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NIN: Beware of fake App, NIMC warns Nigerians
The National Identity Management Commission, NIMC has warned the public to beware of a fake app…
Furore over new WhatsApp privacy policy
A new privacy policy by the popular social media platform, Whatsapp, is triggering an exodus of…
FG launches mobile app to secure NIN slip
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, has approved the development and release…
WhatsApp to stop working on millions of phones from Jan 1
WhatsApp, a US-run messaging service, says its app will stop working on millions of phones as…
25 million Nigerians to benefit as FG begins installation of N140bn solar project nationwide
The Federal Government says it will commence the installation of N140 billion off-grid solar home systems…
PROFILE: Onyema Ogbuagu, UNICAL graduate leading COVID-19 vaccine research in US
The COVID-19 pandemic caught the world off guard. New norms have emerged and people no longer…
UK scientist invents face mask that ‘kills COVID-19’
Gareth Cave, a scientist in Nottingham, has invented a face mask that “kills more than 90%…
Apple’s tracking tool breaches privacy law, stores users’ data without consent’
A group, led by privacy activist, Max Schrems, filed complaints on Monday with German and…
FG to create jobs through robotics, artificial intelligence
The Nigerian government said it has set out strategies to reap from the potential 60 million…
Nigerian company develops application for blocking stolen phones
A Nigerian company, E.F. Network Limited, has developed a mobile application that can make a device…
Nigerian fintech start up, Paystack acquired for N76bn
PayStack, a Nigerian fintech startup, has been acquired by global fintech giant Stripe, in the biggest…
Apple sets date to unveil 5G iPhone 12
The much-anticipated iPhone 12 smartphone is expected to be launched on Tuesday, October 13, 2020, Apple…
Pantami, Danbata call for promotion of indigenous digital solutions
…as NCC rewards winners of Covid-19 Virtual Hackathon Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr.…
Zoom suffers temporary crash worldwide
Videoconferencing platform – Zoom – experienced worldwide outages Monday morning, coinciding with the first day of…
35% tax rebate: Buhari approves one year extension for prepaid meters
President Muhammadu Buhari has given approval for a one-year extension of the 35 per cent import…
Apple becomes first US company to hit $2trn in market value
Apple, on Wednesday, became the first United States company to reach $2 trillion in market value…
Prices of data, telecom services to crash, says FG
Prices of data and telecommunication services are expected to crash by 40 percent following steps…
50 journalists lose job to robots at Microsoft
About 50 journalists working with Microsoft are set to lose their jobs, as the American multinational…
Smokers at greatest risk of contracting severe coronavirus
A new study said smokers and former smokers, face twice the risk of contracting severe cases…