A Chinese company says it has developed the country’s first facial recognition technology that can identify people when they are wearing a mask, as most are these days because of the coronavirus, and help in the fight against the disease. China employs some of the world’s most sophisticated systems of electronic surveillance, including facial recognition. […]

The world is set for its first annual decline in oil consumption in more than a decade due to the impact of the coronavirus outbreak, the IEA said Monday. In its latest report —  which did not take into account an oil price war  after Saudi Arabia and Russia failed to agree to continue production […]

By Emma Ujah – Abuja Bureau Chief The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has advocated the development of measures towards unlocking Africa’s agricultural potentials and placing same at the centre of economic and social policies, in order to halt the current massive food import, which costs the continent about […]

Marie Curie “wasn’t always very nice”, said Marjane Satrapi of the hero of her new film, “Radioactive”. The most famous woman scientist ever had to fight her corner in what was — and still is — a man’s world, said Satrapi, best known as the maker of the Oscar-nominated animated classic, “Persepolis”. “How are you […]

The mothers of the remaining 112 Chibok girls still in Boko Haram captivity have called on the Federal Government and other world women organisations to intensify efforts toward the release of their daughters. They made the call in a letter written to commemorate the 2020 International Women’s Day, which was made available to newsmen on Monday […]