Richard Ginika Izuora Elon Musk the owner of Twitter after its take over in October 2022, and Chief Executive of Tesla and SpaceX, as well as a major stakeholder in both has concluded plans to hire someone to relieve him of CEO duties. “Should I step down as head of Twitter?” Musk tweeted on December 18, 2022. “I will abide by the results of this poll.” 17 million users voted and 57.5 per cent or 9.8 million people voted for Musk to step aside. But until now he has given no indication that he would stay true to his…
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Richard Ginika Izuora At its annual I/O conference on May 10, Alphabet unveiled a new version of Google search that incorporates generative Artificial Intelligence, AI. The tech giant is hoping to catch up with rival Microsoft, which launched its GPT-powered Bing earlier this year in a challenge to Google’s search dominance. In a demonstration, Elizabeth Reid, vice president and general manager of search at Google, showed how a question in the search box could pull up an AI snapshot listing relevant information. The web links seen in the current iteration of search will still be available below the snapshot.…
Yemisi Izuora As the Federal Government sets aside about $50 million to attract manufacturers to the multi-billion Naira Industrial Park built by Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) in Odukpami, Cross River State, bad road network is making the facility almost inaccessible. Findings shows that the facility is significantly threatened as motorists see the axis as a dead trap except urgent steps are taken to fix the road. Oriental News Nigeria, which is part of a team of online publishers drawn from the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) that was on a guided tour of the project…
Yemisi Izuora The Food and Beverage Recycling Alliance (FBRA) has collaborated with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) to create awareness for recyclers and manufacturers of plastics in Lagos State, at a seminar recently. The coalition, which is made up of both local and multinational companies, is implementing the extended producer responsibility in Nigeria, whereby manufacturers proactively manage their waste to ensure safety of the environment. This is the second edition of the seminar, which explored the theme: ‘Promoting Sustainable Plastic Value Chains Through Circular Economy Practices.’ The maiden session took place in Abuja in March, this year.…
Moses Ofodeme The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said that as required by section 29 (3) of the Electoral Act 2022, the Commission shall publish the personal particulars of Governorship candidates in the State Headquarters and Local Government offices of Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi, today Friday 12th May 2023. It would be recalled that on Tuesday 25th October 2022, the Commission released the Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the three off-cycle Governorship elections in Bayelsa, lmo and Kogi States holding on Saturday 11th November 2023. Political parties conducted their primaries as required by law and uploaded the…
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde (left) presenting artwork frame to Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 11, AIG Sikiru Akande during a courtesy visit to Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Ibadan. Moses Ofodeme Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, declared on Thursday, that his administration will revive the Police Swift Response Squad (SRS) in the first 100 days of his second term in office, adding that such a step will help deal with criminal elements in the state. The Governor stated this while hosting the new Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 1I, which covers Oyo…
L-R: Chioma Afe, Director External Affairs & Sustainability, Seplat Energy Plc; Acting Chief Executive Officer, Sam Ezugworie; Vice-President, Finance, Eleanor Adaralegbe; Board Chairman, Basil Omiyi; Company Secretary/General Counsel, Edith Onwuchekwa; and New Energy Director, Effiong Okon, at the Seplat Energy 10th Annual General Meeting. Yemisi Izuora Seplat Energy is taking steps to counter an ex parte Interim Orders against Seplat Energy and some of its Officers, by a Federal High Court in Abuja. The Interim Orders, which are yet to be served on the Company or any of the affected Officers, primarily restrain the Board Chairman, the named Independent Non-Executive Directors,…
Yemisi Izuora The Nigerian Content Development & Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has equipped its first oil and gas industrial park at Odukpani in Cross River State, with the state-of-the-art Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) facilities to boost adaptation. Disclosing this on Thursday, the General Manager, Corporate Communication and Zonal Coordination Division at NCDMB, Engr Ginah O. Ginah, during a media tour of the park in Odukpani, Cross River State, noted that all needed facilities for investors to thrive in the park environment have been provided, especially for manufacturers. He listed some of these to include state-of-the-art ICT facilities, clinic, manufacturing…
Yemisi Izuora Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN), has said that among the main industrial sectors in Nigeria, the manufacturing sector is likely to have the greatest potential for Clean Captive power uptake. The Commission said, that Nigeria has the largest economy in Africa, in tight competition with South Africa, which is the 30th largest economy in the world. This would not have been possible without the industrial sector, which this project is targeting. According to the World Bank Enterprise Surveys 2014 for Nigeria, ‘World Bank Group’, 48.1 per cent of the enterprises in the manufacturing sector identify electricity as…
Richard Ginika Izuora The Aba Power Limited has has estimated that it would cost about N14 billion to deploy smart pre-paid meters for 200 customers within its network. The Aba Power Mass Meter Programme (APMMP), campaign would provide meters to electricity users without prepayment. The Power firm disclosed this after it launched a rare metering campaign to accelerate the process of making pre-paid meters available to customers in the Aba Ringfence, which comprises nine out of the 17 local government areas in Abia State. The Managing Director of the power firm, Mr. Patrick Umeh, explained that the APMMP would…