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NUJ, NGE Kick As FG Insists On Social Media Regulation

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed to regulate social media
Govt threatens sanction against CNN The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) and the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) yesterday cautioned the Federal Government against its insistence on regulating the social media, saying Nigeria has enough laws to check fake news. The caution came against the backdrop of the Federal Government’s reiteration yesterday that while it would not shut down the social media, it is determined to regulate it to curb the spread of fake news. But the NUJ and the NGE cautioned the Federal Government over its insistence on stifling the social media and warned that going ahead with itsRead More

FG Commissions Artificial Intelligence Centre

Artificial Intelligence
The Federal Government yesterday inaugurated the National Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics in Abuja, as part of its drive to position the country for the fourth industrial revolution thatRead More

Google Tightens Privacy Settings For New Users

Google
Google has begun auto-deleting new users’ search data and location history on a rolling 18-month basis, CEO Sundar Pichai announced, as the tech giant moves to tighten privacy settings. TheRead More

FG Alerts Nigerians to Dangerous Computer Coronavirus Ransomware

COVID-19 tracker
The Federal Government of Nigeria on Tuesday, March 24th, 2020 alerted Nigerians over the threat of an Android-based malicious and fraudulent coronavirus ransomware application, which claims to deliver updates onRead More

No Going Back On Social Media Regulation – Lai Mohammed

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed to regulate social media
Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has stated that the Federal Government will not reverse its plan to regulate social media. Mohammed, who revealed this to in anRead More

Take Ultra-Clear Selfies Befitting A Movie Poster: The Huawei P30 Lite Is Simply Amazing

HUAWEI P30 lite
Selfies are an indispensable part of socializing for young people, a way to show self-esteem and a best way of capturing and sharing highlights of life. With mobile phone camerasRead More

Google Doodle Honours Late Amaka Igwe On 57th Birthday

Amaka Igwe
Google has honoured late iconic Nollywood filmmaker, Amaka Igwe, with a Doodle on her 57th posthumous birthday. A Google Doodle is a special, temporary alteration of the Google’s homepage logo,Read More

Airtel Africa Plans To Simultaneously List On LSE And NSE

Airtel Africa Ltd, which is a subsidiary of India’s Bharti Airtel Ltd, says it plans to simultaneously list its shares on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and the Nigerian StockRead More

MTN Group’s First-quarter 2019 Service Revenue Rises By 10%

MTN Q1 2019 Revenue
The South African telecom firm, MTN Group, has reported higher group service revenue for the first quarter of the year 2019. The holding company stated that the revenue rise wasRead More