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The flood of initial public offerings is expected to slow to a trickle this week, as the August lull sets in and issuers pull back ahead of the Labor Day holiday weekend. But deal flow may also … Read more via MarketWatch.com – Top Stories – https://ift.tt/2Ke28iY Get more World News

Any company that uses digital technology puts itself at risk of attack. To mitigate that risk, many companies look to cybersecurity or information security experts to defend their organization against increasingly sophisticated cyber threats. But as a relatively new field … Read more via...

Few people have greater insight into the follies and foibles of humans than smartphone repair technicians. Sure, Shakespeare is the master when it comes to cutting observations on human nature..... Read more via Feed: All Latest – https://ift.tt/2AgXuB2 Get More Nigeria Metro News

Word is, we are about to be treated to a couple of pretty exciting smartwatches in the second half of 2018. These being the Samsung Galaxy Watch previously known as the Gear S4 and the Google Pixel Watch. Now, this is going to be a … Read more via PhoneArena – News – https://ift.tt/2K4sXpC...

Today we’re looking a bit closer at the Google Pixel 3 as it’s leaked in surprisingly full fashion weeks before release. The release date, we must assume, will be the same as the last two years – some time in October. But with the leaks coming in hard and … Read more via SlashGear –...

Security researchers at Check Point have lifted the lid on the infrastructure and methods of an enormous “malvertising” and banking trojan campaign. The operation delivered malicious adverts to millions worldwide, slinging all manner of nasties including crypto-miners, ransomware and banking...

Twitter, a social network known for its perpetual feed of virulence and targeted harassment, is turning to academia to answer the decade-old question: Why is it so bad? The social network announced on Monday that it has chosen two partners to help it “measure the health of public conversation...

A Samsung Galaxy Note 9 detail was tipped today in the realm of coolness. Where the company’s claims for a renewed bout of processing speed comes from seems to be in the tubes. Right under the backside cover of the Galaxy Note 9, “almost half of the right side” … Read more via SlashGear –...

Within Nigeria’s bubbling fintech space, micro lending is arguably one of the hottest verticals at the moment. There are a variety of products/solutions all aiming to do one thing: make it easier for the average literate Nigerian with an internet connection to access small-bill credit. If you...

Transcorp Hotels Plc has announced its unaudited financial statements for the period ended June 30. The company showed significant growth over same period last year recording a turnover of N8.01billion, Profit Before Tax of N2.02billion and Earning Per Share of 17.84 Kobo. Transcorp Hotels...

The Edo Innovation Hub has opened its doors for entrepreneurs in Edo State and environs to take opportunity of its co-working spaces and other facilities made available at the technology cluster in driving innovation and strengthening the tentacles of the tech ecosystem in … Read more via...

There’s a rather notable absence from Le Tour de France women. Not only are women not allowed participate in the men’s only cycling event, but an equivalent race for women doesn’t exist. This year thirteen women rode every stage of the Tour de France before the men did … read more via...

At the peak of summer, when just walking to and from the corner store necessitates a shower and a change of clothes, air-conditioning can seem almost too good to be true. It is one of the few staples of modernity without severe and readily apparent … Read more via Lifehacker –...

No member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), serving in Plateau would be posted to crises-ridden areas, Mr Abdulsalam Alhassan, the state’s coordinator, has said. Alhassan told newsmen on Monday in Mangu that the measure became necessary to ensure that no corps member became … Read...

Three Russian teenagers, who allegedly murdered their father have revealed the reason behind their action. According to Mirror UK, the teenagers, Kristina, 19, Angelina, 18 and Maria, 17, confessed to jointly killing their heroine-addict father, Mikhail Khachaturyan, claiming they suffered...

In the opening fixture of the 2018 Higher Institutions Football League(HiFL), the Unilag Marines play against the Uniben Royals at the University of Lagos Sports Complex, Akoka, Lagos. With the much anticipated league between Nigerian universities kicking-off on August 1, the … Read more...

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has congratulated his Osun State counterpart, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, on the honourary doctorate degree (PhD), Honoris Causa, in Public Administration, conferred on him by the Samuel Adegboyega University, in Edo State. In his remark … Read more...

Beneficiaries of the Federal government’s intervention programme, N-Power in Ekiti State have declared their support for the second term bid of President Muhammadu Buhari. The beneficiaries, numbering over 11,000, praised President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) led...

Senate President Bukola Saraki on Monday described Senator Abdullahi Adamu representing Nasarawa West in the National Assembly as a latter day selfish supporter of President Muhammadu Buhari. He also called him a deceptive and desperate liar that … Read more via Thisdaylive –...

The immediate past governor of Kaduna state, Dr. Mukhtar Ramalan Yero has submitted his letter of intent to contest the position of Governor of the state under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The former governor who stormed the PDP State secretariate alongside mammoth crowd of supporters...