Senators shut down a motion seeking to temporary ban generator importation into the country. The motion which was an additional prayer moved by Francis Fadahunsi (Osun East) was aimed at curtailing generator importation as a way of making the government sit up to address the nation’s power problems. Fadahunsi was making his
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A startup backed by billionaire Microsoft founder, Bill Gates, says a breakthrough in solar technology may revolutionize the way materials like steel and glass are created. The company, called Heliogen, says it uses artificial intelligence to help operate an array of mirrors capable of reflecting and focusing the sun's light and
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Burglars may be using your electronic devices’ Bluetooth signal to track down and steal them, according to a recent report. Wired reports that a rise in laptop and electronic device burglaries in San Francisco and the larger Bay Area has left victims and police wondering if thieves are using Bluetooth scanners
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While some in the scientific community believe finding extraterrestrial life is “probably going to take a long time,” others believe aliens could be more prevalent than previously thought. A new study suggests intelligent life is likely to inhabit a star system drastically different than ours. The researchers modeled a theoretical Earth
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Three winners emerged at the maiden edition of The National Engineering Science and Tech Essay Competition (NESTEC) organized by Blue Apple, a tech company. Abdulbaki A. Ahmad who was the Grand prize winner of the competition tells of his experience at NESTEC 2019 in an interview with Engineer’s forum correspondent. How
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Facebook is hosting a Facebook Developer Circle Leads Summit on 20-21st November in Nairobi ahead of its first ever Facebook iD8 Nairobi conference for developers and startups from across the continent that will take place on 22nd November 2019 at the Trademark Hotel in Nairobi. The Facebook Developer Circle Leads Summit
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There is no technology as powerful as artificial intelligence (AI), that much is certain. In the world of business, organizations have shown faith in the technology by investing in a number of pilot projects — but unfortunately, they have been unable to scale up those projects to unleash the full potential
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Jumia Technologies, online retailer has suspended its e-commerce business in Cameroon, casting doubts over its future in Nigeria, barely a week after its latest earnings call showed yet more losses. Weetracker.com reported that the development may be linked to an attempt by the Rocket Internet-backed company to arrest the cash deluge
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Isiaka Ibrahim, member of the House of Representatives, has called for a review of the Nigerian Communications Act (NCA), which guides operations and regulations in the country’s telecommunications sector. But telecommunications companies in Nigeria and the apex regulator are urging the National Assembly to designate ICT infrastructure as critical to make
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Virtual PayPal Terminal: If you have tried receiving money using Paypal, one of the world’s largest internet payment companies, from other countries, you’ll agree that it is a no go area as Nigerians can only send and make payments on the platform but cannot receive money. Virtual PayPal Terminal is making
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