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A consortium of American firms in partnership with a US-based Nigerian engineer is proposing the first waste-to-energy project in West Africa to be sited in Lagos. The partnership has received the initial backing of the state government and private sector financing from the US. Already, the US companies have signed the Letter-of-Intent (LOI) to pursue the engineering, design, procurement and ...

The health benefits of water melon include kidney disorders, high blood pressure, diabetes, heart care, heat stroke, macular degeneration, impotence, etc. What’s so much the fuss about this Water Melon? Isn’t it nothing more than a ball full of water? Okay! I know there cannot be a more refreshing thing than a big, chilled wedge of water melon in tropical ...

Vice President John Dramani Mahama on Friday announced that the governments of the United Kingdom and Canada had pledged to help Ghana to achieve her development goals. He said while Canada had expressed an interest in supporting the Savanna Accelerated Development authority (SADA) project, the United Kingdom would also support Ghana to achieve her democratic and constitutional goals. Vice President ...