Trading extended as inter-bank market pushes naira to 260/$1

Due to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) decision to let market forces drive the position of the naira, the interbank market pushed the local currency to as high as 264 against the greenback.

According to Bloomberg, the interbank market rate opened around N253 to the dollar on Monday at the start of the new foreign exchange regime.

At about 11:02am on Monday, the naira had moved to 264 to the dollar at the inter-bank market, with dealers expressing extreme caution in proceeding with transactions.

A few minutes later, the naira was up to 260, which was the initial predicted position the CBN-FMDQ OTC guideline was planned to work with.

Earlier, the CBN said primary dealers of forex (banks) would be expected to make deals at N260 to the the dollar with a band from 260 to 270, while the CBN expresses optimism that the currency will settle at 250 to the dollar.

The interbank trading, which was billed to stop at 2pm, was extended to 4pm in order to ensure some stability in the market before the close of the day.

As at 2pm, the naira was trading at the interbank market at 260.50 to a dollar, while the daily average holds at 247.

Guaranty Trust Bank is currently trading at N260 to a dollar, a source familiar with the trading activities of the bank told TheCable, adding that the bank had purchased dollars from an international oil company at 260.

The CBN will also be holding an auction later in the day to solve pending liquidity problems and clear the forex backlog estimated at $4 billion.

Microsoft finds diagnostic clues in Bing search histories

If you ever felt a chill and wondered whether someone, somewhere, could see your search history…now you know. Yes. They have. But they’re using their powers for good. Microsoft scientists have come out with a demo showing that by analyzing a large volume of anonymized queries from their Bing search engine, scientists may be able to identify internet users who are suffering from pancreatic cancer, even before the querent has been diagnosed with the disease.

“We asked ourselves, ‘If we heard the whispers of people online, would it provide strong evidence or a clue that something’s going on?'” said Dr. Eric Horvitz, coauthor. Horvitz, Dr. Ryen White, also of Microsoft, and Columbia grad student John Paparrizos teamed up to work with searches conducted using Bing, Microsoft’s search engine, that indicated someone had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Starting from when queries appeared suggesting the diagnosis, they worked backward in time, hunting for search terms further back in the sample histories that could have shown that the Bing user was experiencing symptoms.

The researchers believe that patterns in those early searches can be red flags that warn of major health problems down the road. The researchers reported in the Journal of Oncology Practice that they could identify between 5 and 15 percent of pancreatic cancer cases, but they did so with false positive rates of as low as one in 100,000. This is like how rapid strep cultures work. They don’t catch strep every time, but when they do report positive results, they’re quite sure it’s strep and not something else.

Coming from a background of both medicine and computer science, Dr. Horvitz said he began looking into this area after a phone conversation with a friend who had described symptoms. Based on their conversation, Dr. Horvitz advised his friend to seek medical attention. He was, in fact, diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, and died several months later.

While the anonymized data means that the researchers can’t reach out to the individuals whose data it was, it’s clear that the next steps are practical, logistical. Scientists must learn how to use big data without mistaking quantity for quality of information. Refining the way we handle such biostatistics could enable a whole new class of inexpensive, data-powered health services. “Might there be a Cortana for health some day?” mused Dr. Horvitz.

It makes sense. How many times have you searched for symptoms online rather than go to the expense and trouble of seeing a doctor? This kind of data could be a diagnostic gold mine if we could isolate reliable search patterns; Google has already started surfing this wavefront, but their foray into predictive medicine mostly served as an example of how not to handle big data. But Google Flu often missed high (PDF). Could that fact just represent how easy it is to Google symptoms, compared to getting medical care? We don’t necessarily know that there’s a 1:1 relationship between people who search for flu symptoms, and people who have the flu. It seems like more eyes on the problem, yet again, is the answer.

On the other hand, weren’t we just asking who guards the data? It seems like there are obvious HIPAA implications here. Any such database would be a tantalizing target for black hats and commercial interests. Is Minority-Report-esque precognition of your search history something that you can consent to with a clickthrough TOS?

