The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), stakeholders in the academia, the public sector and enthusiasts of technology for development, have deliberated on the benefits of emerging technologies such as Blockchain in advancing the economy. At an organised two-day workshop by the Commission in collaboration with the Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR),
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Ikeja Electric Plc has launched a 24-hour metering scheme as it intensifies the roll out of 100,000 meters. The programme, in partnership with Mojec International Ltd, commenced on Tuesday at the Shomolu business unit for customers in Ilupeju, Oworo and Igbobi areas of Lagos State. The company’s head of corporate communications, Felix
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The federal executive council (FEC) has approved three contracts to boost the electricity supply in the country. The council gave the approval on Wednesday during the weekly meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. Abubakar Aliyu, minister of power, while briefing state house correspondents after the FEC meeting, said all three memos
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Highly dangerous devices that claim to save users money on electricity bills are being sold to consumers as energy prices soar, a charity has revealed. Electrical Safety First found some of the devices for sale on eBay, one of which was brought to the charity’s attention by adverts online promoting the
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The Federal Executive Council Wednesday approved the engagement of transaction advisors for consultancy services of Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited and the National Iron Ore Mining Complex in Itakpe, Kogi State. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, disclosed this to State House reporters after the FEC meeting. He said the contract
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The Air-One vertiport is located in Coventry and will be a hub for drones and electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircrafts, including flying cars and taxis. The site will serve as a blueprint for more than 200 vertiports planned worldwide over the next five years, according to Urban-Air Port, the
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Most automakers are dying to sell you—and the world—an electric car. But they’re up against the challenge of our global-warming time: dauntingly tight supplies of both batteries and the ethically sourced raw materials required to make them. Tesla and Volkswagen are among the automakers who see manganese—element No. 25 on the
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Jack Dorsey, the co-founder of Twitter who stepped down as CEO last year, stands to pocket $978 million as Tesla CEO Elon Musk completes his $44 billion takeover of the social media platform. Parag Agrawal, the current chief executive of the San Francisco-based tech giant, will go home with a $42
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The world is transitioning to electric vehicles (EVs) at a rate never seen before. That also means companies are racing to secure and strengthen their positions in the battery supply chain, from mineral extraction and processing to battery and EV manufacturing. In what has been dubbed as the “battery arms
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Wood-derived semiconductors that can be tuned for use in a range of sustainable electronic devices have been developed by a team of researchers, including scientists from Osaka University, Japan. Semiconducting nanomaterials with 3D network structures have high surface areas and lots of pores that make them excellent for applications involving adsorbing,
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