Specs, Africa’s software and financial technology giant, is commemorating its 30th anniversary and has expanded its operations through the establishment of two subsidiaries – SystemSpecs Technology Services Limited (STSL) and Remita Payment Services Limited (RPSL). John Obaro, group managing director, SystemSpecs, middle, flanked by other officials at the press conference recently. The
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Getting to hospital, or going to school, work or the market for most people in rural Tanzania depends on crossing a river safely. About 40 million people live in remote parts of the East African country, one of the world's poorest economies. High costs of steel and reinforced concrete and a fast-growing
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Online shopping for clothing offers consumers convenience but comes with some notable downsides for them and the environment. Size and fit issues often prompt consumers to return the items, which leads to increased carbon costs. New body-mapping technology developed in the Cornell University College of Human Ecology's Department of Human Centered
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The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, yesterday, said the increase in prices of crude oil was not in the best interest of Nigeria. Reacting to the rising prices of crude, including Brent, which rose to $103.33 from $96 per barrel in the global market, the minister said Nigeria
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AI could help to tackle widespread disparities in the UK’s healthcare system if implemented properly, but it could actually widen health inequalities experienced by minority ethnic groups if not, researchers from Imperial College London (ICL) have said. In a new paper, they provide several key recommendations including improving diversity in the
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German Technical and Vocational Education (SKYE/GIZ) and the Ogun State Technical and Vocational Education Board have agreed to train students across the primary, secondary and tertiary institutions in the state on solar power installation and other crafts. Leader of the SKYE/GIZ team, Dr Karsten Feverriegel, who disclosed this in Abeokuta during
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Julius Berger Nigeria plc, Setraco Nigeria Limited, China Harbour Engineering Company Nigeria Limited and eight other construction companies, will now manage the nation’s 12 highways on concession basis. Announcing the successful firms yesterday, Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, said that the process would unlock capital in excess of
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Truth Social, Donald Trump’s latest social media company, has launched on Apple’s App Store. Users who had pre-ordered the app were able to download it onto their Apple devices. Those that were invited to utilize the app during its testing phase were able to do so. Certain users reported experiencing difficulty registering for
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Information technology company, 21st Century Technologies Limited, has struck a new deal with Germany-based energy company, Siemens Energy, to build 2 X 10MW SGT 400 turbine power plant for its data centre facilities. The turbine plant will be stationed at 21st Century’s Data centres sited in Ikeja and Lekki, Lagos. According
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Indications emerged at the weekend that two of the licensed telecoms Infrastructure Companies (InfraCos) have returned their licences to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). Report gathered that these two operators cited the high level of insecurity and the topography of the individual regions under their purview as reasons for the return
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