Google’s parent, Alphabet Inc, announced plans to shut down Loon – a project it is working on to beam internet down from high-altitude balloons flowing in...
Twitter has announced plans on restarting its blue tick verification from Friday, January 22, 2020. In November 2020, Twitter disclosed that it was relaunching its public...
The Federal Government on Tuesday extended the deadline for Nigerians who have been unable to link their National Identity Number (NIN) with their Subscriber Identity Module...
Joseph Biden has taken the oath to serve as the 46th president of the United States of America officially terminating the reigns of Donald Trump. Joe’s...
Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma has finally made a public appearance after more than two months. Although his appearance was only virtual, it would suffice to quell...
Five days after, and Ugandans finally regained access to the internet; however, this comes on the hill of an estimated financial impact valued at $6.7 million....
Samsung’s vice-chairman Lee Jae-Yong has been sentenced to prison for two and a half years. Lee was found guilty of bribery and embezzlement of funds. His...
After five days of internet shutdown in Uganda, the government has switched on access to the internet connection, three days after its election. On Tuesday, January...
WhatsApp announced plans to extend its update deadline which was meant to occur on February 8, 2020. It explained that it would extend the date of...
If you’re going to “save the world,” you cannot afford to pass out at the mere sight of a little crowd. Signal has, however, taken an...
Nigerian-based solar energy solution startup, Daystar Power, announced it secured $38 million in a Series B investment. Leading the investment is the Investment Fund for Developing...
Google announced it has completed its partnership with Fitbit, the multinational provider of health and wellbeing electronics. The Senior Vice President of Devices and Services for...
YouTube announced a release of its inaugural class for African YouTube creators set to receive funding from the #YouTubeBlackVoices funds to develop their channels. In addition...
The outgoing president of the United States, Donald Trump, is back on social media after Facebook and Instagram restored his accounts. The latest development took place...
Samsung just held its unpacked event and it presented its latest S21 flagship series in grand style. Other major announcements by the company during the live-streamed...
TikTok has announced that teens’ accounts will now be private by default as it also plans to tighten the privacy protectors for minor users between 13...
On Wednesday, the Lagos state government announced a new date for its economic transformation summit known as EHINGBETI. Interested parties can start counting down to the...
Nigeria’s plan to go completely cashless is still in progress as it recorded its most cashless year yet in 2020 despite the grasp of COVID-19. It...
Hearing about the spread of misinformation regarding the COVID-19 vaccine online, Google has decided to act. The tech giant has committed itself to raise an open...
The Republic of Uganda has shut all social media communications ahead of its presidential election slated for January 14, 2020. The classified information was contained in...
Twitter has stumped on Trump’s social media pass. This was one of the biggest picks from last week’s social media events. Elon musk’s response to being...
Hyundai Motor Co, one of the world’s leading car manufacturers, has recorded its biggest daily gain, almost 20% in 33 years. Reportedly, the company was in...
Apple recently launched its first chip, M1, specially designed for MacBooks using industry-leading 5-nanometer process technology. The chip was to deliver an incredible performance, custom and...
Samsung has announced that it is developing new AIs to make its TV more accessible to those with hearing and vision disabilities. The announcement was made...
The Federal Government has disclosed that the National Identity Number (NIN) and SIM Card linkage will help with national budgeting, policy planning, social intervention programs, and...
Apple recently released a new privacy rule for its iOS 14, mandating app developers to ask users’ permission for tracking and data gathering. While the policy...
The World Bank, in its latest prediction for Global Economic Prospects, revealed that the Nigerian economy will resume at 1.1% during 2021 where the global economy...
The past couple of weeks have been bright for cryptocurrencies generally and Etherum is not left out in the positive trends so far. Ether, which is...
Tesla, an American-based electric car and energy company, hits the limelight in the car industry as it produced and delivered half a million cars in 2020....
Has Jack Ma gone missing or is he running on stealth mode? This has been the one question on the minds of many tech enthusiasts and...
WhatsApp set a new record on New Year’s Eve with over 1.4 billion calls across the platform. On December 31, 2020, it recorded the highest number...
Samsung is off to an early start this year. They’re not testing the ice to see if it’s strong enough to hold them up. Nope! They’re...
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Ali Isa Pantami, has directed the immediate suspension of staff members involved in the extortion of applicants over the...
Evan Spiegel, the creator of Snapchat, in an interview with BBC, has defended the rights of users of the platform to express themselves. Evans Spiegel launched...
For long years (almost a decade and a half), several computer network operators have been unduly extorted by cybercriminals through the use of ransomware. Fun fact;...
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has officially introduced a booking system for the registration of the National Identification Number (NIN). The new development was made...
Facebook-owned WhatsApp will reportedly kick out certain users that still operate the messaging app from older devices. While the latest development slated to take effect starting...
Microsoft has announced that new connectors have been made available that can pull data from other apps into Microsoft Compliance. Mohamed El Nemr, Modern Workplace and...
Telegram has announced that in 2021 it would launch a paid service for users. Its Russian co-founder, Pavel Durov, said that the company plans on earning...
Nairobi-based health tech startup, Ilara Health, has raised $3.74 million in Series A investment to fund and expand an affordable, essential, and life-saving diagnostics reach across...
HP’s Anti-Counterfeit and Fraud (ACF) teams have joined Nigerian authorities to identify illegal ink cartridges’ sales across six states. In a new development, the AFC teams...
The Federal Government of Nigeria has extended the registration period for the NIN-SIM card linking exercise initially slated for December 30, to February 9, 2021. The...
Temie Giwa-Tubosun, founder and CEO of a health tech startup, LifeBank, emerges winner of the Global Citizen Prize (GCP) for Business Leader. The 35-year-old woman in...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced the cancellation of the National Identification Number (NIN) retrieval charges of N20 across all networks. In a new directive...
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) will be extending the National Identification Number (NIN) enrolments till Saturdays. According to the announcement, this extension will take effect...
Mobile Telecommunication Company, MTN has responded swiftly to directives from the Nigerian Communications Communication (NCC). Earlier this week, the NCC issued an order to all network...
One year after its initial entrance into the Nigerian market, Shago officially launched on Wednesday, December 16, 2020, at Rollace Hotel, Ajao Estate, Lagos, Nigeria. The...
