Human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana, has pledged his support towards addressing the menace of building collapse in the country by prosecuting offenders. Falana made this known during a rally to mark the maiden Builders’ Day of the Nigerian Institute of Building, in Lagos. According to him, the law is against the
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Non-destructive tests (NDT) are test methods which are used to examine the hardened concrete structure for their suitability for its intended use without interfering in any way with the integrity of the material or its suitability for service. So, locating or assessment of defects in structures and checking their dimensions, thickness,
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Over the past few years, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have, to a great extent, shaken off the dystopic association with science fiction, where they are often portrayed as those ‘eyes in the sky’ that are out to get you. Moving beyond the pages of science fiction, UAVs are now becoming a
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Kunle got to Yaba at 5:30 a.m. on a Wednesday to board a bus to Yenagoa, Bayelsa state. After one hour of searching for a suitable vehicle heading in that direction, he settled for a minivan. It took another four hours for the vehicle to fill up, even though he
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At 35 meters, the wingspan of the new BAE Systems aircraft equals that of a Boeing 737, yet the plane weighs in at just 150 kilograms, including a 15 kg payload. The unmanned plane, dubbed the PHASA-35 (Persistent High-Altitude Solar Aircraft), made its maiden voyage on 10 February at the
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The ancient Romans were the first to mix sand and gravel with water and a bonding agent to make concrete. Although they called it opus cementitium, the bonding agent differed from that used in modern cement: It was a mixture of gypsum, quicklime, and pozzolana, a volcanic sand from Puteoli,
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Succour is on the way for Ondo State as the government declares that the deep seaport project would attract over N500billion investments to the host communities in Ilaje Local Government Area, when completed. Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, who disclosed this at a stakeholders’ forum, said the deep seaport would
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It’s been three years since the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria took over Arik Air and four years after Aero Contractors also came under AMCON’s management. In these past years, AMCON boosts that it has successfully stabilised both airlines. But beyond stability, the airlines, which used to be two of the country’s
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CALL FOR PAPER: Papers are invited from engineering students in tertiary institutions in Nigeria. Invitation for paper cuts across electrical/electronic, mechanical and civil engineering and their subspecialties. Authors are free to choose topics that are original and relevant to the needs of the Nigerian society. GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS Manuscripts presenting Original Research
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A fleet of 11 uncrewed vessels will traverse the world's oceans over the next ten years in a bid to map the sea floor. The bottom of the world's oceans remains a mystery, with around 80 per cent either poorly imaged or not visualised at all. Ocean Infinity launched in 2016 and
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