The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, has expressed delight as the Mobile Telephone Network (MTN) budgeted 1.6 billion dollars to invest in the Nigerian market within the next three years. Pantami disclosed this in a statement signed by Mrs Phil Oshodin, Director Press and Public Relations, on Tuesday in Abuja, when […]

How we’re addressing broadband issues — Pantami By Juliet Umeh Despite the federal government’s effort on technology, Nigeria could not be ranked among 82 countries in the Global Social Mobility Index 2020. The country falls below the required indices. This is according to a report by the World Economic Forum, WEF. The report covered 82 […]

By Juliet Umeh As Nigeria is experiencing push towards the emergence of a digital economy,  Wowbii Interactive has said that 2020 will witness continued technology disruption in the enterprise space. Wowbii says its mission is to transform the way Africa works and learn. Sharing the EdTech Outlook for 2020, Co-founder and CEO of the company, […]

By Anthony Iwelumo SystemSpecs: In a capitalist society where businesses operate with utter disregard for matters beyond their bottom-line when companies deliberately go against this nauseating grain, the spiel ‘’a breath of fresh air’’ succinctly conveys the emotions of the concerned public. In fairness to firms operating in Nigeria, there is increased awareness about CSR […]

The UK government is expected to decide on whether to allow the technology giant Huawei to participate in its5G networks rollout. British officials will reportedly green light the use of Huawei equipment in such networks. The US has ramped up pressure on the UK government to exclude Huawei from the country’s 5G network by threatening […]

Astronauts on the International Space Station have baked the first cookies in space, but they took far longer than on Earth. The space station’s Italian commander Luca Parmitano acted as baker aided by NASA astronaut Christina Koch for the chocolate-chip cookie experiment. Cookies take around 15-20 minutes to bake on Earth but the astronauts discovered […]

By Davies Iheamnachor PORT HARCOURT: The management of Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company, PHED, has lamented debt of over N166 billion owed the company by customers in Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Cross River State, adding that the debt must be recovered. This is just as the Nigerian Army, 6 Division, Port Harcourt, has disclosed […]

To say it’s been a rough couple of years for Boeing would be an understatement. The company has endured a number of significant setbacks from the crashes and subsequent worldwide grounding of its 737 MAX aircraft to delays its Starliner spacecraft, which it eagerly wants to deliver to NASA and now we have another to […]

The Delta State government said it would partner the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology on Methanol fuel production. The State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, made this known during a visit to Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, Minister of Science and Technology, on Thursday in Abuja. Okowa said the visit was to work out a mutual partnership […]

By Emmanuel Elebeke & Fortune Eromosele The Federal government has agreed to forge a strategic partnership with the Delta State Government on how to tap from the large gas deposit in the state through the exploration of the newly unveiled Methanol Fuel Technology Policy. The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, said this […]