Her face is a deep fake. Her body belongs to a team of similar-sized actors. But she sings, reads the news, and sells luxury clothes on TV as AI humans go mainstream in South Korea. Meet Zaein, one of South Korea’s most active virtual humans, who was created by Pulse9, an artificial Continue Reading
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*Stages 4.0 Industrial Revolution Skills Workshop for Secondary School Students In order to bring the Nigerian Secondary School Students into the moving trends of Technological Revolution across the globe, the American Space Ibadan, a Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of United States Consulate in Nigeria in collaboration with Media and Digital Skills Centre, Continue Reading
By Oluwakoyode Banjo Oyo State Government has trained 40 junior staff members on Grade Level 3-6 on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) training, emphasizing the need for them to master technological skills. The Permanent Secretary, who oversees activities at Ministry of Establishment and Training, Mr. Paul Oyekunle made this known while declaring open a series Continue Reading
By Wale Oluokun Federal Government has empowered one hundred and five youths from the Southwest zone with laptops and workstations under the N-Knowledge Expansion Training Programme. The programme conducted by the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development was held at Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ikenne Campus. The one hundred and five Continue Reading
By Oluwayemisi Owonikoko Today is International Women’s Day, IWD. It is a global holiday celebrated annually on March 8 as a focal point in the women’s rights movement, bringing attention to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, violence and abuse against women. Every year, the day is celebrated to commemorate the cultural, political, and […]Continue Reading
By Funmi Adekoya Osun state government says it has mapped out plans to speedily entrench the development of Information and Communication Technology in order to put the state on a higher pedestal for digital economy, agriculture and telemedicine. Coordinating Director, Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology, Mr. Murtala Adekilekun stated this while addressing Continue Reading
Federal Government has trained 500 youths in Oyo State on Mobile phone repair, software and hardware development through the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB. The trainees were presented with certificates of participation and starter packs at a graduation ceremony held in Ibadan. Addressing the trainees, Executive Secretary, NCDMB, Mr Simbi Wabote, Continue Reading
Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo has inaugurated Omeife, Africa’s first humanoid to boost Artificial Intelligence (AI) and technological development in Nigeria and the continent. Professor Osinbajo was represented at Friday’s inauguration ceremony in Abuja by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Pantami, who in turn was represented by the Continue Reading
Participants at a Science, Technology and Innovation Management Forum have identified innovation as the major key to the long-term growth of the economy. They stated this at a 2-day Science, Technology and Innovation Management Forum organised by the National Center for Technology Management, NACETEM, Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, Osun State. The forum with the Continue Reading
Twitter says it has begun actively testing an edit button, after months of publicly discussing such a tweak. The company said the trial of “Edit Tweet” will begin with internal employees, and then be expanded out to the platform’s “Twitter Blue” subscription population. “Edit Tweet is a feature that lets people make changes to their […]Continue Reading
Federal Government has inaugurated the Presidential Delivery Tracks and Central Delivery Coordinating Unit Website. The PDT/CDCU device is developed to track, review and periodically report the activities of MDAs, the performance of ministers, permanent secretaries and others in the delivery of the ministerial mandates assigned to them. At the presidential villa in Abuja, Continue Reading
The Director General, Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, FRCN Dr Liman Mansur has challenged News staff to be innovative and embrace the latest technological advancement to enhance news production. Dr Mansur gave the charge during a one-day paper presentation to the staff of the news department of Positive FM Akure. In a paper presented on his […]Continue Reading
The National Information Technology Development Agency has disclosed that interactive computer service platforms and Internet intermediaries are required to fulfill certain conditions in running their services in Nigeria. These conditions are stated in the recently released Code of Practice for Interactive Computer Service Platforms/Internet Intermediaries (online Continue Reading
Every 13th day of February is set aside to commemorate World Radio Day. In this special report, Olaolu Fawole looks at the theme of this year’s edition which was ‘Radio and Trust’ His report Olaolu FawoleContinue Reading
Nigerians have described the lift of the ban on Twitter operation in the country as a welcome relief. A public affairs analyst, Dr Moses Duruji, said lifting the ban was the right thing to do going by the number of Nigerians who utilized the media platform not just for social interaction but also for business […]Continue Reading
The Federal Government has lifted its suspension on Twitter. The decision was announced by Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, Chairman Technical Committee Nigeria-Twitter Engagement and Director-General National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA). Kashifu, in a statement in Abuja, said the approval was given following a memo written to the President by Minister of Continue Reading
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has warned telecom consumers and the general public of a new Android malware. The recently discovered malware, named “AbstractEmu”, can gain access to smartphones, control infected smartphones and silently modify device settings while simultaneously taking steps to evade detection. A statement by the commission says Continue Reading
The wife of the Oyo State Governor, Mrs Tamunominini Makinde has called on female students to be more involved in the technological revolution being experienced in the world to be at par, with their male counterparts. Mrs Makinde made the call at a programme organized for the girls to commemorate this year’s international day of […]Continue Reading
In an efforts to address continued rise in unemployment, internet fraud and other crimes perpetrated by youth, a member of the Oyo state house of Assembly, Mr Seyi Adisa has called for the establishment of Industrial Incubation Centres. Mr Adisa, representing Afijio State Constituency made the call during the house plenary while presenting a motion […]Continue Reading
Experts have advocated the development of a National Skills Qualification framework that will recognize individuals competencies, irrespective of how such skills were acquired. They made the submission during a lecture at the Federal Polytechnic Ilaro, Ogun State. The Raheem Adisa Oloyo Annual Lecture, according to the organizers was put together to enable stakeholders to Continue Reading
Oyo state government has disclosed plans to ensure a transition of its record keeping processes and registries in the state public and civil service from analog to digital through its office on ICT/e-governance. The commissioner for establishment and training, Alhaji Siju Lawal stated this during a workshop organized by the state government for public and […]Continue Reading
Lawmaker representing Ogo Oluwa/ Surulere Federal Constituency, Segun Odebunmi has empowered youths in the creative industry with modern day tools to enhance their job. Items doled out for the youth in the constituency included laptops and types of cameras. Presenting the items at Igbo Ile, Surulere local government, Odebunmi charged the beneficiaries to identify modern Continue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari has requested the Senate to confirm the nomination of Ahmad Shaba Halilu as Director General, National Space Research and Development Agency, NASRDA. In a letter to Senate President Ahmad Lawan, President Buhari said he was acting in line with the NASRDA Act of 2010. Dr Halilu was until his nomination, the Acting […]Continue Reading
As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark Radio Day, relevant authorities in the fight against Covid-19 pandemic have been urged to take advantage of the wide coverage of Radio to curb the rising tide of the new variant of the virus This is contained in a statement issued by the National President […]Continue Reading
Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX and chief executive officer of Tesla Inc. (Photo: Bloomberg) Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk, now the world’s richest person with a net worth north of $180 billion, announced on Twitter that he planned to give away $100 million as prize for the “best carbon capture technology.” He added in a […]Continue Reading