SCIENCE

Global spending on robotics, drones to hit $128.7bn 0
- SCIENCE, WORLD
- January 6, 2020
Femi Asu Worldwide spending on robotics systems and drones will increase by 17.1 per cent to reach $128.7bn in 2020, according to a new report by the International Data Corporation. The IDC, in its ‘Worldwide Robotics and Drones Spending Guide,’ forecast that the spending would reach $241.4bn by 2023 with a compound annual growth rate
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Australia Endures World Record Breaking Heat 0
- Human Angle, SCIENCE
- December 18, 2019
Australia on Tuesday endured the hottest day on record, according to preliminary results from the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) released on Wednesday. Diana Eadie, a meteorologist with the bureau said that the average maximum temperature across the country was 40.9 degrees Celsius, breaking the previous record of 40.3 degrees set in January 2013. “This heat
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Bayelsa loses oil field to Rivers, as court orders correction of map error 0
- Others, POLITICS, REVIEW, SCIENCE
- December 16, 2019
Abuja The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on Monday, ordered Bayelsa State to hands-over Soku oil field to Rivers State. The court, in a judgement that was delivered by Justice Inyang Ekwo, said it was satisfied that the oil field rightfully belonged to Rivers State. It, therefore, directed the National Boundary Commission, NBC,
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9-Year-Old Nigerian Boy Builds Over 30 Mobile Games 0
- Human Angle, SCIENCE
- August 29, 2019
At just 9-years-old, Nigerian Basil Okpara is reported to have built more than 30 mobile games. Like many others his age, Basil loves to play games but his fascination with gaming does not end at playing, his curious mind has led him into coding, leading him to come with dozens of game ideas. ChannelsTV reported
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Oil prices fall on weak global economic data 0
- Business, REVIEW, SCIENCE, WORLD
- August 15, 2019
Oil prices fell on Wednesday on weak global economic data and a rise in the US crude inventories, almost erasing the previous session’s strong gains which followed the United States’ move to delay tariffs on some Chinese products Brent crude was down $1.81, or three per cent, at $59.49 a barrel at 1323 GMT, after
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TechMoney Africa Summit – Where Tech, Money and Innovation Meet 0
- Business, Editorial, SCIENCE
- June 10, 2019
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