Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp has announced the launch of a trial aimed at freeing its users from smartphones. In a blog post on Wednesday, Facebook engineers said the new feature would allow for the hugely popular service to be used on multiple “non-phone” devices without needing to connect to the smartphone app. “With this new...
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WhatsApp threatens to block users of clone app, ‘GB WhatsApp’
Whatsapp has issued a warning to users who download clone apps, threatening to permanently block them if continuous usage persists. The company made this warning as a clone app named GB WhatsApp is gaining a rapid audience, UGAMATV reported on Monday. Though the clone app exhibits extra features that are not found on WhatsApp, the facebook-owned...
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Facebook hits $1 trillion valuation for first time
Social media giant, Facebook, has hit a $1 trillion valuation, following a dismissal of two antitrust lawsuits against the company. Facebook’s stock closed higher on Monday at $355.64 per share which contributed to the trillion-dollar valuation, Business Insider reported. The rise came after a United States court dismissed complaints by the Federal Trade Commission and a group...
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Enugu Rep Okechukwu Bags award of Excellence for outstanding service From UNTH during Ground breaking ceremony of the first pharmacy house in the state which he Attracted
The Deputy Minority Leader of the house of representatives and Member representing Anniri/Awgu/Orji River federal constituency Hon. Toby Okechukwu on Thursday baged Award of excellence from Pharmacy departments of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital UNTH Ituku ozalla for Outstanding services he is rendering to the institution. The CMD of the teaching hospital Dr Obinna...
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Osinbajo test-rides locally-assembled electric car, says innovation fantastic
VICE-President Yemi Osinbajo has described Nigeria’s first locally-assembled electric car as a fantastic innovation. He said this in Abuja on Tuesday shortly after the unveiling of the Made-in-Nigeria fair featuring the exhibition of the first electric car assembled in Nigeria, among other locally manufactured products. The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media...
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Lai Mohammed blames Nigerians for Twitter’s decision to locate African hqtrs in Ghana
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, yesterday blamed Nigerians for the decision of Twitter’s to locate its new African headquarters in Ghana over Nigeria. He also noted that the decision was not based on commercial considerations, in view of the large market available in Nigeria. This is even as ruling All Progressives...
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ENUGU WATER CORPORATION : We’re recruiting 104 new hands to align with modern changes in our service delivery
The Enugu State Water Corporation said that it commenced recruitment of 104 staff of the Corporation, in furtherance of the sheer determination of the administration of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi to reposition the agency and drastically tackle the inherent challenges in the water sector. The State Water Corporation, on April 8, 2021, through an internal and...
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Minister gives reasons for nationwide power outage
The Minister of Power Engr. Sale Mamman has tendered an apology to all Nigerians affected by the power outage currently being experienced across the country.Engr. Mamman who described the situation as unfortunate in a statement issued by Aaron Arrtmas, his media aide in Abuja, however, attributed the situation to inadequate gas supply to some thermal...
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CHiNA Set FOR 6G says 5g is totally safe
Two new scientific reviews have backed up all the previous research into 5G technology to date, finding that the next-generation connectivity standard doesn’t pose any health risks. Overseen by the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) and Swinburne University of Technology in Australia, the reviews looked back at 138 previous studies and reanalyzed...
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Twitter CEO’s first tweet draws $2.5m bid at auction
Twitter Chief Executive Officer, Jack Dorsey, is auctioning his first ever tweet on a website that sells tweets as non-fungible token. As of Monday, the first tweet had attracted a bid of $2.5m. Dorsey had tweeted “just setting up my twttr”, at 12.50pm on March 21, 2006. The Twitter co-founder had on Friday tweeted a...