Smartphone sent into sky for record attempt
A Smartphone attached to a balloon took to the skies on Monday in an attempt to set a record for the highest live stream from such a device. The Huawei “Honour 8 phone’’ was attached to a weather balloon also carrying a camera and other equipment, and set off from the SSC esrange Space Centre […]
FG trains 41, 161 graduates on vocational jobs
DETERMINED to address problem of youths’ unemployment in the country, the Federal Government has trained and empowered no fewer than 41,161 graduates under the Graduate Internship Scheme (GIS) bankrolled by the Federal Ministry of Finance.
Don’t panic over troops movement, Army urges Calabar residents
Ahead of the visit of Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai to Cross River State on Wednesday, the Nigerian army has advised residents not to panic over the large movement of troops within the Calabar metropolis.
UNESCO report says World will miss education-for-all target by 50 years
The United Nations said on Tuesday in Geneva that the world is set to miss by more than half a century a deadline for ensuring all children receive secondary education.
Bayelsa APC leaders back Brambaifa’s NDDC appointment
Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa state, have hailed the appointment of Prof. Nelson Brambaifa as the state’s representative on the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
Damboa market, shut after 2014 Boko Haram attacks, re-opens
The Damboa Local Government Area of Borno on Tuesday re-opened the Damboa township market closed down in 2014 due to Boko Haram attack.
