, ‘Women Scientists at the Forefront of the Fight Against COVID-19’, the day emphasised
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The Vice-Chancellor, Edo University Iyamho, Professor Emmanuel Aluyor has been honoured for his outstanding excellence in engineering education, by the Federation of African Engineering Organisations (FAEO). The honour was bestowed on him at the 2020 General Assembly and Investiture award ceremony of the organisation held virtually from Ghana recently, owing to
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What W Expect From Okonjo-Iweala’s WTO —African Tech CEOs On Monday evening, after the World Trade Organisation’s general council confirmed her as the 7th director-general, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala told the press over Zoom that “it is both exciting and daunting to be here because I take the reins of the WTO at
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