“I think the mainstream medical literature has been resistant to these kinds of studies and this kind of data,” Dr. Horvitz said. “We’re hoping that this stimulates quite a bit of interesting conversation.” Next they’ll be telling us we should make our browser histories freely available — for science.

4 good Things You Probably Never Knew Your Android Phone Could Do

There are a few things that can be done in times of grave emergencies – Your mobile phone can actually be a life saver or an emergency tool for survival.

Check out the things that you can do with it:-

1. Have you locked your keys in the car?

Does your car have remote keyless entry? This may come in handy someday.

Good reason to own a cell phone: If you lock your keys in the car and the spare keys are at home, call someone at home on their mobile phone from your cell phone.

Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have the person at your home press the unlock button, holding it near the mobile phone on their end. Your car will unlock.

Saves someone from having to drive your keys to you.

Distance is no object. You could be hundreds of miles away, and if you can reach someone who has the other ‘ remote ‘ for your car, you can unlock the doors (or the trunk)…

2. Hidden Battery Power

Imagine your mobile battery is very low. To activate, press the keys *3370#

Your mobile will restart with this reserve and the instrument will show a 50% increase in battery.

This reserve will get charged when you charge your mobile next time.

3. Make your phone snappy with faster animations

One of the most common complaints about Android is “lagginess.” For whatever reason Google has never been able to get Android on the same buttery smooth level as iOS or even Windows Phone. In the last few versions they have made some serious improvements, but if you still feel like your phone is a little laggy there is a trick for speeding things up. Google has hidden some secret developer options inside the Settings. Inside the secret developer options is settings for animation and transition speed. Here’s how to speed things up.

– Open Settings > About phone
– Scroll down and tap on “Build number” 7 times
– Now go back to Settings and you should see new “Developer options”
– Adjust the window and transition animation scales to .5x or turn them off completely

4. Locate and wipe your lost phone

Losing your phone is one of the worst things that can happen. These devices contain sensitive information and private data. If your phone falls into the wrong hands it could put you in a world of trouble. There are apps you can download to help in the event of a lost phone, but in order for them to work you need to have them installed before something bad happens. Luckily there is a built-in way to find your lost phone and even wipe all of your personal data.

– Double-check to make sure Android Device Manager is installed
– Go to google.com/android/devicemanager
– Select your phone from the menu
– Now you can see the location, ring it, lock it, or erase it

Annoying Attitudes Some Men Display

1. A man who refuses to eat because there is a disagreement between him and his wife is not only childish, but also stupid, except if his money is not what is used to prepare the food. He can however be regarded as wise, if during the disagreement, the wife threatened to poison him.

2.No sane man will keep malice with his own kids because he's corrected by his wife.

3. Totally childish, well, poo.happens.

4. A man who beats his wife is an animal. Simple.

5. This is cool. It's called wisdom.

There is no way there won't occasionally be disagreement between couples, but the wise ones do not let visitors know when visitors are around. It's actually childish to let visitors know that you and your spouse is quarrelling.

6. The man is a chameleon.

My own childishness is when a man sits in fronts of television all through the day. while the wife is doing almost 10 different things simultaneously and the man is still complaining of lateness of his meal. Also, when a woman insists that men should be responsible for all the financial obligations in the family and such woman is still complaining of the authority over her.

Couples, 

Let's all do unto ourselves what we want done unto us.

LIST OF ALL MTN DATA PLAN

MTN GoodyBag Social

This plan is for people who just want to chat and keep in touch with their friends Not recommended for heavy internet users.

