UK to Prohibit use of TikTok on Government Phones over Security Concerns
Britain announced on Thursday that it would prohibit TikTok from being used on government phones with immediate effect, joining other Western countries that have banned the Chinese-owned video app due…
WATER: IBM’s newly Launched RFP offers Relief to 418 million People in Africa
IBM will support projects that can help improve access to safe drinking water for all, improve water quality by reducing pollution, increase water-use efficiency, protect, and restore water-related ecosystems, increase…
Gur Geva of iiDENTIFii Speaks on Biometrics Fueling Inclusive Growth in Nigeria’s ICT Sector
Nigeria is at an inflection point where it needs to adopt enabling technologies at scale to support high growth in the telecommunications and digital sectors. Using the right technology as…
Breaking Barriers to Voter Engagement: The Success Story of Infobip and Yiaga Africa
In an effort to drive more meaningful voter engagement in Nigeria’s 2023 general elections, Yiaga Africa, a leading non-partisan, non-profit organization, partnered with Infobip, a global cloud communication company to…
Apple’s iPhone Maker has a $100m ‘Indirect Exposure’ to SVB Fallout
After the failure of Silicon Valley Bank last week, many businesses and entrepreneurs have been moving gradually to a safer destination. The situation has caused lots of panic across every…
In Second Round of Layoff, Meta Dismisses 10,000 Staff, Withdraws 5,000 Open Roles
The tech giant says it expects to announce restructurings and layoffs in its tech groups in late April, and then the business groups in late May
#IWD2023: Interswitch Reiterates Call for Gender Parity
As part of celebrations to mark the 2023 International Women’s Day (#IWD2023), Interswitch, Africa’s leading integrated payments and digital commerce company, hosted its employees to an engaging evening of networking,…
NITDA Reveals Gender Digital Inclusion Plan
Celebrates Nigerian female talents at International Women’s Day 2023 In a bid to unlock the full potential of Nigeria’s digital economy and promote greater social and economic development for all…
MTN Nigeria Encourages More Women Participation in Tech
To commemorate the recently held International Women’s Day on 8th March, 2023, MTN Nigeria hosted a Twitter Space session to discuss the theme ‘DigitALL: Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality’.…
NITDA signs MoU with ‘Omeife’ Robot Developers, Uniccon, on Indigenous Tech Promotion
The Federal Government has taken a major step towards promoting indigenous content in the country, with the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the National Information Technology Development Agency…
Microsoft Garage Trains C&F Porter Novelli Staff on Innovation
Microsoft’s innovation hub, The Garage, has held an innovation and business intelligence training workshop for staff of C&F Porter Novelli. C&F Porter Novelli is Nigeria’s premier reputation capital company. The…
Ikeja Electric Marks IWD to Embrace Equity
Ikeja Electric Plc (IE) has joined the rest of the world to mark the 2023 International Women’s Day celebrations, tagged Embrace Equity with the theme; DigitALL: Innovation and Technology for…
NCC Spotlights Renewable Energy on World Consumer Rights Day
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has concluded arrangements to host an event to mark the 2023 World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) in Abuja with spotlight on its regulatory initiatives on…
Andela Acquires Qualified, Leading Technical Skills Assessment Platform
Andela, the global network for remote technical talent, has acquired Qualified, the leading technical skills assessment platform to identify, qualify, and certify top engineers. Andela’s global talent community will also…
TikTok Down, Video App Crashes Leaving Users Frustrated
This morning, Tok appears to have crashed, preventing angry users from using the well-known video service. The issues began at roughly09:40 amm, according to DownDetector, a website that tracks such…