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A digital skill competition called #DigitalforAllChallenge 2.0 (DFA 2.0) sponsored by the federal government in collaboration with Technology for Social Change and Development Initiative (Tech4Dev) seeks to empower one million Nigerians and winners of the competition would receive cash prizes and scholarships totaling N150 million. At a launch in Abuja, Kashifu Abdullahi, Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) said the tournament targets a variety of populations, including young learners (ages 8-15),...

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The Anambra State Local Government Service Commission has won the best state local government commission in the adoption of Information Communication Technology (ICT). According to reports made available to journalists on Friday, the award ceremony was organised by the Bureau of Public Service Reforms of the Presidency under the auspices of Nigeria GOVTECH Public Service Awards, took place at the International Convention Centre, Abuja. The Commissioner for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Community Affairs, Mr. Tony-Collins...

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For excellent performance, the Gombe State Due Process Bureau will be honoured with the prestigious Nigeria GovTech Award as the best state Ministry, Department and Agency (MDA) in innovative digital services following a popular nationwide nomination process. According to reports made available to journalists on Tuesday, the office of the Bureau of Public Service Reforms in the Presidency through a letter issued by the Director General, D.I Arabi, said Gombe State was nominated through a...

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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