Internet

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibadan Zonal Office, has arrested seven suspected internet fraudsters in Ibadan. This is contained in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Mr Wilson Uwujaren and made…

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) on Thursday said the Internet of Things (IoT) had the capacity to help the world revolve and manage COVID-19 pandemic. SEE ALSO: Venus stuns title-holder Bertens in Cincinnati…

Facebook says it is partnering nine non-profit organisations and government agencies within sub-Saharan Africa to raise awareness about internet safety and security. Jocelyne Muhutu-Rémy, Strategic Media Partnerships Manager…

Russia successfully disconnected itself from the Internet today. The country has been working on its own alternative to the Internet and has now successfully tested an alternative. According to Russia’s Ministry of Communication, a test…

An African scholar, Goolam Mohamedbhai, on Tuesday, blamed poor research in the continent to limited access to internet and broadband. Mohamedbhai, the Chair of Partnership for Skills in Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology…

Indonesia restored internet services in most of the easternmost Papua regions on Thursday as unrest subsided after more than two weeks of protests, an official said. Authorities imposed an internet blackout on Papua and West Papua…

An education technology startup, Mrs Deola Eka, on Tuesday in Lagos said that indiscriminate usage of Internet connectivity through phones and other gadgets was responsible for early exposure of children to pornographic contents. She…

Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it will establish “Internet Industry Code of Practice” for service providers in the country to mitigate the effects of cyber crimes on broadband consumers. Alhaji Ismail Adedigba, Deputy…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has stressed the need for the over 114 million internet users in the country to show interests in getting constant enlightenment to ensure proper protection against cybercrime. The Director,…

Internet users in Nigeria increased marginally to more than 114,752,357 million in February 2019, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said. The NCC made this known on Monday in its Monthly Internet Subscribers Data for…

Internet users in Nigeria increased marginally to more than 113.8 million in January 2018, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said. The NCC made this known on Friday in its Monthly Internet Subscribers Data for January 2019…

No fewer than 3.9 billion people, making up more than half the world population, will have access to the internet by the end of 2018, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) said. The United Nations telecommunications agency made…

The current rise in hate speech, racial tensions and identity-based violence is alarming, the UN Special Adviser on Preventing Genocide, and head, UN Office on Genocide Prevention, Adama Dieng, has said. Dieng also highlighted his…

Southeast Asia’s internet economy is expected to exceed 240 billion dollars by 2025, a joint study by Google and Temasek Holdings showed, a fifth more than previously estimated, as more consumers use their smartphones to go online. The…

France and U.S. technology giants, including Microsoft, on Monday urged world governments and companies to sign up to a new initiative to regulate the internet and fight threats such as cyber-attacks, online censorship and hate speech.…

The African Continent is exhibiting one of the fastest growth rate in internet penetration worldwide with digital connectivity almost tripled in the last five years, the African Union (AU) revealed on Tuesday. The pan African bloc,…

As the bad blood between the United States and Russia continues to boil over, Russian Authorities have issued a severe warning to US internet giant Google against meddling in any form in Russian Elections. The warnings come as a video of…

It has been a week of secret recordings and invasion of Privacy first by Trump’s former lawyer Mr. Cohen and now by an Uber driver, Jason Gargac from Missouri. Herald has gathered that a freelance driver who worked for both Uber and…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has been on the road within Nigeria for a period of five months, touring the tech hubs within the nation and keeping an eye on the innovation and advancements that the sector is experiencing. The Vice…

Kaspersky Lab’s latest report on the online activities of children – based on statistics received from its solutions and modules with child protection features – highlights children’s online activities and the importance of protecting them…

A multinational networking and Telecommmunications company, Ericsson,  on Friday said that Nigeria ranked fourth among the  top five countries with the highest net addition of mobile subscriptions in the first quarter of 2018. Ericsson…

Karim Baratov, a 23-year-old male from Kazakhstan living in Canda, was on Tuesday, sentenced to five years imprisonment in a plea bargain with prosecutors after he reportedly took part in devastating cyber attacks on Yahoo for Russian…

Ebi Obaro, aka Donovan Macbeth Kelvin has been booked by the Benin Zonal of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission , (EFCC), yesterday, May 16th, 2018 for offences bordering on fraudulent trick and attempting to obtain by false…

As part of its West Africa expansion, connectivity and data centre solutions operator MainOne (www.MainOne.net) has secured a license to expand national and international connectivity services in Cote d’Ivoire. The C1B license, received…

Facebook, the biggest social networking site in the world handles its users’ data in precarious ways, people are discovering that Facebook could know information about people who don’t even have a profile. Facebook is designed to store…

True story, in the last 2 months I have personally returned two swift devices to the company under their 30 day money back guarantee pledge. This money back guarantee is the only reliable thing about the company. The internet connection…

The nation of Ghana celebrated its Independence day on the 6th of March with huge celebrations sparked all over the nation to commemorate the 61st anniversary of Ghana's Independence. While many simply stuck to writing messages on their…

You can tell a lot about a person from their browser history – and the same goes for whole populations, too. And when you take a closer look at the browsing habits of the entire country – over the course of a whole year – it can answer an…

A photo of a man who dressed up as used sanitary pad for Halloween has been circulating the internet. The man who was all smiles and apparently pleased with his special costume, adorned the outfit to the glaring eyes of many people.…