Succour may have eventually come the way of telephone service subscribers in the country as telecom operators have started paying customers for poor network service. This development follows a directive from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), which ordered operators to compensate users for failing to meet quality standards between N...
•Phone users, NCC logo and telecom infrastructure The National Economic Council (NEC) has approved the adoption of 112 as the national emergency number at all levels and across relevant agencies. It is part of measures to strengthen Nigeria’s emergency lifeline and build a unified and coordinated national response to emergencies, reports Chann...
•CEO of Meta, Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook app Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg yesterday defended massive spending on artificial intelligence that dragged down shares despite strong earnings boosted by the technology. The social networking colossus raised its capital expenditures for this year to a range of $125 billion to $145 billion without layi...
The EU said today Meta is failing to prevent children under 13 using Facebook and Instagram, potentially exposing them to inappropriate content — and putting the tech giant at risk of a massive fine. The European Union has in recent months stepped up efforts to protect children online, with several member countries considering social media [&h...
•Billionaire Elon Musk Elon Musk took the stand yesterday at a high-stakes trial over the future of OpenAI, saying its co-founder and Chief Executive, Sam Altman, and its President Greg Brockman betrayed him and the public. According to Musk, the duo abandoned OpenAI’s mission to be a benevolent steward of AI for humanity and transformed [&hel...
•Elon Musk Jury selection is to begin on Monday in a high-profile legal battle between billionaire Elon Musk and artificial intelligence startup OpenAI, which he accuses of betraying its non-profit mission. The clash in a courtroom across the bay from San Francisco pits the world’s richest man against a startup that Musk once backed and [&hell...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has assured Nigerians that telecom operators will compensate subscribers for poor network quality through airtime credits under a strengthened regulatory enforcement framework nationwide. The measure is part of renewed efforts to improve service delivery, protect consumers, and hold operators accoun...
•Elon Musk Elon Musk did not appear yesterday for a voluntary interview with Paris prosecutors, who had summoned the American tech billionaire over a probe into his social media platform X and AI chatbot Grok. Prosecutors told our correspondent they had “taken note of the absence of the first people summoned”, without mentioning Musk’s name, [...
Fresh concerns are mounting ahead of the 2027 general elections as rising incidents of vandalism targeting telecommunications infrastructure threaten network stability across parts of the country. Industry stakeholders warned that persistent attacks on critical assets such as base stations, fibre optic cables, and power systems could disrupt c...
Amid growing confusion fueled by viral social media posts and reports, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has clarified that it has not banned airtime borrowing or data advance services in Nigeria. It described the reports as false and misleading, reports Channels TV. In a statement issued yesterday on its offic...
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