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Mining Investment in Nigeria: Benefits and Challenges

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Nigeria is a land of opportunity; a large population, hidden treasures and access to the ocean (This makes it easier for her to benefit from international trades with countries in every corner of the world). Nigeria is also blessed with abundant mineral resources which are mostly available in commercial quantities. There are proven reserves of iron ore, gold, zinc, limestone, barite, tin and bitumen across the country. Among other reserves, reports show that Nigeria has deposits that are over 42 billion tonnes of bitumen, 3 billion tonnes of iron ore, 3 billion tonnes of coal, 1 billion tonnes of gypsum, 40...
Tips to Protect Your Home from Water Damage

Tips to Protect Your Home from Water Damage

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Your home is filled with cherished items and memories. It’s where you feel most comfortable and relaxed, and where you love to spend your time. With that said, it only makes sense to protect it against unexpected issues and damage that can not only cause a lot of stress but also cost a lot of money in repairs. One example of this is water damage, which is among the most destructive issues homeowners can be faced with. But is there a way that you can protect your home from this happening? Here we’ll take a look at some simple tips that...
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Top 5 Tips for Picking the Best Survival Food Kits

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With the current unpredictable state the world is in at the moment, it is always better to be prepared to face the challenges ahead. Out of the plethora of things that you should get sorted out, one of the most important matters is food. Being a basic necessity to mankind, it is crucial that the supply of food does not get cut off no matter what crises hits us and that it is sustainable for a substantial period of time. Therefore, you should get a survival food kit and have it stored in your homes when disaster strikes. Not only that...
The Future of Telehealth

Telehealth: How Healthcare and Tech Are Merging Rapidly

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Telehealth has played a major role in the future of healthcare for years, but it has taken on even greater importance during the COVID-19 pandemic. Remote diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring have the potential to help improve outcomes, reduce unnecessary hospital and doctor visits, and facilitate more convenient care. The rapid merging of tech and healthcare has revealed a wide variety of benefits. Patients who need behavioural health services can often receive them via video conferencing, from the comfort of their own home. People with chronic conditions do not have to attend in-person appointments as often, as long as their condition is...
Technical Skills

Top 7 Technical Skills that can Land you a Techie Job...

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Introduction:  Technology is like a never ending ray that extends everyday with new innovations and aspects of learning. With every evolution, it brings a new requirement in the IT sector to the table. And this is where the recruiters expect the individuals to possess the technical skills in trend. So, for a fresh graduate or an IT employee with experience it is important to constantly update themselves with latest technological skills to stay ahead of the curve and fit the bill of current industrial requirements. If you are an individual with a determination of landing a high salary package job in the...
OraQuick HIV Test Kit

OraQuick – Enter the new HIV Test Kit

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This feature story discusses the simplicity and confidentiality of the new test kit for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus The Numbers The Human Immunodeficiency Virus is one of the widespread diseases that have resulted in high mortality rate in the world. Since discovery in 1983, about 75 million people have been infected globally, with about 32 million deaths, according to the World Health Organisation reports. As at the end of 2018, 21 per cent of the world’s population did not know their status and about 37.9 million people were recorded to be living with HIV globally. Of these, 36.2 million were adults, while...

Sanofi Announces AfricaTech 2020 Challenge, Calls for Entries

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Sanofi, a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to improving the lives of people worldwide, is calling on technology entrepreneurs and startups in Nigeria to participate in its 2020 AfricaTech Challenge. AfricaTech is a lab dedicated by Sanofi at VivaTech to encourage open innovation by African technology startups. The AfricaTech Challenge initiative is part of Sanofi’s strategy to promote entrepreneurship and development in the health sector in Africa. Viva Technology (VivaTech) is the biggest tech event in Europe. It gathers under one roof the brightest entrepreneurs, executives, investors, students and academics to collaborate, network, pitch, get inspired and showcase their innovations. In the past...
How Uber Business Model can Solve Medical Brain Drain in Nigeria

How Uber Business Model can Solve Medical Brain Drain in Nigeria

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A Problem Worth Solving In recent times, there have been a growing rate of emigration of medical practitioners from Nigeria to developed countries. Annually, it is estimated that 2000 doctors leave the country to practice in developed societies. US, UK and Canada are the popular countries of destination. There are about 72,000 medical doctors registered with the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) but only approximately 35,000 are currently practicing in the country. Consequently, the ratio of doctor per population is approximately 1:6000 for a population of over 200 million in the country. This don’t tally with WHO recommendation of 1...
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Tech Innovations For Kids With Autism

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At least one in every 125 to 150 children in Nigeria is on the autistic spectrum, that’s equivalent to around 600,000 children. If your child has autism, you will know just how hard it can be and sometimes every day can feel like a struggle for them. Many children have difficulty with communication, understanding emotions and just being able to cope with the noisy and often unpredictable world around them. Fortunately, today’s modern digital world has seen a number of technological innovations developed to enhance the lives of kids with autism and help them to navigate the complexities of our world. Support For Caregivers Despite its prevalence,...
How Technological Disruption is Multiplying Pharmaceutical Revenue Worldwide

How Technological Disruption is Multiplying Pharmaceutical Revenue Worldwide

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The pharma industry has begun understanding the capability of working together with innovation and is overwhelmed by a portion of the top spenders on pharmaceutical R&D from the U.S. This incorporates pro organizations, for example, Pfizer, Merk, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Celgene corp and so forth., every one of them contributing billions of dollars each quarter. Be it in Augmented reality, Artificial intelligence (through chatbot or voice bot) or a simple mobile app development. On similar lines, due to the accessibility of sophisticated technology and a well-created framework for R&D, Singapore has risen as one of Asia's most exceptional center points for...