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Plateau among biggest beneficiaries of FG’s $750m renewable energy programme – Mutfwang
Flags off 1.5MW solar mini-grid, says state’ll become power exporter in two years. By Golok Nanmwa JOS – Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, on Tuesday declared that Plateau had emerged as one of the biggest beneficiaries of the Federal Government’s 750-million-dollar renewable energy programme, disclosing that about 10 interconnected solar mini-grid projects would be implemented
Egypt to launch sovereign industrial, African investment funds to drive economic growth
Egypt will launch a sovereign-led industrial investment fund to enhance manufacturing capabilities and boost exports, alongside a separate fund targeting private sector investments in Africa, Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Mohamed Farid announced on Tuesday. During a meeting with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, Farid outlined the proposed investment structure for the industrial fund, which
Power minister courts local, foreign investors to boost industrial growth
The federal government has called on local and international investors to deepen their investments in Nigeria’s power sector to support economic and industrial growth. The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, made the call in a keynote address delivered at the Project Hoover Series II Investor Forum in Abuja on Tuesday. Mr Tegbe said reliable electricity
Company of Heroes 3’s playable multiplayer tech test now live on Steam
If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Featuring eight maps and four factions. If you fancy a dabble with developer Relic Entertainment's upcoming real-time strategy sequel Company of Heroes 3 ahead of its launch in February, you're in luck: a free playable
UK Music Industry Sales Cracked $2.4 Billion During 2022 As Vinyl Outsold CDs For the First Time Since 1987, Report Shows
London, England. Photo Credit: Benjamin DaviesThanks largely to continued streaming and vinyl growth, UK music industry sales increased by about three percent during 2022 and approached £1.99 billion, according to a newly released preliminary report. This and other interesting data points came to light in an analysis from London’s Digital Entertainment and Retail Association (ERA)
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora turns a never-before-seen part of the cinematic world into a digital playground
Home Games Action Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora (Image credit: Massive Entertainment) There are few fantasy worlds as alluring as Pandora. So captivating that it helped propel Avatar and Avatar: Way of the Water into becoming two of the biggest movies of all-time, having grossed no fewer than four billion dollars between them. Yet for all
Video games made an estimated £4.66bn last year, biggest home entertainment industry in the UK
If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. "The often-unheralded leader." Preliminary figures from the Digital Entertainment and Retail Association's annual report (hereon referred to as ERA) reveal video games represented 42.1 percent of the UK's total home entertainment revenues in 2022. The
42 Hires Ex-Netflix Exec Ben Cavey As Comedy And Entertainment Chief
42 has made a big name hire. Former Netflix and Tiger Aspect Productions exec Ben Cavey is joining as Head of Comedy and Entertainment. Cavey will be based in the UK- and U.S.-based firm’s LA office, growing its expanding group of managers and producers on the West Coast. He’ll focus on expanding 42’s push into
Turn-Based RPG ‘Avatar: Generations’ Gets Its First Gameplay Trailer, Pre-Registrations Now Live
Navigator Games, Crystal Dynamics Eidos Entertainment, and Paramount Consumer Products just revealed the first official gameplay trailer for the upcoming turn-based RPG Avatar: Generations. Avatar: Generations, based on Nickelodeon’s Avatar: The Last Airbender, had soft launched a little while ago, and it is set for global release early this year. It features Aang, Sokka, Appa
Shoot ‘Em Up ‘Danmaku Unlimited: WYVER ULTRA’ Gets New Gameplay Clips and a Look at the Title Screen
Shoot ‘Em Up ‘Danmaku Unlimited: WYVER ULTRA’ Gets New Gameplay Clips and a Look at the Title Screen I’ve been very hyped for Doragon Entertainment’s upcoming shoot ’em up Danmaku Unlimited: Wyver Ultra ever since it was announced over a year ago. We’ve had glimpses of the gameplay through Tweets, and Danmaku Unlimited 3 ($4.99)
Entertainment Giants Teaming Up on Advertising Currency Initiative, Announce Plan to Unify Streaming Viewership Data
There’s significant movement in the evolution of premium video advertising’s “currency.” On Monday, OpenAP, the advanced advertising firm founded by the owners of most of the large TV networks, says that it will create a joint industry committee to focus on premium video currency, with the intent to have multiple currency options in place ahead
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Plateau among biggest beneficiaries of FG’s $750m renewable energy programme – Mutfwang
Flags off 1.5MW solar mini-grid, says state’ll become power exporter in two years. By Golok Nanmwa JOS – Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, on Tuesday declared that Plateau had emerged as one of the biggest beneficiaries of the Federal Government’s 750-million-dollar renewable energy programme, disclosing that about 10 interconnected solar mini-grid projects would be implemented
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Egypt to launch sovereign industrial, African investment funds to drive economic growth
Egypt will launch a sovereign-led industrial investment fund to enhance manufacturing capabilities and boost exports, alongside a separate fund targeting private sector investments in Africa, Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Mohamed Farid announced on Tuesday. During a meeting with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, Farid outlined the proposed investment structure for the industrial fund, which
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Power minister courts local, foreign investors to boost industrial growth
The federal government has called on local and international investors to deepen their investments in Nigeria’s power sector to support economic and industrial growth. The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, made the call in a keynote address delivered at the Project Hoover Series II Investor Forum in Abuja on Tuesday. Mr Tegbe said reliable electricity
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Hyperscale Data Buys More Bitcoin, Bridging Holdings to Over $72 million
Hyperscale Data, Inc. has announced that it’s upped its Bitcoin holdings to over 1,000 digital coins. The New York Stock Exchange-listed company said Tuesday that it had over 1,087.4527 BTC as of Sunday — or $72.4 million based on today’s prices. The holdings are split across the company’s wholly owned subsidiaries, Sentinum, Inc. and Ault
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Deals in brief: Ant International raises Series A funding, Granite-Integral backs Berlin-based Omio, 13 China investments, and more
News Written by Sudo Lim Published on 21 Jul 2026 8 mins read Ant International raises USD 1.2 billion in Series A funding Ant International, an independent subsidiary of Chinese financial technology company Ant Group, has raised about USD 1.2 billion in Series A equity financing. Ant Group, Alibaba Group, and other unnamed international investors backed the round.