(ABUJA) – The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) on Monday launched its indigenous ‘Unity Board’, a technology hardware platform for teaching emerging technologies. The agency launched the board as part of its activities at the 39th ongoing Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX) holding in Dubai (United Arab Emirates). GITEX […]
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The Government of Delta has approved N381 million for the 2018/2019 bursary scheme for its students in higher institutions. The Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, made this known while briefing newsmen on the outcome of State Executive Council meeting on Wednesday in Asaba. Aniagwu, who was in company with […]
A growing number of countries are following China’s lead in deploying artificial intelligence to track citizens, according to a research group’s report published Tuesday. The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace says at least 75 countries are actively using AI tools such as facial recognition for surveillance. The index of countries […]
The Lagos edition of Africa Education Technology Fair (AFRICA EDTECH) is set to hold on the 28th and 29th of June 2019 at Muson Center, Onikan Lagos. The theme of the event is “Application of Technology to Enhance Human Capacity Development and Innovation in Africa”. Africa Education Technology Fair is […]
“Save the sight of the child’’, an outreach programme, has been launched in Cross Rivers where 33 per cent of children have visual defects. The Nigeria Optometric Association (NOA) launched the outreach on Saturday in Calabar. Dr Onyebuchi Ndukwe, Chairman of the association, said the programme was a continuation of […]
The Lagos State Government said on Friday that the Federal Government’s school feeding programme has not been initiated in the State because of some logistics. The state government said it was still assessing FG’s Seventy Naira (NGN70) feeding rate per pupil which it described as unrealistic, just as it has […]
The Entrepreneurial elite of Nigeria has come together under the umbrella of the Ausso Leadership Academy (ALA) to support the entrepreneurial ecosystem with personalized mentorship to maximize jobs created by entrepreneurs to ensure shared prosperity. This has been inspired by the unprecedented success in entrepreneurship at Silicon Valley, which has […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says over 250, 000 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) have yet to be collected by registered voters in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Mrs Ndidi Okafor, Head, Voter Education and Publicity, Gender and Civil Society Liaison, INEC, FCT, told Correspondents on Wednesday in Abuja that […]
