A man, Ayoola Idowu of Ekiti State, southwest Nigeria, has lost sight in both eyes after radiotherapy to remove a tumour in his jaw. He claimed to have undergone three radiotherapy regimes and that his eyes were not shielded during Read More …
The most popular peaceful use of nuclear energy is, arguably, in electricity generation. Nigeria requires 25,000 to 30,000 mw of electricity for any meaningful economic development. Total output has been about 3,700 mw from total grid capacity of Read More …
Scientists in UK Atomic Energy Authority and University of Bristol have created the world’s first battery which can last thousands of years before running out of energy. They used Carbon 14 – the radioactive isotope of Carbon – with a Read More …
The Director-General of the Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority, NNRA, Dr Yau Idris, has been elected Chairperson of the Forum of Nuclear Regulatory Bodies in Africa, FNRBA. The forum is an association of all nuclear regulatory bodies in Africa. He served Read More …
The International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, in collaboration with the Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission, NAEC, is holding a regional training course on Conditioning and Storage of Categories 3 to 5 Disused, Sealed Radioactive Sources in Nigeria. The venue is the Read More …
Dangote refinery started selling petrol from its gantry to suppliers on 15 September, 2024. This was a huge national relief as the four refineries in the country are not working, and Nigeria – an oil producing nation – had to Read More …
The Director -General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Rafael Grossi, on August 27, 2024, visited the nuclear power plant in Kursk, western Russia, in the theatre of the Russia-Ukraine war. He described the situation in the plant as Read More …
Oil and gas accounts for 90% of export income for Nigeria. About 85% of government revenue comes from the industry. According to the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI, the country earned $741.74 billion from oil and gas from 1999 Read More …
The Federal Government of Nigeria – through the Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri – waded into the heightened row in the mid and downstream petroleum industry between Dangote refinery, the regulator and refined oil importers. The government was Read More …
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has concluded an International Physical Protection Advisory mission, IPPAS, to Nigeria. The 12-day mission, which started in beginning of July, 2023 at the request of the Nigerian government, reviewed the security regime for nuclear Read More …
