Billions of people are using different kinds of energy each day and 2023 was a record-breaking year for renewable energy sources—ones that don't emit planet-warming pollutants like carbon dioxide and methane—according to a report published today (Wednesday) by Ember, a think tank based in London. For the first time, 30% of
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The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has given Nigeria’s 1.9 million PoS agents a deadline of two months to onboard and register its agents and merchants with the commission as part of plans to improve transparency and reduce fraud in the financial space. CAC announcement is coming on the heels of the
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The federal government and scientists have pledged their commitment to achieving environmentally sound management of chemicals and all wastes throughout their life cycle by 2030. This commitment was made on the fact that production and accumulation of plastics and chemicals are causing harm to life on the planet. The senior special assistant
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A deck is commonly defined as a platform constructed above ground usually with wood, composite, PVC or other materials, and is attached to the main building. Homeowners cannot determine halfway through building a deck on the design they wish to adopt. It will disrupt the construction and installation process, thereby delaying
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed banks and other financial institutions to implement a 0.5 percent cybersecurity levy on electronic transfers. This is contained in a circular signed by Chibuzor Efobi, director of payments system management and Haruna Mustafa, director of financial policy and regulation on Monday. The directive was
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At his annual shareholder meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, the 93 year-old co-founder, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway issued a stark warning about the potential dangers of the technology. “We let a genie out of the bottle when we developed nuclear weapons,” he said Saturday. “AI is somewhat similar — it’s part way
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Electricity Distribution Companies in Nigeria have announced a reduction in the tariff of customers under Band A classification to N206.80 per kilowatt-hour (kwh). On April 3, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) approved an increase in electricity tariff for customers under the Band A category to N225 per kwh — from N66. The commission said customers under
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A fabricated audio clip of a US high school principal prompted a torrent of outrage, leaving him battling allegations of racism and anti-Semitism in a case that has sparked new alarm about AI manipulation. Police charged a disgruntled staff member at the Maryland school with manufacturing the recording that surfaced in January—purportedly
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Stakeholders in the tech world, the Director-General, Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN) Commission, Mr Seye Oyeleye; a Professor of Statistics at the University of Ibadan, Olusanya Olubusoye; an international business analyst and tech expert, Afolabi Andu has stated that it had become imperative for Nigeria to embrace the reality
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INTRODUCTION: Blue Apple Educational Foundation (BAEF) has the objective to promote Science, Technology, Engineering and Innovation, STEI through organizing of the National Engineering Science Technology Essay Competition (NESTEC) among others. The competition is organized for engineering students in institutions of higher learning in the country with bias for science students. The
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