Mr Godwin Idemudia, the General Manager, Corporate Communications of Eko Electricity Distribution Company, on Thursday expressed the company’s readiness to commence Meter Assess Providers scheme to customers within its network. Idemudia told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos State that the MAP programme would address some of the challenges associated
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Facebook has unveiled the biggest redesign to its 'big blue' app since it launched 15 years ago. At its annual F8 developer conference, the social media giant debuted a redesigned Facebook app, called 'FB5.' The overhaul puts private groups front and center in the app, which CEO Mark Zuckerberg said are quickly
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When security researchers at Kaspersky Lab disclosed Operation ShadowHammer in March, they described how attackers tampered with software updates from PC-maker ASUSTeK Computer to install malware on victims’ computers. Now, new details revealed last week indicate the operation was even more insidious—it sabotaged developer tools, an approach that could spread
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has warned that Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) caught dispensing counterfeit Naira notes through the Automated Teller Machine (ATM) or over the counter teller points will pay a fine of N1 million Naira. CBN’s Director currency operations, Mrs Priscilla Eleje sounded the note of warning on
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About 15 to 20 cargoes of Nigerian crude oil from the April loading programme remain unsold despite the cut in selling prices. Some of those cargoes are expected to be absorbed by oil majors’ own refining systems, according to Reuters. The official selling prices of a basket of May-loading crude oil grades
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At the moment of traumatic injury, no physician is present. Emergency medical technicians respond first—they stabilize the patient during ambulance transport, while specialized trauma teams prepare to receive the patient at a hospital. That is, if the patient makes it there. “The ride to the hospital is the riskiest part for the
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THE oil industry will continue to be vulnerable to manipulations as long as the country imports petroleum products, the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) President, Williams Akporeha, has said. His statement follows speculations that the Federal Government may have yielded to pressures by the International Monetary Fund
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The Founder, Doctorcare247, Dr. Chuks Chibundu, has stated that tele-health will help Nigeria move faster towards achieving Universal Health Coverage and access to improved and qualitative healthcare in the country. He said it was in addressing issues around accesibility to healthcare professionals and their services that an online application, Doctorcare247 was
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In a bid to foster rapid revolution, innovation, industrial growth, and sustainable development, the federal government is to facilitate greater linkages between the academia, stakeholders in the ICT sector and the international Telecommunication Union (ITU). The Minister of Communications, Dr. Adebayo Shittu, made the disclosure while addressing participants at the international
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Cyber Space Security: NCC To Establish Internet Code Of Practice For ISP As part of efforts aimed at ensuring security of the cyber space and protecting telecoms consumers from activities of criminals, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has unfolded plans to establish an Internet Code of Practice for Internet Service Providers
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