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Sterling Bank Plc has donated N25 million as part of a partnership between Giving.ng, a crowd-funding platform, and Netcore Solutions, a technology company, to raise N1 billion to assist frontline health professionals. Ms. Peju Ibekwe, Project Manager, Giving.ng, said on Friday in Lagos, that some spirited individuals also donated N2 million, bringing the amount raised so far to N27 million. Ibekwe said the partnership ...

The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) has called on governments at all levels to take decisive steps in ensuring the protection of media workers to strengthen and maintain press freedom. Mr Victor Udu, the Chairman of NUJ, Cross River Council, made the call in a statement to mark the World Press Freedom Day 2020 in on Saturday in Calabar. The appeal ...

Netflix will reduce the quality of its streaming in Europe to ease pressure on the internet, the firm said, as demand soars across the continent where millions are confined to their homes over coronavirus fears.   The streaming giant will “begin reducing bit rates across all our streams in Europe for 30 days,” a spokesperson said in a statement. “We ...

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Mike Adenuga Foundation donates N1.5bn to COVID-19 funds Published 2 days ago  on March 30, 2020 BySTELLAMARIS ASHINZE Mike Adenuga Foundation (MAF), established by billionaire, Dr Mike Adenuga Jr., on Monday donated N1.5 billion to Federal Government and Lagos State government to support Nigeria’s fight against the global Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). Mrs Bella Disu, the daughter of the billionaire, presented a cheque for N500million to the Lagos State ...

Munday, who recently joined the University of Maryland’s UC Davis, is designing prototypes of these night-time solar cells that can generate small amounts of power. The researchers aim to improve the devices ‘ power output and performance. Munday said the process is similar to the workings of a regular solar cell, but in reverse. Compared to its surroundings, an object ...