Virgin Galactic has reopened ticket sales for its space flights at a starting price of $450,000 a seat. It comes after the company, led by billionaire Richard Branson, completed its first fully crewed flight to the edge of space in July. The firm hopes to start commercial flights next year after completing several […]
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mahmood Yakubu on Friday said the electoral umpire will continue to deepen the use of technology in conducting elections across the country. Professor Yakubu made the comment while speaking at the opening ceremony of a two-day retreat for officers of the commission in Keffi, Nasarawa state. […]
North Korea continued developing its nuclear and ballistic missile programs during the first half of 2021 in violation of international sanctions and despite the country’s worsening economic situation, according to an excerpt of a confidential U.N. report seen Friday by Reuters. The report by a panel of independent sanctions monitors to the U.N. […]
The Federal Government has renamed the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology to the Federal Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation. Addressing a press conference on Friday in Abuja, the minister in charge, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, explained that the name change was to reposition the ministry to drive innovation agenda and catalyse the […]
Apple Thursday said iPhones and iPads will soon start detecting images containing child sexual abuse and reporting them as they are uploaded to its online storage in the United States, a move privacy advocates say raises concerns. “We want to help protect children from predators who use communication tools to recruit and exploit […]
Amazon has told its US corporate staff not to return to the office until next year as Covid continues to spread. The online shopping giant previously asked staff to work from home until 7 September, but will now extend this until 3 January 2022. It comes as new Covid infections surge across America, […]
The U.S. Senate, unable to finalize a $1 trillion infrastructure bill Thursday, will try again Saturday when it are scheduled to hold a vote on limiting debate and moving toward passage of the hard-fought legislation. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer struggled throughout the day to reach closure on a bipartisan bill that would […]
The Federal Government has restated commitment toward speedy gazetting of Trans-fat free Nigeria through oil and fats regulations. The Minister of State for Health, Dr Olorunnimbe Mamora, disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday when a group called #Transfatfree Nigeria coalition paid him an advocacy visit. Transfat is an unhealthy substance made through the […]
A newly ignited fire in Northern California has forced thousands of residents to evacuate their homes as the US fights 96 large active fires that have scorched nearly two million acres. The River Fire, raging in Nevada and Placer counties in California, has destroyed or damaged 80 structures since it started Wednesday, according to Cal Fire. […]