Twenty unnamed athletes are ineligible to compete in the Tokyo Olympics after failing to meet anti-doping guidelines, the Athletics Integrity Unit announced Wednesday. The test’s results listed Nigeria the most, with 10 competitors unable to represent the country out of the 23 it entered for the Games. Athletes from “Category A” countries — or those considered to […]
The Minister of State for Science and Technology, Mohammed Abdullahi, has disclosed that 85 million Nigerians are on the verge to lose their jobs due to lack of digital knowledge and skills. The minister stated this yesterday as the special guest of honour at the launch of the Generation Unlimited Nigeria, a global platform bringing […]
The first batch of six A-29 Super Tucano aircraft have departed the United States of America for Nigeria, the Nigerian Airforce said. Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, Director of Public Relations and Information said the six aircraft will be leapfrogged through five countries before landing in Nigeria end of July. The countries of passage are Canada, […]
The pandemic’s effect on the global app market has not been hard to miss. In the first quarter and first half of this year, consumer spending in mobile apps hit new records at $32 billion and $64.9 billion, respectively. In Africa, it can be tough to call out exact numbers on consumer spending because the continent gets hardly a […]
According to reports monitored on The Gazette: “The individual you mention (sic) is not known to us and has not been a student with us at any time,” the institution. Adamu Abdulhamid, Nigeria’s newly appointed ambassador to the World Trade Organisation did not obtain a master’s degree in Business Management and Leadership from London Graduate […]
“Internet Exchange Points (IXP) are critical to improving internet access and lowering connectivity costs in the continent,” the report states. Nigeria has the third most developed Internet ecosystem in Africa, a new report has shown. The report by Internet society, a global nonprofit organisation promoting the development and use of the Internet, said Nigeria ranks […]
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has stated that the Federal Government plans to widen its tax bracket by collecting taxes from foreign tech companies with operations in Nigeria, which include the likes of Facebook, Google, and many others. The Vice President disclosed this over the weekend at a meeting with the Chartered Institute of Taxation of […]
The World’s Largest Flag to be hoisted has been unveiled in Nigeria. The private event took place at the Polo Ground in Ibadan, Oyo State capital on Thursday. The flag covers an area of 3,275.6 square meters with a length of 75.3 meters and a width of 43.5 meters. Prior to the unveiling, the Guinness […]
The Nigerian government is partnering with tech giant, Microsoft, to deploy Internet connectivity in unserved and underserved areas in the country through the Microsoft Airband Initiative. Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, made this announcement in a tweet on Monday, May 3, 2021. According to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Nigeria’s broadband penetration currently stands at 45%, […]
There was a certain kind of quiet hopefulness when, in late April this year, the last Ebola patient of the West African epidemic – a two-year-old boy – walked out of a treatment facility in Monrovia, Liberia. With the smouldering embers of the outbreak fading, there was cause for celebration. But there remains the impotent […]
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