A LITTLE over three weeks ago, very few people knew Blessing Ebowe. Although a smart software developer, her fame was limited to friends, loved ones and her colleagues at Andela. Andela itself is another story altogether. Andela is a startup coding school, which recruits intelligent, local talent through a rigorous testing and interview process and then pays each student each month, with benefits.

Less than two decades ago, taking pictures required a lot of preparations. Children would be excited and mothers finicky about going to the studio to have their photos taken. Needless to say, things are different today. Now, in the smartphone era, most people have cameras on them at all times.

The Digital Bridge Institute (DBI), Kano says it has got approval to operate as an Innovation Enterprise Institution. The institute says the approval was conveyed to it by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) recently.

Technology giant, Samsung Electronics West Africa Limited (“SEWA’) has announced the postponement of the launch of Samsung Galaxy Note7 series in the Nigerian market. This follows the postponement of sales of the device globally due to isolated battery cell problems.

An official of Samsung Electronic West Africa, Mr Zain Mamudu, says the Samsung Galaxy Note7 has not been officially introduced into the Nigerian market.