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August 14, 2016 No Responses

Minister endorses use of barcode in movies, music to fight piracy

By Moses Ebosele – The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has endorsed the use of barcode in Nigerian movies and music as a measure to protect intellectual properties from undue exploitation. The Minister, who was responding to a request...

August 14, 2016 No Responses

Nigeria defeat Denmark, to face Germany in semi-final

Nigeria has qualified for the semi-final of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil after the U-23 team on Saturdaydefeated Denmark 2-0. Captain of the side, Mikel John Obi, opened scoring in the first half. He was followed...

August 13, 2016 No Responses

FRSC revamps driving school programme

By Moses Ebosele – The revamped website of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Driving School Standardization Programme (DSSP) has recorded 170,505 enrolments. Meanwhile, 82,086 have graduated from the accredited driving schools while 1103 drivin...

August 13, 2016 No Responses

Toyota partners varsity on $22m research, development

Toyota Research Institute is to deploy $22 million to support University of Michigan in the next four years to boost research and development in artificial intelligence, autonomous driving and robotics The Chief Executive Officer of the Institute, Gill Pratt...

August 13, 2016 No Responses

BMW 3-series flaunts improved comfort, safety

The new BMW 3-Series delivers driving satisfaction both in everyday driving and on curvy rough roads—yet with better fuel economy than in the past, with most 3-Series cars now returning more than 30 mpg on the highway if you keep...

August 13, 2016 No Responses

Subaru to introduce all-electric crossover by 2021

By Adebisi Emmanuel – Subaru has concluded plans to launch an all-wheel-drive electric crossover in the United States of America by 2021 to meet more stringent emissions regulations, a Japanese newspaper reported. The Japanese brand aims to releas...

August 13, 2016 No Responses

Minister explains payment of Hotel’s bill for Team Nigeria

The Ministry of Youth and Sports has denied reports which suggest that Team Nigeria’s Captain John Mikel Obi paid hotel bills for the eight unaccredited players and officials in Rio with the National U-23 team. A statement issued by...

August 12, 2016 No Responses

NHRC indicts Iwu, Uduaghan, others of violence

A report put together by National Human Right Commission (NHRC) has indicted 118 person of allegedly committing various offences including violence. According to the report, those indcted alledgly committed the offence during the 2007 and 2011 general e...