More than 40 million Nigerians who rely on airtime lending to stay connected are awaiting Monday’s judgment of the Federal High Court in Lagos in a case expected to determine the future of one of the country’s most widely used telecom value-added services. The suit, marked FHC/L/CS/760/2026, instituted by the Wireless Application Service Provi...
Meta must change Facebook’s and Instagram’s “addictive design” or face a heavy fine, the European Union warned today. Brussels accused the US tech giant of failing to limit the risks the platforms posed to users, especially children and vulnerable adults, because of features designed to keep them on Facebook and Instagram, reports AFP. Of part...
Google Search has officially broken all prior usage records, registering the highest traffic spike in the company’s 28-year history. The unprecedented surge occurred immediately after Argentina’s late-game winning goal against Egypt in Tuesday’s World Cup Round of 16 match. Nick Fox, Google’s Senior Vice President of Knowledge and Information,...
•Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) to investigate major global technology companies and Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) platforms over allegations of anti-competitive practices and the unlawful use of content belonging to Nigerian media organisations. The direct...
•A network subscriber The return of airtime lending services on MTN has come as a major relief to millions of subscribers who depended on the facility during the regulatory dispute that disrupted emergency airtime and data advances across Nigeria. For many users, the restoration of the service is more than the return of a convenience. [&hellip...
Meta’s messaging platform, WhatsApp, has unveiled a new feature that will allow users to initiate conversations without revealing their phone numbers, in a move aimed at enhancing privacy and giving users greater control over their personal information. The platform today, Monday, June 29, began rolling out username reservations globally ahead...
Telecom operators in Nigeria recorded a sharp decline of 33,153,633 subscribers in three years (May 2023 – April 2026), according to the Nigerian Communications Commission’s (NCC) latest industry statistics. According to the telecom industry statistics, the figure showed that 4,270,285 of mobile subscribers were lost between May 2023 (220,9...
•Infinix Hot 70 The Infinix HOT 70 offers an interesting glimpse into how smartphone brands are responding to changing consumer expectations. Rather than positioning innovation solely around performance metrics, the HOT 70 places greater emphasis on design, personalisation, self-expression, and lifestyle. In doing so, it reflects a broader shi...
•Popular social media and messaging apps News consumers around the world are now turning more to social media and video platforms than traditional outlets for information, a respected report said Tuesday, warning that old-style business models are under threat. The year 2026 marks “a significant milestone: for the first time, social media and ...
Meta-owned social media platforms Facebook and Instagram suffered a major outage today, leaving millions of users worldwide unable to access the services. The disruption affected Facebook’s website, mobile application, and Messenger service, with users reporting widespread login failures and service interruptions, reports The Nation. Users rep...
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