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Nigeria First: Indigenous businesses still need more protection — Ekeh

By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech EditorDespite the Nigeria First Policy designed to give indigenous businesses greater opportunities in government procurement, Nigerian companies are still not getting enough protection, Chairman of Zinox Group, Dr. Leo Stan Ekeh, has warned. Ekeh said the situation could spell doom for the economy, arguing that Nigeria cannot build a sustainable digital […]
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StarTimes dismisses Senate report, says N200bn not missing

The management of NTA-Star TV Network Ltd, on Thursday, dismissed a report from Senate’s Joint Committee on Finance and National Planning that N200 billion gained from a joint venture between the Nigerian Television Authority, NTA, and the StarTimes Group was missing.

FORTNITE: Apple gain respite in feud with Epic games

Apple was spared from having to immediately reinstate Epic Games’ Fortnite on its App Store, an early court victory for the iPhone maker in an intensifying battle over the tolls charged to app makers. But US district judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers’s ruling late on Monday wasn’t a total loss for Epic, as she granted the […]

Broadcast fetters: The antics of Multichoice and Star Times

I am sure, as the coming of tomorrow, that whoever doubted the capacity and intention of the 6th edition of the National Broadcasting Code recently released by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), is already convinced beyond all reasonable doubt, of the strength of that instrument.

9mobile splashes 195m on customer promo

Telecommunications operator 9mobile has thrown a whopping N195 million into customer relations management. This is by way of rewarding loyal customers who have kept faith throughout its ordeal and still repose confidence in the operator to maintain its claim of being the most innovative service provider in the telecom genre.

MTN gives SMEs COVID-19 bailout option

MTN Nigeria has launched a new programme, The RevvProgramme, which it said will help mitigate the effects of COVID-19 on Small and Medium Enterprises, SMEs. The programme is also to support the digital economy drive of the federal government

COVID-19: Envoy urges Africa to exploit broadband internet

Mr Assem Elseify, Egyptian Ambassador to Nigeria, has uged African countries to take advantage of broadband internet toward making progress in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. Elseify gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja on the sidelines of a Zoom webinar with the theme […]

FG to commence Virtual NEC Meeting

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami says President Mohammadu Buhari has directed the ministry to organise virtual National Economic Council (NEC) meeting in line with the Digital Nigeria.

Microsoft pitches tent with Epic Games as battle with Apple rolls on

Microsoft is backing Epic Games in its fight with Apple. Epic, a game developer, is set to ask a federal court on Monday to force Apple to restore the Fortnite app to the App Store, and block the iPhone maker from cutting off Epic’s developer tools and limiting its ability to provide key graphics technology […]

Lagos empowers innovators, tech start-ups with N100m grant

The total grant of N100 million is part of the six pillars of the development agenda of the Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration, which includes fuelling technology-driven innovations to transform Lagos into a 21st-century digital economy and Smart City.

Facebook mulls shutting off political ads to curb misinformation

Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg and other company executives have been discussing a “kill switch” to shut off political advertising after the election is over to curb misinformation, the New York Times reported Friday, citing unnamed sources. Facebook is looking at post-election scenarios that include attempts by President Trump or his campaign to use the […]

COVID-19: Airbnb issues global ban on house parties

Airbnb has announced a global ban on parties and events listed on its platform in a bid to comply with COVID-19 health protocols. The San Francisco-based home-sharing company said the ban, which applies to future bookings, will limit occupancy to 16 people and will remain in effect indefinitely. Citing changing public health mandates on gatherings, […]

TikTok removes 380,000 videos for violating hate speech policy

TikTok has removed more than 380,000 videos in the US for violating its hate speech policy so far this year, the short-form video app said Thursday. The app, owned by China’s ByteDance, also said it banned more than 1,300 accounts for posting hateful content. TikTok said in a blog post that it had acted on […]

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