Twitter labeled 300,000 tweets related to the US presidential election as “potentially misleading” in the two weeks surrounding the vote, making up 0.2 percent of election-related posts, the company said Thursday. The social network said the labels were issued between October 27 and November 11, one week before and after the US presidential election on […]

The US government announced Thursday it would delay enforcement of a ban on TikTok, saying it would comply with a court order in favor of the Chinese-owned social media sensation. The hit shortform video app was forbidden based on national security concerns voiced by US officials, but the Commerce Department said it was holding off […]

By Bashir Bello Minister of Power, Engineer Sale Mamman on Thursday said the Federal Government is working round the clock to improve the electricity voltage and deliver uninterrupted power supply for Nigerians across the country. Mamman stated this during the official commissioning of a New 150MVA power transformer at the Transmission Company of Nigeria Kumbotso […]

By Emmanuel Elebeke The  Minister of the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has revealed that broadband penetration in the country increased to 45.43% at the end of October 2020. In a statement signed by the technical assistant to the minister, Dr ‘Femi Adeluyi, he said the rise in […]

To ensure top-quality performance and value to the major business areas in Africa and across the globe, a technology company providing bare metal and cloud services, Heficed, has announced the hosting of its infrastructure in Rack centre.

By Prince Osuagwu The Executive Director Paradigm Initiatives, PIN, Mr Gbenga Sesan   was  Nigeria’s first Information Technology  Youth Ambassador  from 2001 to 2003. Those years exposed him to the huge opportunities available to a youth who have technology at his or her disposal, irrespective of background. Four years after his tenure as IT youth Ambassador, […]

By Emmanuel Elebeke The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has explained that it has not concluded plans for the deployment of Fifth Generation (5G) network as consultation with stakeholders is still ongoing. In a statement signed by the Director of Public Affairs, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, the Commission further explained that the draft  consultation document earlier released […]

By Juliet Umeh The Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS,  Mr. Muhammad Nami; the Executive Vice Chairman, Nigeria Communications Commission, NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta; the President, Association of Telecoms Companies of Nigeria, ATCON, Mr. Olusola Teniola, among other notable Nigerians, will be discussing new e-Government strategies and policies at the  Nigeria eGovernment Summit. The […]

Apple on Tuesday began selling its Mac computers powered by the California giant’s proprietary chips which can allow the machines to operate more like its popular iPhones. The MacBook Air, MacBook Pro and Mac mini will integrate Apple’s new M1 chip which delivers improved battery life and allows the computers to run apps designed for […]

By Juliet Umeh As part of its contribution to help Nigeria combat coronavirus with cutting-edge medical infrastructure, telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria,  has commenced the refurbishing and equipping of a four-storey infectious disease centre and admission facility for the use of Specialist Units in the Department of Medicine at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, […]

By Emmanuel Elebeke The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has won this year’s edition of the Nigeria Tech Innovation and Telecoms Awards (NTITA), 2020. The Commission was recognised for the critical role it is playing under the leadership of its Executive Vice Chairman, Prof. Umar Danbatta in advancing the frontiers of broadband development in the country. […]

By Emmanuel Elebeke The Director-General of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mallam Kashifu Abdullahi says NITDA is taking advantage of the spread of existing infrastructure across the country to accelerate digital inclusion. He said the focus is on skills rather than degrees to progressively increase the contribution of digital technologies to the economy. The […]

WhatsApp on Friday entered an increasingly tense battle between multinational giants such as Google and Alibaba for a chunk of India’s fast growing digital payments market. The Facebook-owned firm said it was launching Whatsapp Pay just hours after it was given permission by the country’s payments regulator. India is the messenger firm’s biggest market with […]

Facebook-owned WhatsApp said Thursday it would introduce disappearing messages on WhatsApp, a move ramping up its challenge to rival Snapchat. The messaging service used by more than two billion people globally said it would enable people to choose whether to keep their messages or allow them to delete themselves after seven days. “Today, WhatsApp messages […]

China’s last-minute abandonment of Ant Group’s record-breaking IPO stems from an intensifying battle for the soul of the nation’s financial system that the fintech giant and its charismatic leader Jack Ma helped to ignite. Global markets were stunned Tuesday when Ant’s record-breaking $34 billion IPO was abruptly shelved, frustrating investors eager for a piece of […]