Nigerian students in primary and secondary schools are invited to enter the SystemSpecs Annual Children’s Day Essay Competition (CDEC), SystemSpecs Group has announced. With a vision to remaining a software institution of reference in Africa, SystemSpecs is taking a proactive…
LASU adopts hybrid teaching method to tackle population explosion
Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, Vice-Chancellor, Lagos State University (LASU), says the institution has adopted a hybrid teaching method to tackle inadequacy of facilities caused by explosion in the population of students. Olatunji-Bello said this at the 26th Convocation Lecture and 40th…
South African journalist, 90, delivers news in the desert
Armed with a flask of coffee, some boiled eggs and a towel to shield his bare legs from the scorching sun, 90-year-old Frans Hugo sets off every Thursday to deliver newspapers in the South African desert. Week in, week out,…
BBC to close linear channels and consolidate under one brand, reveals Tim Davie
The BBC is to close linear channels as it “consolidates activity under one simple, single brand,” Director General Tim Davie has revealed, as he unveiled a blueprint for a digitally-led Public Service Broadcaster. Davie didn’t elaborate on the linear closures…
UK spy chief says China’s tech aims are a ‘threat to us all’
The head of Britain’s cyber-intelligence agency is accusing China of using its economic and technological clout to clamp down at home and exert control abroad, saying Beijing’s aggressive stance is driven by fear and poses “a huge threat to us…
Table of Paradox exhibition opens at CCA, Lagos
Table of Paradox, a debut solo exhibition by Peter Okotor, is now showing at the Centre for Contemporary Art, Lagos . Opened on October 1, Nigeria’s independence anniversary, it is comprising of archival materials, sound, and digital technology. “This new…