Nigeria witnessed cryptocurrency transactions exceeding $50 billion between July 2023 and June 2024, according to the Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Dr. Emomotimi Agama. With an exchange rate of N1,500 to the Dollar, the amount translates into N75 trillion, about two-thirds of the capitalization of the Nigerian equities market capitalization currently at…
A large near-Earth asteroid, 2025 FA22, is set to make a close but safe flyby of Earth on Thursday, September 18, astronomers have confirmed. According to a report by Forbes on Tuesday, the asteroid, roughly 120–280 meters in diameter — about the length of two football fields — will pass at a distance of 523,000…
Apple unveiled its iPhone 17 lineup on Tuesday, featuring its thinnest smartphone ever, as the tech giant works to prove it can keep pace in the generative AI race. The Silicon Valley powerhouse held its annual iPhone release event amid mounting pressures: the White House is pushing the company to reduce its dependence on Chinese…
China is preparing to introduce what could become a groundbreaking development in reproductive science — a humanoid robot designed to host a fully functional artificial womb. According to the Indian Times, the project is being driven by Guangzhou-based Kaiwa Technology and is expected to be unveiled in 2026. The initiative aims to integrate artificial womb…
9mobile, Nigeria’s telecommunications company, has rebranded to T2. The unveiling took place on Friday at the Eko Convention Centre in Lagos. The change of name comes a year after LH Telecommunication Limited acquired a majority stake in the network provider. LH Telecommunication acquired 95.5 percent stake in 9mobile, leading to a change in control of…
The Vice President of Public Policy for Africa, Middle East and TĂ¼rkiye at Meta Mr Kojo Boakye said 6.8 million WhatsApp accounts linked to criminal scam centres has been banned by the social media Boakye who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday added that new safety features have also been introduced to protect users…
A baby boy born from a 30-year-old frozen embryo has shattered medical records and stirred global headlines, but for the Ohio couple at the heart of it, it was never about making history. They just wanted a child. Thaddeus Daniel Pierce came into the world on a quiet Saturday, but his arrival is anything but…
On July 31, 2025, history was made as a batch of egusi seeds sourced from Oyo State was launched into orbit aboard the SpaceX Crew-11 mission. Behind the historic feat is Dr. Temidayo Oniosun, a globally recognised space policy expert and proud son of Oyo. The mission, part of the Seeds in Space project, is…
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and Threads, has intensified efforts to curb inauthentic behaviour on its platforms, announcing the removal of over 10 million fake profiles and around 500,000 spam accounts in the first half of 2025. The move was part of a wider strategy to combat impersonation, fake engagement, and content duplication,…
Thousands of users were left stranded on Wednesday morning as Microsoft 365 suffered a major outage, locking many out of their Outlook email accounts and disrupting daily work activities. The issue, which began around 5 a.m., triggered over 200 outage reports globally. Affected users said they were suddenly logged out of their accounts, with error…