TECHNOLOGY
Tinubu Sacks Heads Of NCC, NIPOST, NIGCOMSAT, Announces Replacements
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday sacked the Chief Executive Officers of three agencies under the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovations, and Digital Economy with immediate effect. The affected CEOs include the Nigerian Communications Commission’s Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta; the Nigerian Postal Service’s Sunday Adepoju; and Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited’s Tukur Funtua. The President made this known through a statement by his...
Musk Plans To Charge Twitter Users Monthly Subscription Fee
Elon Musk has suggested that all users of X, formerly called Twitter, may have to pay for access to the platform. In a conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the billionaire said a payment system was the only way to counter bots. “We’re moving to having a small monthly payment for use of the system,” the Tesla and SpaceX boss...
COREN Warns Parents Against Unaccredited Courses In UniAbuja, UniCal, Others
The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria has said engineering programmes at the University of Abuja, Modibbo Adama University, Yola and Ambrose Alli University, Edo State, were unaccredited and the institutions unfit to produce engineering graduates. The council also warned parents and guardians of prospective students that all engineering courses at the University of Calabar and the Technical...
Apple Officially Unveils iPhone 15 (PHOTOS)
Apple today unveiled its long-awaited iPhone 15 at the company's 'Wonderlust' event in California. The standard range of phones starts at $799 and comes in the same 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch screens users got from the last generation of iPhones. But the new handset features a significant redesign to its screen. The 'notch' at the top of the phone, long seen as a design flaw, has...
FG Delists 37 Illegal Loan Apps
According to a new report from the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, the number of delisted lending apps increased from nine to 37. The number of fully authorized loan applications increased to 164 from 154 as of Monday's website updates. The number of loan applications with conditional clearance fell from 40 to 38, while the number of applications on...
iPhone 15 Models Leaked, Apple To launch Smartphone In Nine Stunning Colours (PHOTOS)
There are just four days left to wait until Apple reveals its new iPhone 15, despite that, the rumours are coming in thick and fast. Dummy units obtained by AppleInsider now show that the tech giant is likely launching the iPhone 15 in nine stunning colours. There are five options for the standard iPhone 15 – white, black, yellow, light blue, and pink, corroborating...
Google Appoints Nigeria’s Alex Okosi As MD In Africa
Google has announced that Alex Okosi, currently Managing Director for YouTube in EMEA Emerging Markets, will take on the role of Managing Director for Google in Africa. In his new role, Okosi will be responsible for Google’s operations in Africa including programs to help businesses and economies on the continent to grow, as well as expanding access and providing tools...
Function Of Black Dot On Back Of iPhone Pro Models- Interesting Feature
Users of the latest iPhone Pro models are just getting to grips with the functions of a mysterious black circle next to the cameras on the back of the latest iPhone models. A recent Reddit post with 1,400 upvotes saw a user circling the mysterious circle and asking simply, ‘What’s it for?’ The circle is only found in the latest iPhone Pro models and certain iPad Pro models -...
Nigerian Twitter User Hits N36m On Ads Revenue Sharing
A Nigerian X user identified as Logik #iamlogikk on Saturday celebrated receiving the payment of N36,858,567 from the app ads revenue sharing programme introduced by owner Elon Musk. X, formerly known as Twitter launched its new payment plan in the United States of America in July and only recently extended this payment plan to verified global users with Twitter Blue...
Iphone Experts Share Secret Setting That Charges Your Device Four Times Faster
Charging an iPhone from 0% to 100% might take up to four hours. Given our addiction to our phones, those few hours might feel like a lifetime. However, IT experts, including Verizon, have revealed a simple trick that will charge your smartphone four times faster and charge it to 90 percent in just one and a half hours. The key is in...