An Information Communication Technology (ICT) expert, Mr Tunde Badmus, on Tuesday, advised businesses to remodel their style of service delivery to contactless form. Badmus, who gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, said Coronavirus (COVID-19) is the new reality and companies need to devise means of survival. […]

YouTube has started banning content that is in direct contradiction to the World Health Organization’s guidelines as the coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage the United States. The Google-owned company also announced that it will be removing conspiracy theory videos that say that COVID-19 is directly linked to 5G cell service. Chief executive, Susan Wojcicki said […]

Amazon’s globetrotting CEO Jeff Bezos has been pulled back into the company’s day-to-day operations by the coronavirus, according to a new report. The 56-year-old Bezos who in recent years has delegated management of his $1.2 trillion e-commerce juggernaut while he turned his focus to moonshot projects like his Blue Origin rocket company, has been forced […]

By Okoh Aihe As it was in 1961 so it is in 2020 and so it will ever……….. I am not one to complete the above doggerel verse, some kind of kindergarten psycho-babble; because its completion is trapped in a future that is not so inspiring and has very little to offer but which we […]

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), says the country needs more women and girls to build careers in the ICT sector for fair representation and socio-economic development. Mrs Hadiza Umar, NITDA Head, Corporate Affairs and External Relations, said this in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja to commemorate this year’s “Girls in ICT […]

Video-game sales exploded last month as the coronavirus forced millions worldwide to hunker down at home looking for something to do. March spending on video game hardware, software and accessories jumped 35 percent from a year earlier to $1.6 billion — reversing a seven-month streak of declines to hit the highest March total since 2008, […]

By Prince Osuagwu Renewable energy provider, Cloud Energy, has donated 100 Solar Home Systems, Sunboxes and a hybrid Solar System to Lagos State Government in support of its COVID-19 efforts. The donation was made to the office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Local Government and Community Affairs, Dr. Salamm Olufemi Taiwo. Commissioner, Ministry for […]

By Aida Diarra The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted an unprecedented surge in eCommerce transactions, with more and more consumers choosing to shop online especially as their favorite retailers have had to temporarily close their physical stores. In addition, people prefer staying at home and avoid contact with potential contagions outside. Brick-and-mortar retailers are likely to […]

By Juliet Umeh The dreaded Coronavirus pandemic, COVID-19 may have ravaged world economies through the lock-down containment strategy every country has adopted. However, that, has also drawn closer technological advancements, the world was waiting to unfold in the next five years. Following the lock down directives by governments of different countries, religious, corporate and non-corporate organisations have […]

The UK is moving to drop Huawei as a vendor for the country’s 5G cellphone network in a major blow to Communist China over poor coronavirus transparency. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, now recovering from COVID-19, gave the Chinese company a role in 5G infrastructure this year, squashing opposition last month by 24 votes in the […]

Apple on Wednesday unveiled a new entry-level iPhone, aiming to appeal to consumers facing a suddenly bleak economic backdrop. The updated iPhone SE will start at $399, or less than half the price of its flagship devices, and be available for order as of Friday in more than 40 markets. Apple made the announcement in a statement, forgoing […]

Vin Obieze has launched his mobile converged digital entertainment podcast app, StreamPluf. The app which is readily available to all Android and IOS users is one creative idea, brilliantly executed one would agree. According to him, StreamPluf is part of his vision of building a digital entertainment ecosystem for Digital Nigeria by delivering technological services and […]

By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech Editor Despite the rapidly growing number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across the country, the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC has been repeatedly accused of not responding to calls from cases or potential cases who wish to be tested. In fact, there are also numerous claims that most times, the designated […]

By Okoh Aihe Penultimate Wednesday, I received two calls from the UK. Both callers were asking the same question: Is MTN leaving Nigeria; why is it dumping 15 per cent of its shares in the market at this time? There was no ready answer for the questions but I played for time. Having been a […]

By Juliet Umeh Hewlett Packard, HP has responded to the call to support schools and universities in establishing a fully-fledged virtual learning environment by launching BeOnline programme in collaboration with Classera and Mirai. Classera is a leader in Learning Management Systems, and Mirai, a learning innovations group focusing on learning strategy and digital pedagogy. BeOnline […]