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Ambode launches free public WiFi in Lagos

The Lagos State government yesterday launched free public Wi-Fi at parks and gardens in its resolve to achieve its smart mega city status. Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode said the provision of the free Wi-Fi was part of his administration’s effort to make the state work for all and sundry.

Apple's iPhone Is Losing Ground in China!

The growing dominance of these three Chinese companies should be a cause of worry for Apple Apple 's ( NASDAQ:AAPL ) sales in China took a massive beating last year, dropping an estimated 23%, which pushed its market share into the single digits, per research from IDC. Now, the latest sales data from the Middle Kingdom indicates that local smartphone players have continued gaining on the iPhone maker. Apple isn't going anywhere in China Market research firm Canalys estimates that Chinese smartphone sales jumped 9% during the first quarter of 2017, but most of the gains were lapped up by just three companies. As it turns out, Huawei , OPPO , and Vivo took the top three spots, accounting for 50% of sales, up from a combined market share of 42% in the prior-year period.

Lagos Earmarks N12. 6bn for Sports Facilities, Development

The Lagos State Government has earmarked N12.6 billion for construction and rehabilitation of sports facilities and development this year.  Special Adviser to the Governor on Sports and Chairman, Lagos State Sports Commission, Deji Tinubu disclosed the huge fund earmarked by the State Government yesterday at the ongoing ministerial press briefing at Alausa Secretariat, Ikeja. 

The New Face of The New Abule Egba

The Lagos state government is so magnanimous so much so that she birth a new Flyover in Abeokuta express way at Abule Egba junction to decongest the highly congested traffic experienced daily in that area.  

in Partner for U.S. Manufacturing Effort, Apple Invests $200M

Apple  is  investing $200 million  in a Kentucky manufacturing plant run by  Corning , the company that makes Gorilla Glass — found on every iPhone and iPad on the planet. It’s Apple’s first investment from the newly-formed Advanced Manufacturing Fund. The company says it plans to invest at least $1 billion in American manufacturing firms.