Food crises worsen in Africa as fertiliser prices climb Sanctions on Russia in the aftermath of the Ukraine war has driven up the cost of fertilizer in Africa, consequentially increasing the cost of food in some of the world’s poorest countries. The prices of nitrogen-based fertilisers that provide a third of nutrients used to grow…
Big Batteries Won’t Suffice for Wind, Solar Fluctuation – Report Online energy report StopTheseThings has stated in its latest analysis that contrary to widely held beliefs, big batteries will not be able to cope with the energy storage levels needed to stand in during intermittent fluctuations by wind and solar-generated power. Quoting a research study published in…
India Revives 15-Year Dormant Oilfield Amid Declining Production Reports from India have indicated that the world’s second largest country by population has restarted production in an oilfield it shut in 2009 amidst declining production levels. The Khagorijan field, discovered in 1998 with first oil extracted in 2004 saw production discontinued after local communities protested severe…
Nomination opens for Nigeria Power Sector 2022 Awards For the first time in Nigeria, nomination has been opened for the Nigeria Power Sector 2022 Awards, put in place to honour individuals and organisations that have made outstanding contributions toward the development of the nation’s power sector. The organisers, Nigeria Power Sector Awards Limited, said the…
Nomination opens for Nigeria Power Sector 2022 Awards For the first time in Nigeria, nomination has been opened for the Nigeria Power Sector 2022 Awards, put in place to honour individuals and organisations that have made outstanding contributions toward the development of the nation’s power sector. The organisers, Nigeria Power Sector Awards Limited, said the…
NCDMB commissions ICT center in Opokuma, Bayelsa State The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on Friday commissioned an Information and Communication Technology Centre and E- learning facility at Opokuma Grammar School, Bayalsa State. The centre is equipped with desktop computers, projectors, printer, photocopier and as well as an e-library and the entire facility…
NCDMB trains 20 teen mothers in vocational skills As part of its support for its host state, the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has sponsored a three-month training programme for 20 teenage mothers in Bayelsa State on various vocational skills, including hairdressing, fashion designing, catering, and make-up. The training is being held at…
NCDMB Donates Vocational Centre to Univ of Ibadan, Harps on Technical Education The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on Friday handed over the University of Ibadan Vocational School which it constructed in line with its capacity-building mandate and the Nigerian Content 10-year strategic roadmap. Handing over the facility to the Vice Chancellor of…
How software will handle the future data explosion Moore’s law, sustainability and data centres: How software will handle the future data explosion BY: Natalya Makarochkina (Senior Vice President, Secure Power Division, International Operations, Schneider Electric) An important principle in the development of IT over the decades has been Moore’s Law. Simply put, it predicted that transistor density…
LADOL Stakeholders Celebrate 5 years of ISO 9001 Compliance LAGOS August 19, 2022: The stakeholders of LADOL Free Zone were in high spirits last week after the company once again passed its ISO 9001 audit with flying colours. Having 5 years of ISO 9001 compliance makes LADOL one of the most compliant terminals in Nigeria…
