TECHNOLOGY
Nigeria To Replace National Identity Card With Digital Number – FG
The federal government has given an insight into the transfer of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy. Isa Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy said with the development, the concept of Digital Number would be prioritized to replace the National Identity Card. He made the disclosure in an interview with PRNigeria’s Economic...
Gregory University Student Produces Fuel-less Power Generating Set
As Nigeria battles to bridge the growing electricity supply gap in the country a 300-level student, Prayer Nwojoyi of the department of Electrical Electronics in the College of Engineering of Gregory University Uturu, Abia state. Nwojoyi has shown that with innovation, the shortage of electricity supply will soon be a thing of the past in Nigeria. The under-graduate student has designed...
Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey Fires Back At Trump, Zuckerberg
Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey has fired back at President Donald Trump after he accused the social media platform of meddling in the US election which will be taking place later this year. He also tackled Mark Zuckerberg after he suggested that Twitter was trying to be “an arbiter of truth”. The exchange ensued after Twitter applied its fact-check label to two tweets shared by President Donald Trump, which...
Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey Fires Back At Trump, Zuckerberg
Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey has fired back at President Donald Trump after he accused the social media platform of meddling in the US election which will be taking place later this year. He also tackled Mark Zuckerberg after he suggested that Twitter was trying to be “an arbiter of truth”. The exchange ensued after Twitter applied its fact-check label to two tweets shared by President Donald Trump, which...
Jailbreak For All iOS 13.5 Devices Coming Soon – Hackers Claim
The team behind the "unc0ver" jailbreaking tool for iOS has announced an upcoming version of its software that can patch "every signed iOS version on every device" using a zero-day kernel vulnerability by Pwn20wnd, a renowned iOS hacker. If the claims are true, that would mean Apple's latest flagship devices like the iPhone 11, iPhone SE, and 2020 iPad Pro can be jailbroken, even...
5 Simple Ways To Use WhatsApp For Business
The simplicity of WhatsApp shouldn’t fool you into thinking its use is limited to mere casual chatter. WhatsApp can be a powerful and highly cost-effective business tool for those who know how to properly employ its features for business. ABN TV shares five lucrative ways to use WhatsApp for business. For customer engagement and support WhatsApp is a great tool...
Rwanda Deploy Robots That Can Screen “150 People Per Minute” In Fight Against COVID-19
Five humanoid robots have been delivered to Rwanda to assist in both patient screening and delivery of foods and drugs to those suffering from COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus. According to BBC, Daniel Ngamije, the country’s health minister, who broke the news on Tuesday, said the move is aimed at reducing the exposure of health workers to COVID-19...
Twitter To Allow Employees Work From Home ‘Forever’
The microblogging site, Twitter, announced on Tuesday that it could allow employees to continue to work from home indefinitely even after the end of the coronavirus crisis. Twitter said it is one of the first companies to implement the stay-at-home model in early March and the decision to allow workers to continue work from home even after the COVID-19 pandemic...
Corona Virus Has No Link With 5G Network — ICT Expert
As the world continues to battle the deadly COVID-19, there have been speculations that the disease is caused by the radiation from the 5th generation (5G) network. An ICT expert, Engr. Ajibola Abiola has however dispelled such speculation, saying it is untrue. Reacting to a viral audio message that said 5G network has been drying up people in China, Engr. Abiola,...
Facebook To Collect User Geolocation Data To Fight Coronavirus
Facebook is launching tools to help scientists and healthcare professionals fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The company will collect location information from users. A social media management team will provide scientists with information about user geolocation. This will help calculate the likelihood of people coming into contact in a particular location and find out what places they are likely to visit. The...