TECHNOLOGY
Facebook Bans Its OWN PAGE
Facebook has banned its own page from social media during its war on Australian news. The tech giant announced on Thursday that it would bar nine million Australians from reading and sharing local and international news on its platform in response to the proposed Media Bargaining law. The law would force tech companies like Facebook and Google to negotiate with news providers to...
We Are Working To Bypass The Ban And Restore Access To Nigerians – Twitter [PHOTO]
Twitter Public Policy @Policy We are deeply concerned by the blocking of Twitter in Nigeria. Access to the free and #OpenInternet is an essential human right in modern society. We will work to restore access for all those in Nigeria who rely on Twitter to communicate and connect with the world. #KeepitOn READ ALSO: Twitter Ban: How To Access In Nigeria – Expert
Suspension Of Twitter A Violation Of Your Country’s Constitution, US Tells Buhari
The United States Government says the suspension of Twitter by Nigeria is at variance with the 1999 Constitution which guarantees freedom of expression. The US said in a statement that the move undermines Nigeria’s ability to exercise this freedom and it sends a poor message to investors. The statement read, “Nigeria’s constitution provides for freedom of expression. The government’s recent #Twitterban...
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...
5G Network Will Be Operational By January 2022 – Isa Pantami
Isa Pantami, the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, stated that fifth-generation (5G) cellular networks will be operational in January 2022. The Minister was represented by Ubale Maska, NCC commissioner for technical services, during a town hall meeting in Maiduguri, Borno state, on Thursday September 23. He said the deployment was necessary because there are over 50,000 telecommunications sites across the...
Nigeria To Produce Drones In Near Future – Minister, Ogbonnaya Onu
The Buhari administration has said Nigeria would produce and specialise in state-of-the-art technology such as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (drones) through “reverse-engineering”. The Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, revealed the idea when he inaugurated an Inter-Ministerial committee to implement the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Federal Government and Aeronautic Ltd (now Wise Guide Technology Nig. Ltd)...
Telecommunication Services Restored In Zamfara After Months Of Disconnection
Authorities have restored telecommunications services in Zamfara communities, ABN TV reports. It would be recalled that the Zamfara government last Wednesday said the process of restoring telecommunications services in the state is ongoing. As part of measures to tackle banditry in the north-western state, the government had cut telecommunications networks in 14 local government areas in September. However, on November 27, Governor...
Xiaomi Produces CyberDog Robot That Can Recognize Owner’s Face & Voice (Photos)
The Xiaomi CyberDoge robot was announced by the company at the launch of the Mi Mix 4 and Mi Pad 5 smartphones some time ago. CyberDog is the first robot product made by mobile phone manufacturer Xiaomi. In terms of outward appearance, CyberDog has a resemblance to the Spot robot made by Boston Dynamics. It's just that the robot made...
Jeff Bezos Pays $200million To Get His Name Put On A Space Museum For At Least 50 Years
A whooping $200 million has been doled out by the world’s second richest man, Jeff Bezos to get his name put on a new branch of the Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum. After the Amazon founder traveled to space just once, he decided to have his name displayed on the new Bezos Learning and several other locations around the museum...
Elon Musk Buys Twitter
Twitter said Monday it has agreed to sell itself to Elon Musk, who will take the company private in a deal valued at around $44 billion. The deal caps off a whirlwind news cycle in which the Tesla and SpaceX CEO became one of Twitter's largest shareh...
