When chatGPT took everyone by storm in November 2022, it was OpenAI, the startup behind it, that seized the business world’s attention. But, as usual, big tech is back on the front foot. Nvidia, maker of accelerator chips that are at the core of generative artificial intelligence (AI), is now duelling with Microsoft,
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The federal government has repeatedly stated its ambition to increase power generation in the national grid from approximately 4,500MW to an unprecedented 6,000MW by the end of 2024. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, mentioned that ramping up power generation is part of the sector’s plan to enhance the power supply across the
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Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Mr Khalil Suleiman Halilu has conducted an inspection visit to the Advanced Manufacturing Technology Development Institute (AMTDI), an institute under NASENI, in Jalingo, Taraba State. The visit was to underscore NASENI’s commitment to advancing technological infrastructure
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Arc. Sunday Echono, the executive secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), has emphasised the urgent need for comprehensive health sector reforms and innovations in Nigeria, citing the country’s historical health advancements and current challenges. Echono made the call yesterday in Abuja during the inaugural African Health and Medical Service
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Imagine a world where AI drives your productivity and profits, sounds like a dream, doesn't it? In this rapidly evolving technological landscape, the potential of artificial intelligence in business is nothing short of extraordinary. With its capabilities to process vast amounts of data, make predictions and automate tasks. AI is revolutionizing the
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The Director-General of the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), Mr Adewale Oyerinde, is urging the Federal Government to adopt alternative policies to drive growth and development in the private sector. This call to action was made during a press conference regarding the upcoming Nigeria Employers’ Summit, themed ‘Economic Renaissance: Harnessing
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The Federal Government has approved N21bn under the Presidential Metering Initiative to close the country’s metering gap by providing meters to unmetered power users at no cost. That was announced in an order by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission on Friday with the number – NERC/2024/072, titled “Order on the Operationalisation
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The Economic Commission for Africa says the Regional Forum of Intergovernmental Organisations (IGOs) of West Africa will strengthen partnership for sustainable development in the region. ECA, in a statement on its website, said its Sub-Regional Office for West Africa (UNECA-SRO-WA), in partnership with the Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development of
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Nigerians are inundated with several plans by the federal government to concession the country’s airports and bring the private sector to invest in infrastructural development of airport facilities. This has been a sing-song for years but at the end of the day nothing is being achieved and the status quo remains. The
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A whitepaper on AI and the Future of Work in Africa, produced by Microsoft with inputs from industry experts across the African continent has revealed that Africa has a unique opportunity to influence what the future of work looks like in these early days of technology evolution. According to the report,
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