It was the annual conference of the Blood Bank Society of Nigeria (BBSN) yesterday, the 13th of August 2015. The event took place at the National Institute of Medical Research (NIMR). The theme was 'Automation and Current Trends in Modern Blood Banking and Diagnosis'...
The deadline for the Bank Verification Number (BVN) registration is tomorrow, Tuesday, June 30, 2015 as announced by the Central Bank of Nigeria. The BVN registration has been open for about One and a half years, giving all customers more than enough time to register;...
Wikipedia, the free online encyclopaedia will soon be made available in a printed book version. This is particularly handy especially for those who may not have constant access to internet services or those who prefer to get information in a printed format. The idea...
Bloomberg reports that Nokia is contemplating the sale of HERE maps business to a group of “German carmakers”. However, Nokia seems to be dissatisfied with the price being offered and wants the group, which consists of Audi AG, BMW AG and Daimler AG, to increase the...
Facebook just released a new App called ‘Moments’ that enables you to share photos with your friends. For all those who for one reason or the other do not want to share their photos, Facebook has released a new app called ‘Moments’. It enables users to privately sync...
The British Broadcasting Corporation has established collaboration with ZenoRadio to give Nigerians access to latest BBC news on their mobile phones. ZenoRadio connects audiences in diaspora with local radio stations in their home country via mobile phones. BBC says...
Sometime in April 2015, LinkedIn acquired Lynda.com (a career building tools website). Following this, LinkedIn is giving its user access to Lynda.com’s tutorials for a trial period of 31, 21 and 10 days. There are premium and free users of LinkedIn and each user...
The Kenyan government has announced its intention to launch a mobile service called M-Akiba that provides citizens a better option of buying government bonds and securities on their mobile devices with a minimum investment of Kshs 3,000 (US$30). The M-Akiba bond is a...
SA-based Standard Bank is taking a huge step towards adoption of wearable technology solutions, with the announcement of its impending banking app for the Apple Watch. Following the most recent introduction of SA’s first biometric-enabled banking app that enables...
The Ericsson Mobility Report for June, 2015 shows that mobile subscriptions in Q1 2015 was about 910 million in Africa, including 21 million new mobile subscriptions. By the year 2020, it has been envisaged that mobile subscriptions via smart phones will double the...
