Federal University of Technology, Effurun, FUPRE, Delta State, has established FUPRE Center for Corrosion Research, FCCR, to develop a technology for the prevention of corrosion in the country. Describing corrosion in the country as a problem that is estimated to cost N13.4billion annually, the institution’s Deputy Vice Chancellor, Prof Akpofure Rim-Rukeh,
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The Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria has said most oil marketing companies in the country are running at a loss, while many have closed shop as a result of the “tough operating environment.” The new Chairman, MOMAN, Mr Adetunji Oyebanji, while speaking on Thursday at a press briefing in Lagos,
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At least more than 11 private firms are currently jostling to take over the Ajaokuta Steel Complex, the Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Mr Abubakar Bwari, has said. (more…)
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The Senate on Thursday endorsed the decision that $1bn from the Federal Government’s share of the Excess Crude Account be utilised to complete the Ajaokuta Steel Company. (more…)
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Job-search site Indeed crunched its Silicon Valley hiring numbers for 2018, looking at tech job searches, salaries, and employers, and found that engineers who combine tech skills with business skills as directors of product management earn the most, with an average salary of US $186,766. Last year, the gig came in as number
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Minister of State, Mines and Steel, Abubakar Bwari, has said Nigeria still imports an estimated $3.3 billion worth of steel and associated derivatives annually. (more…)
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Scientists have created the 'next generation of metal batteries' that last twice as long and charge faster than ever before. (more…)
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An Australian company, Symbol Mining/Goidal Resources, is currently developing an open pit mine for exploration of Lead-Zinc deposits in Bauchi and Nasarawa states.Minister of State, Mines and Steel Development, Abubakar Bwari, who disclosed this on Monday at Nigeria-Canada Investment Summit in Abuja, said they are 300 per cent above global
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Chinese investors signed agreements to build the $10-billion Musina Makhado SEZ metallurgical complex during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s State The Limpopo-based export-orientated mega mineral energy complex, in a special economic zone (SEZ), in which Chinese State-owned companies are set to invest, is “the biggest thing on the horizon” in the local
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The Nigerian Metallurgical Society has appealed to the Federal Government to expedite action in signing its Industrial Bill into law so as to revitalise the steel sector. Prof. Benjamin Adewuyi, former President of the Society made this call in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Adewuyi said the Nigerian Metallurgical Industrial Bill
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