Technology

Opay closure hoax: How to identify fake financial messages, avoid online scams

By Islamiyyah Adekanbi The circulation of a fake notice claiming that fintech company OPay would suspend its operations has highlighted the need for members of the public to verify financial information before acting on or sharing it.The notice, which circulated on WhatsApp and other social media platforms, urged OPay customers to withdraw their funds ahead […]
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eGovernment Confab to address low revenue generation

Technology company, DigiServe Network Services Limited is organising a one-day conference to discuss how technology adoption in government can boost government IGR, enhance Government service delivery and reduce unemployment in the country.

No More iTunes On macOS: Apple discontinues music-subscription service

Technology giant company, Apple has officially announced that new macOS updates users will not be compelled to use the its music subscription service, iTunes but instead will now enjoy three new apps in replacement. The new operating system update is called macOS Catalina. The update includes Apple TV, Apple Music and Podcasts, allowing users to […]

Twitter admits to using your data for targeting ads

Twitter is only supposed to use phone numbers for two-factor authentication, but it appears to have been unintentionally used for more. The social network has learned that phone numbers and email addresses provided for safety and security (including two-factor authentication) might have “inadvertently” been used for ad purposes, Engadget observed. Advertisers on Twitter can customize […]

Two Nigerian start-ups emerge semi-finalists at GITEX SuperNovaChallenge

By Emmanuel Elebeke- Dubai Two Nigerian start-ups yesterday emerged semi-finalist at the Future Star contest held at the ongoing GITEX Technology Week in Dubai, UAE. The two finalists came tops out of 108 contestants that participated in the innovation challenge. They are Abdulhakim Bashir, CEO/Founder CHIKINI GUARD and Stephen Osawaru, CO-Founder 247MEDIC. CHKINI GUARD is […]

NITDA unveils high tech solution for AI, Robotics at GITEX

… Says Establishment of Regulatory Agency Unnecessary By Emmanuel Elebeke – Dubai The National Informational Technology Development Agency, NITDA joined other innovation-driven nations across the world to launch a world-class IT research solutions to meet the unique IT needs of Nigeria called UnityBoard. The solution is a 100 per cent Made-in-Nigeria education technology platform and […]

Communications Minister orders entrepreneurial training for corps members

By Emmanuel Elebeke Worried by the recent spate of rejection of Corps members by agencies and parastatals of government, the Minister of Communications, Dr. Isa Ibrahim Pantami has directed all parastatals and agencies under his purview to accept and train all Corps members posted to them on enterpreneaurhip. The minister said the directive became necessary […]

Albanian teens develop app for domestic violence victims

Three Albanian 16-year-old girls have developed an app to help victims of domestic violence access support, hoping to tackle a huge problem in Albania, where one in two women suffered abuse last year, according to a survey. They will launch their app, known as GjejZâ, (Find your Voice), on Friday, after winning an international technology […]

NITDA seals partnership deal with European Data Protection Office

 By Emmanuel Elebeke, Dubai The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) on Tuesday signed a strategic partnership deal with the European Data Protection Office (EDPO) to enable Nigerian businesses to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The Partnership deal was sealed at the Gulf International Technology Exhibition, GITEX taking place in Dubai, UAE. […]

Truecaller harmonises operations to suit Nigeria’s data protection regulation — NITDA boss

Mr Kashifu Inuwa, the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) says Truecaller will harmonise its operations to suit the Nigerian Data Protection Regulation (NDPR). Inuwa said this at the ongoing 39TH Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX), a global technology exhibition that gathers over 200,000 Information Technology interests, 145 countries on advancing […]

Why Nigeria’ll Not Deploy 5G Now — Pantami

Minister of Communications, Dr. Isa Ibrahim Pantami says Nigeria is ready deploy 5G network but the proposal was put on hold because of potential challenges that could obstruct the process.

We must match UAE in technological advancement ―Pantami

……… Says Domestication of ICT  Must Be Our Passion By Emmanuel Elebeke, Dubai Minister of Communications, Dr. Isa Ibrahim Pantami has challenged Nigerians to aspire higher to match the technological advancement of Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. He also said Nigerians must begin to see the need to adopt ICT to improve our systems as […]

GenCos release 3,406 MWH of electricity to national grid

Electricity Generation Companies (GenCos), comprising gas-fired and hydro stations, said they released an average of 3,406 MegaWatts/Hour of electricity into the national grid on Friday. This was disclosed in a daily energy report by the Advisory Power Team, the office of the Vice President obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Abuja on […]

Twitter locks Trump’s lawyer account for posting Ukrainian official’s phone number

On Thursday, President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer and confidant, Rudy Giuliani, was locked out of his Twitter account for a brief period of time after posting a Ukrainian official’s phone number. A Twitter spokesperson told The Verge that Giuliani’s tweets, which included screenshots of text conversations with Andriy Yermak, violated the platform’s rules on posting […]

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