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Shell saves cost as Nigerian engineers refurbish underwater equipment

Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) has said it achieved significant savings in the cost of subsea equipment through an initiative which has...

admin - August 14, 2016

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Nigeria to produce national mercury inventory

Nigeria has initiated moves to produce a national mercury inventory aimed at identifying, quantifying and addressing its mercury releases. Environment Expert, United Nations Industrial Development...

admin - August 1, 2016

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NASA’s Juno space probe arrives Jupiter’s orbit

The NASA spacecraft Juno successfully entered Jupiter’s orbit on Monday, marking what seems like a huge achievement in a five-year and $1.8 billion journey...

admin - July 5, 2016

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When July’s first moon crescent will appear, by space agency

The National Space Research and Development Agency has predicted that the appearance of the first moon crescent for July would be on July 5. This...

admin - July 4, 2016

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Shell boosts subsurface studies at Ibadan varsity

The University of Ibadan now has an ultra-modern subsurface research centre that will boost the development of top rate manpower for the nation’s oil...

admin - March 20, 2016

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Brazilian opposition to fracking spreads

The Federal Court in Brazil has declared the prohibition to use the hydraulic fracturing technology (fracking) to extract fossil fuels in the state of Alagoas....

admin - March 19, 2016

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Forum pledges to develop young scientists, invest in basic sciences

With science taking centre stage, the Next Einstein Forum’s Global Gathering, Africa’s premiere global science and technology forum, wrapped up on Thursday in Dakar,...

admin - March 11, 2016

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Coalition lists pitfalls before mercury treaty

Commitments toward stronger global mercury controls are being hampered by illegal, unreported and unregulated mercury production and trade, an international NGO coalition revealed on...

admin - March 9, 2016

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