For decades children and adults have learned the motto “when thunder roars, go indoors.” It is a low-tech approach to staying safe when lightning could be in the immediate area, but thanks to advancements in forecast products, meteorologists are getting more advanced warning when these sudden dangers could be on the horizon. The National Oceanic … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr. Vincent Olatunji, as national commissioner/chief executive officer of the Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (NDPB). The approval followed a request made by minister of communications and digital economy Prof. Isa Pantami. This is contained in a statement issued by the minister’s spokesperson Uwa Suleiman on Friday in … Read more
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has signed the bills for the creation of two universities in the state – Lagos State University of Education (LASUED) and Lagos State University of Science and Technology. Mr Sanwo-Olu assented to the bills on Wednesday at the Lagos House, Marina in the presence of his special adviser on education, … Read more
On January 19, Olawale Ashafa, an internet technology expert resident in Ogun State, woke up to charge his phone, but saw debit alerts. He said he had received N30,000 in his Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) account the previous night, and had N29,000 in his account after N1,000 charges was deducted. “As soon as my phone … Read more
Full List of 2022 Africa’s Richest Persons has been released by Forbes. NewsOnline reports that Forbes, a global media company, focusing on business, investing, technology, entrepreneurship, leadership, and lifestyle has listed the richest African people in 2022. ALSO: US Resumes Drop Visa Processing In Nigeria 32 Months After Ban Aliko Dangote, Nigeria’s business mogul tops … Read more
The Nigerian music industry is made up of different talented musicians who have carved a niche for themselves with varying styles of music such as rap, afro-beats, afro-fusion and hip-hop. Having only one source of income in Nigeria is not usually the way to the top and a lot of celebrities in the entertainment industry … Read more
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden’s VOI Technology, which operates e-scooter service in Europe, said on Tuesday it has raised $115 million from investors such as Raine Group and VNV Global, valuing the company at just over $1 billion. The revenue of VOI, whose competitors include Germany’s Tier and American companies Lime and Bird, has grown by … Read more
Global Times Nigeria YouTube star MrBeast rethinks old notions of philanthropy NEW YORK (AP) — The line of cars started forming at dawn. It was early November in Greenville, North Carolina, and drivers waited in a line that stretched for miles to pick up Thanksgiving turkeys — 10,000 free frozen birds to anyone who asked. … Read more
Last week, Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen spoke to 60 Minutes and testified in front of Congress. She had worked in the civic integrity department, which was dissolved after the election, paving the way for the January 6th insurrection. Haugen handed over internal documents to the government, detailing how Facebook favored growth, profit and engagement over … Read more
Happy Friday! We’re super excited to introduce you to a Black tech founder whose app is helping people find jobs. Source: Courtesy / Courtesy Cleveland, OH native Dr. Rachel Angel originally pursued a career in Pharmacy after learning about the industry through conversation with a peer, because she was seeking job stability and a six-figure … Read more
Yesterday, right before noon, Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp, which was acquired by Facebook in 2014, went down. Facebook went completely dark for about six hours while Whatsapp and Instagram remained up but had no new content. Users could not make posts or send messages. This was the longest outage for Facebook since 2008. Facebook is … Read more
Bossip Video Atlanta legends, Outkast, are celebrating the 25th anniversary of one of their most celebrated and iconic projects “ATLiens,” by releasing a new video game. Source: Yui Mok – PA Images / Getty André “3000” Benjamin and Antwan “Big Boi” Patton took to Twitter to celebrate the album’s anniversary and promote an extended version … Read more
In its bid to boost digital skills application among Nigerians, the Executive Vice-chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has revealed that the commission is carrying out various project. Professor Danbatta stated this while delivering the first Annual Lecture of the Bichi Emirate titled, “Digital Literacy as a Veritable Tool for … Read more
Our boy is in his bag and we aren’t mad at him! Tyga is changing the game by deleting his OnlyFans account to launch competitor platform ‘Myystar’ and a real rack city of his own looks even more like a reality now. Source: Edward Berthelot / Getty Tyga announced on Friday that he deleted his OnlyFans … Read more
Our boy is in his bag and we aren’t mad at him! Tyga is changing the game by deleting his OnlyFans account to launch competitor platform ‘Myystar’ and a real rack city of his own looks even more like a reality now. Source: Edward Berthelot / Getty Tyga announced on Friday that he deleted his OnlyFans … Read more
