The federal government has unveiled plans to power up all government infrastructures across the 36 states and the FCT with 148 megawatts of clean renewable energy sources. The Director General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN), Dr Mustapha Abdullahi, who disclosed this said two megawatts of clean renewable energy would
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When farmers apply pesticides to their crops, 30 to 50 percent of the chemicals end up in the air or soil instead of on the plants. Now, a team of researchers from MIT and Singapore has developed a much more precise way to deliver substances to plants: tiny needles made of silk. In
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The International Maritime Institute of Nigeria (IMION) has spotlighted the untapped power of the blue economy as a critical driver for Nigeria’s sustainable development, calling for deeper collaboration across sectors to unlock its vast potential. Speaking at the opening of the Institute’s Senior Executive Course on Maritime Security and Global Trade,
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What are dolphins saying to each other? Google's new AI model attempts to understand the hidden language of dolphins, so humans can try to talk back. Earlier this month, Google announced a new AI model called DolphinGemma, developed in partnership with the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Wild Dolphin Project, a nonprofit. DolphinGemma is the
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The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) yesterday held the first grant signing ceremony under the World Bank-funded Distributed Access through Renewable Energy Scale-Up (DARES) Project since its official launch in 2024. The agency described it as a crucial step in Nigeria’s commitment to electrifying unserved and underserved communities, driving economic growth, and
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Airlines have suspended flights nationwide due to the ongoing industrial action of staff of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet). Air Peace which flies to over 20 domestic routes, said in an email to their customers on Wednesday, that it is suspending all flight operations nationwide with immediate effect due to the strike
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Head of Converged Digital Infrastructure, Open Access Data Centres, Mr. Obinna Adumike, speaks about how data centre operations are driving Africa’s digital transformation and how OADC’s investment in data centre infrastructure is enabling connectivity, cloud and edge computing. Excerpts: I will like you to speak about the digital transformation in Africa
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The OpenAI’s head of product has said that the company would be interested in buying Google Chrome if the proposed remedy by the US Department of Justice comes to fruition, as reported. Google Chrome has a monopoly on online search, so to end the same, antitrust enforcers proposed a remedy last
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The Office of the Special Adviser to the Cross River State Governor on Local Content has reaffirmed its commitment to driving innovation, economic growth, and job creation for youths by organizing a 1-Day Local Content Sensitization Workshop for judges, magistrates, and judicial officers. The event emphasized the need for collaboration between the
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Scientists say they have created a methodology that could replace two diesel engines powering a ferry boat with pneumatic propellers. The two air motors replacing the diesel engines, according to the scientists, generated 250 kW each and provided enough power to take the ferry back and forth on a predetermined route
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