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

September 19, 2016 Crime/Judiciary/Security 508

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 1099

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 734

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 519

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 693

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 403

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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Apple’s Quarterly iPhone sales drop once again

July 29, 2016 Business 779

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…

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Expert stresses importance of ICT towards national development

July 20, 2016 Education 709

An Information and Communication expert, Alhaji Mayowa Nurein, has called on the Nigerian government and citizens to ensure a safe and secure cyberspace as no country can neglect this survive the computer age. Nurein made…

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Google introduces speedier ads to its accelerated mobile pages

July 19, 2016 Business 374

Google has been working to create a faster news reading experience through its Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) project. Now it’s bringing something similar to online ads. AMP is an open framework for creating articles that load more…

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Varsity signs pact with National Museum on Osun grove

June 29, 2016 Education 564

A Memorandum of Understanding that will ensure effective collaboration in carrying out series of researches on the Osun Osogbo grove has been signed. The collaboration is between the National Commission for Museum and Monument (NCMM)…

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