Minister: E-conference more efficient in running government

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said the decision by the Federal Executive Council meeting to hold via virtual platform has proven...

Google To Introduce Nigerian Accent To Map Navigation

Search engine giant, Google, has announced the launch of new products and features on the light-weight app, Google Go, features like Lens, Discover and...

WhatsApp Strengthens But Also Undermines Nigeria’s Democracy – UK-Nigeria Research Team

Research by a UK-Nigerian research team examining the role of WhatsApp in Nigeria’s 2019 elections has identified the opportunities and threats posed by the messaging platform...

5G Not Responsible For Coronavirus, Nigerian Institute Of Physics Says

The Nigerian Institute of Physics has allayed fears that the Fifth-Generation Communication Network (5G) is linked to the deadly Coronavirus pandemic ravaging the world. There...

Nigeria ready for 5G – Communication Minister

By Ijeoma Olorunfemi Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Oct. 7, 2019 (NAN) In line with global requirements of communications, Dr Isa Pantami, Minister of Communications, said...

Google Faces Internal Battle Over Research On AI To Speed Chip Design

Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google said on Monday it had recently fired a senior engineering manager after colleagues, whose landmark research on artificial intelligence software he had...

ICT expert wants govt to invest more in internet infrastructure

By Ijeoma Olorunfemi An Information Communication Technology (ICT) expert, Mr Oluwafemi Osho has appealed to the government to make more fund available to develop internet...

FCC Chairman lauds Buhari over inauguration of digital centres

The Executive Chairman, Federal Character Commission (FCC), Dr. Muheeba Dankaka, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari over the inauguration of eight  Digital Economy Centres (DEC) across...

Why micro blogging sites, platforms must be regulated, by Fed Govt

The Federal Government yesterday said it will regulate big technology micro blogging sites and platforms to generate taxes and to protect the country’s sovereignty...

Volkswagen rolls out last beetle

Volkswagen rolled the last Beetle off the assembly line on Wednesday, the end of the road for a car that ran from Nazi Germany...

Morocco launches fleet of drones to tackle virus from the sky

Morocco has rapidly expanded its fleet of drones as it battles the coronavirus pandemic, deploying them for aerial surveillance, public service announcements and sanitisation. “This...

Sexual harassment: NGO, Ford Foundation partner to develop report app

By Emmanuel Afonne Gender Mobile Initiative (GMI), an NGO, says it is partnering with the Ford Foundation to develop anti-sexual harassment policy and mobile application...

‘Digitalisation of oil, gas imperative for productivity’

The oil and gas industry is the largest foreign exchange earner for the country, yet Nigeria is an oil producing country with the highest...

Microsoft scales down Russia operations due to Ukraine crisis

Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) said on Wednesday it was making substantial cuts to its business in Russia, joining a string of companies that are reducing their exposure...

FG declares readiness to deploy 5G network

Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isah Ali Pantami, has declared that Nigeria is ready for the deployment of the Fifth Generation Network...

NNPC, Kebbi ethanol project source of mass employment – Bagudu

Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State says the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between the state government and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)...

ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming steps down as chairman – source

ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming has stepped down as chairman of the TikTok owner, after saying in May he would step down as CEO, a...

Nigeria to transfer technology to other African countries — NABDA boss

By Sylvester Thompson The National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), says Nigeria will be happy to transfer its technology behind bio-tech (bt) cotton, bt cowpea and...

Hidden tricks you didn’t know your Android phone could do

There’s a whole host of hidden features, in your Android phone, that you may not know about that can make your mobile experience a...

Global stock trading platform, Chaka, launches in Nigeria

By Peter Ejiofor Chaka, a global trading platform that allows users to invest in stocks listed on foreign stock exchanges has launched its products in...