WhatsApp dumps use of phone number, introduces username
WhatsApp is set to let people chat without having to reveal their phone number – by exchanging unique usernames instead.It will be rolled out globally to the platform’s three billion account holders over the next few months, the platform said….
Female Teacher Allegedly Beaten To Death By Student’s Father
A female teacher has reportedly lost her life after she was allegedly assaulted by the father of one of her students in Ugbamaka, Okpo District, Olamaboro Local Government Area of Kogi State. According to security analyst Zagazola Makama, the incident…
Nigerian Student Builds 12-Meter Helicopter from Scrap Parts Without an Engineering Degree
Nigerian Student Builds 12-Meter Helicopter from Scrap Parts Without an Engineering Degree In 2007, a 24-year-old Nigerian physics student, Mubarak Muhammad Abdullahi of Bayero University, Kano, amazed many people by designing and building a 12-meter helicopter in his backyard using…
Engineer Bello Donates Laboratory Equipment to Boost Science Education in Ibadan School
Engineer Bello Donates Laboratory Equipment to Boost Science Education in Ibadan School The immediate Past Chairman of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, NSE, Ibadan Branch, Engr. Ibraheem Folarin Bello FNSE has donated laboratory equipment to Ibadan City Academy, Eleta, Ibadan,…
Lagos school emerges winner of 10th Edition of Tolaram Science Challenge
Iwerekun Community Senior High School, Ibeju-Lekki, has emerged the winner of the 10th edition of Tolaram Science Challenge (TSC), marking their third consecutive win. The school triumphed over Magbon-Alade Senior Grammar School in a keenly contested grand finale of the…
Court ruling revives Computer Village relocation to Katangowa, says Bridgeways
Bridgeways Global Projects Limited says a recent judgment of the Lagos State High Court has revived plans for the long-delayed relocation of Computer Village from Ikeja to the proposed Katangowa ICT Business Park. The company’s Managing Director, Jimmy Onyemenam, disclosed…
Army graduates 8,000 recruits to boost anti-terror operations
The Nigerian Army has graduated more than 8,000 newly trained soldiers from the Nigerian Army Depot in Osogbo, Osun State, as part of its ongoing efforts to strengthen its manpower and enhance operations against terrorism and other forms of criminality…
2027: Will Obi, Kwankwaso be on the ballot?
2027: Will Obi, Kwankwaso be on the ballot? NDC presidential candidate, Peter Obi and running mate, Rabiu Kwankwaso With yesterday’s judgement by a Federal High Court in Lokoja setting aside its earlier judgement directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)…
LOCAL MANUFACTURERS BLOCK IMPORTATION OF 1.55 MILLION ELECTRICITY METERS
Nigeria’s local electricity meter manufacturers have successfully prevented the importation of about 1.55 million electricity meters, arguing that domestic producers now have the capacity to meet the country’s demand. The move is aimed at boosting local manufacturing, creating jobs, conserving…
Sanwo-Olu orders massive demolition of illegal structures on Lagos-Badagry Road
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Saturday issued a final warning to illegal occupants and structures on the median of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway, announcing that a large-scale demolition and clearance operation will begin next week as part of efforts to…