Nvidia Corp (NVDA.O) on Monday said it has worked with the U.K.’s University of Bristol to build a new supercomputer using a new Nvidia chip that would compete with Intel Corp (INTC.O) and Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD.O). Nvidia is the world’s top maker of graphics processing units (GPUs), which are in high demand because …
Read More »Terrorism – Financing, illicit – Financial flows and Money Laundering: CAC on the offensive.
The Corporate Affairs Commission, (CAC) is poised to fight to a standstill terrorism-financing, money-laundering, ilicit-financial flows perpetuated through registered companies. This is in keeping with the renewed efforts to make the nation’s foremost Company registry, Corporate Affairs Commission, comparable with its peers globally CAC’s Registrar-General, Alhaji Garba Abubakar, said this …
Read More »Stakeholders collaboration will curb challenges in auto sector- Council boss
The Director-General, National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), Mr Jelani Aliyu, says challenges faced in the auto industry can be curbed with stakeholders’ collaboration. Aliyu, in a statement on Thursday, said this at the Third Annual Edition of the West Africa Automotive Show (WAAS) in Lagos. The director-general was …
Read More »Telcos give banks ultimatum on USSD debt as presidency steps in
With the lingering crises between the telecommunications and deposit money banks (DMBs) now getting more intense, the Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) said its members have been asked to give individual debtor banks an ultimatum. The ultimatum, The Guardian learnt, would be at the preference of the …
Read More »Ministry of Aviation,now Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace of Nigeria -FG
The Federal Government says the Federal Ministry of Aviation has been renamed as the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace of Nigeria The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, made the announcement in Abuja on Wednesday, moments after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. Sirika …
Read More »Jonathan earned his appointment as ‘Africa Ambassador for Agricultural Technology’- AATF
THE African Agricultural Technology Foundation, AATF, weekend, explained why former President Goodluck Jonathan was appointed ‘Africa Ambassador for Agricultural Technology’, which was based on the indelible agricultural initiatives he reeled out to take Nigeria’s agricultural sector to an enviable height with various policies, programmes and projects. Speaking in an interactive …
Read More »WHO calls for safe and ethical AI for health
The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for caution to be exercised in using artificial intelligence (AI) generated large language model tools (LLMs) to protect and promote human well-being, human safety, and autonomy, and preserve public health. LLMs include some of the most rapidly expanding platforms such as ChatGPT, Bard, …
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FG APPROVES 1ST NIGERIA INVESTMENT POLICY (NInP)
– ROLLS OUT NEW NATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE DEVT PLAN
The Federal government has approved for implementation the first ever Nigeria investment policy (NInP), while adopting a new National Automotive Industry Development Plan (NADIP) that would span through 2023-2033. Government acknowledged that Nigeria Investment Policy would give investors more comfort and attract more investment into the economy. Both the national …
Read More »9mobile invests N70billion on network upgrades to reclaim leadership
The Chief Executive Officer of 9mobile Nigeria, Juergen Peschel, said the telecommunications company has invested more than N70 billion in its ongoing network modernisation. Peschel stated this during the company’s annual Channel Partners Conference in Lagos recently. He informed the partners of addition of 600 new sites, equipped with 4G …
Read More »It’s Unreasonable to Jettison Fossil Fuels Now, Osinbajo insists.
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has maintained that while the global call for transition to cleaner fuels may be valid, it would be unreasonable for Nigeria to abandon its fossil fuel deposits at the moment. Osinbajo spoke at the launch of a book in Abuja titled: “Understanding Natural Gas, a Nigerian …
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