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The Federal Government, through the Accelerated Senior Secondary Education Programme (ASSEP), has provided 30 mobile laboratories and virtual reality headsets to enhance educational development in the North East. Mrs Sa’adatu Shehu, Chairperson of the ASSEP Project Implementation Committee, announced this during

The Minister of Innovation Science and Technology, Geoffrey Nnaji, said Nigeria can only derive maximum economic benefits from patents when  translated into services for economic growth. He stated this during his official  presentation of patent certificates to researchers and inventors facilitated

President, Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), Chief Emeka Obegolu, has said that effective collaboration with National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) will strengthen Africa’s space economy initiative. Speaking on Friday – yesterday, January 24 – in  Abuja,  while

Meta Platforms on Friday – yesterday, January 25 – announced that the company plans to invest between $60 billion and $65 billion in 2025 to expand its AI infrastructure. The company joins other major U.S. tech firms in announcing significant spending

The National Association of Telecommunication Subscribers (NATCOMS) on Thursday – yesterday, January 23 – disassociated itself from the industrial action being planned by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to protest telecoms tariff hike. NATCOMS’ president, Mr Deolu Ogunbanjo, told the

A cross section of students in Enugu State, on Wednesday – yesterday, January 22 – appealed for the reversal of the 50 per cent hike in tariff in telecommunication services due to prevailing socio-economic hardship in the country. The students who spoke in

The Progressive Students Movement (PSM), a pan-African students’ group, has issued a 72-hour ultimatum to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and telecom companies to reverse the 50% hike in tariffs announced on Monday – yesterday, January 20 – by the Commission.

The National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS) has vowed to challenge the Federal Government’s decision to allow telecoms operators increase tariff by 50 per cent in a court of law, describing the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC’s) decision as unacceptable. In an interview with the

On Saturday night, for the first time in five years, millions of American TikTok users who logged on for a late-night scroll were met with an unwelcome notice that their beloved app had been banned and shut down. Their exile lasted

TikTok, which was officially banned in the US Sunday morning -yesterday, January 19 – issued a statement on X Sunday afternoon saying it was “in the process of restoring service” and thanked President-elect Donald Trump. The popular social media app TikTok went dark