Tech

Former U.S. President Donald Trump has congratulated Nigeria for suspending the operations of Twitter in the country.Trump, in a statement on Tuesday night, commended Nigeria for the action, calling on more countries to “ban Twitter and…

Twitter has deleted a tweet by the Leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, wherein he threatened to kill Nigerian soldiers sent to the South-East.Kanu reportedly tweeted this at 11:32 a.m on June 2 in response to the…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged talented Nigerians to develop alternative social media applications, following the suspension of Twitter operations in Nigeria.Sen. John Akpanudoedehe, National Secretary APC Caretaker and…

Facebook has suspended former U.S. President Donald Trump, on Facebook and Instagram platforms for two years effective Jan. 7.Facebook, in a statement by Nick Clegg, Vice-President of Global Affairs, cited “severe violation” after…

Zoom on Wednesday said it was still profiting massively from the pandemic-induced shift to working life, almost tripling its revenue in the last quarter.The profits jumped to 227.4 million dollars from 27 million dollars a year earlier,…

Infinix brand ambassador, Davido has been called out on social media for promoting the phone manufacturer's new smartphone while using a rival brand.The DMW boss tweeted a photo of himself inside a Rolls Royce holding the Infinix Note…

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has urged Nigerians to beware of a widespread malicious email campaign undertaken by a hacking group, Nobelium.NITDA warned that the group is masquerading as the US Agency…

Three students of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, have won the global grand prize in cloud and artificial intelligence of the Huawei ICT Competition 2019-2020.Prof. Kabir Bala, the Vice Chancellor of the university, disclosed this…

The Senate on Wednesday advised the Federal Government to delay its planned rollout of 5G network technology in Nigeria.This followed the adoption of the report of its Joint Committee on Science and Technology, ICT, Cyber Crime, and…

With the prevalence of cashless transactions in today's digital age, there is no doubt that we are presently in an epidemic of electronics fraud.We must be informed that most ATM and POS terminals are vulnerable to hacking because most…

The Federal Government has again authorised the extension of the deadline for the ongoing national identification number (NIN) and subscriber identity module (SIM) integration exercise until June 30.This was revealed in a joint…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says Nigeria is to partner with the tech giant, Microsoft Corporation, to accelerate the Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP) on a deepened digital economy.Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on…

The Federal Government has lifted the suspension placed on registration of new SIM cards in the country.Dr Femi Adeluyi, Technical Assistant (Information Technology) to the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, disclosed this…

Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, says internet access and broadband penetration will become existential in the nearest future and will determine Nigeria’s competitiveness in the global economy.The vice president said the recognition of…

Twitter's decision to site its African headquarters in Ghana despite having a Nigerian, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on its board is generating conversations on the platform.CEO Jack Dorsey started it all when he took to his verified handle…

The HP Anti-Counterfeiting and Fraud (ACF) team said it confiscated over 4.5 million fraudulent print products, parts and components, including large numbers of ink and toner cartridges.Glenn Jones, Head of HP’s Global…

Finnish telecom equipment maker, Nokia Corp said on Wednesday it had concluded a multi-year multi-technology patent cross-license agreement with Chinese personal computer and mobile maker Lenovo Group Ltd.The companies agreed to settle…

The South Korean electronics manufacturer, LG is closing its loss-making mobile phone business.The board of directors approved the move on Monday, LG Electronics said in a statement released in Seoul.The shutdown of LG’s mobile…

HP Inc. on Monday in Lagos announced new `ENVY’ laptops made from recycled aluminium, designed to give people freedom to create and stay connected anywhere.Ifeyinwa Afe, Managing Director, HP Nigeria, said in a statement that the HP…

Spotify, a digital music service that gives access to millions of songs, has launched a campaign to promote African Dance Music Culture.The campaign, ‘Spotify African Heat’ features African artistes like Focalistic, Fuse ODG, Olamide…

Facebook says it has launched Instagram Lite, a lightweight version of the original app for android which uses less data, in Sub-Saharan Africa and other emerging markets.Facebook, on Friday in a statement made available to the News…

“Plentywaka”, the ‘uber-for-buses’ startup in Nigeria, has announced a new investment from Techstars as it sets its sights on global expansion after a successful one year of moving over 300,000 riders in Nigeria.“Plentywaka” is…

The Russian government will in one month's time ban Twitter from operating in the country over banned content.The deputy head of watchdog Roskomnadzor, Vadim Subbotin, said that the social media company must within 30 days remove…

The Google News Initiative (GNI) on Tuesday announced Africa Check as the only African recipient from a total of 11 projects, to benefit from the new $3 million GNI Vaccine Counter-Misinformation Open Fund.Mr. Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade…

Eniola Olawale and Joseph Adebowale are two undergraduate students of the University of Ibadan, Department of Computer Science who are also learning robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) from a private tutor.In less than an hour,…