Elon Musk has countered a threat from Russia to drop the International Space Station (ISS) from orbit, saying SpaceX will step in before that happens. Elon Musk has said SpaceX will rescue the International Space Station if Russia tries to drop it from orbit after threats by Vladimir Putin’s space chief. Dimitry
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The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has said despite its efforts at preventing any disruption to energy flows, the ongoing crises in Russia and Ukraine have triggered a reasonable degree of anxiety and uncertainty in the global energy market. Secretary-General Dr Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo expressed the fears in his opening
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Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea on Tuesday signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to supply gas from Nigerian offshore fields to the neighbouring Equatorial Guinea Gas Processing Facility at Punta Europa. This MOU kicks off a strategic economic collaboration across the Gulf of Guinea wherein Nigeria’s abundant natural gas reserves compliments
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Despite the high expectations and hype around the Central Bank of Nigeria’s digital currency- the eNaira- major retailers and vendors in the country are yet to adopt it over four months after launch. Following months of publicity by the CBN, the eNaira was unveiled by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari
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The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has applauded the manufacturing of the first Natural Liquefied Gas, NLG stove. The stove would be unveiled this month. Its mass production at the (Yaba) Lagos Hub centre by eight young Nigerians under the tutelage of the Unicorn Group, it was gathered,
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Toshiba’s CEO Satoshi Tsunakawa and his deputy Mamieu Hatazawa resigned earlier today amid the furore over plans to re-structure the company. Corporate svp Taro Shimada is the new CEO. Tsunakawa was a Toshiba lifer. Last November he came up with a plan to split Toshiba into three parts. Shareholder disapproval led him to
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The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has warned intrusive worker surveillance technology and artificial intelligence risk ‘spiralling out of control’ without stronger regulation to protect workers. According to research conducted by the TUC, most workers say they have experienced surveillance in the past year and overwhelmingly support stronger regulation. The computer scandal that
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The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) says Air Nigeria will begin to convey Nigerians before the end of President Muhammad Buhari’s administration. Acting Director-General (I-G) of the commission, Mr Michael Ohiani told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that the ICRC was now working round the clock to get
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Africa’s largest telecom company, MTN bought 144 plots of digital land in the Africarare metaverse Ubuntuland for an undisclosed sum. MTN with this purchase laid claim to becoming the first African company to enter the metaverse, according to a press release on the company’s website. Ubuntuland is being developed by Africarare and
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Graduate student Nidhi Juthani was not content with just one graduate degree. Instead, she decided to earn two in one fell swoop, via MIT’s PhD in Chemical Engineering Practice (PhDCEP) program, which allows her to obtain a doctorate and an MBA concurrently. The combination is a perfect fit for Juthani,
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