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Nigeria First: Indigenous businesses still need more protection — Ekeh

Nigeria First: Indigenous businesses still need more protection — Ekeh

By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech EditorDespite the Nigeria First Policy designed to give indigenous businesses greater opportunities in government procurement, Nigerian companies are still not getting enough protection, Chairman of Zinox Group, Dr. Leo Stan Ekeh, has warned. Ekeh said the situation could spell doom for the economy, arguing that Nigeria cannot build a sustainable digital […]
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DIGITAL SWITCH OVER: Lagos ready to go digital — NBC

DIGITAL SWITCH OVER: Lagos ready to go digital — NBC

…Hails StarTimes’ roles towards feat By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech Editor Lagos State is exiting the analogue broadcasting April 29. From that day, broadcast signals will switch to digital and the nation will have successfully put the right steps to the second phase of the national digital switch over project. It is expected to terminate sometime […]

Why Nigeria needs 2% of GDP for research, innovation 

Why Nigeria needs 2% of GDP for research, innovation 

By Emmanuel Elebeke Minister of External Affairs, Geofrey Onyeama has said that the country needs to set aside two per cent of its Gross Domestic Product, GDP for research and innovation, if it must continue to get recognition in the global market. He said setting such amount aside would position the country for real development  […]

Leading Ladies Africa pushes for gender parity, gets Appzone support

Leading Ladies Africa pushes for gender parity, gets Appzone support

By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech Editor Women-focused Non-Profit Organisation Leading Ladies Africa has said that the panacea for Africa’s economic growth is to give women a fair share in the leadership of the economies. The group which condemned what it described as gender imbalance in the scheme of things in Africa said African leaders must let […]

Plentywaka set for global expansion with Techstars new investment

Plentywaka set for global expansion with Techstars new investment

By Juliet Umeh … Launches city-to-city service for Nigerians Bus-hailing application company, Plentywaka, has announced a new investment from an American global platform for investment and innovation, Techstars, to gain funding, mentorship and access to experts. This is as the startup currently sets its sights on global expansion after  one year of moving over 300,000 […]

Facebook says cyber spies in China targeted Uyghurs

Facebook says cyber spies in China targeted Uyghurs

Facebook on Wednesday said it disrupted efforts by hackers in China to spy on supporters of the Uyghur minority living outside that country. A group of well-resourced hackers in China targeted hundreds of Uyghur activists, journalists, and dissidents living abroad, trying to trick them into clicking on website links booby-trapped with malicious code, according to […]