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 […]
Why newspaper, govt websites knocked offline
Major Websites around the world were briefly taken offline on Tuesday, apparently due to an outage at a U.S.-based cloud computing provider. Leading media organisation such as the New York Times, the Financial Times, Bloomberg, the Guardian, BBC, CNN and Le Monde were affected, with users often receiving “Error 503 Service Unavailable’’ messages. The British […]
Financial Times, New York Times, Bloomberg, Guardian UK, BBC, Other websites down
Major media websites across the world are currently down. Some of the sites identified so far include: New York Times, CNN, Bloomberg, Guardian UK, BBC, Financial Times. Some of the sites are however back with some serving their cache page. The reason for the downtime is currently unknown but could be connected to the fact […]
NBC directs all broadcast stations to suspend Twitter handles
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has directed all broadcast stations in Nigeria to suspend the patronage of Twitter immediately. This directive is contained in a Statement signed by the Director General of the Agency, Prof. Armstrong Idachaba on Monday in Abuja. Idachaba noted that it would be unpatriotic for any broadcaster in Nigeria to continue […]
NBC orders broadcast stations to immediately deactivate Twitter handles
Following the suspension of Twitter operations in Nigeria by the Federal Government, the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), has directed all broadcasting stations in Nigeria to suspend the patronage of Twitter immediately. The Commission asked all broadcast stations to deinstall their Twitter handles and desist from using it as a source of information gathering for News […]
Innovating Nigeria: The rise of true compatriots
By Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi Beneath the obvious national contradictions and challenges we face, there is a deep revolution brewing that is “innovation at the speed of thought”. One of the biggest perks of the Office of the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is the privilege of meeting the smartest people […]
