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MARITIME ACCIDENT: How Container ship WYBELSUM contacted Lock’s wall in Kiel Canal

ROTTERDAM: Nine trapped in container while searching for drugs

Nine persons were trapped inside container while searching for drugs in Rotterdam; according to FleetMon. It stated: “In a blizzard case, nine individuals were discovered suffering from respiratory issues after being trapped inside a container in Rotterdam in early September. “Although the duration of their stay in the container has been unknown, a spokeswoman for […]

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How fire shuts destroys Norway's LNG terminal Hammerfest

Novatek’s planned LNG terminal in port of Rostock stopped

Germany’s efforts to import LNG for diversifying its energy supply have suffered another setback, according to FleetMon. It stated: “After the Wilhelmshaven LNG terminal was canceled in April, now the planned LNG terminal in Rostock has been canceled by Novatek and Fluxys, citing the current market conditions,. “Laurent Remy, Fluxys spokesperson said that despite getting

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São Tomé and Príncipe: African Development Fund extends a USD 10.7 Million grant to support SMEs in Agriculture and Tourism

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund approved on Wednesday in Abidjan, a grant of US $ 10.7 million to São Tomé and Príncipe for the implementation of the first phase of the Zuntámon Initiative, within the framework of the Lusophone Compact. The project aims to improve the business environment by removing specific

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Decarbonizing Road Transport: A $160 Billion Role for Hydrogen Fuel Cells, Finds IDTechEx Research

Incorporating a fuel cell into an electric vehicle powertrain, generating electricity from hydrogen, offers a technology pathway that delivers the critical reduction in on-road exhaust emissions whilst overcoming the potential range and charging limitations of battery electric vehicles (BEV). IDTechEx’s analysis in their new report, “Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles 2022-2042”, forecasts the market value of

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Middle East: Oil demand remains low despite the ease in COVID-19 lockdown

Exploration and Investment Opportunities in Mauritania’s Petroleum Industry

By Matthew Goosen Following the discovery of a large deposit of natural gas offshore Mauritania in the Tortue natural gas field in 2014 by U.S. deepwater exploration and production company Kosmos Energy, interest in the region’s oil and gas prospects has exploded, placing the Saharan country in the early stages of a hydrocarbon boom. Kosmos’

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Combating E-fraud on Telecom Platforms and Building Consumer Confidence in Digital Economy

NCC’s regulatory instruments set to facilitate 5G deployment, tackle insecurity – Danbatta

The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has declared that three of the Commission’s regulatory instruments are set to offer enabling provisions that will help the country in tackling security and insurgency; as well as to enhance spectrum availability to facilitate the deployment of Fifth Generation (5G)

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NIGER: Households, businesses grappling with poor power supply --- Investigation

Excitement as NDPHC’s Lafia transmission substation ready for commissioning

Residents of Nasarawa State are in a state of suppressed excitement with the commissioning of 330/132/3kV, 2x150MVA and 2x60MVA transmission sub-station constructed in Lafia just weeks away. It will be the first time that the state capital, Lafia and its environments would be connected to the national grid since its creation on October 1, 1996. Executive

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NCDMB Hands Over Ultramodern Technical Workshops in A/Ibom State

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on Friday handed over ultra-modern Woodwork and Carpentry workshops it renovated and upgraded at the Government Technical College, (GTC) Abak, Akwa Ibom State. The commissioning of the facility was performed by the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Udom Gabriel Emmanuel, represented by the Secretary to the

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Energy transition-a new path to power in Africa

Entitled A New Energy Path to Viability for African Utilities, the paper unpacks the broader macroeconomic trends that are shaping the transition Africa currently sits on the cusp of a transition into a new energy paradigm, one in which technological and commercial innovations are delivering increasingly decentralised power to the people of the continent in

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The Southeast, Anambra Governorship Election, Implied Emergency Declaration; FENRAD Position

The Foundation for Environmental Rights Advocacy and Development, FENRAD, a human and environmental rights advocacy group, having keenly followed the political situation and development in the Southeast geopolitical zone of Nigeria, especially in the light of the coming governorship election in Anambra State billed for November 6, 2021, regrets the spate in threats to life

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