TECHNOLOGY
Nigeria To Replace National Identity Card With Digital Number – FG
The federal government has given an insight into the transfer of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy. Isa Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy said with the development, the concept of Digital Number would be prioritized to replace the National Identity Card. He made the disclosure in an interview with PRNigeria’s Economic...
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...
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...
After Ban, Buhari Sends Six Ministers To Engage Twitter In Talks
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a federal government’s team to engage with Twitter over the recent suspension of the operations of the microblogging and social networking service in Nigeria. Buhari’s approval of the team was contained in a statement issued in Abuja Tuesday by the minister of information and culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who chairs the team. Mohammed said, “The federal...
5G Not Hazardous, To Be Deployed Next Year – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC says the trial of the fifth-generation (5G) mobile network shows that there is no health hazard associated with the use of the technology. The commission in a draft consultation document on Deployment of Fifth Generation Mobile Technology in Nigeria published on Monday stated that the trial was conducted in six cities – Abuja, Lagos, Ibadan,...
Twitter May Charge For User Verification Badge
Reports have it that Twitter under Elon Musk’s thumb may charge $20/month to approve a user’s request for a verification badge. The social media platform was recently purchased by Musk, the richest man in the world, for an astounding $44 billion. Those who have already been verified reportedly have 90 days to subscribe or they will no longer be verified. READ ALSO:...
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...
MTN, Glo, Others Consider Tariff Increase, Offer Explanation
The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), Thursday said that the current tariff regime in the telecom sector is not sustainable. The Chairman of ALTON, Mr. Gbenga Adebayo, disclosed this in Lagos, during a stakeholders’ meeting with the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida. He said price review should be considered in line...
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...
Ban: Twitter Reportedly Writes FG, Seeks Dialogue
The Federal Government on Tuesday confirmed that Twitter has formally written to seek for dialogue on issues leading to the indefinite suspension of its operations in the country. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, confirmed this when he featured on “Politics Nationwide,’’ a Radio Nigeria call-in programme monitored by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. “I...
