Category: Science & Technology

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Smart Machines And The Future Of Jobs

October 10, 2016 Feature Article 599

Since the early 1800s, several waves of technological change have transformed how we work and live. Each new technological marvel — the steam engine, railroad, ocean steamship, telegraph, harvester, automobile, radio, airplane, TV, computer, satellite,…

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NCC says 94m Nigerians used internet in August

October 9, 2016 Latest News 545

The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) says Internet users on Nigeria’s telecommunications networks rose by 167,819 to 93,591,174 in August 2016. The figure is contained in the commission’s monthly publication “Internet Subscriber Data” obtained by The…

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UNN student invents yam-pounding machine

August 11, 2016 Business 629

Mr Chibuike Ekwueme, a final year student of Agriculture and Bio-resource Engineering at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), has produced a device for food pounding and shopping for N1 million funding to mass produce…

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Apple’s Quarterly iPhone sales drop once again

July 29, 2016 Business 919

The company posted $42.4 billion in revenue in the third quarter of FY 2016   The US tech giant sold 40.4 million iPhones in its third quarter, slightly above forecasts of 40.02 million. Apple chief executive Tim Cook said the results reflected “stronger customer demand… than we anticipated”. The firm…