Siemens has handed over the Geregu II gas turbine power plant to the Nigerian Government, after successfully completing the project. The project, which was completed under the National Integrated Power Project (NIPP) platform, possesses 434 megawatts capacity. Siemens, which has sold over sold over 460 SGT5-2000E gas turbines worldwide, said it supplied
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Dog and cat lovers have a new way to make sure their pets get plenty of exercise and nourishment: phone apps that track how much an animal plays, runs, sleeps and eats.
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Sony Corp on Monday priced its latest PlayStation 4 console $100 lower than the new Xbox One by rival Microsoft Corp as competition for gamers' pockets intensifies ahead of the year-end holidays and gift-giving season.
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iRobot, perhaps best known for its Roomba autonomous vacuum cleaner, has announced the Ava 500, a robot that lets users conduct video conferences while on the move. The device was developed and will be marketed in close alliance with Cisco.
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In seductive attires that leave nothing to the imagination; they barter for clients to sustain them in their trade. Deal sealed, they disappear with their clients into dingy rooms to consummate their contract. Within minutes, the transaction is over and they are back on the street to hook another willing client.
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“Reserved for men?” Aisha Umar, a single young mother-of-two from Mubi Local Government Area in Adamawa State and Abuja’s renowned pioneer female taxi driver queried in disagreement when asked why she decided to explore opportunity in a job known to be common with men in Nigeria.
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Last week I tried to put a definition on the phrase “street children’, tried’ because it has not been easy finding the most appropriate definition -in addition to what was provided last week it might be necessary to add, that street children are usually below the age of 18 years, and are those who for quite some time have made the streets, not only places where they live, eat and play ,but also areas, or structures where these children do some minor work related activities .
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On their sick beds at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), their prayer is to live. Will Nigerians hearken to the cries of Timothy Olaonipekun (13), Chioma Ukanwa (9) and Esther Ekpo (19 months), who are suffering from cancer? WALE ADEPOJU reports.
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Barbecued food has been linked to an increased risk of cancer. But you can have your barbecue and your health too if you follow these suggestions. • Keep a watchful eye to avoid barbecue flare-ups and the resulting charring of your food. Charred food is linked with the creation of carcinogens.
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Susan Rice was up until recently the United States Ambassador to the United Nations. Her long-standing aspiration of becoming the US Secretary of State was dashed when the Republicans in the Senate started sharpening their knives in anticipation of her formal nomination for that position by President Barak Obama.
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