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Buhari orders security chiefs to neutralise terrorists with 5G technology
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed all the security institutions to immediately leverage Fifth Generation (5G) technology, when deployed, in neutralizing terrorists, foil attacks, enhance security, protect lives and property of…
Kaduna Govt. restores telecom services one month after shutdown
The Kaduna State Government has restored telecommunication services, barely one month after it was shut down as part of the measures to boost security across the state.
It, meanwhile, said reiterated that other measures announced…
FG extends deadline for NIN-SIM linkage
The Federal Government has again extended the deadline for the linkage of National Identity Number (NIN)-Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) data verification to the end of the year, 2021.
It said that the decision to extend the NIN-SIM…
JUST IN: Facebook introduces Meta as new name, brand redesigning
An American multinational technology company, Facebook, has commenced the rebranding exercise of its products and has concluded plans to change the name of the firm to Meta.
Its new holding company Meta will encompass Facebook, its…
Facebook may pay over $14m for US employment rules violation
The social media giant, Facebook (FB.O), may be paying up to $14.25 million to settle civil claims brought by the United States Government that the social media company discriminated against workers and violated other federal recruitment…
Russia prepares $240m illegal content fine for Google
Russia has disclosed that the country would this month seek to fine U.S. tech giant, Google, a percentage of its annual Russian turnover for repeatedly failing to delete content deemed illegal.
As gathered, the move would go down in…
5,000 youths receive cybercrime training, other empowerment in Lagos
As a measure to protect investments of over 20 million Lagosians from cybercriminals as well as boost Nigeria's ranking on the global cybersecurity index, the State Government has begun to equip youths with cyber security skills that…
Google earmarks $1bn for digital transformation in Africa
American multinational technology company, Google, has announced its plan to invest $1billion in African ecosystem across five years to support digital transformation in the region.
Aside from digital transformation, the search engine…
Facebook, Whatsapp, Instagram services fail 3bn users from Nigeria, UK, others
The three major social media platforms, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook, have all gone down, leaving over three billion users globally including Nigerians, United Kingdom (UK), and other users stranded in a major global outage.
Aside…