TECHNOLOGY
No SIM Card For Any Nigerian Below 18, Says NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC has announced the disqualification of anyone below the age of 18 from registering and owning a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) in Nigeria. This is according to the draft copy of the modified registration of Telephone Subscribers Regulations published on the commission’s website. The commission in modified regulations only allowed subscribers above the age of 18 to...
Nigeria Lifts Ban On Twitter
The Federal Government has lifted the suspension of Twitter operations in Nigeria after approval by President Muhammadu Buhari The decision was announced by the Chairman Technical Committee Nigeria-Twitter Engagement and Director-General National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, CCIE. Kashifu, in a statement in Abuja, said the approval was given following a memo written to the President by Minister...
We’re Expecting Twitter To Open Nigerian Office In Q1 2022 — Lai Mohammed
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said on Monday, that the microblogging site, Twitter, is expected to open its Nigerian office before the end of March 2022. The minister, who disclosed this when he appeared on a radio progarmme, the Radio Link, in Abuja, said the move is part of the agreement the company reached with the Federal Government...
FG Planning To Establish Agency In Charge Of AI, Robotics — Minister
Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu has hinted that the Federal Government is planning to establish an agency that would be in charge of Artificial Intelligence, AI and robotics. He made this disclosure in Abuja when the Nigeria Science Academy (NSA) visited him in his office, to officially invite the Ministry to their forthcoming programmes to boost the...
5 WhatsApp Hacks You Probably Didn’t Know
WhatsApp is probably the most popular messaging platform in the world largely because it’s so simple and straightforward to use. However, if you want to dig a little deeper into the app, there are several extra features that make things a bit more interesting and fun. For example, you don’t have to settle for the standard WhatsApp font if you want...
Trump Vows Not To Return To Twitter After Its Purchase By Elon Musk
Former US President Donald Trump vowed he would not be returning to Twitter if his account was reinstated following the purchase of the platform by tech billionaire Elon Musk, announced on Monday. The Republican leader said he would be using his own ...
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...
Nigerian man develops application to help people travel to historic sites, network
Collins Nnabugwu co-founded a media streaming app that became one of the most sought after binge/VOD apps with such a great business model. He also created the African Heritage Virtual Museum app which launches in June 2020, a technical partnership with Ecocarrier technology of Canada, a renowned developer of virtual reality, augmented and mixed reality. "So we are rolling out...
Information Suggesting 5G Network Causes Coronavirus Is Untrue, Says ATCON
The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has said the reports around the social media which link 5G network to coronavirus are untrue and baseless. ATCON said this in a statement signed by its President, Olusola Teniola and made available to journalists. ATCON said, “We wish to draw the attention of Nigerians to the unfounded claims and misinformation that is trending...
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...
