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Emerging Technologies and the Politics of Hunger, By Nnimmo Bassey

The number of persons in the world that go to bed hungry hovers around 700 million. The hungry equally fall under the same category as the malnourished besides those whose plates may be loaded with unsuitable foods.  COVID-19 is also said to have put about a third of food and farming livelihoods at risk. Interestingly…

Nigerians, Presidency React As Twitter Establishes Maiden African Office In Ghana

'Nigeria safer with the hypocrisy of Twitter' -- Garba Shehu ...As Akufo-Addo Hails Move Reactions have begun to trail the announcement by the microblogging platform, Twitter to establish its maiden Africa headquarter in Ghana. Twitter had on Monday stated that Ghana will house the Africa headquarters of its platform. Twitter noted that Ghana's free speech…

Can Silicon Valley Beat China In Clean Energy Tech?

By Alex Kimani Many investors are already aware of the fact that China is the world's most dominant player in the solar and clean energy sector. 8 out of 10 biggest manufacturers of solar equipment are Chinese with First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR) and SunPower (NASDAQ:SPWR) the only American representatives among the elite. It's not for lack of trying, though—Silicon Valley…

443 Internet Crime Complaints Sent To FBI From Nigeria In 2020: Report

By Abiola Olawale The United States' Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), has revealed Nigeria ranks as the 16th worst affected country by internet crime in 2020 with a total of 443 fraud complaints lodged from Nigeria. This was contained in the 2020 Report of the Internet Crime Complaint Centre (IC3) -- a U.S intelligence agency,…

Twitter CEO Says Trump Ban ‘Right’, But ‘Dangerous’

Agency Report -- Twitter’s CEO Jack Dorsey has defended the platform’s decision to suspend U.S. President Donald Trump’s account indefinitely, but also said it sets a dangerous precedent. Twitter banned the outgoing president in the wake of the attack on the U.S. Capitol by a pro-Trump mob last week. “I do not celebrate or feel…

The 5 World Most Influential Persons In New Energy

By Alex Kimani  The global energy sector is undergoing a seismic shift. The transition away from traditional fossil fuels to renewable energy is in full swing as the fight against climate change continues to gain serious momentum. The International Energy Agency's (IEA) 2020 Outlook points to the highest-ever share of newly built generation capacity for renewables.  According…

Revealed! COVID-19 Crisis: Shell Set To Cut Upstream Oil Operations By 40%

By Tsvetana Paraskova     Oil and gas supermajor Shell is looking to slash as much as 40 percent of its upstream oil and gas operations as it is redesigning its business toward a greener portfolio, sources in Shell involved in the costs review told Reuters. As early as in June, which capped one of the…

Sylva Reveals: How FG Plans To Convert Cars, Generators To Run On Gas In Nigeria

Moves To  Reduce The Shock Of Fuel Price Hike On Nigerians Says Plan Will Be Unveiled Next Month Targets FDI, Donor Agencies Makes Case For Eco-friendly Energy Sources The federal government is set to reduce the consumption of Premium Motor Spirit--PMS (petrol) in the country by rolling out a mass conversion plan that would see…

American Astronauts Safely Return To Earth After Milestone Mission

AFP -- America’s first crewed spaceship to fly to the International Space Station in nearly a decade returned safely to Earth on Sunday, splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico. The successful mission, carried out jointly by SpaceX and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) demonstrated that the United States has the capacity once more…

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Emerging Technologies and the Politics of Hunger, By Nnimmo Bassey

The number of persons in the world that go to bed hungry hovers around 700 million. The hungry equally fall under the same category as the malnourished besides those whose plates may be loaded with unsuitable foods.  COVID-19 is also said to have put about a third of food and farming livelihoods at risk. Interestingly…

Nigerians, Presidency React As Twitter Establishes Maiden African Office In Ghana

'Nigeria safer with the hypocrisy of Twitter' -- Garba Shehu ...As Akufo-Addo Hails Move Reactions have begun to trail the announcement by the microblogging platform, Twitter to establish its maiden Africa headquarter in Ghana. Twitter had on Monday stated that Ghana will house the Africa headquarters of its platform. Twitter noted that Ghana's free speech…

Can Silicon Valley Beat China In Clean Energy Tech?

By Alex Kimani Many investors are already aware of the fact that China is the world's most dominant player in the solar and clean energy sector. 8 out of 10 biggest manufacturers of solar equipment are Chinese with First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR) and SunPower (NASDAQ:SPWR) the only American representatives among the elite. It's not for lack of trying, though—Silicon Valley…

443 Internet Crime Complaints Sent To FBI From Nigeria In 2020: Report

By Abiola Olawale The United States' Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), has revealed Nigeria ranks as the 16th worst affected country by internet crime in 2020 with a total of 443 fraud complaints lodged from Nigeria. This was contained in the 2020 Report of the Internet Crime Complaint Centre (IC3) -- a U.S intelligence agency,…

Twitter CEO Says Trump Ban ‘Right’, But ‘Dangerous’

Agency Report -- Twitter’s CEO Jack Dorsey has defended the platform’s decision to suspend U.S. President Donald Trump’s account indefinitely, but also said it sets a dangerous precedent. Twitter banned the outgoing president in the wake of the attack on the U.S. Capitol by a pro-Trump mob last week. “I do not celebrate or feel…

The 5 World Most Influential Persons In New Energy

By Alex Kimani  The global energy sector is undergoing a seismic shift. The transition away from traditional fossil fuels to renewable energy is in full swing as the fight against climate change continues to gain serious momentum. The International Energy Agency's (IEA) 2020 Outlook points to the highest-ever share of newly built generation capacity for renewables.  According…

Revealed! COVID-19 Crisis: Shell Set To Cut Upstream Oil Operations By 40%

By Tsvetana Paraskova     Oil and gas supermajor Shell is looking to slash as much as 40 percent of its upstream oil and gas operations as it is redesigning its business toward a greener portfolio, sources in Shell involved in the costs review told Reuters. As early as in June, which capped one of the…

Sylva Reveals: How FG Plans To Convert Cars, Generators To Run On Gas In Nigeria

Moves To  Reduce The Shock Of Fuel Price Hike On Nigerians Says Plan Will Be Unveiled Next Month Targets FDI, Donor Agencies Makes Case For Eco-friendly Energy Sources The federal government is set to reduce the consumption of Premium Motor Spirit--PMS (petrol) in the country by rolling out a mass conversion plan that would see…

American Astronauts Safely Return To Earth After Milestone Mission

AFP -- America’s first crewed spaceship to fly to the International Space Station in nearly a decade returned safely to Earth on Sunday, splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico. The successful mission, carried out jointly by SpaceX and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) demonstrated that the United States has the capacity once more…

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