The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) on Monday said available statistics on young Nigerians enrolment into Technical Colleges showed a reduction in enrolment.

NBTE’s Director of Technical Vocational and Skills Development, Mr Abbati Muhammad, made the disclosure at a National Occupational Standard Development and Classification of Dual Vocational Training (DVT) Curricula Workshop in Lagos.

Muhammad, who represented NBTE’s Executive Secretary, Dr Adamu Kazuare, at the opening ceremony of the workshop, said there was an increase in the number of Nigerians enrolling to Polytechnics.

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd shareholders approved a stock split on Friday making it easier for retail shareholders to hold shares in the tech giant, at an annual meeting also dogged by concerns about global trade tensions.

The meeting showcased changes the South Korean firm has made in recent years to build investor goodwill, such as strengthening its dividend policy to share the fruits of a memory chip boom that underpinned record profits in 2017.

Shareholders approved the 50:1 stock split announced in January, as well as the appointment of new board directors.

Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey apparently has big visions for bitcoin, commenting in a recent interview with The Times that he believes that the cryptocurrency will become the world’s single currency within 10 years, The Verge reports. According to Dorsey, “The world ultimately will have a single currency, the internet will have a single currency. I personally believe that it will be bitcoin.

Uber is selling its South East Asia ride-hailing companies and food delivery businesses to regional rival Grab. This is coming on the heels of selling its China business to local rival Didi Chuxing. Both firms describe the deal as a win for their passengers, but analysts warn it could mean higher prices.

A new Egyptian social media platform similar to Facebook has been launched in Egypt.

According to the Lebanese news site An-Nahar, the EgFace, as it is called, appears to have been built in a hurry less than two weeks after Egypt's communications minister announced that Egypt would launch its own social network.

Google is making good on its promise to bet more on African Startups and Developers as it has announced the first set of 12 startups participating in its Launchpad Accelerator Africa class, modeled after the global program in Silicon Valley.

When Google CEO Sundar Pichai visited Lagos, Africa’s most valuable ecosystem, for the first time last year, he announced an array of plans, including Google’s Launchpad accelerator for African startups.

Among the startups selected are ThriveAgric, an agribusiness startup which allows middle-class Nigerians invest in agriculture, Pezesha, a Kenyan peer to peer micro-lending marketplace and Okadabooks, a Nigerian e-book app that allows authors publish books to an audience of over 100,000 active users.