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WhatsApp ends supporting certain smartphones

October 18, 2016 Business 576

Many smartphones will lose their ability to use the popular cross-platform messaging application known as Whatsapp. The app, which has become useful to Nigerians, has decided to stop supporting some smartphones. Speaking to BBC recently,…

Human formation: The Journey of Sperm

October 12, 2016 Education 2285

For successful conception, sperm need to make the most remarkable journey through the bodies of men and women. It is a journey that scientists have only recently been able to understand in any detail, with…

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Smart Machines And The Future Of Jobs

October 10, 2016 Feature Article 641

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 590

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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Supreme Court to hear case against Google, Microsoft, Yahoo over sex determination sites

September 19, 2016 Crime/Judiciary/Security 663

The Supreme Court of India will today, Monday, hear a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in which Google, Microsoft, Yahoo and other search engines are joined for allegedly putting up advertisements selling pre-natal sex determination kits….

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Mussing Over Mark Zuckerberg’s Visit to Nigeria

September 4, 2016 Feature Article 1596

The founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, last week suddenly appeared in Lagos, and I can bet, his visit took many – government, security operatives, political gladiators and other groups of Nigerians – by surprise. This…

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Why Zuckerberg chose Mama Oliech’s restaurant over Kenyan’s 5-star eateries

September 2, 2016 Africa 854

The Facebook boss, Mark Zuckerberg, caught many by surprise when he sneaked into Kenya, heading towards Mama Oliech’s fish joint shortly after he landed in Nairobi. With billions of shillings at his disposal, many wondered…

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UNN student invents yam-pounding machine

August 11, 2016 Business 669

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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First Arab female student wins NASA competition

August 2, 2016 Latest News 845

A Jordanian university student has won a NASA competition to become the first Arab female student to win the prestigious award which includes a six month training programme at the US agency. Ayat Amer, a…

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Nigeria Stock Exchange unveils e-recruitment platform

August 1, 2016 Business 506

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) says its recruitment processes will now be done online to provide ‘user -friendly’ candidate experience. The new portal will now handle all aspects of recruitment, from application to scheduling interviews…

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