The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it has commenced posting the UTME results to the portal, adding that candidates were now also free to go on- line, view and print their results. Over 1.8 million candidates registered for this year’s UTME According to him, already, over 1.5 million candidates that sat for the… Continue reading 2019 UTME RESULTS: ONLINE VERSION READY
Author: Ehiabhi Femi
PDP, ATIKU OVERHEATING THE POLITY_FG
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential flag bearer in the February 23rd election, Atiku Abubakar, of planning to sabotage the Buhari-led administration. The Minister made the accusation while addressing State House correspondents in Abuja on Wednesday May 15th 2019. The minister who read from… Continue reading PDP, ATIKU OVERHEATING THE POLITY_FG
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: CEO’s AND BUSINESS LEADERS IN US TRUST IT
Most senior executives (85%) classify themselves as artificial intelligence (AI) optimists, citing increased investment and trust in the technology. Eighty-seven percent say their company will invest in AI initiatives this year, the EY study reveals. The data was collected via an online study conducted by Engine on behalf of EY among a sample of 500 US CEOs and business… Continue reading ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: CEO’s AND BUSINESS LEADERS IN US TRUST IT
A NEAR-TOTAL BAN ON ABORTION SIGNED INTO LAW
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed a near-total abortion ban into law Wednesday (15/05/2019), putting in place United States most restrictive law. The approval came a day after 25 white male Republicans in the Alabama Senate voted to ban abortion at every stage of pregnancy unless the mother’s physical or mental health is in jeopardy. Performing an abortion would carry a sentence of life or 10… Continue reading A NEAR-TOTAL BAN ON ABORTION SIGNED INTO LAW
MTN NIGERIA: SHARES SET FOR LISTING TODAY
MTN Group Ltd. will list its Nigeria unit in Lagos on Thursday (16/05/2019) in a move that will value the pan-African wireless carrier’s largest business at 1.8 trillion naira ($5 billion). The move is a step toward a partial sell down of the carrier’s majority 79% stake, and was agreed to as part of the settlement… Continue reading MTN NIGERIA: SHARES SET FOR LISTING TODAY
SENATE BEGINS SCREENING OF CBN GOVERNOR FOR SECOND TERM
Mr Godwin Emefiele appeared before the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions, following his re-nomination by President Muhammadu Buhari for a second term last week. The Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki acknowledged the executive communication received from the presidency that Emefiele has been re-nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari for another term of… Continue reading SENATE BEGINS SCREENING OF CBN GOVERNOR FOR SECOND TERM
CRITICAL, REMOTE, ‘WORM-ABLE’ WINDOWS VULNERABILITY: UPDATE NOW!
Microsoft has issued a patch for a vulnerability in its Remote Desktop Services that can be exploited remotely, via RDP, without authentication and used to run arbitrary code: A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Remote Desktop Services – formerly known as Terminal Services – when an unauthenticated attacker connects to the target system using RDP and sends… Continue reading CRITICAL, REMOTE, ‘WORM-ABLE’ WINDOWS VULNERABILITY: UPDATE NOW!
2019 SHENZHEN SMART CITY FORUM, CHINA: KADUNA GOVERNOR LEADS DELEGATION
Governor Nasir Ahmad Elrufai has led a delegation of senior Kaduna State Government officials to China, for the 2019 Shenzhen Smart City Forum with International Friendship Cities. This forum will share how to integrate Cloud Computing, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies. The integration will help city managers build a… Continue reading 2019 SHENZHEN SMART CITY FORUM, CHINA: KADUNA GOVERNOR LEADS DELEGATION
MARK ZUCKERBERG TURNS 35
The world eight (8th) richest man, Mark Elliot Zuckerberg, turns 35 today Born on May 14, 1984, Mark is an American technology entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is known for co-founding and leading Facebook as its chairman and chief executive officer. Born in White Plains, New York, Zuckerberg attended Harvard University, where he launched Facebook from his dormitory room on February 4, 2004,… Continue reading MARK ZUCKERBERG TURNS 35
