A new study has found that 7 percent of American adults do not go online at all — for a variety of reasons including old age, remote living, and poverty. The Pew Research Center finding is down from 15 percent in 2015 and 48 percent in 2000. However, that number remains stubbornly
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LG has pulled out of the smartphone market after losing $4.5 billion in six years. statement from the company reads: ‘LG Electronics Inc. (LG) announced that it is closing its mobile business unit. The decision was approved by its board of directors earlier today. ‘LG’s strategic decision to exit the incredibly competitive mobile
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Nigeria took a turn for an exciting and refreshing phase in November 2019 when President Muhammadu Buhari launched the 10 year National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy, NDEPS 2020-2030. The policy’s vision was aimed at transforming Nigeria into a leading digital economy, creating sustainable wealth and opportunities for all. This policy
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has extended the deadline for Nigerians to link their National Identification Numbers (NINs) to their SIM cards by one month to May 6th. The move by the Nigerian Federal Government for citizens to procure the NIN and link them with their SIM cards was first announced
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WHEN Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved the Nigerian Gas Flare Commercialisation Program (NGFCP) in 2016, optimism heralded the development, a market-based mechanism to eliminate gas flaring in the Niger Delta region. Gas flaring by oil companies in the region has for years devastated the environment and livelihoods of local
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Engr. Samuel Oluwole Shokunbi is a prince from a royal house called Orungba in Makun Sagamu, Ogun State. He attended the prestigious Molusi college Ijebu-Igbo Ogun State. He holds a Master’s degree in Technology and an MBA from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso Nigeria. He started his Engineering career with
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Electricity was once considered “dirty” power produced from high-sulfur black diamond coal. Very few people wanted to switch from clean-burning natural gas. Today, electricity can be one of the cleanest power sources available and it can fuel vehicles and outdoor power equipment like lawn mowers and string trimmers. So, switching
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Gov. Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom has said that Ibom Air, the state-owned airline, will extend its flight operations to the Gambia and other West African countries, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. Emmanuel said this when the Gambian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Mohamadou Njie, paid him a courtesy visit
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The UK-Nigeria Tech Hub has launched an open-source Business Intelligence Platform aimed at providing transparent and reliable data about the Nigerian tech sector. Funded by the UK Government’s Africa Technology and Innovation Partnership (ATIP) programme, the platform aims at reducing the informational barriers to entry for companies, investors, and researchers interested
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Alexander Fernandez is CEO of Streamline Media Group, an independent videogames, entertainment and tech company. Growing up in a low-income Hispanic family in the United States, in deep Utah, I had limited opportunities available to me. Video games provided escapism and entertainment – but little in terms of representation. As I got
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