TECHNOLOGY
FG To Promote The Use Of Technology In Education Infrastructure
VP Kashim Shettima has said that the FG will incorporate technology into the educational infrastructure to improve the nation's learning outcomes. He said this on Wednesday during a meeting with the World Bank Nigeria team at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Shettima, who said that the move would address human capacity and resource challenges to improve learning outcomes, assured that President Bola...
After ABN TV’s Publication, Ikpeazu Meets Abia-Born Innovator Who Created Mini Transformer (Photos)
Abia State governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has met with Ohafia local government area Abia-Born innovator, Solomon Ukaoha who created mini power transformer following a publication by ABN TV on Sunday. The mini transformer works with crude oil. The 24-year-old innovator who had in an interaction with our correspondent demanded a 4-year training to enable him perfect his skills had his dream...
Aso Rock Villa To Spend N14bn On Internet
The Presidential Villa plans to spend N14.8bn on Internet access, stationery and telephone charges, among others, under the Federal Government’s planned expenditure captured in the . In the budget, N67.1m was budgeted for Internet access to the Villa, while stationery and computer consumables would be N79m. A further breakdown of the budget also showed that N35.9m was allocated for electricity charges,...
Oyo Govt Partners Media And Digital Skills Centre To Commence Training On Coding, Robotics, AI, Others
Oyo State government in partnership with the Advocacy Unit of Media and Digital Skills Centre, Nigeria will commence a pilot training programme on Coding, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence And Drone Technology for 3 Public Secondary Schools in the st...
Telegram Boss, Pavel Durov Allegedly Arrested In France
Billionaire founder and CEO of Telegram, Pavel Durov was reportedly detained at Bourget Airport near Paris on Saturday evening, according to French news outlets TF1 and BFM TV. Durov, who was travelling on his private jet from Azerbaijan, was arrested under a French warrant related to a preliminary police investigation into Telegram’s alleged role in facilitating criminal activities, reports Reuters. Telegram...
5 Simple Ways To Use WhatsApp For Business
The simplicity of WhatsApp shouldn’t fool you into thinking its use is limited to mere casual chatter. WhatsApp can be a powerful and highly cost-effective business tool for those who know how to properly employ its features for business. ABN TV shares five lucrative ways to use WhatsApp for business. For customer engagement and support WhatsApp is a great tool...
All Loans Cleared Due To Our System Error Will Be Repaid, Says MTN
A system error in MTN Nigeria’s system has led to the disappearance of debt on the accounts of subscribers who had borrowed airtime/data from the telecommunication company. The subscribers initially believed that the telecom operator deliberately cancelled their debts and, hence, were already jubilating and thanking the company. The telecommunication service however debunked this, claiming that the disappearance of debts in the subscribers’...
US Unveils Flying Car That Can Transform Into Biplane
At a launch event at Draper University in San Mateo, California, a start-up revealed how its flying car hopes to take off. Alef bills its still-in-development electric vehicle, the Model A, as the first true flying car – a vehicle that it hopes will look like a sleek electric car but be capable of vertical take-off, and able to fly...
We Gained Over 70m New Users During Facebook Outage — Telegram
Messaging app Telegram gained over 70 million new users during Monday’s Facebook outage, its founder, Pavel Durov, said on Tuesday, as people worldwide were left without key messaging services for nearly six hours, Reuters has reported. Facebook blamed its outage, which kept its 3.5 billion users from accessing services such as WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger, on a faulty configuration change. “The...
Nigeria Lifts Ban On Twitter
The Federal Government has lifted the suspension of Twitter operations in Nigeria after approval by President Muhammadu Buhari The decision was announced by the Chairman Technical Committee Nigeria-Twitter Engagement and Director-General National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, CCIE. Kashifu, in a statement in Abuja, said the approval was given following a memo written to the President by Minister...
