Technology

The Nasarawa State government has earmarked N500 million for installation of Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) in Lafia, the state capital and environs.   Nasarawa Government earmarks N500m for CCTV The commissioner for finance, budget and planning, Mrs Munira Abdullahi, disclosed this while ...

Globacom subscribers will not be able to make calls to MTN lines soon due to the non-settlement of interconnect charges   The Nigerian Communications Commission disclosed this on Monday in a public notice signed by Director, Public Affairs Department, Reuben ...

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted moderate dust haze from Wednesday to Friday across the country NiMet’s weather outlook, released on Tuesday, predicts horizontal visibility of 2km to 5km and localised visibility of less than or equal to 1,000 ...

Telecom companies in Nigeria have warned all subscribers who Subscriber Identity Module, SIM cards are yet to be linked with their National Identity Numbers, NIN, to do so before February 8 2024 or lose the numbers parmanently This is as ...

A former Facebook diversity program manager pleaded guilty to scamming the social media giant out of more than $4 million through a scheme in which she faked business deals in exchange for kickbacks, the Justice Department said. Barbara Furlow-Smiles, who ...

Tesla is recalling nearly all 2 million of its cars on US roads to limit the use of its Autopilot feature following a two-year probe by US safety regulators of roughly 1,000 crashes in which the feature was engaged   ...

Apple users have been warned against a fake update that steals passwords and money Tech-heads have revealed a fake browser update that infects Apple computers with a type of malware that hijacks passwords and money. Dubbed the “ClearFake” scam, the ...

UK Health officials are investigating the first confirmed case of a new strain of swine flu The A(H1N2)v infection was detected in a routine flu screening test at a GP surgery in North Yorkshire. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) ...

Nigerian scientists and researchers were not able to win the sum of N36 million offered by the Federal Government as reward for discovering cures for COVID-19 and Lassa Fever, checks by Daily Post have revealed. The prize was announced on February 13, 2020, by ...

Google will start deleting inactive Gmail accounts and photos starting December 1, 2023 Google announced the news of deleting abandoned Gmails earlier this year, and now the deadline is just few weeks away. An inactive account is defined as one ...

Telecom operators might increase tariff The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), Thursday said that the current tariff regime in the telecom sector is not sustainable. The Chairman of ALTON, Mr. Gbenga Adebayo, disclosed this in Lagos, during ...

What happened in ”The Last Of Us” could happen in the world, scientists warn Lethal fungi similar to that in The Last Of Us could be unleashed amidst the growing climate crisis, scientists in Spain have warned. Researchers in the country say ...

Final year Petroleum Training Institute student electrocuted while installing solar panels A final year student of Petroleum Training Institute, Effurun, Delta State has been electrocuted while installing solar panels on a one-storey building. Punch Metro gathered that the gory incident occurred ...

Student,14, crowned America’s top Young Scientist after developing soap that treats SKIN CANCER A 14-year-old boy has been named America’s Top Young Scientist for developing an affordable bar of soap that treats skin cancer. Heman Bekele, a ninth grader at W.T. Woodson High ...

  The Federal Government through the Association of Power Generation Companies has grown the power capacity of the national grid from 13, 000megawatts recorded a few years ago to about 14,000 MW.   APGC’s Executive Secretary, Dr. Joy Ogaji, while ...

The Russian armed forces, on Wednesday, said dozens of Ukrainian drones were repelled during the night in regions close to the border. A British analysis suggested Moscow forces also shot down one of their own combat jets last month. The ...

  Elon Musk suggests X will charge “small monthly fee” for all users Elon Musk said X is looking to charge users a “small monthly payment” to tackle bots on the social network. X, previously known as Twitter, underwent a number ...

  iPhone 15: Things You Should Know About Apple’s Latest Release   Tech company, Apple, unveiled it’s latest iPhone product, the iPhone 15 today, September 12. This model will be unveiled at the company’s “Wanderlust” event in Cupertino, California, United ...

  Elon Musk is preparing to take on Meta once again with the launch of another polarising Twitter feature. Audio and video calls will soon be available on the newly named ‘X’, as the tech titan seeks to make his platform ...

  The biggest and brightest Moon of the year will be visible on Wednesday and Thursday from around the world. It will be a rare chance to see what is known as a blue supermoon – the last one was ...

  FIRSTBANK COMMISSIONS ITS SECOND FULLY AUTOMATED SELF SERVICE BRANCH, UNVEILS ITS DIGITAL XPERIENCE CENTRE IN UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN The FirstBank Digital Xperience Centre (DXC) in the University of Ibadan (U.I) is the Bank’s second fully automated self-service centre. The ...

  Meta has introduced a new WhatsApp feature with the ability to screen-share during video calls. AT3 Resources, a consulting firm managing Meta in Nigeria, said Zuckerberg made the announcement on Tuesday. It said that the latest update offered users the ...

  Twitter is now back and running after suffering a global outage on Wednesday morning, with thousands of users unable to refresh or load their timeline feeds The users reported the outage on the Down Detector website, a website that ...

  The moment a piece of the sun’s northern pole breaks off has been captured by NASA in a never-before-seen event that has baffled scientists. A video shows a giant filament of plasma, or electrified gas, shooting out from the ...

  13-year-old Nigerian boy gets scholarship to study Civil Engineering abroad after constructing Borno flyover bridge replica with clay soil The creative teenager identified as Musa Sanni became a sensation in 2021 after building the replica of a flyover bridge ...