The Senate has directed urgent medical and environmental intervention in Ogijo, a community straddling Lagos and Ogun states, following reports of widespread lead poisoning linked to battery recycling factories. Lawmakers summoned the Ministers of Environment, Health, Solid Minerals, Labour and Employment, together with the Director General of the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), to provide updates on the crisis. The Senate described the situation as...

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Image: Foundry The original iPhone SE from 2016, one of Apple’s most popular handsets of all time, has finally been declared obsolete. This is bad news for anyone who still uses the phone because it is no longer eligible to receive repairs and battery replacements from Apple Stores and authorised service partners. “Apple discontinues all hardware service for obsolete products,” the company explains, “and service providers cannot order parts for obsolete products.” The move isn’t a su...

SMA Solar Technology announces the commercialization in Europe of its new MVPS-9200 medium voltage station in a 12-meter containerized version for battery energy storage systems (BESS) and large-scale photovoltaic power plants. December 4, 2025 Francois Puthod Image: SMA From pv magazine France MA Group is expanding its offering for battery energy storage systems (BESS) and large-scale photovoltaic power plants, with the launch on the European market of its new containerized “turnkey” soluti...

Tenga Solar Backs Schoolboy’s Revolutionary Energy Invention In an exclusive development, a story with the potential to rewrite the rules of renewable energy has emerged from Zimbabwe. Tenga Solar, a leading innovator in the country’s energy sector, has formally signed a contract with an 18-year-old schoolboy to produce a revolutionary hybrid battery. This device claims to combine solar power with a proprietary water-based generation process. The announcement, made directly to us, presents e...