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Despite the economic recession in the country, some Nigerians still step it up a notch in acquring some of these expensive toys. Government officials, celebrities and business men spend hundreds of millions of naira to own them. Having a car is not easy but having any of this expensive cars comes with luxury price tag. Below are the list of 24 costliest cars in Nigeria as posted by a nairaland user "Iamphilip." 24. Porshe 911 carrera price: $89,400(N32,184,000) 23. Porshe Cayenne GTS price: $95,500 (N34,380,000) 22. Maserati Quottroporte price: $106,900 (N,38,484,000) 21. 2016 Mercedez-Benz G-Class price: $119,900 (N43,164,000) 20. Rolls Royce Phantom V LHD James Young price: $129,500 (N46,620,000) 19. Maserati GranTourismo price: $132,825 (N47,817,000) 18. Aston Martins V8 Vantage S price: $134,295 (N48,346,200) 17. BMW i8 price: $140,700 (N50,652,000) 16. Lamborghini Galarado price: $150,603 (N51...

China successfully build the world largest floating solar farm on top of a deserted coal mine that can power 15,000 homes. The world’s largest floating solar farm, sitting on a lake that used to be a coal mine, is China’s latest effort to show case its commitment to renewable energy. With a 166,000 panels and a total capacity of 40 megawatts, the solar farm can produce enough energy to power 15,000 homes, the South China Morning Post reports . While it still consumes a lot of oil, coal and natural gas, China is experiencing an unprecedented solar boom. As of November 2017, solar PV accounted for 126 gigawatts, a spike of 67 percent compared to the same time in 2016. Crucially, the country is also trying to move away from highly polluting sources of energy, which are estimated to have contributed to 366,000 deaths in 2013 alone. The largest floating solar farm in the world.   Image Credit: Sungrow In its yearly overview of the world’s energy markets, the International E...

We all sleep, but did you know that the way you sleep says a lot about who you are as an individual? For instance, Leonardo da Vinci took 20-minute naps every four hours to recharge his intellectual batteries, Charles Dickens slept facing north because he felt it improved his creativity, and these baby otters make squeaky toy noises as they nap because they’re cute enough to make you squeal. Most of us don’t have as eccentric sleeping habits as Mariah Carey, who surrounds herself with 15 humidifiers before she takes a siesta, but slight subtleties in our snoozing styles says as much about who we are as the music we like, the color we’re drawn to, or the life paths we choose. The position in which we sleep seems like a completely subconscious choice, but who we are dictates which positions are the most doze-worthy for dreamtime and it seems if someone really wanted to get to know who someone else is, the secret’s in the slumber. How do you sleep at night? On your side, bac...