Nigeria will make Zaria College of Aviation Technology best in the world – Minister

Africa's airlines have registered low passenger volumes since the onset of the COVID pandemic. The aviation industry's progress in connecting the continent over the past decade is now at stake.

Earlier on, Students and parents of Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation protested at National assembly for the release of other abducted students now.⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ Video Credit: @ladidilucie⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣

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Dozens of students were grabbed from a Nigerian college in March, sparking outcry. The last of them have now been freed.

Art collectors and musicians have been advised to take advantage of technology in making and selling a non-fungible token, NFT.

A food giant will sell wearable technology for cows to help cut greenhouse gases.

President Muhammadu Buhari has commissioned the 157 kilometres Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail project at the Ebute Metta Station now known as the Mobolaji Johnson Station.

The scientist has been accused of providing secret information to a foreign citizen. Russia has been experimenting with hypersonic weapons to expand its military capabilities.

Marathon world record holder and Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge hopes that technology will take "centre stage" as athletes strive for improvement and chase faster times in the future. The Kenyan, who overcame humid conditions in Tokyo earlier this month to claim gold in the marathon, was among a host of runners who ran in specially designed Nike shoes fitted with carbon-fibre plates for more spring and quicker times, once again rekindling a debate around "technological doping".

The Federal Aviation Administration said a July mission with Richard Branson on board deviated from its flight path. The regulator is grounding Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo while it investigates.

Sustainable fuels are seen as key to making carbon-neutral flying possible. But there are some major hurdles preventing these cleaner alternatives from getting off the ground.

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