•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...
•Dating apps This feature examines how deceptive individuals posing as attractive men and women on various online dating platforms have become serious threats to unsuspecting users, leading to cases of sexual exploitation, theft, and even murder, reports Sunday PUNCH. The memory of the sordid incident that befell Gbemisola Oworu in Sept...
The federal government met with stakeholders in Lagos yesterday to discuss the proposed Digital Economy and e-Governance Bill, part of a series of consultations designed to shape a nationwide legal framework for the digital economy. The Lagos meeting followed earlier sessions held in several states as the government works to gather input from ...
Nigerians have been ranked fifth among the world’s top social media users in 2024. Figures from Cable.co.uk and We Are Social in 2024, posted by World of Statistics on X yesterday placed the country fifth globally for average daily time spent online. According to the data, Nigerians spend an average of 3 hours and 23 […]
•Starlink Starlink, the satellite internet service owned by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, has suspended its decision to increase monthly internet subscriptions for Nigerian users. In a message to subscribers yesterday, Nigeria’s third-largest internet service provider explained that the price increase would be put on hold while it addresses regulatory c...
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