I reviewed the 2013 edition of the Kindle Paperwhite a few months back, and one of the best things about the device was its Goodreads integration. Unfortunately, that feature was brand new to the second-generation Paperwhite; those who purchased the…
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The possibility that Google is working on an Android-powered game console has been speculated since at least last summer. While the company still has yet to announce any such device, a recent acquisition would seem to indicate that it’s getting closer…
Yesterday we told you about the PonoPlayer, a high-resolution (FLAC) audio music player dreamt up by Neil Young that was announced at SXSW. Today, the PonoPlayer Kickstarter campaign is live and is looking to raise at least $800,000 in the next 34 days…
We extensively covered the prolific story of Flappy Bird, including its rise and fall from glory (and app stores). But now, it appears the little app that could might be making a return to digital shelves, according to its creator, Dong Nguyen. According…
Not too long ago, you had to be a techno-wizard to engage in piracy. The act usually involved paying for access to Usenet’s servers, participating in complicated Newsgroups, and figuring out how to download the goods – all with usually painfully…
Modern Nigeria emerged through the merging of two British colonial territories in 1914. The amalgamation was an act of colonial convenience. It occurred mainly because British colonizers desired a contiguous colonial territory stretching from the arid…
KADUNA, Nigeria — For years, they were out to kill each other. And they almost did. But now Pastor James Wuye and the Imam Muhammad Ashafa work side by side trying to heal the divide between Nigeria’s Christians and Muslims as the heads of the Interfaith…
KAFANCHAN, Nigeria — The highway from Kaduna wove through a maze of military checkpoints and then continued past the rusting hulks of abandoned factories and textile mills that long ago left Nigeria, as did the jobs they once produced. Down the highway…
It’s a common enough scenario in Nigeria and across Africa: how to get rid of pesky mosquitoes whose buzzing disturbs sleep and whose bites can carry malaria and other diseases. Two Nigerian start-ups have tapped this — and other aspects and quirks…
Healthcare services have collapsed in the northern part of Nigeria’s Borno state as doctors, nurses and pharmacists flee for their lives from brutal violence unleashed by Islamist Boko Haram militants. Medical professionals say health services in the…
Nigeria no longer has any excuse for failing to root out Boko Haram Islamists blamed for killing thousands, including many school children, its parliament speaker said Tuesday. “We have run out of excuses. We no longer have any excuse for our inability…
Thousands of refugees are fleeing harrowing scenes of atrocities and body-strewn streets in northern Nigeria, the UN said Tuesday. The UN’s refugee agency said violence in the area had prompted some 2,000 people to flee into neighbouring Niger over…
KADUNA, Nigeria — The waters of the River Kaduna swirl forward under a bridge that spans the long, turbulent divide between this city’s Christian neighborhoods to the south and its Muslim communities to the north. Kaduna, which literally means “…
The Federal Government, on Thursday released names of 492 delegates to the National Conference, which would be inaugurated on Monday, 17 March. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, made it known that the Federal Government has appointed three additional Assistant Secretaries for the conference. He also disclosed that the National Conference would be inaugurated in Abuja, on 17th of March. The statement reads: “The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency, Dr. Goodluck Eblele Jonathan, GCFR has approved the appointments of three Assistant Secretaries to serve…
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has implemented a strict set of guidelines for exports to Nigeria called the Standards Organisation of Nigeria Conformity Assessment Programme (SONCAP). Kindly contact SON for the regulations affected the products you import. Make sure you obtain the SONCAP certificate before you proceed on importing any goods to avoid your goods being seized by the organization. In January 2013, the Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON) officially released a new SONCAP process with a completely revised conformity assessment structure. The programme is a set of conformity assessment and verification procedures applicable to all products imported into…
Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, has commissioned four Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs) and five patrol vans refurbished by the State Police Command with a charge to politicians not to politicize security matters. The Governor, who was represented by his deputy, Prof. Amos Utuama (SAN), urged politicians to stop politicizing security issues, saying that police officers require the right tools and other forms of encouragement to fight crime. Dr. Uduaghan assured Deltans that the State was prepared to confront security challenges at all times as peace and security is one of the three cardinal points of his administration’s agenda, and…
The Delta State Civil Service Commission has said that it has not issued appointment letters to anybody in the planned recruitment exercise as being rumoured in some quarters. Chairman of the Commission, Dr. Emmanuel Tetsola disclosed this at the closing ceremony of the 10th edition of the weekend’s management course for senior officers in Delta State Civil Service organized by the office of the State Head of Service in collaboration with the Administrative Staff College of Nigeria (ASCON). Dr. Tetsola, who spoke through the third member of the Commission, Dr. Andrew Akanigha, clarified that the commission has not issued appointment…
The Delta State Head of Service, Sir Paul Evuarherhe has called on civil servants in the State to rededicate themselves to duty by utilizing the knowledge acquired from the various trainings organized for them by the State Government. Sir Evuarherhe, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Head of Service, Mr. Peter Nkemchor, made the call during the closing ceremony of the weekend’s management course for senior officers in the State civil service organized by the office of the Head of Service in collaboration with the Administrative Staff College of Nigeria (ASCON). He said that it was the way civil…
Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan and his Anambra State counterpart, Mr Peter Obi has stressed the need for camaraderie among Governors for the unity and development of the country. They noted that the healthy competition among the present Governors has engendered growth rate and better dividends of democracy for the citizens. Speaking at Government House, Asaba when he paid a thank you visit to Governor Uduaghan, Governor Obi said that the relationship between the Governors has contributed immensely to the unity of the country. Governor Obi also disclosed that peer review mechanism among Governors promoted healthy competition which has…
Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has urged political holders to always defend government’s policies, programmes and activities through their actions and utterances as governance is a team work. Speaking at a valedictory session of the State Executive Council in honour of late Barr. (Mrs.) Ngozi Ebonka, Governor Uduaghan observed that the deceased distinguished herself as a defender of Government programmes and a staunch supporter of his administration. Late (Mrs.) Ngozi Ebonka was until her death, the Special Adviser to the Governor of Delta State in charge of Abuja office and the wife of the first Deputy Governor of Delta…