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About half of all Covid-19 deaths appear to be happening in care homes in some European countries, according to early figures gathered by UK-based academics who are warning that the same effort must be put into fighting the virus in care…

Although China is claiming success in its battle against the coronavirus, millions have lost their jobs in the economic fallout, throwing into jeopardy an ambitious target to eradicate poverty this year. Beijing has been working to fire…

The U.S. trade deficit narrowed more than expected in January as imports declined, and further decreases are likely as the coronavirus outbreak disrupts the flow of goods and services. The Commerce Department said on Friday the trade…

The proposed tax on voice calls, short messaging service, data services, and pay-tv subscription is facing some resistance from experts, especially stakeholders in the telecom industry. The Senate last week proposed the CST bill as a way…

The nation’s power sector lost N69.1bn between January 1 and February 19 this year as a result of the persistent challenges in the industry. Data obtained from the Advisory Power Team in the Office of the Vice President on Wednesday…

It is quite easy to access information and do business online with the help of Wireless Fidelity(Wi-Fi) wherever you are around the world. The fact that it is easy does not make it a great idea. Data broadcast to anybody in range means that…

A multinational networking and Telecommmunications company, Ericsson has said that Nigeria ranks fourth among the  top five countries with the highest mobile data subscriptions in the first quarter of 2018. Ericsson in its June global…

A Research Fellow, Dr Robert Muthuri of Strathmore University, Nariobi , Kenya has called on governments in Africa to put in place cohesive policies on data collection from their citizens. Muthuri is a Research Fellow at the Centre for…

The National Coordinator, Basic Registry and Information System in Nigeria (BRISIN), Dr Anthony Uwa, says implementation of the programme will attract huge investment to Nigeria’s  economy. Uwa said in Abuja that the project had wide…

Active mobile phone lines in the Nigeria rose to 148 million in February, from the 147 million recorded in January, an increase of  1, 096 ,646 million. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) made the disclosure in its monthly…