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TYPE APPROVAL ENFORCEMENT: Why your phone may stop working soon

By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech Editor That fairly cheap smartphone you bought from an unfamiliar dealer, the one that came without much paperwork, may soon have a date with the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC. Not because the Commission is interested in what is inside your phone, but because it wants to know whether the device itself […]
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Science & Tech ministry plants tech incubation centres across Nigeria

The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu says the Tech Incubation Centres his Ministry has established across the country, will help produce the next generation of strong businessmen like Aliko Dangote and others ruling the African business space today.

VDT deepens internet market with new experience centre

In a strategic move to deepen market penetration and improve customer service, Nigeria’s broadband communication service provider, VDT Communications Limited has opened a Customer Experience Center for customers on its 4G Lte Advanced internet Services .

YahClick connects Nigeria’s iSAT to Al Yah3 satellite

UAE-based global satellite operator Yahsat has connected,  Nigeria’s  teleport, satellite, and terrestrial network operator, iSAT to its Ka-band Al Yah 3 satellite service, through the services of its satellite broadband arm YahClick.

Enugu electricity company arrests 10 suspected vandals

Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) said it had arrested 10 persons over alleged vandalism of electricity installations across its franchise areas within one month. The Head of Communications, EEDC, Mr Emeka Ezeh, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Enugu. He said that the arrest followed collaboration between the company, security agencies and local […]

Andela lets go of 250 developers in Nigerian, Uganda, focuses efforts in Rwanda

By Rasheed Sobowale Andela, an African company that identifies and develops software developers on Monday dismissed 250 Nigerians and Ugandan developers along with another 170 in Kenya. The company in a statement posted on its official website describing the latest development said it will be focusing its efforts in Rwanda. “Today, we are announcing that […]

Google employee resigns, warns ‘killer robots’ could start war

A former employee of Google who has resigned said a new generation of autonomous weapons or “killer robots” could accidentally start a war or cause mass atrocities. Laura Nolan was a former top Google software engineer. He resigned from Google last year in protest at being sent to work on a project to dramatically enhance […]

G5 Sahel Heads of State support AfDB initiative to boost solar energy

G5 Sahel Heads of State have expressed their support for “Desert to Power’’, an Africa Development Bank (AfDB) initiative designed to harness solar energy for socio-economic development of member countries. They gave the support at the G5 Sahel Heads of State Summit in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. NAN reports that in 2014, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, […]

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