Kenya’s first Earth Observation satellite, Taifa -1 (one Nation in Swahili), was launched with a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on 15 April, 2023. A microsatellite with multiplespectral imagers, Taifa -1 was among Read More …
Germany shutdown its three remaining nuclear power plants on 15 April, 2023. This follows concerns for safety and a fierce national debate on the sustainability of nuclear energy after the Fukushima accident in 2011. Chancellor Angela Merkel announced 2022 as Read More …
The government of Nigeria has flagged-off its “Solar Power Naija Programme” with the provision of solar home systems to 100,000 households. The programme, which hopes to provide five million such connections in its first phase, was launched by Vice President Read More …
Professor Bosede Afolabi, FRCOG, FWACS, has won the Bill and Melinda Gates grant of $2,518,474 (N880,465,900). The grant is to support her work on sickle cell pregnancy and maternal and foetal health. Bosede Afolabi is a Professor of Obstetrics and Read More …
Widespread anger has greeted the death of a lion in Kaduna State’s Gamji Game Zoo, northwest Nigeria, from apparent starvation. The condition of the lion, known as Shadow the Lion, was made public by a zoo visitor in November, 2020 Read More …
The human genome has finally been fully sequenced. A genome is the entire complement of genetic information in a living organism. This is made up of genes in De-oxyribonucleic acid, DNA, arranged in chromosomes. The DNA is comprised of nucleotides Read More …
Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, laid the foundation stone for the 50 mw per annum solar cells producing factory in the country on 24 March, 2023. The project is by NASENI Solar Energy Ltd, a subsidiary of the National Agency Read More …
March 22 every year is celebrated as World Day for Water. The aim is to draw attention to the need for the sustainable management of fresh water in the world. The theme for 2022 is “Groundwater, making the invisible visible.” Read More …
Uganda’s Ministry of Energy and Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Company ltd have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to build a Nuclear Power Plant in Buyende district to generate 2,000 mw of electricity at an estimated cost of nine billion Read More …
Robots are machines that can perform tasks automatically by means of commands programmed in them. They have replaced many tasks done by humans, especially those that are dangerous or repetitive like with the Automotive Industry Robots and Industrial Floor Scrubbers. Read More …
