Is Nokia new Asha phones for rappers?
Global mobile device maker, Nokia at the weekend got behind Nigerian rap musicians in what it called Don’t Break Da Beat campaign, apparently to popularise its two latest Asha range...
Nigeria: Confusion over closure of 662 schools in Delta
Asaba — THE recent closure of 662 private primary and secondary schools in Delta State is causing ripples as the fate of the affected pupils and students hangs in the...
Nigeria: Obafemi Awolowo University inaugurates N600m ICT centre
Ile-Ife (Osun) - The Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, on Tuesday launched a centre of excellence in software engineering built and equipped at a cost of N600 million. The construction of...
Made-in-Nigeria car dream still alive – NAC boss
The country’s dream of assembling and patronising its own cars is still alive, says National Automotive Council, NAC. NAC Director-General, Mr. Aminu Jalal, said the country must not give up...
NIGERIA: House Seeks Uniform Cut off Marks in Varsity Admission
The House of Representatives Tuesday asked the Federal Ministry of Education to prevail on universities not to apply arbitrary cut-off marks for candidates of the recent Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination...
Breakthrough Could Lead to ‘Artificial Skin’ That Senses Touch, Humidity and Temperature
Using tiny gold particles and a kind of resin, a team of scientists at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology has discovered how to make a new kind of flexible sensor...
Microsoft creates mood sensing software for smartphones
Microsoft Research Asia has been working on creating software called MoodScope that notes how a user uses his or her phone, and then uses that information to guess that user's...
Remote-controlled Superman takes to the skies
Designing duo Otto Dieffenbach and Ed Hanley have created radio-controlled planes that can look like your favourite comic book characters. A small start up company has produced a life-sized radio-controlled...
NIGERIA: FG Fixes 180 Cut-off Mark for Varsities, 150 for Others
The federal government has released the cut-off marks for admission to tertiary institutions for the 2013/2014 academic session with students seeking to enter any of the nation’s universities expected to...
Dr Mamphela Ramphele welcomes teachers and learners at African Education Week and Career Indaba
Dr Mamphela Ramphele welcomes teachers and learners at African Education Week and Career Indaba on Thursday Free expo workshops and latest teaching technology on show Dr Mamphela Ramphele, leader of...