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Abia Goes Electric as Governor Otti Rewrites the Story of Public Transportation

Abia Goes Electric as Governor Otti Rewrites the Story of Public Transportation

Ebere Uzoukwa, PhD With the rollout and formal commissioning of its first batch of state owned electric buses on Monday, 22nd December 2025, Abia State is taking a decisive step into the future of public transportation. The commissioning ceremony, scheduled for 1:00 pm at the International Conference Centre (ICC), Umuahia, will be performed by His Excellency, Dr. Alex Chioma Otti, OFR, Executive Governor of Abia State. This initiative marks a significant policy shift under Governor Otti’s administration, reflecting a deliberate commitment to infrastructure renewal, environmental sustainability, and people centered service delivery, key components of modern governance. The introduction of electric…
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Senegal Achieves Technological Milestone with Launch of Inaugural Satellite

Senegal Achieves Technological Milestone with Launch of Inaugural Satellite

Senegal has reached a historic milestone with the successful launch of its first satellite, GAINDESAT-1A, from California's Vandenberg base on Friday evening. This achievement makes Senegal one of only 12 African nations to possess its own surveillance and telecommunications satellites in space. President Bassirou Diomaye Faye hailed the launch as a significant step towards Senegal's "technological sovereignty," expressing pride and gratitude to all those involved in the project. Maram Kaïré, director of Senegal's space agency, described the launch as a historic day in the country's progress, marking an important step towards becoming a space-faring nation. The nanosatellite, built by Senegalese…
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Wema Bank Plc Launches Phygital, Its New in-branch Self-Service Offering.

Wema Bank Plc Launches Phygital, Its New in-branch Self-Service Offering.

Wema Bank Plc, the leading financial institution in innovation and technology, has launched Phygital Branch, a self-service platform that combines the best aspects of traditional and digital banking, in all its branches nationwide. YouTube video: https://youtu.be/EGIMo97rddM “Phygital is the result of Wema Bank’s recognition that a segment of our customers still enjoys the physical experience of traditional banking but without potential hassles such as queues that can diminish the experience.”, announced Mabel Adeteye, Wema Bank’s Head of Brand and Marketing Communications at the launch of the initiative. “Phygital tablets grants our customers the seamless in-branch experience they desire by reducing…
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Elon paying  blue ticks Twitter users as one well-known user has already received $100,000.

Elon paying blue ticks Twitter users as one well-known user has already received $100,000.

Verified Twitter users are finally getting paid for their posts online with one popular profile already paid $100,000 (£76,275). The platform will now 'help people earn a living directly on Twitter' as it announced plans to kickstart monetisation features just last night. This scheme is only available to notable Twitter Blue subscribers, as creators will need to prove they received at least five million impressions on posts in the last three months. The platform explains that the impressions are a total tally of times a tweet has been viewed, and funds to support those who fit the bill will be…
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According to Alfred Musonda, Russian mining businesses in Zimbabwe were sold for US$90 million.

According to Alfred Musonda, Russian mining businesses in Zimbabwe were sold for US$90 million.

Even if state-level cooperation and private investment in the most lucrative sectors of Zimbabwean production are growing between Zimbabwe and Russia, some Russian businesses are exiting the market and selling their holdings there. For instance, numerous businesses recently sold for $90 million. These diamond mining firms are permitted to operate in Bulawayo. Several reports claim that the sale was completed quickly; the reasons behind this have not yet been made public. The amount paid by the buyer, who has not yet been named, was decreased due to the urgency with which the sale needed to be completed. The issue of…
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