Technology

Cisco Network Academy has named Igbinedion University Okada(IUO) as host for its South-South Digital Skills and Entrepreneurship Development Workshop. David Ekpah,South-South Representative of Cisco Academy System Nigeria,disclosed this during a courtesy visit to the university on Thursday in Okada. Ekpah said Cisco International is happy to be part of the …

Facebook has launched its “Developers Circles’’ in Benin, Edo State, a platform that allows people who are technologically inclined to engage with experts, learn new technology and collaborate with developers to build tech products. Speaking during the inauguration of the Facebook Circles in Benin, Mr Izoduwa Asemota, a co-lead of …

Nigerians spend more time on social media than citizens of most countries, according to a survey conducted by Global Web Index, a market research company. In the survey, 575,000 internet users aged 16-64 were interviewed across 46 markets. The social media networks considered in the survey include Facebook, Whatsapp, Twitter, …

President Muhammadu Buhari has assented to the ​National Biosafety Management Agency (Amendment) Act, 2019, with a view to preventing any adverse effect to human health and environment in the country. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on the National Assembly (Senate), Sen. Ita Enang, confirmed this development in a …

The Vice-Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, Prof. Eyitope Ogunbodede, has said the institution will complete its power generating plant in October and generate its own 24-hour electricity. Ogunbodede made this known yesterday at the biennial conference of the African Institute for Science Policy and Innovation held …

Nigeria’s aspiration for universal internet coverage has received a boost with the materialisation of a $100 million loan from the Government of India. The facility arranged by the EXIM Bank of India is the result of a close collaboration between the India High Commission in Nigeria and the Federal Ministry …

The Senate on Thursday threatened to blacklist any mobile telecommunication firm in the country accused of unwholesome practices despite the huge profits they are making. The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, gave the threat in his remarks after the consideration of a motion by Senator Abdulfatai Buhari and 34 …

In order to provide a system for prompt response during emergencies, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has completed an Emergency Communication Centre in Edo. The Director of Special Duties Department, NCC, Oluwatoyin Asaju, disclosed this during a courtesy visit to Governor Godwin Obaseki in Benin City. Asaju said the centre …

Despite analysts’ predictions that the performance of the nation’s stock market would begin picking up in the second half of the year, investors have recorded losses totalling N291bn in the four days since the second half of the year began. The market, which opened the new half at a value …

Rwanda on Friday rolled out the East African Community (EAC) electronic passport in an effort to boost faster border clearance as well as part of a wider regional strategy to enhance integration. Rwanda now joins other EAC states—Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania—that have already issued the electronic passport to their citizens. …