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Portogallo
Governo da Madeira destaca importância da tecnologia e robótica na aprendizagem escolar
No âmbito do projeto "Sala do Futuro" com vista a equipar as escolas da região com materiais tecnológicos, o Presidente do executivo regional, Miguel Albuquerque, destacou a importância da Inteligência Artificial e da robótica em vários setores da sociedade, daí ser fundamental fomentar esta formação já na idade escolar.
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Nigeria
Bendel Insurance, Sterling Bank Seal N50m Deal
After decades of failed attempts by managers of Edo State-owned football club, Bendel Insurance, to properly reorganise its management structure in order to attract private funding and guarantee sustainable growth of the team, Bendel Insurance Football Club of Benin City, on Tuesday, broke the jinx and got a N50million sponsorship ...
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Nigeria
CSOs Worry Over Non-legislation On Data Privacy
The inability of Nigeria to have a law that protects its citizens’ data privacy is now a source of concern to Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and other stakeholders. Also, the CSOs were concerned that many Nigerians are not aware of their data rights. LEADERSHIP reports that despite the absence of ...
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India Nigeria
NDLEA Intercepts N2bn Codeine Syrup At Lagos Port
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has intercepted 40,250 kilograms of codeine-based syrup worth over N2billion imported into Nigeria in two 40ft containers from India. The consignments intercepted on Tuesday, February 8, 2022 were brought into the country in two containers marked HLBU 2239792 with 1,125 cartons of the ...
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Nigeria
Nigeria Attracts $23.30bn Investment In 1 Year
Foreign investment inflow to Nigeria appears to be on the rise as the country recorded $6.56 billion increase in investment between 2020 and 2021, according to official figures that were obtained yesterday. The 2021 investments announcement report by the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) showed that $23.30 billion was tracked ...
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USA Nigeria
Implement Buhari’s New Service Scheme, Minimum Wage, Teachers Beg Governors
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) have appealed to state governors to ensure the implementation of the N30,000 minimum wage and consequential adjustments for teachers in their respective states. The teachers said they were anxiously waiting for the federal government to implement the Teachers’ Professional ...
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Nigeria
Fuel Scarcity: Tanker Drivers Threaten Strike Over Bad Roads
Tanker drivers in the country, under the auspices of Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) have threaten to embark on indefinite strike action due to bad state of roads in the country. This is as petroleum marketers, under this auspices of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria(IPMAN), are going into partnership ...
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Nigeria
NDLEA Seeks Drug Test As Institutional Policy
As part of efforts to fight the menace of drug abuse among Nigerian youths, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has asked all tertiary institutions in Nigeria to make drug integrity tests an institutional policy for both new and returning students. The chairman/chief executive of the NDLEA, Brig. Gen. ...
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Nigeria
Digital Economy: Leap 2022 And The Nigeria- Saudi Technology Partnership
By Mubarak Umar As the world’s technology experts gathered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at the maiden edition of LEAP 2022, Nigerian startups were not left behind in a bid to showcase their innovative ideas to the global technology market. They interacted with potential investors, patent and other startups from different ...
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Russia
The ‘Ten Plagues’ facing Israel if Russia invades Ukraine
From food shortages to stalled start-ups, Lebanese civil unrest to an Iranian nuclear coup, Israel faces a perfect storm of problems if Russia chooses large-scale military aggression against Ukraine, Israel’s quiet but critical partner