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in TechnologyCovid-19: Google and Facebook Workers To Continue Working from Home
Google and Facebook have announced that their employees will be able to continue working from home for the rest of the year.Google chief executive Sundar Pichai, disclosed this at a company-wide meeting on Thursday that employees who need to return to the office will start being able to do so from July with enhanced safety […] More
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in Big Story, TechnologyA Spiritual Journey in the Age of Technology
Machine is increasingly making our lives comfortable and safe. Look no further than the holy city of Makkah, where Hajj is underway, to understand how It is hard to think of anything in our lives that has remained untouched by technology. Not even our innermost spiritual recess. Such a development might have had a disruptive […] More
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Urban Mobility: Elektroroller To The Rescue
A revolutionary mode of mobility is gaining acceptance across many German cities. The Elektroroller is environment-friendly; requires no fuel, no pollution, or emissions. It is silent and can attain speeds up to 32 Km/h By nature Germans are pragmatic. After a long political debate, in Germany Elektrorollers have finally been granted road approval. With the legal requirements met and rules now fixed, regular car drivers can […] More
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in Big Story, TechnologyNigeria in the Security Vortex
Aimed at capturing the identity of mobile phone subscribers for identity and security management, the Subscriber Identity Module, SIM, registration initiative by the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, came into effect on 28 March 2011. The initiative sought to track and curb criminal use of telephones in the country and aid the establishment of a central database of SIM card subscribers, which could also be used to streamline the National Identity Database, NIDB. […] More
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Cassava Smartech, Comviva Win Changing Lives Award
Two digital tech companies, Cassava Smartech andComviva have jointly won the East Africa Com Award in the ‘Changing Lives’ category for Cassava’s EcoCash mobile money service powered by mobiquity Money. The award was presented recently at Radisson Blu Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya. This is the second consecutive award for both companies as they also won […] More
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IITA to Participate in Campus France
The International Institute for Tropical Agriculture, IITA Abuja has indicated its interest to participate in a one-day event, Campus France, organized by the French Embassy. The event is scheduled to take place in Paris on 5 June. Campus France focuses on education and agriculture and is a platform for universities and research centers in Africa […] More
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Card Reader Controversy
By Idowu Awoyinfa At Polling Unit 005 Agege 16, Balogun Street, the Card Reader was discovered to be malfunctioning. Some people who came from Ifo in Ogun State but were initially registered at Agege in Lagos passed the night around the neighborhood of the polling unit. They insisted that with or without the Card Reader, […] More
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63 Card Readers Missing in Bayelsa
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Bayelsa has declared 63 card Readers missing. The Card Readers were declared missing this Tuesday in Yenagoa. by Wilfred Ifogah, INEC Head of Department, Voter Education and Publicity. According to the commission, the machines got missing after the February 23 presidential and National Assembly elections. The card readers […] More
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US Lawmaker Raises Alarm Over Vote Manipulation in Nigeria’s Election
A US lawmaker, Chris Smith, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, not to be biased in announcing Presidential and National Assembly results. The lawmaker in a statement issued on Sunday noted that it is important for INEC to announce results without delay. He said credible reports had indicated that there were electoral irregularities […] More
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Scientists Achieve Breakthrough In Banana, Plantain Varieties In Africa
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, IITA, says a team of scientists has achieved a major breakthrough in their efforts to develop improved banana and plantain varieties that are resistant to banana streak virus (BSV).The virus is one of the diseases hampering the crops production in Africa and threatening the food and income of millions […] More
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How World’s Longest Sea Bridge Came Into Being (Video)
Innovative mega project: A closer look at how world’s longest sea bridge came into being. More
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in Big Story, TechnologyWorld’s First All-Terrain Vehicle Launched In China
China has launched the world’s first all-terrain vehicle capable of climbing 70-degrees slope and making 360-degrees turn. Chen Jin, a Ph.D. graduate in Mechanical Engineering from Tsinghua University is the brain behind the project as he began the research and design of the all-terrain vehicle (ATV) in 2004. His task was to design a combat […] More