To bridge the nation’s power needs and reduce environmental pollution, the Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD) has staked about $70m to fund renewable energy and efficient energy projects in the country. This fund, according to its promoters, would guarantee electricity supply to over 80 million Nigerians who are currently without power
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The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has said that international politics is hindering the take-off of the Ajaokuta steel company. The Southeast Kaduna Branch Chairman of MAN, Mr. Raymond Anyawu made the claim in Kaduna while briefing newsmen shortly after their 24th joint Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Kaduna. According to him,
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Price Water House Coopers (PwC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support a technology enabled approach to the transformation of the nation’s socio-economic landscape. The Regional Senior Partner, PwC, Mr. Uyi Akpata, at the signing of the MoU between PwC and UNDP
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TaskMate, a crowdsourcing tool developed by Google, is now available in Kenya, allowing users to use their smartphones to complete tasks and earn money in the emerging new economy. Users of the TaskMate mobile app perform skilled and unskilled work for businesses that have been allowed by Google to post on
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The semiconductor market in China is by far the largest, accounting for about 35% of the global market share, surpassing the US, Europe, Japan and even Taiwan, which is home to the largest manufacturer of semiconductor chips. Yet, the development of China’s semiconductor technology lags behind, and it exposes the
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New research has found out that mass surveillance is being carried out by governments in six countries across Africa with existing laws failing to protect the legal rights of citizens. The study Surveillance Law in Africa: a Review of Six Countries by the African Digital Rights Network warns existing laws are failing to protect privacy
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Although the infrastructure deficit in Nigeria is alarming generally, the state of the roads in the country is particularly shameful. Dilapidated and abandoned, the crater-infested federal roads litter every region of Nigeria. The situation has reached a point where we must find long-lasting solutions to the problem. The list of the
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The Lagos State Government has trained energy stakeholders on business opportunities in the solar industry. Addressing participants at a one-day seminar themed ‘Thriving in Solar Business’, which held at Ikeja, the General Manager of Lagos State Electricity Board (LSEB), Engineer Mukhtaar Tijani described the seminar as part of the strategies to
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After over three weeks postponement, President Muhammadu Buhari will now unveil the Nigerian Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), known as the eNaira, on Monday 25 October 2021, at the State House, Abuja. The CBN Spokesman, Osita Nwanisobi, who disclosed this in a statement, added that the theme of the eNaira is:
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According to a recent report, investors are beginning to harness AI and natural language processing (NLP) to analyze the voices of corporate CEOs and management teams to determine whether they’re being truthful or not. Reuters reports that investors are beginning to utilize artificial intelligence to learn and analyze the language patterns
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