Nigerians may soon experience an increase in calls, data plans and SMS charges from early 2025 as there are indications that the federal government may give a nod to the persistent calls for tariff review. It was learnt that the tariff was last reviewed 11 years ago while telecom operators have continued to intensify their […]
•Force PRO Olumuyiwa Adejobi The Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Police Force, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has described the act of raining direct curses on individuals online as a criminal offence punishable under the law. According to Adejobi, such an act is cyber bullying which goes beyond the freedom of expression or criticism. He wrote, “R...
TikTok asked the US Supreme Court yesterday to temporarily block a law that would force its Chinese owner to sell the popular online video-sharing platform or shut it down a month from now. The appeal to the nation’s top court came on the same day that TikTok Chief Executive Shou Zi Chew met with US […]
An Irish regulator helping police European Union data privacy said today it had fined Facebook-owner Meta 251 million euros ($263 million) for a data protection failure that saw Facebook accounts hacked. The Data Protection Commission (DPC) criticised Meta for a security flaw in its video upload function which hackers were able to exploit to g...
•Social networks Users of Meta-controlled social media applications have been shut out globally as the company grapples with a “technical issue” Frustrated Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp users trooped out to X (formerly Twitter) yesterday evening to report the global outage of the three apps owned by tech giant Mark Zuckerberg. Downdetector ...
As the set date of Friday, December 13, by the telecom industry regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), for the announcement of a new tariff plan for service providers approaches, the telcos’ subscribers union has set a benchmark for the upward review of call and data prices. While some customers are expressing fears of the ...
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), has issued a warning that text messages exchanged between Apple and Android devices may be vulnerable to interception by foreign hackers. According to the agency, the Chinese government could potentially access these messages, highlighting a significant cyber espionage risk. Globally, 270,000 texts ar...
•Social media platforms Video marketing offers all the elements required to capture viewers’ attention, including sounds, music, visuals, and other captivating elements. If marketers want to enhance their social media video marketing, they should have this in mind, reports Daily Trust. The good news is that there are several applications for v...
Google, Meta, X (formerly Twitter), TikTok, Microsoft and social media platforms operating in Nigeria have paid N2.55 trillion ($1.5 billion) in taxes to FG in the first six months of 2024, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has said. NITDA in a statement today said data from the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS...
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, reportedly plans to invest over $10 billion in a privately owned subsea cable network spanning more than 40,000 kilometers. This ambitious project aims to enhance Meta’s control over its vast internet traffic, reduce dependence on telecommunications companies, and mitigate geopolit...
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