By Idris Bakare All sites have been down for around 45 minutes now, with WhatsApp and Instagram issuing statements telling users to “bear with us”. Shares in Facebook are continuing to slump as its suffers outrages and accusations that it…
Facebook-owned services, WhatsApp and Instagram, crashed on Monday, leaving some three billion online users frustrated and unable to connect. The social tools including Facebook’s own Messenger service were first reported as not being available from 04:25pm on Monday. Users visiting…
By Ogaga Ariemu In order to help entrepreneurs in Nigeria grow their brands and initiatives locally while having easy access to the global ecosystem, the National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA) has forged partnership with MassChallenge by offering support with…
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof Isa Pantami has disclosed the federal government plans to reduce the cost of Internet services for Nigerians. Pantami made this disclosure at the 10th edition of the Nigerian Internet Governance Forum (NIGF)…
The Executive Vice Chairman/CEO, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta has identified National Identity Database as prerequisite to fully unlock the country’s economy potentials. Prof. Danbatta made this assertion at a Webinar/Conference organized by the Association of Licensed Telecommunications…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has requested President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately lift the conditions imposed on Twitter, pending the outcome of the ECOWAS Court of Justice’s complaint challenging the suspension’s constitutionality. This, according to SERAP, will allow the…
…surpasses South Africa to top e-security list By Ibiyemi Mathew A recent survey has revealed that Nigeria dropped by one place in the third annual edition of the Digital Quality of Life Index (DQL). The report reveals that Nigeria ranks 82nd among…
By Ibiyemi Mathew The Lagos State Infrastructure Maintenance and Regulatory Agency (LASIMRA) is set to hold the 2021 edition of its stakeholders conference. The theme of the conference tagged “Lagos State Metro/Smart City Initiative – The Future of Technological Infrastructure” is…
By Ibiyemi Mathew The Director General of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi has implored legal practitioners, particularly upcoming lawyers to adopt Artificial Intelligence (AI) in their practices in order to offer seamless and difficult-free services to…
Over 1.8 million eligible people have been fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus, six months since Nigeria began the vaccination of its citizens, said by an official. Dr. Faisal Shuaib, Executive-Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), stated this…
