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FG launches space technology initiative to generate $50bn annually

The federal government has unveiled an initiative aimed at generating $50 billion annually through the use of space technology.The initiative, known as the Presidential Initiative on Revenue Optimization and...

Tompolo hails Tinubu for signing Maritime University Act

The Chairman, Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited (TSSNL), High Chief (Dr) Government Ekpemupolo popularly known as Tompolo has...

NCC blames low revenue for inability to sell 5G spectrum licences

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has attributed its low revenue generation in 2024 to the failure of telecommunications...

APWEN Lagos Donates Chairs to NYSC Camp, Supporting Future Leaders

By Isqil NajimThe Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN) Lagos chapter has donated 100 chairs to...

NSE Ota Branch Pays Condolence Visit, Announces Funeral Arrangements for Late Past Chairman, Dr. Friday Apeh,

The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Ota Branch, paid a condolence visit to the family of its late...

Remembering Kevin Mitnick: Master of Social Engineering

Kevin Mitnick was an iconic figure in the world of computer security. He was known as much for his notorious cyberattacks in the 1980s...

THE HISTORY OF THE CASSETTE

In 1963, Lou Ottens created a small plastic box, 10 centimeters by 6, that would change the music world forever. As the head of...

Recent winners of the Nobel Physics Prize

Here is a list of the Nobel Prize in Physics winners over the past 10 years:2024: John Hopfield (US) and Geoffrey Hinton (Canada-Britain), for...

Lord Kelvin: how the 19th century scientist combined research and innovation to change the world

By Martin Hendry, University of Glasgow “What got you into astrophysics?” It’s a question I’m often asked at outreach events, and I answer by pointing...

The true story about Tetteh Quarshie, the blacksmith who brought Ghana’s first cocoa seeds in 1879

Of all the stories many Ghanaians know of the man who first brought cocoa seedlings to Ghana, the narratives that they came from Fernando...

The five scholars who won two Nobel Prizes – and what sets them apart

There is often much debate about who is the greatest among sportsmen and women, movie stars, leaders or artists. But some scholars have truly...