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China Launches 6G Satellite Into Orbit

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China on November 6, 2020, reportedly become the world’s first country to have successfully sent the 6G communications test satellite into the orbit from the  Taiyuan   Satellite Launch   center in the Shanxi province. The technology is expected to be over 100 times faster than 5G. The 6G communications test satellite was launched into the orbit along with 12 other satellites. It involves the use of high-frequency terahertz waves to achieve data transmission speeds many times faster than 5G is likely to be capable of. The satellite also carries technology which will be used for crop disaster monitoring and forest fire prevention. The next-generation mobile access technology, which won’t have formal specifications worked out for a number of years, has started to gain momentum as major industry players back a launch as early as 2030. In telecommunications, 6G will be the sixth generation standard for wireless communications technologies support...

Firms Collaborate to Empower Youth in ICT Skills

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  Tunde Bakare Poise Nigeria and EkoBits Academy in partnership with Oxfam, have transformed the lives of 37 more Nigerian youths from different underserve communities around Lekki-Ajah axis. The youths had ICT and soft skills training for 12 months, where they learnt graphic design, web design and development, photography, video editing and soft skills that will make them employable and keep them on their jobs.  

Early Technology Adoption Will Promote Economic Growth, e-Govt’

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  Adamu Bello Participants at the Nigeria e-Government Summit 2020 have stressed the need for early adoption of technology and increased ICT infrastructure across the country to promote economic growth and e-Government. The summit, which was held in Lagos recently and organised by DigiServe, had the theme: COVID-19: Impetus for Accelerated e-Government Adoption. The Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr. Muhammad Nami, who was represented by the Coordinating Director, FIRS, Mr. Femi Oluwaniyi, said the COVID-19 pandemic, even though it took the world by surprise, brought about the importance and need for technology adoption that would keep citizens in tune with the new normal, where meetings and conferences are now held online and government activities are more accessible online