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Buhari appoints Vincent Olatunji pioneer NDPB national commissioner
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
Sanwo-Olu signs bills creating two universities in Lagos
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
IT Expert Sure GTB Is Complicit in Fraudulent Deduction of N25,000 From His Account
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
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
Forbes top 5 richest musicians from Nigeria; Their net worth is jaw breaking
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
E-scooter sharing firm VOI raises $115 million, valuation crosses $1 billion
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
YouTube star MrBeast rethinks old notions of philanthropy
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
Facebook VP responds to whistleblower’s claims: ‘We can’t change human nature’
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
Peerro For The People: This Black Woman In Tech Created An App To Bridge The Employment Gap
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
Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp were down for 6 hours yesterday
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
South Still Got Something To Say! Outkast To Release Video Game In Honor Of 25th Anniversary Of ‘ATLiens’
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
NCC Implementing Programmes To Boost Application Of Digital Skills In Nigeria – Danbatta
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
Bag Secured: Tyga Announces New Platform ‘Myystar’ 24 Hrs After OnlyFans New Ban
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
Bag Secured: Tyga Announces New Platform ‘Myystar’ 24 Hrs After OnlyFans New Ban
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
Fast Track To Buying Black: Instagram Announces New Feature To Boost Black-Owned Businesses
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
India-Twitter Crisis: Interim Grievance Officer Resigns
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
Twitter Ban: Facebook, IG Unveil Free Products For Content Creators
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
Open Heaven 6th June 2021 RCCG Daily Devotional (Identify Your Enemies 1)
Open Heaven 6th June 2021 is an RCCG Daily devotional manual that is written to ingest into the heart of the Christians. Today’s daily devotional is talking about the topic “Identify Your Enemies 1” Open Heaven 6th June 2021 RCCG Daily Devotional (Identify Your Enemies 1) OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL DATE: SUNDAY 6TH JUNE 2021 … Read more
NYSC Open Portal for Remobilization – See Details
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has announce a date for remobilization of Corps Member. According to the management, NYSC portal will open Remobilization from 8th to 21st June, 2021. Awaited Corps Member are to visit https://portal.nysc.org.ng/nysc1/ to register According to the Management, this is to clarify the misrepresentation of the NYSC Director General’s … Read more
MNOs record zero-porting activities in Q1 as growth slows
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
A look at Vbank, Nigeria’s digital banking app of 2020
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
70% of govt agencies host data abroad despite $220m local infrastructure
• 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
Open Heaven 4th June 2021 RCCG Daily Devotional (Divine Security 1)
[embedded content] Open Heaven 4th June 2021 is an RCCG Daily devotional manual that is written to ingest into the heart of the Christians. Today’s daily devotional is talking about the topic “Divine Security 1” Open Heaven 4th June 2021 RCCG Daily Devotional (Divine Security 1) OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL DATE: FRIDAY 4TH JUNE 2021 … Read more
CBN to empower cultivation of 80,000 hectares of cotton in Nigeria
Mr Godwin Emefiele, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says the bank aims at empowering the cultivation of 80, 000 hectares of cotton in 2021. According to the apex bank, this will be with an average output of 120, 000 metric tonnes at 1.5 metric tonnes per hectare. Emefiele made this known on … Read more
Vodafone, Safaricom beat MTN to Ethiopia licence
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
NiRA partners CAC, NITDA to grow Nigeria’s 180,000 domain names
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
Gokada fails launch of new super app, riders livelihood affected as service remains unavailable
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
CBN/NIRSAL reopens portal for MSMEs to apply for Covid-19 loan
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), through NIRSAL Microfinance Bank, has reopened its portal for Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and households affected by COVID-19 to access up to N25 million. To apply go to https://nmfbloans.nmfb.com.ng/ This was disclosed by the Personal Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, via his … Read more
Nigerian Academy of Science (NAS) Medal Prize 2021
The Gold Medal Prize was instituted by the Nigerian Academy of Science (NAS) in 2016, to be awarded to deserving Nigerian scientists who have made significant achievements in the science of national relevance and global resonance. The award is made annually, alternating between the Life and Physical Sciences, and consist of a Medal, a Certificate … Read more