Buhari defies rain, shuns helicopter in C’ River

President Muhammadu Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday defied a downpour to perform the groundbreaking for the construction of the proposed 260-kilometre Calabar-Ikom-Katsina-Ala superhighway and a deep sea port in Cross River State.

Despite the rain, the President shunned the helicopter in the Presidential fleet and rode on the deplorable road from Calabar to Obun village, in Akamkpa Local Government Area of the state, for the inauguration of the project.

Note 5: Bigger display, slimmer package

WHEN Samsung first came out with the Galaxy Note a few years ago, it was a breakthrough, not just for the Tech giant, but for the industry as a whole. Considering how quickly things move in the digital world, the note phenomenon is no longer an enigma, hence the need for companies like Samsung to keep pushing the envelope further.

Note-5

Samsung seems to understand this, hence, its move to leave no stone unturned creating the Note 5. Managing Director of Samsung Electronics, West Africa, Mr. Brovo Kim, said at the launch in Lagos recently that “”Samsung has continued to improve the Note series with every new version crafted with metal and glass, the Galaxy Note5 boasts of a beautiful screen, suite of helpful productivity apps to accompany its super precise stylus.

Bigger screens have gone from nice-to-have to a must-have and the display which was once called a gimmick is now the norm.”

Fit for shopping: Yudala launches Gyming with the stars

Online and offline retail chain, Yudala recently launched a new Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR, initiative to promote fitness, wellness and entrepreneurship among Nigerians. Tagged Gyming with the Stars, the event which held in Lagos also doubled as the unveiling of YUBOSS, an entrepreneurship scheme targeted at jobs and wealth creation for Nigerians in partnership with Access Bank Plc and Airtel.

Yudala

The well-attended event which kicked off by 7am witnessed work-out and light jogging sessions anchored by fitness instructors and ace comedian Ali Baba who doubled as compere and held the crowd spell-bound with his rib-cracking jokes. In addition, popular artistes Iyanya and Naeto C were on hand to add to the excitement, thrilling the crowd to several hit songs from their collections.

The event also featured a wellness talk by a healthy living expert Miss Julie Nwosu, inspirational tips on wealth creation in the 21st Century through YUBOSS and auction sales on a wide range of genuine products from the biggest brands: Smart phones, Computers, Laptops, IT equipment, Consumer Electronics and Lifestyle goods, with bidding starting from over 90% off actual product prices. Star products of the day were the Phillips Air Fryer and Smoothies, latest healthy lifestyle products from the brand.

Why Twitter means more than you think

Many people are still under the erroneous impression that social media is strictly for the youth. Some even call it waste of precious time, gossiping. But, those are to say the least, far from the purposes twitter truly means to serve. It is your window to the world. It enables you to get real-time updates about what matters internationally. With over 316 million monthly active users, the global platform drives meaningful conversations in real time by enabling any voice to echo around the world instantly and unfiltered.

If you do not have a Twitter account, you may wonder what makes the social media platform appealing to its many users.  When you need to know what’s going on in Nigeria or around the world, Twitter allows you to get the best of what’s happening right now.  Alongside being on the pulse, Twitter gives you easy access to either your favourite celebrity or professional idol instantly.  Here are some reasons as to why it is beneficial to join Twitter.

10 ways faith based organizations can leverage social media

Digital media is changing the tools we use to communicate and how we communicate. Today, churches without a digital presence are losing their relevance. Digital media is a powerful tool that will open doors and opportunities to engage with people who rarely, if ever, will step foot in a church building. Here are 10 ways faith based organizations can leverage social media: Listen to learn: listen to what your target audience are talking about on social media. Pay attention to what they comment on and what they post on their timeline. Once you get the central topic, you can tailor your message to their interest.

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Use hashtags: there are times you want to have a discussion in sections. For instance, it could be a sermon in series. Use one hashtag for the series to make it easy for your audience to get the full message.

Blog daily: many things are taking the attention of young people on social media such that the average young person could forget about 80 percent of a sermon on a Sunday. Blog to reinforce the message.

Supreme Court upholds Ambode’s election

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode

The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the election of the Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, of the All Progressives Congress.

