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NewsNigeriaTechnologySolution Innovation District Kick Off In Anambra

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 5, 2023

The Solution Innovation District (SID) aim to train youths in innovation, technology and entrepreneurship has kick off in Awka, the Anambra State state capital. Speaking at the commissioning of the centre, Anambra State Governor, Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo said the centre congratulated the 20,000 Anambra youths pioneers of the programme for acquiring various digital skills online. He said the current Government House under construction will become the permanent site of the Solution Innovation District and...

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BusinessNewsNigeriaTechnologyInternational Press Center Launches Digitalize IOS Web App 

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 22, 2023

The International Press Center (IPC) has launched a digitalized IOS Web App on media election code, with a call on the Federal Government to deepen democratic dividends by fulfilling all its campaign promises. Mr Lanre Arogundade, Executive Director of IPC made the call in Abuja during a media and CSOs stakeholder’s roundtable discussion on the documented Campaign Promises of President Bola Tinubu. He urged the media professionals to educate the citizens for them to monitor...

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NewsNigeriaTechnologyTwitter users poke fun at Elon Musk over a change of logo

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 4, 2023

Twitter’s blue bird logo has been changed to the doge meme of the Dogecoin cryptocurrency. This is one of the changes introduced to the micro-blogging site since the takeover of the company by world billionaire Elon Musk. Musk bought Twitter on October 27, 2022, for $44 billion and has since slashed the workforce, introduced paid-for accounts and reinstated banned users including former United States president Donald Trump. Confirming the latest change, Musk posted a meme...

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NewsNigeriaTechnologyFree internet worth N24.2bn approved by FG for airports, varsities, markets

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)March 30, 2023

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved two contracts worth N24.20 billion for the provision of broadband to provide free internet in 75 public places, including 20 airports, tertiary institutions and markets nationwide to support micro, small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Professor Isa Ali Pantami, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, announced this on Wednesday while briefing State House reporters after the federal cabinet meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential...

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NewsNigeriaTechnologyMeta announces $11.99 monthly subscription plan for Facebook, Instagram verification

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 21, 2023

Like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram users will now pay for verification. Meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, in a Facebook post on Sunday, announced rollout plans for Meta Verified, a monthly subscription service that allows users to verify their social media accounts with a government-verified identity card. Meta is the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. According to Zuckerberg, apart from letting users get a blue badge, Meta Verified also gives users extra protection from impersonation...

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NewsNigeriaTechnologySpaceX’s satellite internet service, Starlink, has been officially launched in Nigeria

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 1, 2023

The Elon Musk-owned company announced this in a tweet on Monday, stating that Nigeria was the first African country to enjoy its services. Starlink is now available in Nigeria – the first African country to receive service! → https://t.co/slZbTmZmAt — SpaceX (@SpaceX) January 30, 2023 According to an update on its website, SpaceX said the cost of Starlink’s hardware and subscription plan would be N274,098 and N19,260 monthly, respectively. The company said the service comes...

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NewsTechnologyiPhone 5, Sony, Huawei, Other Android Users Will No Longer Use WhatsApp from January

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 29, 2022

META-owned social media application, WhatsApp will stop working on Apple’s old smartphone models, iPhone 5 and iPhone 5c, and some old models of Samsung, Sony, LG, Huawei, Lenovo android devices on 1 January 2023. According to the tech company, it is customary for WhatsApp to end support for older android smartphones and iPhones that have long stopped receiving regular software and security updates and are no longer secure enough to run the application. WhatsApp said,...

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NewsNigeriaTechnologyTech Company Builds, Unveils First Nigerian-made Robot, Omeife

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 11, 2022

The Nigerian government last Friday launched Africa’s first humanoid robot, Omeife developed by the Uniccon Group. Speaking at the robot’s unveiling, the director-general of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa who represented the minister of communications and digital economy, Prof. Isa Ali Pantami, who was to serve as a proxy for the vice president, Prof. Yemi Osibanjo, said the innovation signifies a dawn in the nation’s journey to becoming one of the...

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NewsNigeriaTechnologyFederal Government Approves Production Of Indigenous Satellite

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 11, 2022

The Minister of State for Science, Technology, and Innovation, Chief Henry Ikechukwu Ikoh says the Federal Government has approved the production of Indigenous satellites in Nigeria to boost Internet broadband penetration. He disclosed this during the South-South dialogue between the government and stakeholders in the Science, Technology, and Innovation, STI, ecosystem in Port Harcourt. According to him, the satellite production and design will be achieved through a Public Private Partnership (PPP) Project in line with...

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JobsNewsTechnologyFG Seeks Collaboration With DCO to Stop Youths From Relocating Overseas

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 28, 2022

Dissatisfied with the rate at which young Nigerians are leaving the country in search of greener pastures in other countries, the federal government has sought the collaboration of the Digital Cooperation Organisation (DCO) to provide jobs for Nigeria’s teeming population. DCO is a multilateral organisation, comprised of 12 countries from three continents, that focuses on advancing the digital economy in member states. Nigeria is a founding member. The secretary-general of the DCO, Deemah Yahya, on...

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