If we’re talking about the public’s accessibility towards the outer societies via the world wide web, it seems that everyone has internet access nowadays. Even in developing countries of the African continent, internet access isn’t something we can deem as a scarcity. As such, various mobile network operators (MNOs) simply
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Artificial intelligence, big data will rule your future. The year is 2035; I walk into the mega Lagos central mall in the heart of the city. A human-sized robot greets me with a warm handshake at the front door, and with a very distinct voice says, “Hello Mr. Bayo, welcome
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Contact lenses that beam images straight into your eyes could soon be a reality after Samsung was granted a patent for the technology in the U.S. The contacts come with a hidden camera that will be able to record video and take pictures, according to Patently Mobile. The lenses will also feature
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I’ve noticed a trend in Southeast Asia: As soon as the founders sign the term sheet with their investors, they run off to the media, eager to announce their funding news to the world. Their excitement is not without reason: with a simple press release about their raise, their startup
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Foremost indigenous fintech and human capital technology company, SystemSpecs Limited, announces the forthcoming Remita Summer Coding Camp for secondary school students in Nigeria. The fully-funded camp scheduled to hold in Lagos and Abuja, is conceived to equip participants with digital skills in an accelerated and practical learning environment that aims to
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Google researchers say they have discovered six flaws in Apple's iMessage app, one of which is yet to be fixed. A team of Google bug researchers say they discovered six flaws in Apple's iMessage app , one of which is yet to be fixed. The firm's Project Zero is made up of
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Start spreading the nudes! When it comes to sending intimate photos, Gen Z is leading the charge, with nearly 40 percent of youngsters ages 18 to 22 sending off a naked pic of themselves. The salacious stat comes from the ninth annual “Singles in America” study conducted by Match — corporate parent
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WhatsApp has amassed more than 400 million users in India, the instant messaging app confirmed today, reaffirming its gigantic reach in its biggest market. Amitabh Kant, CEO of highly influential local think-tank NITI Aayog, revealed the new stat at a press conference held by WhatsApp in New Delhi on Thursday.
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About 36 million Nigerians have now been captured in the country’s identity database, just as the National Identification Management Commission (NIMC) on Thursday extended the National Identification Number (NIN) registration of Nigerians to the country’s citizens in some European, Asian and African countries. Engr. Aliyu Abubakar Aziz, Director General, NIMC who
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MTN Nigeria has appointed Ernest Ndukwe, the former executive vice chairman/CEO, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) as chairman-designate in a board shake-up, that saw Dr. Pascal Dozie, long serving banker, ousted. Ndukwe will take over on 2 September. Dozie has been chairman for almost 20 years. MTN in a letter sent to
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