The National Broadband Plan Committee recently constituted to draw a robust plan for broadband Nigeria, has just submitted its report to the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy. Part of the brief of the Committee, headed by Nigeria’s tech Amazon and Chief Executive of MainOne, Funke Opeke, is to set new
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Since its flagship event in 2013, the Digital Africa Conference and Exhibition has been one of Africa’s foremost technology event that brings together key stakeholders of the Nigerian and African tech ecosystem such as development agencies, innovators, governments, investors, corporate organizations, media, academia, policy makers, etc. with hundreds of participants
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CRC Credit Bureau Limited has introduced its mobile application called ‘CRC Mobile’ in the Nigerian credit bureau industry, to allow individuals access to their credit information and credit scores through their mobile phones. The CRC Mobile app was available for download on the Google and Apple Play stores, it stated. CRC Credit
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Airtel Nigeria has asked the Nigerian government to make telecoms Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) in a way that would guaranty special protection of telecoms infrastructure against vandalism and insurgency. All of which are undermining operators’ ability to ensure quality of service. The operator is also asking government to urgently declare fibre
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MIT researchers have designed a scalable system that secures the metadata — such as who’s corresponding and when — of millions of users in communications networks, to help protect the information against possible state-level surveillance. Data encryption schemes that protect the content of online communications are prevalent today. Apps like WhatsApp,
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To be fair, the fact that we can connect to the Internet at all while we’re screaming across the sky at hundreds of kilometers an hour in a metal tube is pretty incredible. But still, the quality of that Internet connection often leaves something to be desired. Jack Mandala, the CEO of
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A new programme has been launched to address the skills shortage in primary industries, with a focus on technology. Microsoft, Massey University and not for profit The Collaborative Studio have announced the creation of an Industry 4.0 Leadership and Skills Development programme. Named The Industry 4.0 Accelerator (i4), the programme is
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A statement signed by the Minister’s Spokesperson, Uwa Suleiman (Mrs), said the misleading message was purportedly authored by the Minister and currently trending on social media. The statement reads: “The fake news is circulating a message which implies that all devices are now connected to the Ministry’s systems and that effective tomorrow,
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The National Broadcasting Commission on Friday said that the Digital Switch Over from analogue broadcasting to digital would achieve 95 per cent nationwide target before the end of the year. The commission also explained that the new broadcasting regulations were not aimed at gagging people from expressing their views in accordance
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The idea of ‘peak smartphone’ is quietly threatening consumer confidence in the smartphone industry and scaring smartphone developers like Apple and Samsung. Mobile app and software development company Elegant Media’s CEO and co-founder Anushka Bandara says ‘peak smartphone’ is a controversial idea in the smartphone industry; the idea that smartphones have reached
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