Nigerian mobile subscribers hit 210m in August — NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says that no fewer than 210 million Nigerians had been active mobile subscribers in Nigeria...
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How to stop unasked messages by network providers — NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has exhorted network subscribers to influence its shortcode 2442 to end unsolicited messages by the...
2023: How space technology can aid free, fair elections-NASRDA
The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) said that space technology had the capacity to monitor elections for minimised...
YouTube announces grant to fund Africa creators
YouTube on Tuesday proclaimed its expansion efforts to support creators and the creative economy in Africa with $20000 and $50000...
Facebook parent coy Meta to slash 11,000 jobs
Facebook parent company Meta declared on Wednesday that it is reducing 11,000 jobs. The job cuts amount to about 13...
FGC Rubochi invents robot prototype for humanitarian industries
The students of Federal Government College (FGC), Rubochi have developed a robot prototype called ‘ Ruby Waiter-Bot’ that could be...
WhatsApp disrupted in several countries
Mobile messenger service WhatsApp on Tuesday is experiencing widespread technical disruptions. The WhatsApp apps allowed people to send messages, pictures,...
Telecom industry contributes $70b to nation’s economy, creates 500,000 jobs — says Danbatta
Executive Vice Chairman(EVC) of Nigerian Communications Commission(NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta said technology-driven telecommunications industry has contributed $70 billion to Nigeria’s...
GoMyCoDE Nigeria rewards 3 young developers
GoMyCoDE, Africa’s leading edtech platform on Saturday rewarded three young developers at the Upside Education Hackathon for proffering solutions to...
Konfam debuts as Nigeria’s latest Fintech
Konfam, a fintech startup developed by Novalux ideas ltd, A Lagos based company will join the African fintech market as...
President Buhari signs Nigeria Start-Ups Bill into law
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law the Nigeria State-up Bill 2022. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof....
GITEX: 2 Nigerian Start-Ups qualify for finals at expo pitch competition
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) said two Nigerian tech Start-ups had qualified for the Start-ups competition at the...
EU approves phone charger reform forcing Apple to adapt
The European Parliament on Tuesday approved new rules that will introduce in the European Union a single charging port for...
Tech firm iiDENTIFii raises $15m to fight cybercrime in Africa
An innovative biometric technology firm, iiDENTIFii says it has raised $15m dollars to fight Cybercrime through biometric authentication and for the company’s expansion...
Chinese scientists design face mask that detects viruses in 10 mins
A group of Chinese scientists have developed a face mask that can detect viral exposure from a 10-minute conversation with...
NCC to generate N500bn from 5G spectrums auctioning
The Nigerian Communication Commission(NCC) says it plans to generate over N500 billion as revenue for the Federal Government from the...
Nigeria’s first Technology Reality Show opens in Lagos
Nigeria’s first Science and Technology TV Reality Show was unveiled in Lagos on Wednesday, designed to popularize science and innovation among...
2 scientific works win NLNG’s $100,000 Nigeria Prize for Science
The panel of judges for the Nigeria Prize for Science said that two outstanding scientific works have won the Nigeria...
Nigeria now global supplier of tech. talents- FG
The Director-General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mr Kashifu Abdullahi said Nigeria is now a global supplier of tech...
ICT sectors contribute 18.44% to Nigeria’s GDP, says NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Information and Communication Technology (ICT),sector had contributed 18.44 per cent to the ‘Nigeria’s...
