Category: Tech
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Elon Musk Announces New Rule For Twitter (X) Users
X, formerly known as Twitter, has announced a new programme requiring new and unverified users to pay a $1 annual subscription fee to sign up. This was contained in a statement shared on the support account of the popular social media platform today, October 18. According to X, the program is now being…
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BREAKING: China Unveils World’s Fastest Train, Faster Than a Plane
It’s not often that a train can get you to your destination as fast as flying, but China’s new high-speed maglev train might just pull it off. On a recent test run, the train sprinted to record-breaking speeds of 281 miles per hour, making it the fastest train in the world. Once completed,…
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10 Security Tips for Android Devices
Our internet identity is accessed through our smartphones, which have come to define us. Therefore, they require special care and protection from theft or hacking, both online and offline. If you’re not careful, losing your smartphone could result in more than simply losing your precious contact list. We’re talking about your Facebook, Twitter, Instagram,…
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FG to install facial recognition technology at airports
The Federal Government has indicated plans to install facial recognition technology at major airports across the federation. The Honourable Minister of State, Budget and National Planning, Clem Agba, made this known on Wednesday when he hosted the Japanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Matsunaga Kazuyoshi, and a team from NEC Corporation, an information technology company in Abuja.…
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Flights grounded, passengers stranded as NAHCO Workers begin strike across airports
Local and International flights across Nigeria’s airports on Monday morning were shut down as Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (NAHCO) workers embarked on strike over salary increment demand. Starnews Nigeria reports that at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos, NAHCO workers were not attending to passengers. They claimed they were on strike…
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Improving security, reviving dead industries’ — Tinubu presents action plan to business leaders
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says his administration would revive Nigeria’s dead industries if elected in 2023. Tinubu said this during his town hall meeting with the business community and organised private sector on Tuesday in Lagos. At the meeting, the APC presidential candidate laid out his…
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Richardson crashes out of women’s 100m at US National Trials
United States sprinter Sha‘Carri Richardson will miss another chance to prove her mettle against Jamaica’s top female 100m sprinters after failing to advance from the preliminary rounds of the event at the US National Trials. Richardson, who has been heralded by many for looking back to form, finished fifth in 11.31 seconds, with only the…
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Croatia ends France’s Nations League Hopes
By Sedara Oluwadara France’s hopes of retaining the Nations League title are over after a home defeat by Croatia which means they cannot reach next year’s finals. Luka Modric’s fifth-minute penalty after Ibrahima Konate fouled Ante Budimir was the game’s only goal. In Karim Benzema, Kylian Mbappe and Christopher Nkunku, France had three…
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Actress, Mercy Aigbe Unveils Lover, ‘Di Owner’
Nollywood actress, Mercy Aigbe has finally shown the face of her lover, Kazim Adeoti, who she has been teasing her fans about for months. picture of them with the caption, “It’s my Boo’s birthday in a bit Cc @kazimadeoti thank you for being amazing” Adeoti is a movie producer. Aigbe has been referring to herself…
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Senate increases prisoners’ feeding cost to N1,000 daily
Better days are in sight for Nigerian prisoners as the Senate, through its Committee on Interior, on Wednesday increased the daily feeding cost of a prisoner to N1,000 from N750 proposed by the executive in the 2022 budget. This is as the committee planned to converge the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Ibrahim…