Three students from the School of Information Technology & Computing represented the American University of Nigeria at the National Mathematics Center’s National Programming Competition and African Regional Programming Competition held in Abuja from October 17 to 21. The students, Osarenogae Ogieva, Ezinwa Okpoechi, and Simpa Majoku, competed with 40 other teams from across the country, [...]
Electronics Giants, Samsung is set to establishing an Engineering Academy in Ado Ekiti, the state capital as part of its partnership arrangement with the state government. This according to a statement, was part of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the state government and the management of Samsung in Seoul, South Korea yesterday. Ekiti [...]
As part of its corporate social responsibility, Interswitch, has sponsored Exposure Robotic League, an initiative posed to support educational development and entrepreneurial pursuit, and make Nigerian students more inclined to read, instead of memorising. The Managing Director of Interswitch, Mr. Mitchell Elegbe, in an interactive session with newsmen, stated that Nigeria’s educational system did not [...]
The Registrar Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor ‘Dibu Ojerinde has said that the board is set to build a world class, equipped Computer Based Testing centre (CBT) in Bwari Area Council of the FCT. A statement by the board’s spokesman, Timothy Oyedeji said the registrar made the declaration yesterday when he received Chairman [...]
The Resident Representative of African Development Bank (AfDB) Dr Dore Ousmane, said the bank had established $11 million information technology based research centres to enhance science and technology education for students. Ousmane made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Wednesday. He said the bank had supported [...]
A South Korean student plans to launch a $500 satellite built from scavenged parts in a basement, the Daily Mail reported Thursday. “Making a satellite is no more difficult than making a cellphone,” said Song Hojun, 34, who said he built the OpenSat to show people they could achieve their dreams. There’s a long history [...]
Etisalat has announced the launch of the new easyblaze promo which rewards new customers who purchase a USB and Mi-fi with free bonus data at the end of every 30 days for a consecutive period of six months. The promo which kicked off last week allows customers to enjoy a modem, data SIM card and [...]
According to top business and technology news site NairaBrains ForgetMeNotAfrica has partnered with Globacom to launch a new internet-free app called Job Xpress to enable fresh graduates and job seekers apply for jobs via SMS on any mobile phone. The press release for the new app states that the app enables Glo Mobile’s 25 million [...]
A new football which captures the energy created when it is kicked and transforms it into electricity is set to help provide a power solution for developing countries. Called the Soccket, the revolutionary ball builds up enough energy to power a light for three hours from just 30 minutes of play. Power source uses metal [...]
Worried by the gap in Africa’s educational system, Nigerian entrepreneur, Gossy Ukanwoke, is set to launch Beni American University, an online university specifically for African students. Nicknamed Nigeria’s Mark Zuckerberg and at only 23, Ukanwoke is the founder of Students Circle Network, an academic social network for college and high school students with interests in [...]
Spammers and hackers are constantly trying to take advantage of unsuspecting consumers (also known as my parents) online. According to a three-month study by antivirus developer PandaLabs, these cyber-criminals are creating around 57,000 new fake websites every week. That’s close to 3 million per year. And all of it is being done to exploit major [...]
