TECHNOLOGY

NCC pledges support for Oyo’s ICT vision,Technical University

Daily Dispatch February 15, 2018

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has expressed its preparedness to partner Oyo State government in its drive to become an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) hub, because of the state’s ranking as the fourth largest telecommunication services consumer. Executive

TECHNOLOGY

NGO links high crime rate to internet access

Daily Dispatch February 13, 2018

An NGO, the Women Technology Empowerment Centre (WTEC) on Tuesday attributed the increasing crime rate in the society to unrestricted and unguided access of adolescents to the Internet. The Communication Officer of WTEC, Mr Yemi Odutola, made the observation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. Odutola said that young […]

TECHNOLOGY

NCC holds 91st consumer outreach programme in Mangu, Plateau State

Daily Dispatch February 9, 2018

In keeping with the Commission’s mandate of educating consumers, the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC held the 91st Edition of its Consumer Outreach Programme (COP) in Mangu, Plateau State, under the theme: Information and Education as Catalyst for Consumer Protection. The NCC’s Deputy Director, Consumer Affairs Bureau, Ismail Adedigba, who represented the Director

TECHNOLOGY

Google pulls out 1.7 billion bad ads from sites

Daily Dispatch February 6, 2018

Google pulled out 1.7 billion bad ads from sites with machine learning technology in 2016, an official, Ms Jenn Kaiser, has said. Kaiser, the Head of Ads PR, Europe, Middle East and Africa for Google and YouTube, gave the figure on Monday in Johannesburg, South Africa. She spoke on “Good Advertising, Our Products and Policies’’ […]

TECHNOLOGY

Fund your budget on cyber space conference- Senate begs Communication ministry

Daily Dispatch February 5, 2018

The Senate Committee on Information Communication Technology ( ICT) has begged the Ministry of Communication to provide fund for its annual conference on cyber space security. Senator Abdulfatahi Buhari (APC Oyo North), made the appeal while hosting the Minister of Communications, Abdulrasheed Adebayo Shittu for the Ministry’s 2018 budget defence in Abuja. Also, the Vice

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Scientists turn human waste into space food

Daily Dispatch January 29, 2018

Scientists have found a potential food source for astronauts, using microbes to convert human waste into Marmite-like food, local media reported. This is contained in their study published in the quarterly scientific journal Life Sciences in Space Research by Professor of Geosciences, Christopher House and Director of the Penn State Astrobiology Research Centre. According