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Electric car batteries could be key to boosting energy storage

Electric car batteries could be used to boost power storage in the future, injecting electricity into the grid during times of scarcity or storing electricity during periods of excess, a new study found Tuesday. Renewable energy is essential for the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to well below two degrees Celsius, but the …

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The growing use of Hemp Fuel for cars & its impact

Hemp, the world’s most sustainable uncooked material, can be built-in into vehicle our bodies and used as a biofuel. Hemp activist and legend, the late Jack Herer, believed that hemp-based fuel could save the world. His preeminent work, The Emperor Wears No Clothes, is a treatise on the multitudinous methods he believed that hemp was once the ideal …

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Lagos govt picks preferred bidder for 4th Mainland Bridge construction

The state government said construction will include a greenfield tolled road and bridge with a designed speed of 120 kilometers per hour, including the development of adjacent real estate. The Lagos State government, through the Office of Public-Private Partnerships (OPPP), has announced Messrs CCECC-CRCCIG Consortium as the preferred bidder for the construction of the proposed …

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Sanwo-Olu inaugurates waterways monitoring, data management centre

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the Lagos State on Friday inaugurated a first-of-its-kind Waterways Monitoring and Data Management Centre that would enhance activities on the state waterways. Inaugurating the facility at Falomo, on Friday, Sanwo-Olu said that the establishment of the center would give access to real-time information, and gather data for continuous improvement of the …

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Transport Minister Commends Plateau on Road Intervention

Kasim Sumaina in Abuja The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Mu’azu Jaji Sambo, has commended the Plateau State Government on the completion of federal government road projects in the state. Sambo, who led the visit of the Presidential Committee for the Verification of Federal Roads Intervened by the Plateau State Government, said that four projects were …

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Easing the Niger Bridge traffic agony at Christmas

Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola’s recent announcement that works on the Second Niger Bridge have been completed made cheery news, especially, for motorists and other travelers who use the Niger Bridge at Onitsha at Christmas. The route is usually bedlam, indeed, hell on earth during Christmas and New Year festivities. There is the hysteria …

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Lagos-Ibadan Expressway: Construction resumes, gridlock-hit users appeal to FG

Some road users on Thursday appealed to the Federal Government to adopt more measures to reduce gridlock as contractors returned to the site after the festive season to resume construction works on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Work on the OPIC axis, which resulted in traffic snarl-ups and hardship to road users in the area, was suspended in …

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CCECC built Lagos Blue railway to move 31m passengers a year

China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, CCECC, has kept to its promise, completing the Lagos metro blue railway line. The project, which has become an addition to the country’s infrastructure base and is done by the company, brings the total railway project CCECC has completed in Nigeria in the five years to about 730km. The completed …

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FRSC Warns Against Dangerous Driving, Overspeeding By Motorcyclists In Osun

The Osun Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has warned against any form of dangerous riding and overspeeding by commercial motorcyclists popularly referred to as ‘Okada’. The Osun FRSC also warned that desisting from overspeeding could prevent death and severe injuries arising from accidents. This warning was issued by Paul Okpe, the …

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