Abuja: Vectar Energy, a climate technology firm, has launched its groundbreaking digital platform, ‘ecoWise,’ aimed at converting solar data into tangible capital by unlocking climate finance through carbon credits. This announcement was made by Deborah Fadeyi, the Chief Executive Officer of Vectar Energy, during her keynote address at the inauguration of the ecoWise Multi-Stakeholder Forum […]
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The Untold Story of Nigeria’s Abandoned Housing Dreams in Ilorin
Ilorin: Unarguably, Nigeria is facing a worsening housing crisis. Access to affordable housing remains a major challenge for low- and middle-income earners, hampered by high construction costs, inadequate financing, weak infrastructure, and limited government delivery. According to News Agency of Nigeria, the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) estimates the current housing deficit at more […]
Military Scientist Advocates Unmanned Ground Vehicles for High Risk Missions
Abuja: A military scientist, Col. Abubakar Imam, says high risk missions could be better handled with Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs). Imam leads a team of technologists and researchers on ground-breaking work in robotics and mechatronics at the Nigerian Defence Academy. Speaking in an interview in a news podcast, Global South Pole, Imam explained that UGVs […]
Report: World Bank Urges Nigeria to Address Food Inflation
Abuja: Dr. Matthew Verghis, Country Director of the World Bank in Nigeria, has called on the Federal Government to address inflation, particularly focusing on food inflation, to bridge the gap between policy and the populace. Verghis highlighted these concerns while discussing the World Bank’s latest Nigeria Development Update (NDU) report titled ‘From Policy to People: […]
Tinubu Presides Over National Council of State Meeting with Virtual Participation from Former Heads of State
Abuja: President Bola Tinubu on Thursday presided over the meeting of the National Council of State, with former Heads of State Ibrahim Babangida and Abdulsalami Abubakar attending virtually. The hybrid meeting was held at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, with Tinubu arriving at precisely 1:29 p.m. to lead the session that included both […]