Twitter said Tuesday it was rolling out tweets which disappear after 24 hours, joining rival social platforms in offering ephemeral messages. The new “fleets” which had been tested in several countries in recent months are “for sharing momentary thoughts” and aim to bring in users who want to avoid having their comments become permanent fixtures, […]

By Juliet Umeh Cable television services provider StarTimes has empowered its e-shopping TV channel, StarTimes GO, to launch a Super Sales Carnival which gives customers the opportunity to get various products at low prices. According to the company, the promo which kicks off this week, will end on Christmas day. Shoppers on the interactive channel […]

Hailed as a route to a green, carbon-free future, electric car batteries have the world’s superpowers vying for a share of what promises to be a lucrative market. But lithium-ion batteries are not without their environmental and ethical drawbacks — here’s what you need to know about the fast-developing technology. – Driven by lithium – […]

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, on Saturday, advised the Nigerian youth to develop their skills and drive innovation and entrepreneurship in the space sector. Pantami gave the advice at the closing ceremony of Hackathon Actinspace Competition organised by NIGCOMSAT Limited in Abuja. The minister, who was represented by the Managing […]

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, […]