Bitcoin broke above $40,000 on Wednesday and headed for another attempt at breaking from its months-long range as short-sellers bailed out and traders drew confidence from recent positive comments about the cryptocurrency by high-profile investors. Bitcoin was last up 1.7 per cent at $40,149 while rival cryptocurrency ether rose 1 per cent to $2,328. Bitcoin […]

A court in Moscow on Thursday fined Google for failing to store the data of users who are based in Russia in that country. A judge imposed a fine of 3 million roubles (40,000 dollars) on Google, the first time the company has faced a penalty of this kind in Russia. However, LinkedIn, an employment […]

By Emmanuel Elebeke  In fulfilment of its commitment to put Nigeria on the frontline as a technology-driven economy, the Executive Vice Chairman of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof Umar Danbatta, says all is now set for rollout of 5G services across the country. He said the Commission had crossed all the Ts and dot the Is […]

By Emmanuel Elebeke  The National Identity Management Commission says it has exceeded the 60 million mark in the ongoing unique NIN enrolment exercise for the National Identity Database (NIDB).  The Commission announced this in a statement signed by the Head of Corporate Communications, Kayode Adegoke and made available on Thursday in Abuja, saying that the features couldn’t […]

Androttweiler is a visionary token inspired by a visionary leader in crypto, Andre Cronje (YFI founder / Androttweiler holder). Not just another meme token, Androttweiler has vision to take the space by storm. A goal modelled after the leader that it was inspired by, Androttweiler seeks to be a force in the decentralized finance space. […]

By Prince Osuagwu In a bid to further protect telecoms infrastructure in the country, the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC has restated its commitment to continue to strengthen collaboration with judicial institutions in Nigeria.    The Executive Vice-Chairman, EVC of the Commission, Prof. Umar  Danbatta,  gave the assurance during a courtesy visit by a high-powered delegation […]

By Juliet Umeh Cybersecurity experts, Sophos, said it has acquired Braintrace, to enhance its Adaptive Cybersecurity Ecosystem. Braintrace provides deep visibility into network traffic patterns, including encrypted traffic, without the need for Man-in-the-Middle, MitM decryption. The company’s proprietary Network Detection and Response, NDR technology makes this possible. As part of the acquisition, Braintrace’s developers, data […]

By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech Editor Adekunle Kunle-Hassan is a technical business executive, Product Manager and Software Engineer with experience in fast paced start-ups. He is best at building software products with agile methodology in e-commerce, energy, entertainment and medicine. Recently, he built an electronic medical record and hospital management system called Indigo. Kunle-Hassan says he […]

Nigerians, and by extension, their businesses, expend about N7 trillion annually on power generation, a Renewable Energy expert, Mr Stephen Ogboko, has said. Ogboko, also the Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer, Off Grid Tech Solutions Ltd., made this known at a virtual news conference in Lagos. He spoke on the theme: “Analysing the Benefits […]

Over 80 per cent of home office routers found to be vulnerable to potential cyberattacks; over 90 per cent of malware was found to be delivered via email. Malware continues to pose a significant threat to computer security for individuals and businesses alike. Traditional antivirus is essential, but it relies on recognizing known malware or […]

According to Symantec, 1 in 13 web requests lead to malware by tricking users into downloading and opening malicious documents. Over 90% of non-browser-based attacks occur from opening files from email attachments, with Microsoft Word documents accounting for over 67% of all malware attacks. While attacks through the browser remain a threat, a considerable attack […]

By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech Editor As the low 3G coverage comes to the front burner, following the electronic transmission of election result debate in the National Assembly, Group Managing Director/CEO, VDT Communications, Mr. Biodun Omoniyi, looks at how protection of available facilities and more investment in telecom infrastructure can improve service quality and increase coverage. […]

By Juliet Umeh Carrier neutral data colocation provider, Rack Centre, said it has doubled its IT load capacity to 1.5 MW at its Lagos campus. The feat will serve the company with additional 600 square metres of data centre white space to provide comprehensive carrier neutral ecosystem that can benefit over 40 carriers Internet Service […]

By Prince Osuagwu Search engine giant, Google has released a whopping $2.1 million to about 22 media innovators who were shortlisted in the second Google News Initiative (GNI) Innovation Challenge for Africa, the Middle East, and Turkey. Applications for the second GNI Innovation Challenge opened in February and ran until 12 April 2021. Google said […]

By Prince Osuagwu Airtel Nigeria, has said the main aim for its Touching Lives initiative is to empower communities and uplift vulnerable people in the country. The telco made the revelation as its season six of the social responsibility initiative kicked off in the country at the weekend.Airtel Touching Lives takes the format of a […]