TECHNOLOGY
Telecommunication Services Restored In Zamfara After Months Of Disconnection
Authorities have restored telecommunications services in Zamfara communities, ABN TV reports. It would be recalled that the Zamfara government last Wednesday said the process of restoring telecommunications services in the state is ongoing. As part of measures to tackle banditry in the north-western state, the government had cut telecommunications networks in 14 local government areas in September. However, on November 27, Governor...
Education Our Greatest Tool To Defeat Poverty — Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu said, yesterday, education was Nigeria’s foremost tool against poverty. He also noted that his administration remained determined to embrace the prospects of digital economy and telecommunications which he described as “the future.” Tinubu, who stated this when he received a delegation from global tech giant, Google, said his administration would leverage digital technology to create Nigeria’s desired socio-economic...
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,...
Abia Tech Student Built Power Generator That Functions Without Fuel (PHOTOS)
A news making rounds on social media has it that a young boy reportedly a student of Boys Technical College, Aba, Abia state has made his way in the news for doing an amazing invention. It was reported that this young boy whose identity is yet to be known as at the time of filing this report has built a...
Arewa Consultative Forum Dismisses Chairman As Afenifere, Others Back President
The Arewa Consultative Forum suspended its chairman, Mamman Osuman, over criticism of President Bola Tinubu’s policies The ACF, in a statement, added that the interests of the North would be best represented by northerners. However, Yoruba socio-political Afenifere, Igbo socio-cultural body Ohanaeze Ndigbo and other regional groups backed the President insisting his predecessor Muhammadu Buhari laid the marker for the hardship...
We Need At Least $35bn To Commence Concrete Road Projects — Umahi
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has revealed that the government needs $35bn to kick start the construction of concrete roads nationwide. He also stated that the moribund Ajaokuta steel company will provide 16 per cent of the steel material needed for the construction of Nigeria’s roads in concrete pavement. This far-reaching resolution was the crux of discussion when the works...
Reps Moves To Investigate Twitter Ban In Nigeria
The House of Representatives has decided to investigate decision of the Federal Government to ban operations of Twitter in Nigeria. It said it will also consider the legal frameworks upon which the Federal Government made the decision. Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila disclosed these while addressing his colleagues on resumption of plenary after two weeks of break. The Speaker said the relevant House Committees...
I’m Ready To Give Out All My Wealth, Bill Gates Reveals
The founder of Microsoft company and Bill & Melinda Foundation, Bill Gates says he wants to give away all of his wealth. He also added that he wants to be removed from the list of world richest people. He wrote: "As I look to the future, I plan to gi...
We’re Expecting Twitter To Open Nigerian Office In Q1 2022 — Lai Mohammed
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said on Monday, that the microblogging site, Twitter, is expected to open its Nigerian office before the end of March 2022. The minister, who disclosed this when he appeared on a radio progarmme, the Radio Link, in Abuja, said the move is part of the agreement the company reached with the Federal Government...
No Health Hazard With 5G Network — NCC
The Nigerian Communication Commission has reassured the public that the new Fifth Generation network popularly known as 5G has no negative health effects. The Enugu Zonal Controller of the NCC, Mr Ogbonnaya Ugama, made the clarification in Enugu on Saturday at a round table with members of the Association of Heads of Federal Establishments. Ugama explained that there was no convincing...
