ECE teachers reveal centres’ secrets in national survey
A thousand early childhood teachers have so little confidence in the early learning centres they work in that they wouldn't send their own children there....
We nabbed one of the looters after he installed the air conditioner he stole -Army
Ahmed Taiwo, commander of 81 division, army military intelligence brigade, says one of the hoodlums arrested during the #EndSARS crisis in Lagos had already installed...
‘My next ambition is to be Prophet or Nigeria’s president’ -Fayose
Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose says his next ambition in life is to become Nigeria’s President or a Pastor. He, however, did not...
How Oby Ezekwesili rejected being Buhari’s running mate – Tunde Bakare
The senior pastor of the Citadel Global Community Church, Tunde Bakare, has recalled how a former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili turned down the request...
Rosie aborted my baby without approval – Ultimate love, Kachi
Reality Tv star and Ultimate love winner, Kachi has revealed reason his relationship with Rosie crashed. Kachi and Rosie were the winners of the reality...
Asia-Pacific trade deal to add ‘certainty for New Zealand exporters’ – minster
After eight years and 30 rounds of negotiations, the government has put pen to paper on what has been called the world's largest free-trade agreement....
US election: Biden cries out over denial of access to fund, security briefing
Joe Biden has cried out over the failure of the General Services Administration (GSA), to recognise him as President-elect GSA is the government agency tasked...
Three top SkyCity executives resign
Casino and gaming company SkyCity is losing three top executives. SkyCity's chief executive, chief financial officer and chief marketing officer have resigned. Photo: RNZ /...
Family who caught Covid-19 in August outbreak speak of fear as five members tested positive
A family with five people who caught Covid-19 has described their shock and fear as they dropped everything to rush into quarantine. Five members of...
Bad workman?: We couldn’t have gone out with catapults, says army on #EndSARS protest
Ahmed Taiwo, a brigadier general and commander of 81 military intelligence brigade of the Nigerian Army, says soldiers deployed to protect SPAR outlet in Circle...
FG to employ First Class, Second Class Upper graduates as teachers
The federal government has declared that teachers without requisite qualifications and practicing license will be removed from the Nigeria Teaching Service. The government said henceforth,...
Covid-19: Jacinda Ardern says government moving on mask use
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern denies the government has been too slow to mandate mask use. Jacinda Ardern answers media questions at the BusinessNZ Leaders conference...
Seventeen new cases linked to Adelaide coronavirus cluster
Seventeen coronavirus cases have now been linked to a cluster in Adelaide's northern suburbs, South Australia's Chief Public Health Officer says. Photo: AFP / Hemis...
Denial?: We didn’t fire live bullets at #EndSARS protesters – Nigerian Army
The Nigerian Army on Saturday denied using live ammunition on unarmed #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki Tollgate on 20 October. Brig.-Gen. Ahmed Taiwo, Commander of...
Lagos with zero new cases as Nigeria records 112 fresh COVID-19 infections
Lagos, the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic posted zero coronavirus infection on Saturday. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC reported 112 new infections in...
Why Trump must accept his defeat in US election – TB Joshua
Founder, Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN, Prophet TB Joshua has said President Donald Trump should accept his defeat at the US election. Trump...
Cabinet to decide on mandatory mask use on Auckland public transport and domestic flights
Cabinet will today consider whether to make masks mandatory on all domestic flights, and all public transport in Auckland. The move would be a step...
Coronavirus emerged in Italy earlier than thought, Italian study shows
The new coronavirus was circulating in Italy since September 2019, a study by the National Cancer Institute (INT) of the Italian city of Milan shows,...
Kākāpō wins bird of the year for an unprecedented second time
The votes are in and the result is conclusive - the kākāpō has won bird of the year for an unprecedented second time. Stella-2-B is...
Australia to spend $726 million underwriting country’s biggest vaccine plant
Australia will spend A$1 billion ($726.3 million) underwriting construction of a vaccine manufacturing plant under a deal with a unit of biomedical giant CSL Ltd...
The rise – and fall – and rise – of the Māori Party
Photo: RNZ / Te Aniwa Hurihanganui It’s perhaps been underplayed amid the most dominant party victory in a generation, but the 2020 election saw the...
Man claims he became ill after working at ‘contaminant hotspot’ near Auckland Harbour Bridge
A man who became ill after working for the Auckland Council in a contaminated area disputes the council's claim it did all it could to...
Again?: British PM Johnson self-isolating after COVID-19 contact
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is self-isolating after coming into contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19, a fresh setback after infighting amongst his...
NCEA and Scholarship exams begin today
NCEA and Scholarship exams start this morning, involving 140,000 teenagers over the next four weeks. File photo. Photo: supplied The exams have begun 10 days...
New Zealand says it has not been notified by Chinese authorities about COVID-19 in its meat
New Zealand said on Monday it had not been notified of any issues with its frozen meat exports after Chinese authorities said the coronavirus was...
