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RostrumNews If you're designing a mobile application in Kotlin as the language - using Andoid Studio as the Integrated Development Environment (IDE) - this can only generate APK or AAB file, which cannot run on iPhone (iOS) devices. APK or AAB, meaning Android Package Kit and Android App Bundle, respectively, is a format in which a code designed for Android platform is meant to be packaged after writing it, before the hosting phase. Hence, such an app can only be accessed by Android devices. iPhone devices require .ipa files or apps built using iOS frameworks such as Swift or Objective-C. I was embarrassed during the early stage in my modelling career because of this fact, owing to lack of the required knowledge or research. However, the good news is that Kotlin has a framework called Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile (KMM). With KMM, you can write shared code in Kotlin that runs on both Android and iPhone devices, though the UI still needs platform-specific implementation ...

Renaissance Energy Acquires Shell Petroleum Company

The Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited, a leading consortium of Nigerian oil firms, has eventually acquired the Shell Petroleum Development Company, of Nigeria Limited (SPDC).

This latest development was disclosed to the public after the former completed the processes involving the acquisition of the latter in a $2.4 billion deal.

According to the Management of the newly acquired oil entity, the SPDC had been renamed to Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited after 46 years of operation in Nigeria.

The company’s spokesperson, Tony Okonedo, said: ”Going forward, SPDC will be renamed as Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited.”

Reacting to the complete acquisition of Shell, the Managing Director/CEO of Renaissance lauded the Nigerian government for giving the approval for Shell’s acquisition.

“We are extremely proud to have completed this strategic acquisition.

“The Renaissance’s vision is to be “Africa’s leading oil and gas company, enabling energy security and industrialisation in a sustainable manner.

“We and our shareholder companies are therefore pleased that the federal government has given the green light for this milestone acquisition in line with the provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act,” he said.