By Prince Osuagwu Apparently keeping with its tradition of providing springboard for start-ups and budding organisations with social economic impact, global search engine, Google, has launched a platform to help not-for-profit organisations, NPO scale their objectives past awareness and financial hurdles. Tagged Google for Nonprofits initiative, the tech giant aims to use the platform empower […]

By Okoh Aihe The broadcast industry has been in the news lately. First, the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), the regulator of the industry released the 6th Edition of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code which has simmered in cacophonous responses from multi-stakeholder interests in the industry. Then, only last week, the regulator got buttoned in the National […]

By Juliet Umeh Chief Executive Officer of an identity verification technology company, VerifyMe Nigeria, Mr. Esigie Aguele, has said that trust should be the new currency for any business that hopes to thrive in the post-COVID-19 era Aguele said that as businesses are coming to terms with the realities of Covid-19 pandemic, business leaders need […]

Amazon.com has agreed to pay over US$1-billion to buy self-driving start-up Zoox, The Information reported on Thursday, citing sources, in a move that would expand the e-commerce giant’s reach in autonomous vehicle technology. The report did not mention the exact purchase price and added Amazon is unlikely to disclose it when the deal is announced, […]

The interior ocean in Jupiter’s moon Europa may be able to sustain life, Nasa scientists believe. Their work is based on computer simulations of the reservoirs below the ice-shell surface of Europa, one of the largest moons in the solar system. Calculations by scientists at Nasa’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California indicate this global […]

Google will pay partnered media publishers in three countries and offer some users free access to paywalled news sites, the tech giant said Thursday. The announcement comes after legal battles in France and Australia over Google’s refusal to pay news organizations for content. In a blog post the firm said they would launch “a licensing […]

The Nigerian telecom sector continued to show indications of sustaining the economy with impressive growth in mobile voice and data subscriptions in the month of April.

Succour would soon come to not less than two million vulnerable Lagos residents as a technology company, Softcom in partnership with the Lagos State government and other corporate organisations have launched an initiative, HelpNow, to provide support to them.

As COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage the world, Original Equipment Manufacturers, OEMs are beginning to think of better ways to get individuals, organisations and businesses entertained while spending quality time at home.

No fewer than 51 million MTN subscribers have benefitted from the free short messaging service, SMS provided by telecom service provider, MTN Nigeria as palliative against the effects of COVID-19 Pandemic.

Insurance and asset management firm, AXA Mansard, has advanced its digital awareness, leveraging technology to give insurance a face lift.

…Says decision necessary to sustain school By Shina Abubakar – Osogbo Amidst growing concerned about the effect of ravaging coronavirus on the country’s economy, Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State has reportedly sacked over 100 staff of the institution. Responding to the incident, the Public Relations Officer of Bowen University, Mr Toba Adaramola who confirmed that […]

Microsoft said Monday it was throwing in the towel on its livestream gaming platform and teaming up with Facebook to better compete with rivals like Amazon-owned Twitch. Microsoft Mixer will be shuttered on July 22, the tech giant said in a statement. “It became clear that the time needed to grow our own livestreaming community […]

Apple said Monday it would build its own chips to power its Mac computers to create a “common architecture” that allows the devices to run the same apps as those on the iPhone and iPad. The news came at the annual Apple developer conference — a virtual event due to the coronavirus pandemic —  where […]

Google is expected to see its first decline in US ad revenues this year as the coronavirus pandemic hits travel advertising, a market tracker said Monday. New research by eMarketer indicates Google will still be leading digital advertising but with a smaller share as the market evolves into a “triopoly” with Facebook and Amazon. Google’s […]