The nation is set to add at least 5,000 barrels of oil per day and 300MW to its energy capacity with the entrance of Waltersmith Refining and Petrochemical Company’s 5,000 barrels of oil per day modular refinery situated at the Ibigwe Field in OPL 2004.According to the firm, the investment
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On account of the absence and inadequacy of power to drive activities, economic watchers are daily painting a gloomy picture of the situation ahead, with the warning to our government to avert the imminent emergence of our country as the world capital of poverty. (more…)
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African consumer and business spending is projected to reach a combined $6.7tn by 2030, with some reports indicating a $2.1tn consumer spending projection for as early as 2025. While it is exciting to share the continent’s potential, it is not difficult to see the many hurdles it faces: heterogeneous economies,
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Researchers at Northwestern University and Washington University School of Medicine have developed the first example of a bioelectronic medicine: an implantable, biodegradable wireless device that speeds nerve regeneration and improves the healing of a damaged nerve. (more…)
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Researchers have used a combination of social media and transport data to predict the likelihood that a given retail business will succeed or fail. (more…)
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As wearable devices are emerging, there are numerous studies on wireless charging systems. Here, a KAIST research team has developed a permanent, wireless self-charging platform for low-power wearable electronics by converting near-infrared (NIR) band irradiation to electrical energy. This novel technology can be applied to flexible, wearable charging systems without
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Modernizing the electric grid is a grand challenge for our generation. The MS in Power Systems Engineering degree program builds upon the expertise of the engineering faculty and the research conducted at the FREEDM center. The faculty are world leaders in their field and work in a collegial atmosphere that
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Senator Olabiyi Durojaiye, chairman, board of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has inaugurated the new board of the Digital Bridge Institute (DBI) in Abuja with Engineer Titi Omo-Ettu as chairman. (more…)
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Prof Umar Garba Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission says the commission is making conscious effort to sustain standards that have been achieved in the telecommunication industry in the recent past. (more…)
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