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China on Thursday opened a 1km-section solar expressway for testing. Last week, StraightNews published reactions of Nigerians to the Chinese technological feat. One week after, China officially the expressway which has solar panels laid beneath part of a ring road surrounding Jinan, capital city of Shandong Province in east China. The road surface is made of a transparent, weight-bearing material that allows sunlight to penetrate. The panels, covering 5,875 square meters, can generate 1 million kwh of power in a year, enough to meet the everyday demand of around 800 households, according to Qilu Transportation Development Group, the project developer.…

South Africa’s rand was firmer on Friday, the last trading day of the year, as continued volatility in low liquidity conditions saw the currency touch and then retreat from levels near its 2-1/2 year best. At 1100 GMT, the rand was 0.8 percent firmer at 12.3100 per dollar, with technical buying kicking-in first at 12.4000 and then at the 12.3300, both recent support levels. The unit is now trading below its 200-day moving average, a confirmation of the firmer price trend likely to spur further buying interest into the new year. The rand, along with fellow emerging markets currencies, has…

The phytochemicals in onions improve the working of Vitamin C in the body, thus gifting you with improved immunity. Onions contain chromium, which assists in regulating blood sugar. •For centuries, onions have been used to reduce inflammation and heal infections. • Do you enjoy sliced onions with your food? If yes, rejoice! Raw onion encourages the production of good cholesterol (HDL), thus keeping your heart healthy. • A powerful compound called quercetin in onions is known to play a significant role in preventing cancer. • Got bitten by a honeybee? Apply onion juice on the area for immediate relief from…

In what appears to be a major diplomatic face-off between Nigeria and United States of America, President Donald Trump has vowed to deal with Nigeria and destroy its leadership, according to report by a Jewish newspaper. Prior to the vote against Jerusalem as Israeli capital at the United Nations meeting, Trump had warned that US would deal with any country that voted against that decision. Nigeria was one of the many countries that voted against Jerusalem. According to an Israeli newspaper Jews News (jewsnews.co.il), Trump has threatened to impose sanctions on Nigeria in response to how Nigeria voted against Jerusalem…

Oil-rich Akwa Ibom State occupies second position in the country by soaring to an all-time high 36.58 per cent unemployment rate for the Q1-3 of this year, National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, has reported. In the report released by NBS last Friday, the unemployment rate in the country had jumped to 40 per cent in third quarter of this year compared to 35.2 per cent in the last quarter of last year. It appeared Akwa Ibom government did not furnish NBS with its current employment statistics otherwise the rate would have plunged lower than what is published. Unconfirmed reports from…

After the prison jailbreak, Nigerian Prisons Service, Akwa Ibom State Command is in a quandary in ascertaining the exact number of inmates who escaped from Ikot Ekpene Prison on Wednesday, StraightNews has discovered. In a press release Wednesday, ASP Ogbajie J. Ogbajie, Public Relations Officer, Nigerian Prisons Service, Akwa Ibom State Command said 36 prisoners fled from the prison, but Alex Oditah, Akwa Ibom Controller of Nigeria Prisons Service, NPS, told News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday that 47 inmates escaped from the custody. However, Mr. Oditah has announced that 14 of the fleeing prisoners have been re-arrested. “We discovered…

Osun State Governor, Mr Rauf Aregbesola Thursday presented an estimate of N173, 980, 83,700 before the state House of Assembly for the 2018 fiscal year. Aregbesola explained that the Appropriation Bill christened ‘Budget of Enduring Legacy,’ is N27,347,336,027 higher than that of 2017 which, according to him, was implemented up to 42.8 per cent despite the paucity of funds. The governor asserted that 2018 would be a year of consolidation and completion of his administration’s achievements in the last seven years. He also said the budget was designed to consolidate on his achievements and leave an enduring legacy of the…

The Nigerian Senate has directed its Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) to terminate its recess and convene a meeting with stakeholders in the petroleum industry with immediate effect. The directive, which was given by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki on Thursday is in connect with the ongoing fuel scarcity across the country, especially that of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol. A statement from Saraki’s media office said that the order was in a bid to end the crisis and the untold hardship it is unleashing on innocent Nigerians. Chairman of the Senate Committee, Senator Kabiru Marafa, also…

The United States (US) Ambassador to Nigeria, Stuart Symington, Wednesday, presented the Letters of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) in respect of the A29 Super Tucano Aircraft to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF). The LOA represents the official US Government offer to sell US defence articles and services to the Nigerian Government. Speaking after presenting the LOA to the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, at NAF Headquarters in Abuja, Symington observed that peaceful existence in Nigeria was strategic to the security of the entire West African Sub-Region in particular and the entire world at large. Accordingly,…

In 1997, a brilliant Igbo Electrical Engineer and Lecturer at the Federal polytechnic, Nekede, Dr. Ezekiel Izogu designed and developed the Izuogu Z-600, the first African indigenous manufactured car. The car was described by the BBC as ‘the African dream machine as 90 per cent of its parts were sourced locally. At a projected sales cost of $2000, it would have taken the world by storm and become the cheapest and most affordable car on earth. With mass production planned under Izogu Motors plant in Naze Owerri, the prospects of an industrial revolution in Igbo land and Nigeria was in…