TECHNOLOGY
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...
5000 Households To Get Constant Power Supply As FG, World Bank Commences Installation Of Solar Panels In Abia
No fewer than 5000 households in Abia will soon enjoy 24/7 power supply as World Bank in collaboration with the Federal Government through the Niger Delta Power Holding Company, NDPHC, has commenced i...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Federal Govt Unveils National Policy On 5G
The Federal government on Tuesday launched the National Policy on Fifth Generation Networks (5G) for Nigeria’s Digital Economy. Speaking at the launch presided over by President Mohammadu Buhari, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) said that the deployment of the fifth-generation (5G) network, “will play a vital role in improving the security situation in...
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...
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...
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...
