Tech

Financial inclusion is one of the technological achievements Nigeria has recorded. Nigeria has come a long way from little or no technology to embracing and relying on technology. We use technology at every point in our daily activities.…

A VPN or virtual private network is a technology that allows you to create a secure connection over the internet between your device and a server. This connection can be used to protect your privacy when accessing the internet or to connect…

The much anticipated and gloriously hyped Apple update, iOS 16 was released on Monday, September 12, 2022. iOS 16 is one of the biggest update software updates released this month with several users gushing over the features right from…

The acquisition of Figma by Adobe for $20 billion, which eliminates one of its greatest competitors in the field of digital design, is big news in the world of digital creative technology. The WSJ and Bloomberg both reported that Adobe…

Late Steve Jobs' daughter with Laurene Powell Jobs, Eve Jobs, seems to be less than impressed with Apple's new iPhone 14 release. She posted a meme on her Instagram story with the caption "me upgrading from iPhone 13 to iPhone 14 after…

Risevest CEO, Eke Urum has stepped down from his position to allow for an independent investigation into allegations of abuse of power and sexual impropriety levelled against him. In an official statement sighted by The Herald, the…

WhatsApp says it is introducing a new update that allows users exit group chats without generating the usual public notification from the messaging system. Mark Zuckerberg, the Chief Executive Officer of Meta, which owns WhatsApp,…

The Minister for Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Pantami says the planned introduction of excise duty on telecommunication services is capable of destroying the digital economy sector. Pantami stated in his address…

The Federal Government says major tech giants.including Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube have shown interest in investing and exploring business opportunities in Nigeria’s digital space. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji…

Google on Thursday highlighted the top trending personalities,music, movies, high profile deaths as well as sports that trended in the first half of 2022. Mr Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade, Communications and Public Relations Manager, Google West…

Founder of IrokoTV, Jason Njoku has shared an unnerving encounter he had with police while on a business trip to Johannesburg, South Africa. He shared this in a Twitter thread on Sunday. He explained that he was in an Uber on the way…

Nigeria has improved on its global ranking in cyber security, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, has said. Pantami made this known on the sideline of the Stakeholder’s Consultative Forum on Emerging…

Tech investor, Osaretin Victor Asemota has drawn comparison between Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi and presumed winner of the 1993 presidential polls, Bashorun MKO Abiola. In a Twitter thread on Friday, he said that like…

Apostle Chibuzor Chinyere, the General Overseer, Omega Power Ministries (OPM), has called on Twitter to delete a fake Twitter account impersonating him. This is contained in a statement signed on Wednesday by OPM Media Director, Mr Frank…

WhatsApp says users on Android operating system can now securely switch their account to iPhone. Mark Zuckerberg, the Chief Executive of Meta, which owns WhatsApp, made the disclosure in an update via his Facebook page on Tuesday.…

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) on Monday issued Code of Practice for Interactive Computer Service Platforms, Internet Intermediaries and Conditions for Operating in Nigeria. Hajia Hadizar Umar, Director,…

An Abuja-based telecommunications firm, Lets Talk I.T and Telecommunications Company, says it is working on launching Nigeria’s first instant messaging application, ‘Lets Talk’ before the end of the third quarter of 2022. The Chief…

Google on Tuesday said that 60 eligible black-founded start-ups would receive a total of four million dollars in the second cohort of Google for Start-up Black Founders Fund (BFF) Mr Folarin Aiyegbusi, Google’s Head of Start-up…

American far-right activist group, Project Veritas has leaked an audio recording of an internal meeting held within Twitter shortly after the world's richest man, Elon Musk acquired the company for $45 billion. In the audio recordings,…

An American journalist, Glenn Greenwald, says the political establishment will do all within its power to frustrate Elon Musk's take-over of Twitter to protect their control of the political narrative. Greenwald stated this in a Twitter…

Earlier today, Elon Musk, the world's richest man and a serially successful American entrepreneur of African descent announced he had made an offer of $41 billion to purchase social media site, Twitter. Twitter is currently mulling over…

The world's richest man, Elon Musk is trying to buy 100 percent of microblogging platform Twitter at $54.20 per share and take the company private. In a tweet on Thursday, the Tesla CEO revealed details of a filing to the US Securities…

The Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) on Tuesday says it members will comply with the Federal Government’s directive barring outgoing calls of subscribers who have yet to link their National…

A former Head of Implementation at Flutterwave, Clara Wanjiku Odero, has accused the company's co-founder and CEO, Olugbenga Agboola, of bullying. In a Monday post on Medium titled "The Flutterwave CEO is bullying me and it ends today,"…

The Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, has expressed worry over the growing rate of cyber-attacks across the globe especially in the country. Pantami said this at the opening of a two-day International…

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, has urged the board of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), to protect telecom consumers in the country. Pantami made the appeal when he inaugurated the…

Elon Musk is considering developing a new social media platform focused on free speech

China is standing out in Artificial Intelligence (AI) computing, digital transformation of manufacturing and many other fields against the fierce competition in the global digital economy. According to cctv.com on Monday, a report on the…