TECHNOLOGY
“Downgrade Band A Customers If You Can’t Spply 20-Hour Power“ NERC Tells Discos
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has mandated a downgrade of Band A category customers if Discos can't provide 20hours of power. The Commissioner of Licensing and Legal for NERC, Dafe Apkeneye, stated this on Channels Television’s Morning Brief on Friday. He said, “If the discos cannot meet the promised 20 hours to Band A customers, the customers are to immediately be...
FG To Run A Paperless Government By 2030 – Pantami
The Federal Government is targeting 2030 to migrate all government paper activities to paperless ones. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, disclosed this in Abuja during the Champion Day and Closing of 2021 Service Wide Capacity Building program on e-Government. He said: “The target of the Federal Government is to make sure that by 2030, we...
Trump’s Twitter Account Reactivated
The Twitter account of former United States President, Donald Trump, has being reinstated on the social media platform. Twitter’s new owner, Elon Musk, had set up a poll on Saturday to ask users on the platform whether the former president should be allowed back on the app or not. Over 15 million users participated in the poll with a narrow majority...
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...
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...
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...
We’re Monitoring Twitter Under New Owner – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said that the Federal Government is monitoring Twitter closely under the new ownership of Elon Musk. The FG had in 2021 banned the social media platform, claiming it was being used as a medium to spread fake news and hate speech in an attempt to destablisie the country’s unity. However, the minister...
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...
FG To Fully Digitise Civil Service By 2025
The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, said the plan for full digitalisation of all processes in Ministries, Departments and Agencies by 2025 will lead to an automatic cut in the cost of governance. She also said that MDAs having been given the opportunity to ensure adequate budgetary allocation in the 2024 budget, will have...
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...
