TECHNOLOGY
Ban: Twitter Reportedly Writes FG, Seeks Dialogue
The Federal Government on Tuesday confirmed that Twitter has formally written to seek for dialogue on issues leading to the indefinite suspension of its operations in the country. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, confirmed this when he featured on “Politics Nationwide,’’ a Radio Nigeria call-in programme monitored by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. “I...
I’m Okay With Going To -H-e-l-l, If…… – Elon Musk
CEO of Tesla, Inc, the US electric vehicle and clean energy company, Elon Musk, says he does not have an issue with going to hell when he dies. The billionaire businessman was reacting to a Twitter user who asked him about his religious views. In var...
Trump To Launch Social Media Platform In Coming Months
Former US President, Donald Trump is coming back to social media but this time with his own network, a spokesperson of the former world leader had revealed. The announcement comes after Trump was permanently suspended from Twitter and other social platforms, such as Facebook, following his incitement of the US Capitol riots on January 6 — where hundreds of Trump...
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...
Facebook Domain Allegedly Stolen
Facebook services spanning Whatsapp, Instagram, and Facebook itself have been shut down following an attempt to hijack the company’s domain name. There has been a widely reported inability to access the services since Monday afternoon after a yet to be identified hacker nuked the DNS A; an address file that holds an IP address of the domain name and AAA...
Reps Moves To Investigate Twitter Ban In Nigeria
The House of Representatives has decided to investigate decision of the Federal Government to ban operations of Twitter in Nigeria. It said it will also consider the legal frameworks upon which the Federal Government made the decision. Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila disclosed these while addressing his colleagues on resumption of plenary after two weeks of break. The Speaker said the relevant House Committees...
Nigeria Alerted As Iranian Cyber Spies Eye Telecommunication Companies, ISPs
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has raised the alarm over the existence of another hacking group orchestrating cyber espionage in the African telecoms space. An Iranian hacking group known as Lyceum (also known as Hexane, Siamesekitten, or Spirlin) has been reported to be targeting telecoms, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), and Ministries of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in Africa with upgraded malware...
Elon Musk Auctions Off Twitter Blue Bird Statue For $100,000
A Twitter bird statue fetched $100,000 on Wednesday as Elon Musk auctioned off furniture, decorations, kitchen equipment and more from the tech firm’s downtown San Francisco headquarters. An online auction of “surplus corporate office assets of Twitter” that lasted slightly more than 24 hours also featured a 10-foot neon light in the shape of Twitter’s bird logo, which brought in...
Today Is NIN-SIM Linking Deadline; Have You Done Yours? Do This Now And Save Your Number!!
Today is the deadline for linking your sims with your NIN, If by tomorrow your sims are blocked, what will you do? How to link your SIM cards with NIN Network providers in Nigeria have unveiled various steps their subscribers can adopt to link their SIM cards with the National Identification Number (NIN). The development comes after a recent directive by the Nigeria Communications...
Glo Denies Owing MTN N1.6bn
Nigerian telecommunications company, Globacom Ltd has denied the claim regarding unpaid connection charges owed to MTN. News Agency of Nigeria quotes a reliable source in Globacom as saying that the N1.6 billion in question had previously been paid without any issue. The clarification follows a public pre-disconnection warning sent by the Nigerian Communication Commission on Monday. According to the NCC’s notice, which...
