1937 Calendar Jan 2 Ross Alexander, American stage and film actor (Captain Blood, Boulder Dam), commits suicide by gunshot at 29 Jan 5 Marie Booth, child of William and Catherine Booth (b. 1864) Jan 6 Brother André [Alfred Bessette], Canadian Roman Catholic lay brother and saint (St Joseph’s Oratory, Montreal), dies at 91 Jan 8 Felix Körling, Swedish sacred and children's music composer, dies at 72 Jan 13 Martin Elmer Johnson, American adventurer and filmmaker, dies at 52 Jan 13 Walter Brearley, cricketer (17 wkts in 4 Tests for Eng 1905-12), dies Jan 14 Jaishankar Prasad, Hindi poet, dramatist and novelist, dies at 47 Jan 21 Marie Prevost, Canadian actress (b. Read More...
Broadband speeds in the U.S. have tripled since 2011, according to a Federal Communications Commission report published today.
The average download speed jumped from 10 Mbps in 2011 to 31 Mbps in 2014, the FCC said. At the same time, the agency noted that the gains varied greatly across technologies during that time period: Cable speeds increased 61.2 percent annually, compared with 28.2 percent for DSL.
“Advances in network technology are yielding significant improvements in broadband speeds and quality,” FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler said in a statement. Read More...
In the third quarter (Q3) of 2023, a total of $655.4 million in capital importation was raked in by five states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. Naija News understands that foreign investors directed their investments solely towards Lagos, FCT, Abia, Ogun, Akwa-Ibom, and Ekiti during July, August, and September.
While the remaining states did not record any capital importation during this period, Lagos received $308.83 million, FCT received $194. Read More...