Technology
10 Apr
The Association for Information and Communication Technology on Local Content (ICTLOCA) has backed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) policies on foreign exchange.
10 Apr
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has been urged to improve on the layer of security around its self-service app for National Identification Number (NIN).
10 Apr
Ahead of the GSMA’s Post MWC Sharing Event in Beijing, China, the GSMA has launched the Mobile Economy China 2024 report. The report forecasts that more than half of Chinese mobile connections will be 5G by the end of 2024.
10 Apr
Microsoft will combine forces with OpenAI for the construction of one of the world’s most expensive data center complexes at $100 billion.
10 Apr
Samsung Nigeria has expressed readiness to offer Nigerians more smartphones, especially mid-range ones.
10 Apr
Mswitch Creative Media Hub has announced the launch of an ambitious talent development initiative to position 5,000 young Nigerians for global post-production roles over the next half-decade.
10 Apr
As part of efforts to provide Nigerians with high-cooling solutions, Lontor Hi-Tech Development Company Limited has introduced its latest J-Series air conditioning system into the Nigerian market.
5 Apr
Google is reportedly drawing up plans to charge for AI-enhanced search features, in what would be the biggest shake-up to the company’s revenue model in its history.
4 Apr
Dr. Tunji Olowolafe, the Chancellor of Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, has unveiled a groundbreaking initiative aimed at fostering innovation and entrepreneurship among the university's graduands and students. During the 28th convocation ceremony held on Wednesday, Dr. Olowolafe announced the establishment of a N1 billion Innovative Fund designed to support agro-tech companies founded by the graduating…
3 Apr
The difficulties posed by money laundering and terrorism financing have grown in complexity and scope in an era where the global financial system is becoming more connected and digital. Given this, the Global System for Mobile Telecommunications Association (GSMA) has called for a radical transformation in countries’ approaches to combating these threats. It noted that…
3 Apr
Digital payments firm, Visa has expanded its global value-added services business with three new AI-powered risk and fraud prevention solutions.
The new products, part of the end-to-end Visa Protect suite, are designed to reduce fraud across immediate account-to-account and card-not-present (CNP) payments, as well as transactions both on and off Visa’s network.
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Nigerian chess master Tunde Onakoya has broken the world record for the longest chess marathon, playing nonstop for 60 hours in Times Square, New York. The previous world record was 56 hours, nine minutes, and 37 seconds by Norwegian duo Hallvard Haug Flatebø and Sjur Ferkingstad in 2018. READ ALSO:Tunde Onakoya sets new world record…
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The Minister for Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani has announced strategic partnerships with Cisco, 21st Century Technologies like Awarri and DataDotOrg.
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World leaders appealed for calm Friday after reported Israeli retaliation against Iran added to months of tense spillover from the war in Gaza, with Iranian state media reporting explosions in a central province. Israeli officials made no public comment on the attack and Iranian officials played down its significance. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said…
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A surge of Chinese military aircraft was detected around Taiwan during a three-hour window on Saturday, Taipei's defence ministry said, a month before the self-ruled island's May 20 inauguration of incoming president Lai Ching-te.
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Two mayoral candidates were reported killed in Mexico on Friday, one in the country's northeast and another in the south, authorities said -- part of a wave of political violence ahead of June elections.
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In today's world, time is a precious commodity. We're constantly bombarded with the message that "time equals money," and the pursuit of financial security often feels like a never-ending treadmill. But what if there was another way?
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Some 800,000 people in a Sudanese city are in “extreme and immediate danger” as worsening violence advances and threatens to “unleash bloody inter-communal strife throughout Darfur,” top UN officials warned the Security Council.
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The committee to supervise the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary in Ondo state, on Friday, said a total of 171,922 accredited members would vote on Saturday.
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Nigeria's Tunde Onakoya has set a new world record for the longest time to continuously play chess. “We have done it," Onakoya's X account announced earlier on Saturday. “We’re pushing to 60 hours, guys. We’re not stopping yet. Let’s keep going. Apart from setting the new record, Onakoya is also using the opportunity to raise…
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The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has said that it would unveil a new coach for the Super Eagles early next week. The Super Eagles have been without a coach since Portuguese, Jose Peseiro, left the job after leading the team to second position