Apple will get a taste of whether upgraded features on the new iPhone 11 are enough to lure shoppers to retail stores around the world as the new smartphones officially hit shelves Friday. At the Apple flagship store on Regent Street, a handful of diehard iPhone fans started waiting in line to purchase the new[...]
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Google will invest 3 billion euros ($3.3 billion) to expand its data centers across Europe over the next two years, the company said Friday. The company’s CEO Sundar Pichai said in a blog post that Google would invest an additional 600 million euros into its Hamina, Finland data center next year, bringing total investment in[...]
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A former Director of Legal Services in the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Grace Taiga, was on Friday arraigned before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory over her alleged involvement in the signing of the controversial gas supply contract between the Ministry of Petroleum Resources and an Irish firm, Processes and Industrial Development[...]
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A flu-like illness could travel around the world in 36 hours and kill 80million people, experts have warned. A century ago the Spanish flu pandemic infected a third of the world’s population and killed 50million people. If a similar outbreak were to happen with today’s constantly-travelling population, the effects could be even worse, a report[...]
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The weekend is almost upon us and we have an amazing lineup of events coming up that we feel should be on your radar; [Re:]Entanglements In the mood for a bit of culture? Then hit the [Re:]Entanglements project exhibition, which will be taking place at the National Museum in Lagos. The exhibition features a series[...]
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Drake’s body art is a collection of intricate designs, muses and OVO signs. The latest inspiration that Drake wants to commemorate with ink is singer Céline Dion. But, she’s not a big fan of the idea. Apparently two years ago, Drake allegedly told Celine Dion at the Billboard Music Awards that he was planning on[...]
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The National Economic Council (NEC), chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, yesterday declared that the N100 billion budget for the National Livestock Transformation Programme (NLTP) does not accommodate foreign pastoralists. Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State had on Monday during a live programme reportedly said Fulani herdsmen from Chad, Niger and other neighbouring countries would[...]
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Chairman, Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), Asue Ighodalo, has said that the country requires about $100 billion (N36 trillion) to get the right infrastructure. To get this huge sum, Ighodalo urged the Federal Government to encourage investors by granting incentives and creating the right policy framework to secure investments. He said this yesterday when NESG[...]
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Digital Encode, a cyber-security and Compliance Advisory Company has cautioned organisations against over-dependence on cyber security products for protection against cyber-attacks. The founders of Digital Encode, Dr. Wale Obadare and Dr. Oluseyi Akindeinde, who gave the warning, also expressed worries over the implementation of none impactful cyber security solutions to organisations by vendors which has[...]
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Coderina Education and Technology Foundation has entered into partnership with Google to initiate CSFirst Code Club to over 100 schools and community centres. The CSFirst Code Club would offer trainings free of charge and facilitate CSFirst and Online Safety curriculum to over 3000 youths across Nigeria. CSFirst curriculum, which is the main component of the[...]
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Early in the week, President Muhammadu Buhari announced a crack team of economists, led by Prof. Doyin Salami, as members of his Economic Advisory Council (EAC). The team replaces the Economic Management Team (EMT) headed by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. Aside from Salami, a respected Professor of Economics at the Lagos Business School, who sits[...]
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Gives approval-in-principle to three payment service banks The race for the national roll-out of cash-less policy in the country has gained additional momentum, as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), yesterday, gave an Approvals-in-Principle (AIP) to three Payment Service Banks (PSBs). This immediately followed the circular to all banks in the country on the full[...]
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DUBAI’s billionaire ruler Sheik Mohammed al-Maktoum has released a new poem declaring his love for his estranged wife despite their bitter custody battle. He said he loves Princess Haya and “she is the only person between thousands of eyes who took him and is in control of him”. In July, the sheikh shared a cryptic[...]
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Online shopping giant Amazon is betting that some customers would rather use cash. The e-commerce company announced “Amazon PayCode” on Wednesday, which lets shoppers buy something online, then show up at one of 15,000 Western Union locations in person to pay in cash. That option was already available in 19 countries, but is rolling out[...]
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A luxury pop-up hotel is offering guests the chance to sleep under the stars in the North Pole — if they’re willing to part with $100,000. Would-be guests can reserve a stay at the North Pole Igloos — which will be the northernmost hotel in the world — throughout April 2020, the only month in[...]
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First Bank of Nigeria Limited has introduced a financial package that provides loans and other benefits to educational institutions to enable them manage academic, administrative, professional, logistics payment challenges. The Lagos-headquartered financial services company announced this in a statement issued on Wednesday. The modular package, titled ‘FirstEdu’, encompasses the FirstEdu loan and FirstEdu portal, both[...]
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The second batch of Nigerians who fled South Africa as a result of xenophobia are currently at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos state. The Cable understands that a total of 314 Nigerians boarded the Air Peace flight from Johannesburg to Lagos. Their arrival was delayed as a result of the initial refusal of South[...]
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has agreed with President Donald Trump that there must be “a united diplomatic response from international partners” to the weekend attacks on Saudi oil facilities. Johnson’s office said the two leaders spoke by phone on Wednesday. Britain has joined the U.S. and others in condemning Saturday’s attacks on the heart[...]
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has adopted public enlightenment and awareness creation strategy and timely intervention to check the alarming rate of Lassa fever outbreak in the country. Statistics released by the NCDC, showed that between January and July 2019, Lassa fever claimed about 139 lives, with 615 confirmed cases, 17 probable and[...]
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A good number of soldiers and Police officers have barricaded the gate of an online media, ‘SaharaReporters’. The security operatives were said to have ordered for the opening of the gate in order to gain entrance inside the organizations offices. “Open the gate! Come outside. “What are you doing here? “Is this Sahara Reporters office?”[...]
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