Report: Over 2.7 Million Smartphones were Shipped into Nigeria in Just 3 Months!
Mobile phone shipments to Nigeria and Africa is witnessing an uptick. According to data from the International Data Corporation (IDC), the total shipments of smartphones into Nigeria topped 2.7 million between April…
Regulating Free Speech On Social Media Is Dangerous And Futile—Expert
Amid recent news about Google’s post 2016 elections meeting, multiple Congressional hearings, and attacks by President Trump, social media platforms and technology companies are facing unprecedented criticism from both parties. According to Gallup’s survey,…
NCDC releases 10 ways To Prevent Infectious Disease Outbreaks During Flooding!
TEN MESSAGES TO PREVENT INFECTIOUS DISEASE OUTBREAKS DURING FLOODING The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) have recently issued a warning alert of flooding,…
ONE in Nigeria celebrates advocacy milestone, #MakeNaijaStronger
ONE campaign in Nigeria has celebrated the advocacy milestone of #MakeNaijaStronger, an advocacy campaign geared towards the provision of adequate and improved healthcare service delivery particularly for the marginalised communities,…
NCC To Sanction Telecom Operators For ‘Call Masking’
The Nigerian Communication Commission says it will impose appropriate sanctions on any telecom operator that allows the illegal masking of international calls. Call masking refers to termination of international calls…
Shaping Nigeria’s Digital Future through Positive Legislation By ‘Gbenga Sesan and Mark Stephens
Nigeria stands on the cusp of great progress in the information and communication technology (ICT) sector, owing to diverse efforts by mostly youth-led entrepreneurs and collaborations. In recent years, policymakers…
Death will be ‘optional’ and ageing ‘curable’ by 2045, say genetic engineers
DYING will be ‘optional’ within just 27 years and the ageing process will be ‘reversible’, according to two genetic engineers during the presentation of their new book in Barcelona. José…
HOW TO PREVENT CAR THEFT WITH CARTACT APP
If you are a car owner, then you will agree with me that car theft is one social vice which ought to be controlled totally. Can it be wiped out…
TRAVELSTART, UBER ANNOUNCE FLIGHT PARTNERSHIP WITH ‘UBERESCAPE’
Travelstart, Africa’s leading Online Travel Agency has announced the launch of ‘UberEscape,’ a collaboration between Travelstart and Uber to allow customers book flights through the Uber app. In September customers…
Stakeholders task govt on improved curriculum, technological hubs for students!
Some stakeholders on Saturday in Lagos called on government at all levels to upgrade education curriculum and provide more technological hubs for students in tertiary institutions. The stakeholders made the…