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Tim Cook Steps Down As Apple CEO After 15 Years
1+ hour, 13+ min ago (451+ words) Apple Inc. on Monday announced that Tim Cook will step down as chief executive officer later this year, ending a 15-year tenure that transformed the company into a $4 trillion technology giant. Cook will be succeeded by John Ternus, the company's…...
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1+ week, 2+ day ago (11+ words) Abia Govt Unveils Ambulance Network For Rural Maternal Care'The Whistler Newspaper...
Nigeria Deploys Digital Learner IDs To Build Central Education Database
1+ week, 3+ day ago (474+ words) The Federal Government has launched the Learner Identification Number (LIN), a digital system designed to assign every student a permanent and traceable academic identity. The initiative, introduced by the Federal Ministry of Education, is aimed at improving education planning, ensuring…...
DJ Neptune Warns AI Could "Retire" Music Producers
1+ week, 4+ day ago (386+ words) Nigerian disc jockey and record producer, Imohiosen Patrick, popularly known as DJ Neptune, has warned that Artificial Intelligence (AI) could soon disrupt the music production industry, potentially rendering human producers obsolete. He remarked in response to a similar claim by…...
Muslim Nations Condemn Israel's New Death Penalty Law
2+ week, 4+ day ago (406+ words) Several Muslim-majority countries have strongly condemned a new Israeli law that reintroduces the death penalty for certain terrorism-related offenses, saying it risks further escalating tensions in the region. The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Qatar, Turkey…...
NOA Unveils AI App To Boost Citizen Engagement
3+ week, 20+ hour ago (760+ words) The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has unveiled a "CLHEEAN" app to bridge the communication gap between the Federal Government and Nigerians in areas of governments policies, projects and programmes. The Director-General of NOA, Malam Lanre Issa-Onilu unveiled the mobile app…...
Nigerians Lose N12. 5bn To AI-Driven Scams, Says NCC
3+ week, 6+ day ago (554+ words) Nigerians lost about N12. 5bn to telecom-related scams between 2019 and January 2023, highlighting growing risks in the country's fast-expanding digital economy, according to a report by Pw C. The losses, based on data from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), occurred even as telecom operators…...
Nigerian Youths Need Urgent Digital Upskilling To Compete Globally " UNICEF
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (358+ words) The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has called for urgent, large-scale investment in digital skills to prepare Nigeria's growing youth population for global competitiveness. UNICEF Education Specialist, Babagana Aminu, said this on Wednesday in Lagos, at a two-day media dialogue…...
U. S. Navy To Deploy Wall Climbing Robots On Ships
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (246+ words) The U. S. Navy is set to deploy advanced wall climbing and flying robots across its Pacific Fleet after awarding a major contract to Gecko Robotics. The Pittsburgh based company secured a deal worth up to 71 million dollars to introduce robotic inspection…...
NIPR Calls For Synergy In Aviation Ecosystem
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (629+ words) The Aviation Hub of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has called for enhanced collaboration and synergy among all operators in the aviation ecosystem This is to improve alliance and cooperation among airline operators regarding passenger lift agreements under…...