The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has concluded plans to rally stakeholders to first expo to showcase indigenous content in the Nigerian telecom industry where practicable ideas would be share in order to support and encourage indigenous content adoption. The commission in a statement released by Reuben Muoka, Director, Public Affairs, NCC,
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Chinese billionaire Jack Ma plans to cede control of Ant Group, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, after a regulatory crackdown that scuppered its $37 billion IPO in 2020 and led to a forced restructuring of the financial technology behemoth. While Ma only owns a 10% stake in Ant, an affiliate of Alibaba Group Holding,
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Spanish researchers have found inconsistencies in 3D models of natural environments made from images taken by low-cost drones. Relying on drone imagery to measure surface movement over time could result in significant deformation of maps used for environmental research, a study has found. Natural heritage studies often leverage drone imagery and photogrammetric
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If you spend too much time on your smartphone, a new study shows it really might be more enjoyable to put your device down and just 'let your mind wander'. Researchers in Japan tasked volunteers with sitting in a room without any distractions – such as a smartphone – for up
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A disposable paper battery that is activated with water could be used to power a wide range of low-power, single-use disposable electronics – such as smart labels for tracking objects, environmental sensors and medical diagnostic devices. The researchers at Swiss materials science institute Empa said the battery also had minimal environmental
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The Senate last Thursday passed the Nigeria Start-up Bill, NSB after four months of going through the contents. The Bill drafted between June and September 2021 by over 30 tech leaders aims at providing enablement to some of the teething problems in the start-up ecosystem. Since the 2000 when Nigeria began to
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Sanjay disclosed that findings by the World Bank revealed that between 1980-2010, 70 percent of corruption cases involved anonymous shell companies, adding that it is estimated that elimination of anonymous companies will help put a stop to $15billion illicit funds that flows out of Nigeria yearly. He said: “If the government
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What’s a multi-CDN? A Content Delivery Network is a system of geographically dispersed servers that facilitates the delivery of digital content with high performance and high availability By leveraging the right combination of CDN providers you can simultaneously improve end-user quality of experience while lowering costs Redundancy, the ability to scale to meet
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With supply chain disruption set to continue, harnessing technology is crucial in ensuring results-oriented risk management. In the Asia Pacific, at least 66 per cent of CEOs are concerned about their supply chains and rank it as their top threat to business growth. For the region’s businesses, these hurdles can be
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Russia has said it will withdraw from the International Space Station (ISS) after 2024 to focus on building its own orbital outpost. Yuri Borisov, who was appointed to lead the state-controlled space corporation Roscosmos earlier this month, said during a meeting with President Vladimir Putin that Russia would fulfil its obligations
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