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Elon Musk,Twitter acquisition and the threats ahead

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore After long delays and court procedures,Elon Musk closed the $44 billion Twitter acquisition deal last Thursday. His first action on Day One was to ease top management including the CEO of their positions thus creating what could…

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NITDA, Ascend Studios launch Creative Technology Program for 2022

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) in collaboration with Ascend Studios Foundation is announcing the launch of Creative Technology Program (CTP), 2022. The program is aimed at developing and retaining of Creative Technology Talents in Nigeria for promoting career…

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Benjamin Joseph, alleged Zinox blackmailer, skips court appearance

Benjamin Joseph, owner of Citadel Oracle Concepts Limited, an Ibadan-based ICT retail firm, has failed to appear in court to defend a case of malicious falsehood and false petitioning filed against him by the Federal Government by presenting a controversial…

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Festival of Joy: Glo to give out 20 Houses, 24 Cars

On Tuesday, November 1, 2022, telecommunications and digital service provider, Globacom, at a press conference in Lagos, announced the commencement of its annual End of Year promo tagged Glo “Festival of Joy”. The proudly Nigerian telecoms powerhouse will give out…

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NLRC Endorses Globacom’s Festival of Joy promo

Nigeria’s telecommunications giant, Globacom, on Tuesday, November 1, 2022, announced the commencement of its annual End of Year promo at a press conference in Lagos. This year’s edition, tagged Glo “Festival of Joy” promo will reward subscribers with 20 houses,…

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NCC to Fast-Track Deployment of Emerging Technologies—EVC

The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has stated that NCC will not relent in the promotion of latest and emerging technologies to energize business and the sector in Nigeria for the benefit…

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MTN CTO Opens Up On Everything You Should Know About 5G

The Chief Technical Officer of MTN Nigeria, Mohammed Rufai, engaged media professionals in an in-depth discussion on the details of the recently launched 5G network and its long-term effects on achieving a society with better-integrated Internet of Things (IoT). Recall…

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5G will drive African economy to full potential – Mupita, CEO of MTN Group.

In line with a 2021 report by GSMA on the Sub-Saharan African mobile economy, there will be 41 million 5G connections by 2025, which will account for 4% of total 5G connections in the world. The possibilities enabled by 5G…

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NCC, Zoho, Digital Encode, Galaxy Backbone, others for AfriTECH 2.0

Telecoms industry experts will gather in Lagos, Nigeria, on 09 November 2022 for another edition of Africa Tech Alliance Forum (AfriTECH 2.0) sponsored by Zoho Corporation, Digital Encode, Galaxy Backbone Limited, ESET, Layer3Cloud; including partners drawn from the Nigerian Communications…

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FG sets up DEIWG, calls for Cyber Security Research Centre

The Federal Government has inaugurated the Digital Economy Industry Working Group (DEIWG) to serve as an action group and Public Private Dialogue (PPD) platform to be formed by the Nigerian Economic Summit Group and the Federal Ministry of Communications and…