Apple Inc is planning to use its own chips in Mac computers beginning as early as 2020, replacing processors from Intel Corp, Bloomberg reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. The initiative, code-named Kalamata, is still in early developmental stages but is part of a bigger strategy to make Apple’s family of devices […]
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As Democrats nationwide encourage Oprah Winfrey to seek the presidency in 2020, those closest to the media mogul are sending mixed messages about her political intentions. Her best friend, CBS News host Gayle King, said Tuesday that Winfrey is “intrigued” by the idea of a White House bid. “She loves this country and would like […]
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Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, has predicted that Lagos State would emerge Africa third largest economy by 2020. This is even as he reaffirmed that Lagos State has potential to be a net exporter of goods and services in Africa, just as he expressed the need for the investing public to continue to have […]
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Nigerian insurance sector is predicted to hit an income ₦1 trillion premium by 2020 if there is collaboration among operators in the industry, Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer of Law Union & Rock Plc, Mr. Jide Orimolade, has said. Orimolade, who made the assertion at a media forum in Lagos, stated that operators should collaborate […]
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Acting Chairman, Fiscal Responsibility Commission, (FRC,), Mr Victor Muruakor has said that the Federal Government’s revenue projections contained in the 2018-2020 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) are feasible and achievable. Speaking to newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja, the FRC chair said the projections were in line with the realities on […]
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The plan by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation to grow the nation’s crude oil reserves to 40 billion barrels by the year 2020 received a major boost on Thursday with the execution of a tripartite agreement in Abuja. The agreement was between the NNPC/FIRST Exploration & Production Joint Venture and Schlumberger for the development of […]
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China has reiterated its resolve to partner Nigeria in the implementation of the Economic Recovery Growth Plan (ERGP), especially in the area of agricultural development, saying that it has the capacity to grow the country’s agriculture Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from ₦16 trillion in 2015 to ₦21 trillion in 2020. The revelation made during a […]
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Century Power, a subsidiary of the Obijackson Group, has said the first phase of its proposed 1,500 megawatts power plant is expected to be completed in 2020, with the capacity to generate 495MW of electricity. It said on Thursday that the Century Power Generation Plant would be built in three phases in Okija, Anambra State. […]
Read More The Chinese government is planning to expand the country’s high-speed rail network to 30,000 kilometers (18,600 miles) by 2020, part of public infrastructure spending aimed at shoring up economic growth. Vice Transport Minister Yang Yudong said Thursday the network would connect more than 80 percent of China’s major cities. Yang says China plans to invest […]
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A release of the Cisco Visual Networking Index Complete Forecast for 2015 to 2020 has shown that Nigeria’s Internet Protocol traffic will grow six-fold and fixed broadband speed will increase 2.4 fold with an average mobile speed connection of 5Mbps. Findings from the CVN study showed that increased connectivity and Internet usage would “positively” impact […]
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