By Juliet Umeh Worried by the recent UN report on the high number of young people severely affected by the Covid 19 pandemic, a non-profit organization, Tech4Dev, has called for more attention to digital skills acquisition by youths to make them employable. Co-Founder and Director of Partnerships & Sustainability, Joel Ogunsola, at the roundtable event […]

By Juliet Umeh A new microblogging and social networking app, Koo, has launched in Nigeria. The aim is to enable and deepen online expression of thoughts and ideas among Nigerians. Founded in India by Aprameya Radhakrishna and Mayank Bidwatka, the platform is aimed at enabling Nigerians to express themselves in the digital space.           Radhakrishna said […]

By Juliet Umeh Veteran educationists, Mrs. Chinelo Okolo, has warned parents to desist from deploying computer systems in Children’s bedroom, saying it kills more than it can save in terms of improving the children’s academic excellence. Okolo said that isolated children may eventually become unhappy and just cannot learn effectively. She rather advised parents to […]

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 […]