There is optimism that the Apapa traffic gridlock will be completely eradicated by next year when the petroleum tanker drivers would have been fully incorporated into the electronic call up system, otherwise known as Eto. The Truck Transit Park Limited (TTP), the operator of Eto told The Guardian that the next
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In the digital age, every byte of data needs to go somewhere—and preferably stay there a long time. That last part is a major problem when it comes to data-storage systems, which typically last less than 20 years. A group of Harvard chemists is trying to solve the issue with
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In August the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change delivered its starkest warning ever. The IPCC concluded that human influence has unequivocally warmed the planet and changed weather patterns. At the same time, it noted, there is still a window in which humans can alter Earth's climate path. The actions
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Lithium-ion batteries, with their use of riskily mined metals, tarnish the green image of EVs. Recycling to recover those valuable metals would minimize the social and environmental impact of mining, keep millions of tons of batteries from landfills, and cut the energy use and emissions created from making batteries. But while
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Microsoft-owned LinkedIn will create a new app called “InJobs” for the Chinese market, after it became embroiled in controversy by censoring the account of an Axios reporter for a profile containing “prohibited content” in the country. The new app will be a “standalone” app, not connected to the wider LinkedIn platform. Microsoft CEO
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The Nigerian Institute of Space Engineers (NISE) on Monday called on stakeholders in the space industry to synergise for the harnessing of benefits of space programmes. Dr George Okpanachi, the National Chairman of NISE, made the appeal during their virtual interactive workshop organised to commemorate the World Space Week. The theme of
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Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Mr Timipre Sylva yesterday said the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) and the Petroleum Equalisation Fund (PEF) are now technically dead in line with the dictates of the recently-signed Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) that created new agencies to
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Ministries, Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government will in 2022 spend an estimated N104bn on purchasing generators, fuelling and servicing them, Report has learnt. The N104bn which will be spent on generators due to the country’s unstable power supply exceeds the Internally Generated Revenue of about 24 states of the
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The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation has replied to some aggrieved university lecturers who are complaining about a shortage in their salaries. The AGF office was responding to series of complaints from university lecturers, especially the University of Maiduguri, saying they submitted their data late and most of
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The Federal Government says it has completed about 700km Railway line, currently running commercial activities within the country. The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the mileage was part of about 5000km to 6000km, which the present administration planned to embark upon. He named
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