In a unanimous judgment of a seven-man panel of the apex court, led by Justice Tanko Muhammad, the Supreme Court struck out the appeal by the Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate in the April 11, 2015 poll, Mr. Olujimi Agbaje, for incompetence.

What if you could “ping” money?

File: BlackBerry Classic

If you’re a Nigerian, then you most definitely have financial obligations. Not just to your nuclear family, but to your extended family, family of friends, friends of the family, charities and/or place of worship. Whether or not you are an entrepreneur, you have business dealings one way or the other. You need to send money. Sometimes, sending money is more of a challenge than the cost of the money itself. Unending traffic and long queues at banks make this an arduous task.

Leading digital payments and commerce provider, Interswitch, seems to understand this and has developed a way in which Nigerians can in a sense “ping” money. In collaboration with BlackBerry, the company has developed a new app called Quickteller Mini which is available for smartphones running Android, BlackBerry and iOS.

Oshiomhole insists on tax payment, reshuffles cabinet

Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole

Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, has maintained that his administration would enforce the implementation of the Land Use Charge in order to collect all payable taxes in the state.

There had been several criticisms, including a demonstration against the recent move by state government.

The Land Use Charge tax includes tenement rate, property tax and ground rent.

IoT: African govt urged to leapfrog with new technology

African leaders  have been advised to leapfrog to the new technology of Internet of Things (IoT),to be able to withstand the disruptions that may happen in world technology. The advise was given during the opening ceremony of the ongoing 35th GITEX Technology Week in Dubai, where Nigeria is represented, through the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA).

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NITDA used the GITEX event to showcase Nigerian technology start-ups, who displayed various technology solutions that were developed by them locally, in the Nigerian pavilion at GITEX. Local technology from Nigeria was also promoted by NITDA at the GITEX with a view to attracting offshore partnerships and investment to Nigeria.

NIPOST maps out strategic plans for transformation

Since the advent of the dot-com era in 1990’s, business managers have not only been compelled to change their business policies but align the approach in tandem with the requirements of the time. With the gradual unfolding of technological innovations in this digital era, and multiple competing options in communication and social interaction space, many have doubted the chances of the Post finding a space to ply its trade of processing traditional mails side by side with the emerging digital media.

US clockmaker boy moves to Qatar

An American boy arrested for bringing a homemade clock to his Texas school, that was
mistaken for a bomb, is moving to Qatar after accepting a scholarship offer to study there.

Broadband business very profitable in Nigeria, FG tells investors at ITU World

Nigeria may have taken a sizeable number of Small and Medium size Entrepreneurs, SMEs to the just concluded ITU telecom World in Budapest, Hungary, to showcase the potential of the country’s informal sector, but the opportunity that was not to be lost was that of attracting global investment community into Nigeria’s broadband market. Vanguard reliably gathered that was actually the message that resonated as the country hosted the world in a few opportunity events at the world show.

L-R: Nigeria’s Amb. to Hunagry, Muhammadu Yunusa;   Secretary  General, International Telecommunications Union, Mr. Houlin Zhao;  Director, Policy, Competition and Economic Analysis, Nigerian Communications Commission, Ms. Josephine Amuwa and Executive Commissioner, Technical Services, NCC, Engr. Ubale Maska at the opening ceremony of Nigeria Day at the ITU Telecom World 2015 in Budapest, Hungary.

ITU Telecom world  is a meeting point for telecoms operators, regulators, other government agencies, technology equipment manufacturers and vendors as well as technology solutions providers and investors.

Every year at the apex world telecommunications event, Nigeria is given the opportunity to host participants over two events tagged Nigeria Day and Nigeria Night. Nigeria Day happens on the first or second day after the show kicked off and the Night, signposts the closing ceremony of the showpiece.

Digital Bananas Technology changing lives of Nigerians in diaspora & at home

Over the last 10 years, Career Insights, a subsidiary of Digital Bananas Technology limited in the UK has been adding extreme value to the lives of Nigerians in Diaspora. With over 330 success stories being rolled out each year, Nigerians in the UK & Canada have been securing life changing digital project management and business analysis roles paying up to £132,000 a year, that’s an equivalent of N48m a year. This year, on the 14th of November 2015, Digital Bananas Technology will be hosting their 2nd DBT Awards ceremony.

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