‘Ultimate entertainer’ Des O’Connor dies aged 88
Entertainer Des O'Connor has died at the age of 88, his agent has confirmed. Des O'Connor, pictured in 2011, was described by his long-time agent...
Excavation work begins on historic unmarked graves
Researchers will today begin the excavation of parts of the historic Drybread Cemetery in Central Otago in a bid to locate unmarked graves. Drybread Cemetery...
Napier Mayor on relief fund: ‘$100,000 will go pretty quickly’
Napier's mayor expects the government's financial contribution to support those worst hit by flooding will get used up quickly. Photo: RNZ / Dom Thomas More...
Aotearoa Music Awards: winners announced
For the second year running, Kiwi pop juggernaut BENEE has taken home four Tui at the Aotearoa Music Awards. Auckland power pop quartet The Beths...
Woman evicted with 3 hours’ notice for being transgender
Kristine Ablinger was kicked out of her flat because she is trans. The Human Rights Commission says her landlord acted within the law. Warning: This...
JetBrains releases desktop UI framework for Kotlin
Based on Google’s Jetpack Compose for Android, JetBrains’ Jetpack Compose for Desktop takes a declarative and reactive approach to creating user interfaces with Kotlin JetBrains...
How to use ArrayPool and MemoryPool in C#
Take advantage of array pooling and memory pooling in C# to reduce allocations and improve the performance of your applications Thinkstock Optimal usage of available...
Stargate: A new way to think about databases
An open source API framework for data, Stargate promises to allow developers to work with back-end data in any shape they want As with many...
Technology disenfranchisement is now a thing
With the cloud taking over R&D dollars and IT budgets, traditional systems are being left behind. We’ve heard of technical debt: the act of leveraging...
How to use typesafe enums in Java
Use typesafe enums to avoid the problems with traditional enumerated types Java code that uses traditional enumerated types is problematic. Java 5 gave us a...
The ‘distributed cloud’ isn’t emerging — it’s already here
Assigning data storage and processing to specific cloud regions is a good move, but still benefits from centralized control and risk awareness. According to Gartner,...
What’s new in Angular 11
Highlights of the latest upgrade to the Google-developed web framework include stricter types, router performance improvements, and automatic font inlining Angular 11, the latest upgrade...
Python creator Guido Van Rossum heads to Microsoft
In a new role at Microsoft’s Developer Division, Guido van Rossum hints at how he and the company will be working to improve Python In...
Microsoft .NET 5 arrives with C# 9, F# 5
New platform moves toward the unification of the .NET development experience across desktop, web, mobile, cloud, and IoT targets After more than a year in...
4 handy uses for Visual Studio Code — aside from coding
Take advantage of these VS Code extensions to browse databases, work with APIs, track your productivity, and message teammates without leaving the code editor. Most...
Microsoft adds a new Linux: CBL-Mariner
Azure’s container infrastructure Linux host gets a public outing on GitHub. Think of Microsoft and Linux, and you’re likely to think about its work building...
Applying agile in POCs for emerging technologies
From story writing to scrums and sprints, agile can improve the proof of concept process. There’s plenty of new and exciting technology for developers, engineers,...
GNAP: OAuth the next generation
The Grant Negotiation and Authorization Protocol would replace the browser-oriented OAuth with a more general authorization framework with more security features The year was 2012,...
4 steps to DevSecOps in your software supply chain
How to improve dependency management by ‘shifting security left’ and providing developers with a unified CI/CD pipeline Developers often want to do the “right” thing...
Three states reported 76 deaths from yellow fever in 11 days – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced that three states have recently reported a total of 76 deaths suspected to be from yellow fever. The...
Pennsylvania Secretary of State says she won’t order a recount
Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar said on Friday, November 13, that based on unofficial returns, she will not order a recount or recanvass of...
Williams Uchemba releases pre-wedding photos as he announces wedding date
Actor Williams Uchemba has released his pre-wedding photos. He also announced he'll be getting married on November 21. The former child actor announced only...
Bashir El-rufai releases pre-wedding photos with his bride-to-be named ‘Nwakaego’ and Nigerians have a lot to say about it
Bashir El-rufai, one of the sons of Kaduna state governor Nasir El-rufai, has released his pre-wedding photos to introduce his wife to the world. ...
Akpororo and wife celebrate 5th wedding anniversary with lovely photos
Akpororo and his wife Josephine are celebrating their 5th wedding anniversary today, November 14. The couple who got married in 2015, have three children, a...
I realized we have become a role model couple for Institution of marriage – Charly Boy explains why he publicly proposed to his wife for the 4th time in 45 years of marriage
Veteran singer, Charly Boy has explained why he proposed to his wife Diane for the 4th time in their 45 years of marriage. In...