•Donald Trump and Mark Zuckerberg Meta has agreed to pay President Donald Trump $25 million to settle a 2021 lawsuit he filed claiming he was wrongfully censored by Facebook and Instagram after the US Capitol riot, the company said yesterday. The Wall Street Journal first reported the settlement of the suit brought against Meta and […]...
Nigerians are mounting a resolute challenge to the contentious 50 per cent increase in call and data tariffs, with telecom subscribers and advocacy groups escalating the matter to the courts following unsuccessful attempts to engage the Nigerian Communications Commission. The National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers declared its ...
Following the recent approval by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for Telecommunication operators to implement a 50% hike on existing tariffs, MTN, Glo, Airtel among others would now implement the hikes on calls, SMS and data rates within the country. The NCC, in a statement yesterday, announced the approval of a request by the net...
The Nigerian Communications Commission approved a 50 per cent increase in call tariffs yesterday, which may raise the average cost of calls to N16.5 per minute. Based on the 2023 national telephone traffic data, this hike could generate over N6.74 trillion in revenue for telecom operators in 2025 if call volumes remain stable, hence Nigerians ...
The federal government, through Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), pursuant to its power under Section 108 of the Nigerian Communications Act, 2003 (NCA) to regulate and approve tariff rates and charges by telecommunications operators, will be granting approval for tariff adjustment requests by Network Operators in response to prevailin...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become one of the hottest norms and the real deal of this era. People key into it for creativity and help with their career goals. However, despite its enormous benefits, there are certain things or questions you’re not expected to ask AI. This is to protect you from any sort of […]
•Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, WTO, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has advocated a decentralised approach to electricity supply in Nigeria. She spoke on the critical role of Artificial Intelligence in socio-economic development at the 10th convocation ceremony of the African University of Science and Tec...
The tariff hike in Nigeria’s telecom sector has sparked widespread debate about its potential impact. While telecom operators argue that the increase is essential for business sustainability, many Nigerians fear it will worsen their already strained finances, reports The PUNCH. Telecommunication tariffs in Nigeria have long been considered aff...
•Apple logo A trial opening today in which plaintiffs want more than one billion pounds is set to answer that question. The complaint, filed in May 2021, accuses Apple of breaching European and UK competition laws by “its exclusion of any other app stores from iOS devices” like iPhones and iPads, reports AFP. It claims […]
The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, says that telecom tariffs will soon increase but assures Nigerians that it will not be the 100 per cent that telecom operators are pushing for at the moment. The minister disclosed this at a stakeholders’ meeting with Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) today in Abuja...

