By Patrick Okigbo III The earth shakes when a giant tree falls. One such tree fell this week, but you probably didn’t notice. ExxonMobil dropped off the Dow Jones Industrial Average; an index it has been on for close to a century (although under the name Standard Oil Company of
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Chinese Surveillance State: ‘Creepy’ Technological Reality
By Christopher Prawdzik Larry Diamond, senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, recently painted a chilling picture of China’s surveillance state, detailing an evolving “social credit system” that rewards those loyal to the state and could punish those who aren’t. In an interview on The John Batchelor ShowFeb. 7, Diamond detailed how the Chinese state is taking
Shittu rallies diaspora support for Nigeria’s ICT development
Babatunde Abiodun The Minister of Communications, Mr. Adebayo Shittu on Tuesday, said the ministry will galvanize Nigerian businessmen and women in the Diaspora and their counterparts in the British business environment to invest in Nigeria’s growing Information Communication Technology (ICT). Shittu said this while addressing the press on the proposed Nigerian ICT Investment
Morocco to become space power with first-ever spy satellite
Morocco will become a space power in the coming weeks with the launch of the kingdom's first ever spy satellite which experts say could increase tensions with Algeria and Spain. An Arianespace Vega rocket will launch the Moroccan satellite, dubbed EO Sat 1, from French Guiana on November 8, according to Spanish
CAS harps on science, tech, innovation for effective operations
The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar has underscored the relevance of science, technology and innovation for effective and efficient operation of the Nigerian Air Force in modern day military operations. He spoke on Wednesday at a lecture organized for Senior Executive 39 of the Institute by the National
Microsoft set to cut thousands of jobs worldwide
Microsoft looks set to lay off a significant number of employees across the world, in a bid to reorganise its sales force. An anonymous source told TechCrunch that Microsoft is poised to cut "thousands" of staff across the globe. These changes are expected to be announced later this week. These restructuring