Nedogas Development Company Limited (NDCL), a joint venture company between Xenergi Limited and NCDMB Capacity Development Intervention Company, has, in collaborative partnership with the Nigerian Gas Company Limited (NGC), a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC), successfully completed the construction and technical commissioning of a 300 MMscfd Capacity
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Seplat Energy yesterday announced its acquisition of oil and gas assets belonging to Mobil Oil Producing Nigeria Unlimited (MPNU), in a deal seen as the first since the signing of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) by President Muhammadu Buhari in August last year. The deal is however subject Ministerial Consent
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Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the revised Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy instituted 10 years ago. Ogbonnaya Onu, minister of Science and Technology, disclosed this on Wednesday while briefing State House reporters on the outcome of the virtual FEC meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. According to him, the approval
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Specs, Africa’s software and financial technology giant, is commemorating its 30th anniversary and has expanded its operations through the establishment of two subsidiaries – SystemSpecs Technology Services Limited (STSL) and Remita Payment Services Limited (RPSL). John Obaro, group managing director, SystemSpecs, middle, flanked by other officials at the press conference recently. The
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Getting to hospital, or going to school, work or the market for most people in rural Tanzania depends on crossing a river safely. About 40 million people live in remote parts of the East African country, one of the world's poorest economies. High costs of steel and reinforced concrete and a fast-growing
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Online shopping for clothing offers consumers convenience but comes with some notable downsides for them and the environment. Size and fit issues often prompt consumers to return the items, which leads to increased carbon costs. New body-mapping technology developed in the Cornell University College of Human Ecology's Department of Human Centered
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The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, yesterday, said the increase in prices of crude oil was not in the best interest of Nigeria. Reacting to the rising prices of crude, including Brent, which rose to $103.33 from $96 per barrel in the global market, the minister said Nigeria
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AI could help to tackle widespread disparities in the UK’s healthcare system if implemented properly, but it could actually widen health inequalities experienced by minority ethnic groups if not, researchers from Imperial College London (ICL) have said. In a new paper, they provide several key recommendations including improving diversity in the
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German Technical and Vocational Education (SKYE/GIZ) and the Ogun State Technical and Vocational Education Board have agreed to train students across the primary, secondary and tertiary institutions in the state on solar power installation and other crafts. Leader of the SKYE/GIZ team, Dr Karsten Feverriegel, who disclosed this in Abeokuta during
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Julius Berger Nigeria plc, Setraco Nigeria Limited, China Harbour Engineering Company Nigeria Limited and eight other construction companies, will now manage the nation’s 12 highways on concession basis. Announcing the successful firms yesterday, Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, said that the process would unlock capital in excess of
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