Mikano Motors, a subsidiary of Mikano International Limited recently undertook a test-drive of Geely Emigrand 7 (Sedan) and Geely X7 Sports (SUV) assembled in Nigeria. With Nigerian motoring journalists on board, the event was held at the company’s new state-of-the-art assembly plant located at karameh city, along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Addressing newsmen at
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Pfizer said in a statement Thursday there is "no data" that shows a single dose of their coronavirus vaccine will protect a person after 21 days without an additional dose, Axios reports. The United Kingdom and parts of Canada have announced plans to deviate from the suggested vaccination strategy and in
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Rail track maintenance workers inspect, maintain and repair railway lines and associated services. Their work includes inspecting tracks, bridges, cuttings, embankments, fences and level crossings. They also look out for obstacles, worn areas or anything which could interfere with the smooth running of a train service. In bad weather they clear
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There are several different types of public-private partnership contracts (often known as PPPs and P3s), or in the UK, Private Finance Initiative, or PFIs) depending on the type of project (for example, a road or a prison), level of risk transfer, investment level and the desired outcome. Build – Operate –
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Nigeria will from January 1, 2021 come under obligation to make terms of contracts entered into in the oil and gas, and solid minerals sectors available to citizens in line with a new standard by the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). Under the 2019 EITI Standard, implementing countries are required to
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Spring is the time for flowers to bloom, bees to buzz, and potholes to consume the entirety of the road. Though these potholes aren’t forming because the roads were poorly constructed (there are actually many reasons), it might seem it’s part of the major reason. In order to make your
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Apple may be preparing to reinvent the keyboard. In a patent filing approved Tuesday just under the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office filing deadline for 2020, Apple describes a keyboard whose keys would adapt to the task at hand. The standard alphanumeric layout, for instance, could be transformed into a task-specific display
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Apple released four new iPhone models this fall, but only one is undoubtedly worth upgrading to. Despite being the smallest flagship iPhone since the iPhone 5, the iPhone 12 Mini is a scene-stealing device, and one of the finest handsets Apple has ever produced. It’s a welcome respite to the years of
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The hacking group behind the SolarWinds compromise was able to break into Microsoft and access some of the company’s source code, Microsoft said Thursday. In a blog post, the company said its investigation had turned up irregularities with a “small number of internal accounts” and that one of the accounts “had been used
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In October, when the International Energy Agency pronounced solar energy the “cheapest electricity in history,” their claim rested on largely inefficient panel technologies in the 15-25 percent range. Imagine, say perovskite PV advocates, what new standards solar power could set with efficiencies of 30 percent or more. As of December, photovoltaic panel efficiency ratings north of 30 percent no longer seemed quite so theoretical
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