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Facebook has been told that it cannot collect WhatsApp users' data in Germany after the messaging app updated its terms last month to allow information sharing with its parent company.  Regulators expressed fears that the policy changes could infringe on WhatsApp users' privacy by giving Facebook access to their phone numbers, as well as  information about their phones and operating systems. Responding to such concerns, a German regulator has ordered Facebook to stop collecting WhatsApp data and delete all of the information that has already been transferred from the messaging app to the social media giant.  "It has to be the 35 million WhatsApp users in Germany's decision whether they want to connect their account with Facebook," said Johannes Caspar, the data protection commissioner for Hamburg. "Facebook has to ask for their permission in advance. This has not happened."  When Facebo...

By Favour Nnabugwu The lack of institutional accreditation body in the country have hindered access of goods and services to other countries of the world, the Minister of State for Industry Trade and Investment, Hajia Aishat Abubakar has said. Abubakar at the opening ceremony of the 7th African Accreditation Cooperation (AFRAC) hosted by the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) in Abuja yesterday, said the establishment of a national accreditation body in the country would boost the access of goods and services of small scale to other countries. The establishment of a well-functional national accreditation body would provide the requisite infrastructure to support the growth of the over 37 million Micro, Small and medium Enterprises in the country by enhancing their productive capacities and production processes. “The benefits of the availability of the services to the MSMEs cannot be over-stated since it would enhance the competitiveness of their products, thereby availing them un...

In the last post we looked at how countries are tagged to be in a recession, we looked at how business owners can survive in a recession. Today we are looking at how a salary earner can survive in a recession. A mentor of mine JIM ROHN once said “if a man can’t save, the seed of greatness is not in him” most people will argue with the comment but in general I will say he is correct. But saving alone is not the way to survive a recession. Here is how we believe you can Pick up the slack – Most firms now will be laying people off and since this trend will continue for the next 2years at least. Your Job is not safe for now. You should learn to pick up the slack, be the first to come to work and the last to leave. Ask for the impossible projects and make sure you deliver on them. Look for opportunities to save money for your firm and drive results . People do not fire their best player. Boost your importance – As an employee whenever you achieve a reasonable succes...

S o the presidential election debates are almost upon us and one can safely assume that we will not get 90 minutes of reasoned argument. Donald Trump’s prime tactic during the primary debates was to hurl abuse at his rivals. Marco Rubio was “the little guy”, Ted Cruz was “the basket case”. So it is reasonable to assume that Mr Trump will hammer away at “Crooked Hillary” – hoping to bring her down in much the same way as “Little Marco” and “Lying Ted”. Capitalising on Benghazi and the email scandal, he believes he can secure victory with the backing of millions of voters who would not trust Mrs Clinton further than they could throw her. I'm relaxed. YOU'RE the basket case. Go ahead, don't get nervous. Donald Trump to Ted Cruz S o how does she counter this? A forensic examination of the Trump tax plans may play well with the chattering classes, but Mrs Clinton has their backing anyway. Her lead among college graduates is pretty overwhelming....

Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has stated that President Muhammadu Buhari is gradually taking Nigeria out of the wilderness just as Moses took the children of Israel from Egypt to the Promised Land. Osinbajo made this statement on Sunday at the 56th Independence Anniversary Interdenominational Church Service at the National Christian Centre, Abuja. According to the VP, the promise of God, included building a new Nigeria where there would be peace from North-East to the Niger Delta, and where there would be jobs for the unemployed. He said, “We are on our way out of the wilderness. We should not be like the children of Israel when He took them out of Egypt and after few problems, became grumblers-in-chief. “As children of God, we must declare this nation will prosper, we must be like our father who is the great encourager. Our message to Nigeria is ‘be strong and be of good courage; do not be dismayed’, every Nigerian will benefit from the new Nigeria. “God saw our ...

Few weeks ago it was declared officially that Nigeria was in recession, and like most people we either panicked, ignored it or sort to prayer and fasting. Before all that did we bother to find out what recession really is. Recession has generally accepted definition which is a period where economic activities slow down. That definition is so simple yet so confusing. The National Bureau of statistic came about their findings through 2 major ways Threshold findings- A country can be defined as being in recession when the output falls below a certain benchmark or threshold. For example if the GDP has not grown with regards to the population growth with a pre-established time line e.g. if GDP grows 2% while population grows 3% then it is a threshold recession because the number of people eating(Population) the same bread(GDP) has increased and the bread has not. GDP growth- A county can also be defined as being in a recession when the GDP falls two quarter in a row. This...

Nigeria’s digital television company StarTimes said it has further scaled up its sports offerings and package to excite sports loving Nigerians as it now broadcasts over 50 LIVE matches weekly across eight dedicated sports channels. “We are going all out to get more for our subscribers who are very excited about sports. Now we have a high number of LIVE soccer matches on our platform and subscribers are able to enjoy all Bundesliga, Serie A, Ligue 1, Chinese Super Ligue and one EPL matches per week LIVE. All games on other leagues like MLS, Belgian Pro League, Scottish League etc are also available on Fox Sports and Fox Sports 2 LIVE. StarTimes keeps growing as a very strong football platform and sports powerhouse in terms of soccer broadcasts where Nigerian subscribers are now assured of over 50 LIVE soccer matches per week which explains our move to have the eight sports channels available to our subscribers to ensure they enjoy robust sporting entertainment actions....