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Global study shows uneven urbanization among large cities in the last two decades

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According to the latest report from the United Nations (UN), the global population in 2018 was 7.6 New Delhi in India, Cairo in Egypt, Lagos in Nigeria). Credit: The University of Hong Kong. The country had undergone the biggest urban expansion in the period, between 2001 and 2018, its BUA increase accounted for 47.5%

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This Nigerian Startup’s Minigrid Began as a School Project

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After he graduated from the Federal University of Technology in Owerri, Nigeria, his plan was to get a high-paying job at one of the multinational oil and gas companies based in the country. Orajaka says his off-grid system of the first of its kind developed and implemented in Nigeria. The IEEE member is GVE’s chief executive.

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The Saudi Dilemma: To Cut Or Not To Cut

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This suggestion is not universally accepted. In spite of reservations expressed by Nigeria and Libya, if Saudi Arabia managed to convince everyone to cut amid the major tensions with Iran ahead of the U.S. For now, it seems like a cut is the more likely outcome.