Concrete, as a key building material, seems to be indispensable with the many possibilities it has single-handedly provided, concerning quality and durability, evident in structures constructed with it. It is no secret that for a couple of decades – centuries actually, there has been a heavy reliance on this material. Without
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The President, COREN, Engr. Ali A Rabiu, hosted Mr. Mansur Ahmed, The President, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) and Group Executive Director, Dangote Group in COREN Head office,Abuja. The meeting is to foster more collaboration between COREN and MAN for the benefit of Nigerians and Nigerian Engineers.
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Though gas shortage is the main problem of electricity generation firms, experts say other challenges, such as the rising debts profile of the power firms, gas price and transmission bottlenecks, are also threatening the sector The power sector is in dire straits. With a population of close to 200 million
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Ahead of the 2020 set date for the roll out of 5G networks in Nigeria, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) will look at three strategic areas of interest that will be beneficial to the country, cum Africa.These areas of focus include enhanced mobile broadband applications, the low ultra-reliable, low latency applications
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The Controller, Federal Ministry of Works in Anambra State, Engr. Adeyemo Ajani, has said that the second Niger bridge may suffer serious setback if government does not intervene urgently in the crisis between the contractors and communities as well as workers. Ajani in an interview said work has stopped on the
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Disappointed by failure on the part of the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED) to provide constant power for the people of Akwa Ibom State, Governor Udom Emmanuel says the state is considering the establishment of its own electricity transmission company. This would not be the first time PHED is negatively
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EBay chief executive officer Devin Wenig stepped down, citing differences with the company’s recently revamped board, which is looking to sell some of its businesses amid pressure from activist investors. Wenig, who has been the online auction and retail site’s CEO for four years, said in a tweet: “In the past
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Connecting the world’s population to the internet is about collaboration, collective approaches and partnerships across different sectors and across borders,” says Commission Co-Chair, Carlos Slim in response to a report issued on September 2019, by the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development. According to the report, traditional approaches to driving internet network
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There are so many things we are blinded to and unfortunately, it is in those things that many of the solutions to our man-made and natural problems lie. In the construction industry, agricultural and tourism sectors many environmental challenges can easily be mitigated without any complexities by turning problems to
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Transportation produces about one-fourth of global anthropogenic carbon emissions. Of this, maritime shipping accounts for 3 percent, and this figure is expected to increase for the next three decades even though the shipping industry is actively seeking greener alternatives, and developing near-zero-emission vessels. Researchers with the International Institute for Applied Systems
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