TECHNOLOGY

FG set to commence commercial production of transformers and solar panels

Daily Dispatch June 30, 2017

The Federal Government is set to commence the local manufacture of power transformers and solar panels in commercial quantity across the country. This was announced in Abuja by the Executive Vice Chairman of National Agency For Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Mohammed Haruna on

TECHNOLOGY

Nigeria restates commitment to DSO, ready for nationwide roll-out – Lai Mohammed

Daily Dispatch June 30, 2017

The Federal Government has announced its readiness to roll out the Digital Switch Over in broadcasting in all the six geopolitical zones in the country in the next few weeks, as a practical demonstration of its commitment to the DSO project. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made the announcement in Quincy, […]

TECHNOLOGY

FG approves 13 year roadmap for Science and Technology

Daily Dispatch June 28, 2017

Minister of Science and Technology,Ogbonnaya Onu gave indications that government has approved a 13 year roadmap for the science and technology sector. The roadmap would span through 2017-2030 and it is expected to address lapses already being experienced in the technical sector over the years. According to Onu,it was embarrassing that Nigeria still rely on […]

TECHNOLOGY

Nigeria needs 32m STB for digital switch over – NBC

Daily Dispatch June 17, 2017

The National Broadcasting Commission says the country needs 32 million Set Top Box for it to switch from analogue to digital terrestrial broadcasting. The Director-General of the NBC, Ishaq Kawu, made this known during a news conference on Digital Switch Over held in Lagos on Friday. Kawu said that the number was arrived at by […]

TECHNOLOGY

FUTA launches Birds 1 Satellite

Daily Dispatch June 4, 2017

The Federal University of Technology Akure on Saturday made history when the SpaceX Falcon9 Rocket launched Birds 1 satellites, comprising five CubeSats belonging to Japan, Ghana, Mongolia, Nigeria and Bangladesh, into Space from Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, USA. The Nigerian CubeSat, code name NigeriaEdusat-1, is designed, built and owned by FUTA in collaboration with

TECHNOLOGY

New Nokia 3310 back in Nigeria

Daily Dispatch June 1, 2017

The old reliable Nokia 3310 phone is now back in Nigeria as a modern reimagined handset that would speak for itself. Unlike the old Nokia 3310, the new Nokia came with dual SIM slots and camera. Nokia phones manufacturer, HMD Global, said in a statement on Thursday that the new Nokia 3310 was a classic […]