Category: Technology
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VIDEO: The wonder of Wonderland in Toronto
When I first heard of wonderland, I never knew what it was. But I knew there was a reason for the name. I thought it was a community full of the signs and wonders of nature. But I was wrong when I visited the amusement park on Monday, September 2, 2024. In this report, Akinrinlola…
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Nokia produces world’s first immersive voice call
The Chief Executive Officer of Nokia, Pekka Lundmark has made a phone call using a new technology called “immersive audio and video” that improves the quality of a call with three-dimensional sound, making interactions more lifelike. The Finnish smartphone maker announced this development in a statement obtained from its website on Tuesday. The call was…
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Why 5G network is yet to reach everywhere in Nigeria – Minister
Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Innovations, and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, has said the Fifth-Generation (5G) network exists in Nigeria but the infrastructure that supports it is not everywhere in the country. Tijani stated this as a guest on Tuesday’s edition of Politics Today on Channels Television. “We do in some places,” he replied when asked…
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America unveils world’s first flying car
THE future has finally caught up as the world’s first flying car has at last been unveiled nearly a year after the concept was announced. Thanks to California-based Alef Aeronautics, a car that can fly is officially on the ground – and soon to be in the air. Dubbed the Alef Model A, the technologically…
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NASA to Unveil fastest Supersonic jet with speed of 1 & half hour from New York To London
NASA is developing a supersonic jet with Boeing that will be so fast, that by the time you’re halfway through watching ‘Oppenheimer’, it would have already flown you from New York to London. The supersonic passenger aircraft will reportedly have a top speed of Mach 4 (~3000mph), which will not make it twice as fast…
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Firm launches Charging Hub for electric vehicles in Nigeria
As a revolutionary step toward sustainability and environmentally friendly transportation, Possible EVS, Nigeria’s pioneering innovation and sustainable mobility company, is launching its first fast electric vehicle charging station in the country called Charging Hub. The organization had announced the opening of EV Taxi, the nation’s first-ever electric car taxi service, in July. The Chief Executive…
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It took me 13 years to build fuelless generator – Nigerian graduate
Oyekunle Ayansola, a graduate of Interlink Polytechnic, Ijebu-Jesa, Osun State, said it took him 13 years to build an eco-friendly generator so everyone could have a steady power supply. He said his invention was spurred by his parent’s broken marriage 13 years ago and the economic hardship that followed. According to him, the challenges he…
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Oando receives electric mass transit buses for Lagos
Oando Clean Energy Limited, a part of the Oando Plc group, has taken delivery of electric mass transit buses for use in Lagos State. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the company late Tuesday. In 2022, OCEL signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Lagos Metropolitan Transport Authority, to enable the successful deployment…
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UN showcases young female Nigerian tech innovators
The United Nations on Thursday showcased various technological innovations by young women and men that advanced gender equality and women’s empowerment in Nigeria. UN Women Country Representative to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Ms Beatrice Eyong, said the event was part of activities to mark the International Women’s month, with a theme, ‘DigitALL: Innovation and Technology for…
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Imo poly invents 7.5kva fuelless generator, electric cars, drone to tackle insecurity
The Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Owerri, Imo State, has invented a surveillance drone to curb insecurity within the school premises. The rector of the institution, Michael Arimanwa, who spoke to journalists on the achievements of the polytechnic on his four years anniversary, said the surveillance drone was programmed to detect people’s conversations. The PUNCH reported that…