GOOGLE'S ALPHABET HAS A NEW UNIT FOR LIFE SCIENCES(VERILY)

Alphabet Inc has a division called Google X, which was responsible for such futuristic feats such as driverless cars and balloons that beam internet all over the world.
One of the projects under Google X called Google Life Sciences now has a brand new name -- Verily, which, writes TechCrunch, meaning “in truth; really; indeed”.

GOOGLE SMART CONTACT LENS TO MEASURE GLUCOSE, TO HELP DIABETIC PATIENTS

Google is reportedly developing a smart contact lens that will measure a wearer's glucose levels by testing their tears.

5 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT GOOGLE TANSFORMATION INTO ALPHABET

 

What is Alphabet?
In the words of Page: “Alphabet is mostly a collection of companies. The largest of which, of course, is Google. This newer Google is a bit slimmed down, with the companies that are pretty far afield of our main Internet products contained in Alphabet instead.”
What are the companies under Alphabet?

FG IS BREAKING NNPC INTO TWO COMPANIES

THE Federal Government has broken up the controversial Petroleum Industry Bill into different versions and is proposing splitting the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, into two companies – the Nigeria Petroleum Assets Management Company (NPAM) and a National Oil Company (NOC) that would be run on commercial lines and partly privatised.

Today is Tuesday, Dec. 8, the 342nd day of 2015. There are 23 days left in the year.

1990	Elections into Local Government Councils are held.
1991	The Soviet Union came to an end, with the forming of a 'Commonwealth of Independent States'
1991	Elections for state governors were dominated by new breed politicians, but the presidential campaigns featured new and old breed politicians.
1993	Daisy Adams of Church Gresley, Derbyshire, thought to be Britains oldest person, died aged 113
1997	Major General Shehu Musa Yar'Adua dies in prison custody. He was convicted by Military Tribunal for coup plotting in June 1995 and sentenced to jail.

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WhatsApp Android update packs huge new set of emojis

WhatsApp has answered the call of the smiley by adding a ton of new emojis to its messaging app as part of its latest Android update, reports Android Headlines. Heretofore disgruntled Android users will be happy to learn that they, too, can now take part in all the cool little yellow icons their WhatsApp iOS counterparts already have access to.
The Android update (2.12.372) is available now and comes with

OAU SUSPENDS ITS SUG

The management of Obafemi Awolowo University has banned the institution’s students union government till further notice.
This came after a resistance by the