Facebook Weekly For #25 : Text FBW to 131

Facebook Monthly For #60 : Text FBM to 131

Twitter Weekly For #25 : Text TWTW to 131

Twitter Monthly For #60 : Text TWTM to 131

Eskimi Weekly For #25 : Text ESKW to 131

Eskimi Monthly For #60 : Text ESKM to 131

2GO Weekly For #25 : Text 2GOW to 131

2GO Monthly For #60 : Text 2GOM to 131

Whatsapp Weekly Bundle For #25 : TEXT WAW TO 131

Whatsapp Monthly Bundle For #60 : TEXT WAM TO 131

WeChat Weekly Bundle : TEXT WCW TO 131

WeChat Monthly Bundle : TEXT WAM TO 131

MTN Blackberry Data Plan Subscription

BB Bundles (BBOS) (Normal Blackberry) :

BB COMPLETE PLAN:

#100 for 100MB data , valid for 24hours – Text BBCDAY to 21600

#500 for 500MB , valid for 1week. – Text BBCWEEK to 21600

#1,000 for 2GB data , Valid for 1month – Text BBCV to 21600

BB ABSOLUTE PLAN :

#100 for 100MB – Valid for 24hours – Text BBDAY to 21600

#550 for 500MB – Valid for 1 week – Text BBWEEK to 21600

#1,500 for 2GB – Valid= for 30days – Text BIS to 21600

MTN BlackBerry 10 Data Plans

BB10 MAXI :

#3,000 for 1.5GB – Valid for 30days – Text BBMAXIM to 21600

#1,100 for 350MB – Valid for 7days – Text BBMAXIW to 21600

#200 for 50MB – Valid for 24 hours – Text BBMAXID to 21600

BB10 MIDI :

#1,500 for 500MB – Valid for 30days – Text BBMIDIM to 21600

#550 for 125MB – Valid for 7 days – Text BBMIDIW to 21600

#100 fo r15MB – Valid for 24hours – Text BBMIDID to 21600

BB10 MINI :

#1,000 for 260MB – Valid for 30days – Text BBLITEM to 21600

#350 for 70MB – Valid for 30days – Text BBLITEW to 21600

#70 for 10MB – Valid for 30days – Text BBLITED to 21600

That’s all about MTN Data Plan. Please if you notice that any code is not working , let us know so that we can update it with the new one.

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Glo NG Unveil New Cheap Amazing Data Plans

Wow!!! glo NG just show to us how generous they are. Not quite long, glo NG unveil new cheap amazing data plans which seems to be the best data bundle so far. These new data plans works on all device and have validation period of 30days.

glo NG new data plans and prices are: 2GB for N1,000 6GB for N2,000 10GB for N2,500 12GB for N3,000 18GB for N4,000 24GB for N5,000 48GB for N8,000 How To Subscribe For The new data Plans Just Dial *777# to subscribe.

I hope with this mouth watery offer from glo NG, other Service Providers will be forced to reduce their data tariff.

Best way on How To Use Airtel 2GB And 6GB 2g Network Data On 3G Network

How To Use Airtel 2GB And 6GB 2g Network Data On 3G Network SHARE This is How to use airtel 2GB and 6GB 2g Network Data On 3G, Airtel launched 2GB for N200 and 6GB for N500 Internet Data Plan few days ago but the most annoying part is that the Internet data plan can only be used on 2G network but I remember telling you guys to keep calm for the real deal is coming on how to use the data plan with Full 3G Network. Steps On How To Use Airtel 2GB And 6GB 2g Network Data On 3G REQUIREMENT ◾3G/4G Speed Optimizer ◾Script Manager ◾Turbo Changer Script 2G/3G Download the above file and keep it safe before you start proceed below 1. Start the 3G/4G optimizer : Choose network speed as 12/28/7(set to max) select down speed increase apply the changes made . 2. Restart the device once you save the changes Open the script manager Browse the file which you downloaded (ie) 3G Turbo script text file changer Allow the Super User (grand Permission)or else click on the Super user icon , grant permission and run the script Scroll up and set the setting to Fastest to get the maximum Data Speed . Reboot your device 3. Switch To WCDMA Mode on Setting(network) NOTE 1. Your device must be rooted to make work this trick 2. Reboot where ever its required This is what it takes to use the Airtel 2GB And 6GB 2g Network Data On 3G