Still no chronological order, but we’ll take it! Source: Press Photo / Photo Courtesy of Instagram The spotlight on Black-owned businesses is brighter than ever after cities across the country erupted in protests against police brutality, systematic racism, and rampant anti-Blackness last year. Sympathetic gestures of allyship have often been fleeting at best and hypocritical … Read more
Twitter’s interim resident grievance officer in India, Dharmendra Chatur has resigned from his post. Under the new Information Technology (IT) rules, it is necessary to appoint a Grievance Officer in major social media companies to deal with the complaints of Indian users. A source said that Dharmendra Chatur, the interim grievance officer recently appointed by … Read more
The Chief Executive Officer of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, on Monday announced free products for content creators on all Facebook-owned services including WhatsApp and Instagram. This is coming at the time the Federal Government suspended the operations of the microblogging platform, Twitter in Nigeria. Zuckerberg while speaking on the development noted that the free product will … Read more
For the first time since its launch on April 22, 2013 by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), telecommunications operators in the country conducted no porting activities in the first three months of the year. The post MNOs record zero-porting activities in Q1 as growth slows appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and … Read more
When VFD Microfinance Bank entered Nigeria’s budding virtual banking space with its VBank app in March 2020, it joined the ranks of challenger banks giving mainstream banks a run for their money. It was launched when consumers were groaning under the burden of high account maintenance fees, hidden bank charges and other difficult regulatory demands. … Read more
• Apart from capital flight, situation does not guarantee data security, says Adegbiji• IXPN saves operators $40m yearly from capital flight• Stakeholders want govt to increase local hosting by 30% in two years With as much as $220 million investments in about 11 data centre operations in Nigeria, utilisation of this huge infrastructure is still … Read more
Ethiopia awarded a consortium including Vodafone Group, Vodacom and Safaricom a licence to become the country’s first private mobile operator, though a bid led by MTN Group to become a second new entrant was rejected. In a statement concluding the lengthy process of opening up the country’s telecoms market, the Ethiopian Communications Authority (ECA) and … Read more
Sunday Folayan, former President NiRA According to him government can scale adoption by ensuring patronage; consistency and through policies.Folayan explained that government should patronise by putting services online just like the transport companies in the Yuletide season and most of them were .ng. On consistency, he said government should be consistent by looking at all the … Read more
Protesting Gokada riders Nigerian startup Gokada has failed to transition to its much-heralded “superapp” this week as its platform has been unavailable since Tuesday. Users have been facing an error message after updating their mobile apps, preventing them to conduct their business and deliver their parcels and documents through the Gokada platform. Several hundreds of … Read more
The Value of a Gift Card isn’t always the face value, significantly if it changes hands. Here’s how to calculate the worth of your gift card. The online world is changing every aspect of our society. From how we work to how we live, the way we do business is changing. One of the things … Read more
Infinix launched the all-new NOTE 10 series, a new portfolio of premium smartphones including the NOTE 10, NOTE 10 Pro and NOTE 10 Pro near-field communication (NFC). Showcasing a super fluid display, powerful MediaTek gaming processors, cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI)-powered camera and optimized 5000mAh battery with fast-charge technology, the NOTE 10 series is crafted to … Read more
Did you miss the most exciting smartphone launch in recent times? Infinix Mobility has unveiled yet another product — the Infinix Note 10, the device that meets beauty with strength. This is the latest smartphone in their product line of the Note series. The launch, which was tagged, ‘Meet Beauty With Strength’ illustrates the beautiful … Read more
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, has attributed the consistent positive performance of the ICT sector to the support of the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari for the Digital Economy sector. He expressed satisfaction that the ICT sector has retained its role as the industry with the highest growth rate of … Read more
PHOTO: GOOGLE/SEARCH ADEYEMI ADEPETUN writes that the planned Device Management System is targeted at curbing rising phone theft, influx of fake phones and e-waste as well as eliminates counterfeit devices from the various networks. The banning of stolen handsets from networks has been around the globe for 20 years but has not been enforced internationally. … Read more
(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 28, 2020 shows the logo of the social network Instagram on a smartphone and a tablet screen in Toulouse, southwestern France. – Facebook said on March 10, 2021 a lightweight version of Instagram would be rolling out to 170 countries, extending the reach of the popular visually-focused … Read more