The Federal Government, on Sunday, said it had entered into partnership with the Turkish energy firm, EXIST (Energy Exchange Istanbul), to design a functional trading structure for the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry, among others. It said the partnership came on the heels of a Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Nigerian
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Owners of electric vehicles will face drastically increased charging costs in the coming months due to the energy price cap increase, the RAC has calculated. Regulator Ofgem announced that energy bills will rise roughly 80 per cent in October from £1,971 to an average of £3,549. The RAC found that a 64kWh
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The federal government made history recently as it joined the League of Nations with a comprehensive energy transition plan (ETP), amidst calls to move from fossil fuel and halt climate change. However, the plan, launched by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at a virtual global ceremony will require Nigeria spending about
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Abstract One of the major problems threatening the Nigerian state at present is the rising spate of electoral malpractices which has now assumed a formidable dimension. Electoral malpractice has posed dangerous threats to national integrity and statehood therefore is believed to have now necessitated yearnings for the use of intelligent
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The Nigerian government has entered into an agreement with the Japanese and Israeli governments to produce electric motorcycles in the country. The agreement is a first step in Nigeria’s road to an eco-friendly landscape as the country seeks to cut carbon emissions drastically in hopes of putting a dent in climate
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Nigerians may have to further endure more blackout as a result of frequent system collapse due to the integrity of the electricity transmission grid. An industry expert and former General Manager, Corporate Communications, Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC), Yakubu Lawal, has revealed that the power outages associated with system collapse
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Nigeria’s quest to become a productive nation exporting local innovation across the world received a big push weekend when a joint venture between the Nigerian Petroleum Company Limited, NNPC, FIRST Exploration and Petroleum Company and Dorman Long Engineering Nigerian Naval Dockyard, produced an oil drilling platform capable of adding 20,000
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Minister of Science and Technology, Senator Olorunnibe Mamora declared that the Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Oshodi (FIIRO) in Lagos has lost its glory. He however called for a collective effort of stakeholders in the institute to “take back” the glory. Mamora spoke during an official visit to the institute, the first
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University of Arkansas researchers have revealed they are working on the development of an artificial intelligence algorithm that could assist in the detection of autism spectrum disorder in children as young as five years old. A team of scientists with expertise in food science and computer science/computer engineering are collaborating to
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With the rush toward using tools such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and deep learning technologies to analyze health data for insights, questions are being raised about how good a job the technologies are doing to improve outcomes. Technologists, clinicians, researchers, scientists, ethicists, policy stewards, and other experts offer their thoughts
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