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12 countries currently operating 5G network

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12 countries currently operating 5G network  By Joshua Odeyemi |  Apr 20, 2020 19:18 PM Nigeria, in November 2019, became the first country in West Africa to test-run 5G technology and applications.  5G is the fifth generation of wireless communications technologies supporting cellular data networks. 5G communication requires the use of communications devices (mostly mobile phones) designed to support the technology. A statement by a telecom giant in the country, MTN Nigeria, said the feat became possible as a result of the strong collaboration between the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, the Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC), MTN Nigeria, Huawei (Abuja), ZTE (Calabar) and Ericsson (Lagos.) The scientific consensus is that 5G technology is safe, but speculation about possible hazards has given rise to concern being expressed in the media. Misunderstanding of 5G technology has given rise to a number of conspiracy theories tha...

Trump tells the reasons for suspending immigration

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Trump tells the reasons for suspending immigration BY   TADDYBRAINY     April 23, 2020 Trump tells the reasons for suspending immigration U.S. President, Donald Trump has given purpose for his new executive order, which briefly  suspended immigrant visas.  Trump, talking to newsmen on Wednesday night on the White Home, mentioned he made the choice to guard American staff because the nation prepares to reopen for enterprise. Based on him, this may put American staff who misplaced their jobs as a result of Coronavirus pandemic in line to regain employment when the financial system reopens. He added that the order would final for 60 days which can be reviewed and prolonged on the acceptable time. Work From “So as to shield our nice American staff I’ve simply signed an govt order briefly suspending immigration into america. “This can be sure that unemp...

Makinde announces new appointments

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Makinde announces new appointments Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has approved the appointment of Mrs Bolanle Sarumi-Aliyu as his Senior Special Assistant on Diaspora.  This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday in Ibadan by Moses Alao, the Special Assistant to the Governor on Print Media. Sarumi -Aliyu was the governorship candidate of the National Interest Party (NIP) in the 2019 election in Oyo State. 

Police arrest Archbishop over alleged invasion of Chinese Embassy

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Police arrest Archbishop over alleged invasion of Chinese Embassy One of Nigeria’s popular clergymen and General Overseer of Resurrection Praise Ministries for Africa, popularly known as Jehovah Sharp Sharp, Archbishop Samson Benjamin, has been arrested by the Police in Lagos. He was alleged to have stormed the Chinese Embassy, in Victoria Island area of Lagos , with some of his followers numbering 100, to protest the ill-treatment of Nigerians in China.  A video clip of what was alleged to be an invasion of the embassy was sent to Police authorities in the state, consequent upon which a team of policemen from Victoria Island division, was drafted to the scene. Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/04/police-arrest-archbishop-over-alleged-invasion-of-chinese-embassy/

[ICYMI] Buhari loses bodyguard

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[ICYMI] Buhari loses bodyguard By Johnbosco Agbakwuru  ABUJA — BARELY three days after President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Mallam Abba Kyari was buried, the President has again lost one of his personal bodyguards, Warrant Officer Lawal Mato.  The death of WO Mato was announced in a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity Mallam Garba Shehu in Abuja on Tuesday.  Shehu in the statement said that the deceased had been battling with diabetes for three years.  The statement read in part, “After three years of struggling with diabetes, one of President Muhammadu Buhari’s bodyguards, Warrant Officer Lawal Mato, on Tuesday passed away.   READ ALSO: Buhari mourns Akinjide  ” The President described the officer, who had been working with him for many years before he won the 2015 elections, as “very thorough, trustworthy and dependable soldier who carried out his duty with diligence and focus.’’ ”...

Trump bars new immigration green cards, not temporary visas

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Trump bars new immigration green cards, not temporary visas US President Donald Trump announced what he described as a “temporary suspension of immigration into the United States” on Tuesday. But the executive order would bar only those seeking permanent residency, not temporary workers. Trump said he would be placing a 60-day pause on the issuance of green cards in an effort to limit competition for jobs in a U.S. economy wrecked by the coronavirus.  The order would include “certain exemptions,” he said, but he declined to outlined them, noting the order was still being crafted. “By pausing immigration we’ll help put unemployed Americans first in line for jobs as America reopens, so important,” Trump said at the White House. “It would be wrong and unjust for Americans laid off by the virus to be replaced with new immigrant labor flown in from abroad.” An administration official familiar with the plans, however, said the order will apply to foreigners seeking employment-based ...