CHINA OPENS 5G-COVERED ROAD FOR TESTING SELF-DRIVING CARS
A 5G-covered road for testing self-driving cars was formally opened in Baohe District of Hefei City, east China’s Anhui Province on Thursday, welcoming the first batch of passengers. The 4.4-km-long…
15 MILLION JUMP IN NIGERIA’S GSM SUBSCRIBERS IN 5 MONTHS -NCC Executive Vice Chairman, Prof. Danbatta
The number of subscribers to GSM services in Nigeria increased by 15.3 million in five months, according to Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission. Danbatta said ]…
TWO YOUNG NIGERIANS DEVELOP SOCIAL MEDIA APP, ‘THE NEW GRAM’
Two young Nigerians have launched a new social media app known as ‘TheNewGram’. The social media app which was launched on the 1st of August, 2020, was created by Aliyu…
LAGOS SUPPORTS 23 INNOVATORS, TECH FIRMS WITH N100 MILLION INNOVATION GRANT •Sanwo-Olu to Beneficiaries: “Justify the Opportunity”
Twenty-three young innovators and tech firms have been awarded a total grant of N100 million by the Lagos State Government to pursue various technology-driven innovations across the six pillars of…
AS KID, I SCAVENGED MY VILLAGE FOR SCRAPS TO MAKE GADGET -Varsity Student who built Hybrid Generator
A 300-level Electrical Electronics student of Gregory University, Uturu in Abia State, Prayer Emenike, recently developed a 3KVA hybrid fuel-less generator prototype. Emenike tells SUNDAY NWAKANMA how determination in the…
CONTROVERSIAL BROADCASTING CODE TEARS NBC, BOARD APART
Armstrong Idachaba, acting director-general (DG) of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), has disowned a call for position papers on the amendments to the 6th edition of the country’s broadcasting code…
SANWO-OLU LAUNCHES HelpNow, SAYS IT’S A TIMELY SOCIAL INTERVENTION PLATFORM
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has lauded the efficacy of HelpNow, a social intervention platform deployed to support at least two million Lagosians through a crowdfunding model that rallies…