TECHNOLOGY
Telegram Boss, Pavel Durov Allegedly Arrested In France
Billionaire founder and CEO of Telegram, Pavel Durov was reportedly detained at Bourget Airport near Paris on Saturday evening, according to French news outlets TF1 and BFM TV. Durov, who was travelling on his private jet from Azerbaijan, was arrested under a French warrant related to a preliminary police investigation into Telegram’s alleged role in facilitating criminal activities, reports Reuters. Telegram...
5G Network To Roll Out Soon In Nigeria As FG Approves New Policy
The Federal Government has approved the National Policy on the fifth-generation (5G) network in Nigeria. This is according to the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, who addressed journalists in Abuja after the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday. He explained that the benefits that accrue from using the 5G network include larger capacity, higher data rates, among...
Facebook, Twitter, Google, Others Now To Pay Tax In Nigeria [VIDEO]
The Senate on Tuesday passed the Finance Bill 2021, transmitted to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari, on December 7, 2021. The passage by the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly followed the consideration of a report by the Senate Joint Committee on Finance; Customs, Excise, and Tariff; Trade and Investment. One of the major highlights of the Bill is...
After ABN TV’s Publication, Ikpeazu Meets Abia-Born Innovator Who Created Mini Transformer (Photos)
Abia State governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has met with Ohafia local government area Abia-Born innovator, Solomon Ukaoha who created mini power transformer following a publication by ABN TV on Sunday. The mini transformer works with crude oil. The 24-year-old innovator who had in an interaction with our correspondent demanded a 4-year training to enable him perfect his skills had his dream...
We Gained Over 70m New Users During Facebook Outage — Telegram
Messaging app Telegram gained over 70 million new users during Monday’s Facebook outage, its founder, Pavel Durov, said on Tuesday, as people worldwide were left without key messaging services for nearly six hours, Reuters has reported. Facebook blamed its outage, which kept its 3.5 billion users from accessing services such as WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger, on a faulty configuration change. “The...
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...
7 Ways To Free Up Storage Space On Your iPhone
Many iPhone users are unaware of the junk on their phones which have been occupying larger spaces. Most people keep this junk intentionally while others do even know there are large files that need to be disposed of to create more space on their iOS. If your phone has been giving you warnings of low storage space or not, don’t...
BMW Recalls 1.5 Million Cars Over Bad Brake
BMW said Tuesday it was recalling about 1.5 million vehicles due to problems with their brakes and cut its outlook for the year, sending the German luxury carmaker’s shares tumbling. The recall will have a “negative worldwide sales effect in the second half of the year,” said the group, which also includes the Rolls-Royce and Mini brands. The financial impact in...
Education Our Greatest Tool To Defeat Poverty — Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu said, yesterday, education was Nigeria’s foremost tool against poverty. He also noted that his administration remained determined to embrace the prospects of digital economy and telecommunications which he described as “the future.” Tinubu, who stated this when he received a delegation from global tech giant, Google, said his administration would leverage digital technology to create Nigeria’s desired socio-economic...
No Health Hazard With 5G Network — NCC
The Nigerian Communication Commission has reassured the public that the new Fifth Generation network popularly known as 5G has no negative health effects. The Enugu Zonal Controller of the NCC, Mr Ogbonnaya Ugama, made the clarification in Enugu on Saturday at a round table with members of the Association of Heads of Federal Establishments. Ugama explained that there was no convincing...
