CEOs of the nation’s largest airlines warned in a letter that there could be “catastrophic disruption” to flights when 5G is set to deploy on Wednesday (Today). The airlines wrote in a letter obtained by Reuters: We are writing with urgency to request that 5G be implemented everywhere in the country except within
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Scientists from Skoltech and St. Petersburg State University have proposed a mathematical method for interpreting data on underground water flows. The new technique is more efficient and provides more accuracy in imaging fluids for planning construction works, inspecting dams for integrity, and locating water reservoirs for agriculture and private consumption
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Asia has been the world’s biggest market for semiconductors, accounting for 60% of global semiconductor sales, within which China alone accounts for over 30%. But it has been two years and most companies would have prepared contingency plans and new strategies by now. So, have we broken Asia’s stranglehold on the world’s
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Automation that is data-driven, rather than process-driven, offers huge potential for a wide variety of organisations, but realising its full potential won’t be easy. Over the course of the last few years, automation has played an increasing role in business. Overall spending on the technology has already quadrupled since 2018, according to KPMG,
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Technology has made life so much easier than before, so much that imagining a life without its convenience seems like torture. Thanks to the revolutionized technology, you can send or receive pictures wherever you are, talk to your loved ones far away, or even book important appointments. Smartphones are arguably the
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Banking analyst at Vetiva Research has expressed that the new Payment Service Bank (PSB) licences issued by Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to MTN Nigeria and Airtel posed a threat to some lines of the banks’ businesses in 2022. The analyst noted that interest rates poised to recover slowly, while inflationary
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Solenoid valves range from the simple diaphragm and piston valves to more complex valve types with electromagnetic or hydraulic actuation. In this article, you’ll learn what all the different types are and how they tick. A solenoid is a coil of wire wrapped around a core, such as iron or steel.
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Worried over the huge financial losses to cyber crimes and hackers, the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has expressed its commitment to standardise the nation’s Information Technology (IT) sector. According to reports, Nigeria loses over N200 billion on an annual basis to cyber crimes, a figure described as ‘unacceptable’ by the
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Nigeria topped African exporters in Liquefied Natural Gas, (LNG), in 2021 with 17.9 million metric tons MMt, says a report published by leading information provider IHS Markit. Algeria, followed closely with 12.3 MMt and Egypt with 6.9 MMt. In 2021, the U.S. added 25 million metric tons of LNG capacity owing to
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As President Muhammadu Buhari and stakeholders in the nation’s power sector deliberate on what becomes of electricity with the current administration winding down, attacks on gas pipelines are becoming a new normal leading to shutdown of power plants. Although the Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited, Mele
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