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The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has urged mineral-rich African countries to use the proven mineral reserves of their countries as equity in joint ventures, instead of taking loans that worsen the plight of their people. Speaking at a Ministerial Roundtable on Powering Africa in Washington DC recently, Mr Alake deplored unwholesome pressure on African governments by loan marketers despite global concerns over the declining capacity of many countries to settle their debts. The minister said,…

Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, says Nigeria has comprehensive data on its Lithium reserves, available at the Nigerian Geological Survey Agency for investors to peruse. The minister made the disclosure in Doha, Qatar on Saturday, at a meeting with Qatari businessmen on the sidelines of the visit of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the Arab country. In a statement by his Special Adviser, Kehinde Bamigbetan, Mr Alake said that mineral exploration initiated by the Federal Government identified…

The Nigerian government said Tuesday it will revoke the licences of mining companies over failure to sign Community Development Agreements (CDA). The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, disclosed this while speaking at the BusinessDay Media Solid Minerals Conference, held in Abuja. “This year I am using this opportunity to sound a note of warning. Any company that fails to sign their community development agreement stands the risk of having its licences revoked,” Mr Alake said. The Ministry of…

The Nigerian government said Monday it will revoke more mining licences of defaulting firms. Segun Tomori, the special assistant on media to the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. According to the statement, Mr Alake disclosed this in his New Year goodwill message to Nigerians. “It will be recalled that we had revoked 1,633 mining licenses of those that defaulted in the payment of annual service fees last year. More revocation is in the offing for other…

From raw Data to captivating narrativesA Guide to Mastering the Art of Data Storytelling and Engaging Your Audience with Compelling Visualizations and DesignPresenting to an audience — Image by Author via MidjourneyIn a previous article, I explored Storytelling in Data and associated topics, which received a positive amount of attention from readers. As with most things in the data realm, there’s more to cover.The art of storytelling goes beyond providing context, identifying disputes, and presenting solutions; that’s…

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An intuitive explanation of bubble sort with implementation in PythonAs software engineers and data scientists, we often take sorting functions for granted. These algorithms may not be the most glamorous or heavily discussed aspects of our work, but they play a vital role in the technologies we use every day. For example, imagine trying to organize the contact list on your phone without a way to sort alphabetically or sorting products on an eCommerce website by price and category. It’s easy to overlook the importance of…

An overview of the field of computer vision and how advances in technological infrastructure support its growth and scalabilityPhoto by Nubelson Fernandes on UnsplashArtificial intelligence (AI) practitioners and developers that work in computer vision (CV) implement and integrate solutions to problems involving vision within computers and computer systems. Image classification, face detection, pose estimation, and optical flow are typical examples of CV tasks.Deep learning algorithms lend themselves well to solving…