US Chip Makers Hit by New China Export Rule
Shares of major chipmakers Nvidia and AMD have fallen amid concerns of new US restrictions on the sale of artificial intelligence chips to China. Nvidia[more...]
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Airtel Reaffirms Commitment to Supporting The Creative Industry
Telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting talented Nigerians in the creative industry as well as sponsoring platforms that will inspire[more...]
NCC Raises Alarm Over Destruction of 50,000 Telecom Infrastructure
Over 50,000 cases of major destruction to telecom infrastructure and facilities have been reported across the country in the past five years, raising alarm over[more...]
MTN Mulls Acquisition of Rival, Telkom
MTN Group and Telkom recently announced that early-stage acquisition talks were ongoing. They also fore-warned stakeholders that there were no guarantees these talks would yield[more...]
Chinese Hackers Deploy Fake News Site To Infect Government, Energy Targets
A Chinese cyber espionage group has been using a fake news site to infect government and energy industry targets in Australia, Malaysia and Europe with[more...]
Elumelu, Others Seek More Investments in Digital Infrastructure
Mr Tony Elumelu, Chairman, Heirs Holdings, and other Information and Communication Technology (ICT) stakeholders on Wednesday called for the scaling up of Nigeria’s digital infrastructure.[more...]
Snapchat to Lay Off 20% of Its Staff
About 1,200 employees will lose their jobs in the restructuring which had been expected after a year of poor financial results. The company was worth[more...]
Google Bars Donald Trump’s Truth Social Platform From Google Play
Former US President Donald Trump's social media platform has been barred from Google Play. Google says the platform violates its policies on prohibiting content like[more...]
Microsoft Appoints Nigeria’s Kunle Awosika as Managing Director of its Africa Transformation Office
Kunle succeeds Wael Elkabbany, who served as the head of the Africa Transformation Office (ATO) for nine months. Kunle has held various positions at Microsoft,[more...]
5 Things to Consider When Buying Security Cameras for Your Home And Office
We always feel the constant need to watch our homes. Thanks to security cameras, now it's never been easier to check our homes whenever we[more...]
Edo State Launches Agric Innovation Hub to Tackle Food Crisis
Edo State has launched an agriculture-focused digital innovation hub aimed at creating an ecosystem to promote digital transformation, innovation and climate smart agriculture in the[more...]
Africa Data Centres Expands Joburg Facility
Cassava Technologies-owned Africa Data Centres has broken ground on the expansion of its Samrand data centre facility in Johannesburg, from 10MW to 40MW of IT[more...]
Google Deletes 1.1m Apps from Play Store
During the first half (H1) of 2022, Google removed over 1.1 million apps from its mobile application store Google Play. This is according to data[more...]
NCC Approves New Mobile Voice International Termination Rate
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has granted approval for a new Mobile Voice International Termination Rate (ITR) for to mobile network operators in the country.[more...]
Ericsson, Google Partner to Offer 5G Opportunities And Enterprise Applications
Ericsson and Google, have continued to push the envelope on network slicing, bringing the full range of benefits of 5G one step closer to consumers,[more...]
Pantami Upbeat About 95% Digital Literacy For Nigeria
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, at the weekend in Gombe, said Nigeria’s march towards attaining 95 per cent[more...]
Pantami Excited with the Unprecedented 18.44% Highest Ever ICT Sector Contribution to Nigeria’s GDP
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, is very excited to hear of the remarkable contribution of the Information and[more...]
9mobile Launches New Data Plan to Offer Massive Voice & Data Bonuses
Nigeria’s telecom service provider and youth-friendly brand, 9mobile, has announced the launch of 9Konfam, a tariff plan that rewards customers with generous airtime and data[more...]
Reuben Muoka, Director Public Affairs, NCC, Bags NIPR Fellowship
The Director of Public Affairs of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Mr Reuben Muoka, has been inducted into the highly coverted fellowship of the Nigerian[more...]
It is Hard to Spend Time on Twitter without Getting Upset – Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg joined "The Joe Rogan Experience" and discussed Twitter and Instagram's differences. He said it's hard to spend time on Twitter "without getting upset,"[more...]
