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27 Jan 2014

Nissan to start producing their first made in Nigerian cars in April

Following Nigeria new automotive policy which was endorsed by many global automotive manufactures, Nissan is set to start producing their first made in Nigeria cars in April 2014. The automotive policy is aimed at reducing unemployment rate in the country.

Carlos Ghosn, the Chief Executive Officer of Nissan Motors, on 23rd January announced the production of Nigerian-made 4X4 Nissan motors as from April this year.

17 Jan 2014

With the new 'Traffic Light Assist', you might never stop at a red light again: said Audi

Red light can be annoying especially when you are in haste.

Audi is developing a system know as 'Traffic Light Assist' that shows drivers exactly how far their next red is, helping them time their drive to minimize stopping.

The display, in the dashboard in front of drivers, shows a traffic light icon  with a countdown timer that reads the number of seconds before a light changes from red to green.

Surgeons use student's toe to create new finger

A Surgeon in Changsha, in China's Hunan province, has successfully created a new finger for Ha Yuan from his amputated toe.
Hu Yuan lost his left third finger in a childhood accident and has live without it ever since.
But after graduating, and believing he was been discriminated by employers because of his disfigurement, he decided to fix it.

24 steps to falling in love according to two second grade girls

Falling in love is a topic explored by countless poets, singers and writers, and now two second grade girls have provided their own insight into the phenomenon.

According to writer Ted Scheinman, from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, the girls wrote the list on a napkin during 12 minutes of free time that they had after they finished an assignment early. He tweeted the picture of the list composed by two students at the Boston school where his sister teaches.

15 Jan 2014

Praising children with low self-esteem can do more harm than good. Says study

To some parent, praising children encourages them to improve, but a new study says otherwise. New study reveals that complimenting children with low self-esteem makes them feel under pressure to perform and so they avoid challenges.

The study’s authors, from British, Dutch and US universities, looked at how adults praise children and found that while it’s natural for parents to want to praise timid children more, it actually backfires.

7 Jan 2014

Mothers who take plenty of vitamin D during pregnancy have babies with stronger muscles

According to British researchers, children whose mothers took high level of vitamin D during their pregnancy are likely to have stronger muscles.

In a study of almost 700 English mothers and their children, British Scientist found that the more of vitamin D a woman had in her blood during pregnancy, the stronger her child’s grip at the age of four.

New survey shows that iPhone users are more intelligent than Samsung, BlackBerry and HTC owners

The brand of phone you uses can not only say a thing or two about your income and lifestyle, but can also indicate how intelligent you are too. How true can this be?

A thousand smartphone users were challenged to take a series of online brain teasers designed to test their mental agility.

Fulfilment by Konga; Delivering Smiles At iROKOtv’s New Offices

Our good friends iROKOtv, the world's largest distributor of African entertainment have just moved to their new offices and they turned to Nigeria’s largest online mall, Konga.com to deliver some premium work tools, laptops, tvs, etc.

CEO of Konga.com paid a surprise visit to the iROKOtv team personally delivering their work tools and took some pictures with the team.

US College Says It Did Not Award MBA To Stella Oduah As It Has No Masters Programme


According to SaharaReportersStella Oduah, Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation who is embroiled in a scandal of towering proportions in the ministry, faces new integrity questions as her Masters’ degree has been challenged by the United States school which supposedly awarded it.

Her resume, which she presented to the Senate as a ministerial nominee in 2011, indicated she obtained a Master's degree in Business Administration (MBA) from St. Paul’s College Lawrenceville, Virginia, United States.

6 Jan 2014

The “Dubbed iOptik” contact lenses would allow wearer see high definition virtual screens

A Washington-based group Innovega, next week in Las Vegas, will unveil a contact lenses that allow the wearer to see high-definition virtual screens.

Dubbed iOptik, the tiny ‘screens’ allows the users to see projected digital information, such as driving directions and video calls.
The tiny 'screens' sit directly on a user eyeballs and work with a pair of lightweight glasses.

Samsung launches the £100,000 110in World's biggest television set, four times sharper than a high definition TV

The £100,000 110in World's biggest television set is now on sale. The world's largest television set, which measures 110 from corner to corner and is four times sharper than a high-definition TV, was launched by Samsung.

The company launched the U-HDTV (Ultra-High Definition Television) monster screen in South Korea, priced at 160million won, or around £100,000.

Mystery: Alleged healing lake in Enugu, Nigeria (Video)

Muddy and dirty, but believed to be a heal all kind of illness. But young and old as seen in the video were gather, bathing while some even drank from the lake.

The lake is located at the eastern Nigeria, Nachi community in Udi, Enugu state.

Comedienne Princess Dammy split with husband after 7 months of marriage

After 7 months of marriage, Nigerian comediennes, Damilola Adekoya known as “Princess Dammy” marriage to a movie producer/director Adeshola Jeremiah has ended.

According to Thenet,ng report, the couple started having problems just two weeks after their wedding in May 2013 and officially split a few months ago.