The federal government’s effort to subsidise electricity tariff for Nigerians has seen it cough out over N5 trillion in the last 10 years amounting to over 664 per cent growth, data from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has shown. The data also revealed that the amount the government paid from
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The Dangote Petroleum Refinery is set to provide fuel to approximately 150,000 retail outlets operated by the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) following a successful meeting between the refinery’s management and IPMAN executives. The meeting, held after IPMAN’s exclusive scheduling, confirmed the refinery’s commitment to supply products to over
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An international team of researchers has invented small, leaf-shaped devices that generate electricity from both the wind and falling rain – and incorporated them into artificial plants. More and more green electricity is being generated from nature: from solar panels, wind turbines and all sorts of hydropower turbines. Each method typically
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Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have been studying DNA repair by homologous recombination, where the RecA protein repairs breaks in double-stranded DNA by incorporating a dangling single-strand end into intact double strands, and repairing the break based on the undamaged sequence. They discovered that RecA finds where to put the
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The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has revealed that the Federal Government has initiated repairs on more than 320 roads nationwide. Umahi made this announcement during a meeting with the Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubarkar, and the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja at his office in
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Managing Director of PalmPay, Mr Chika Nwosu, speaks on the challenges facing the fintech industry, the importance of fostering financial inclusion, among other issues Tier-1 accounts opened by mobile banking agents have been highlighted as one of those susceptible to fraudulent activities, how are you handling this issue? Before the CBN directive,
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Advances in plane technology promise one day to help many people in Europe and elsewhere get a better night’s sleep. In mid-December 2023, a demonstration in Ireland revealed the strength of public concerns about noise caused by commercial aeroplanes. Protesters gathered outside the county offices where the Dublin Airport Authority was
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Global cybersecurity software and service provider Fortra has disclosed its inaugural 2024 State of Cybersecurity Survey, the study aims to uncover the constraints security professionals have had to grapple with in securing their enterprises over the previous year. Central revelations include that the most significant security threats companies anticipate in the
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In 2013, Canon introduced its first dual pixel autofocus, a technology that allows almost every pixel in a photo sensor to help focus the image it takes. Now Canon researchers say they’ve developed a new improvement on their previous improvement to autofocus tech. And this new approach finds its focus
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As part of efforts to consolidate integrated power solutions, the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) signed a tripartite agreement with Daystar Power Solutions Limited (Daystar Power) and The Wood Factory Limited (Wood Factory), to pioneer the delivery of its first grid-connected and solar hybrid power solution for commercial and
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