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Social media will never edge out conventional media – Veteran journalist

A veteran journalist, Alhaji Ishaq Hadejia, says social media will never edge

Instagram updates app with data saving feature

Administrators of the popular social media community, Instagram, have announced the addition

MainOne CEO, Funke Opeke asks FG to implement executive order on local content

The Chief Executive Officer of MainOne, Ms Funke Opeke, has told the

Power Outage: Cheap inverter-fired power, other products launched in Nigeria

In a bid to address power-related challenges and ensure premium protection, Schneider

China to curb some technology exports to U.S.- Global Times editor

China is preparing to curb some technology exports to the United States,

Facebook suspends pre-installation of WhatsApp, Instagram apps on Huawei phones

Facebook Inc. said on Friday it would no longer allow pre-installation of

GenCos release 4,122MW of electricity on June 4 – report

Electricity Generating Companies (GenCos) comprising gas-fired and hydro stations released  4,122 MegaWatts

Nigerian programmer develops mobile app that diagnoses diabetes

An application (app) developer, Dr Salihu Ibrahim, has urged the government to

GenCos release 3,919MW of electricity on June 3 — Report

Electricity Generating Companies (GenCos) comprising gas-fired and hydro stations released an average

Cyber crime: NCC to establish Internet Industry Code of Practice

Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it will establish “Internet Industry Code of

Scientific Breakthrough by Nigerian and German Scientists in the Race to Create Artificial Intelligence

The race to create new super-computers with artificial intelligence that functions like

FirstBank Convenes Fireside Chat, Promotes Awareness on Cyber Security

Nigeria’s premier and leading financial services provider, First Bank of Nigeria Limited

FG will diversify economy through technology application – Onu

Federal Government will deploy technology to diversify the  economy, Minister of Science

Investment in Nigeria’s telecom industry stands at $70bn – NCC

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says the total investment in the Nigerian

China protests U.S. ‘bullying’ of Huawei

Chinese Government on Thursday, said it had lodged “solemn” protests with the

Japanese companies react to U.S. sanctions on China’s Huawei

Japanese companies have responded to pressure from U.S. sanctions on Huawei, with

NCC releases over N100m to universities for ICT research

Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), says the

9mobile introduces WhatsApp customer care

9mobile, a telecommmunications company on Tuesday said it had introduced a personalised

Internet users hits 115.9m in March – NCC

Internet users in Nigeria increased marginally to  115,938,255 million in March  2019,

Huawei says will continue support for smartphones, tablets

Huawei says it will continue to provide security updates and services for

Google doodle celebrates posthumous birthday of late Samuel Okwaraji

Google Doodle on Sunday celebrated the posthumous birthday of professional footballer, Samuel

Google faces antitrust investigation in Italy for market abuse

The Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) on Friday said that it had launched

Man in court for allegedly posting girlfriend’s pictures, calling her names on Facebook

A 40-year-old man, Ibrahim Arowolo, who allegedly posted his girlfriend’s pictures on

Wikipedia blocked in China in all languages

All language editions of Wikipedia have been banned in China ahead of

Microsoft to invest $100m on Nigeria, Kenya tech development hub

Microsoft Corp will invest 100 million dollars to open an Africa technology

WhatsApp asks users to upgrade app after report of spyware attack

Facebook’s WhatsApp on Tuesday urged users to upgrade to the latest version

New technology enables large-scale production of artemisinin for malaria

Chinese researchers have developed a new technology to produce artemisinin, the top

Terrorism: Twitter suspends over 160,000 accounts to curb menace

As part of its contribution towards the eradication of terrorism, the social

Facebook partners CcHub to mentor 12 startups in Nigeria, Ghana

Facebook says it is collaborating with Co-Creation Hub (CCHub) to mentor and

Africa Fintech Foundry earmarks $10,000 prize for best fintech startup

Africa FinTech Foundry (AFF), an Access Bank Plc initiative, says it has