MIDDLE EAST TENSION: Iran warns ‘war with Israel has already begun’ and says ‘the entire crisis in the region is Israel’s fault’ An Iranian spokesman has declared that ‘war has already begun’ with Israel as tensions between the two nations reach a boiling point. Saeed Khatibzadeh, a spokesman for the Iranian …
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Nigeria’s Digital Quality of Life DQL has worsened in 2021, with the country’s internet speed ranking among one of the slowest in the world at 13.45Mbps for broadband connections and 17.91Mbps for mobile internet. This is coupled with internet affordability falling 90 per cent worse than the global average. According …
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WARP SPEED: NORTH Korea has become the latest country to add terrifying hypersonic missiles to its arsenal, joining the China, Russia and the US. All are now in an arms race to develop the nuke-capable weapons, with Russia boasting it has one that can fly at nearly 21,000mph and can hit …
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It’s interesting that some people think software developers getting jobs abroad is bad for Nigerian tech. @nke_ise & @OoTheNigerian , two true ecosystem builders broke this down for me years ago. The success story of 1 African drives 100 others to believe and act either by envy or inspiration. 1000 …
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South Africa-based pay TV operator MultiChoice has launched a broadband offering. The company says that the new service, DStv Internet, will provide internet access to those who do not have access to fibre services. It said that the move to bring more value to customers and diversify its offering was …
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Nestoil success stories cannot be discussed in a vacuum as the degree is predicated on the specialised services executed by its various Strategic Business Units (SBUs). Ajose Sehindemi examines how the SBUs have impacted the country’s economy. That the Nestoil group is now a household name in the oil …
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… State Agency Organises Conference On Outdoor Advertising By 2030, the smart city ambition of Lagos State would have been fully realised, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said on Thursday. The Governor said his administration would continue to leverage technology to transform the State’s economy while easing impediments for businesses to flourish. …
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Isa Pantami, minister of communication and digital economy, says the fifth-generation (5G) cellular networks will be deployed in January 2022. The minister made the announcement at a town hall meeting in Maiduguri, Borno state, on Thursday. The meeting discussed ways to address the vandalism of power and telecommunications infrastructure. In …
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The federal government has launched the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) mobile application to enhance the subscriber identity module (SIM) and national identification number (NIN) linkage. The federal government has also launched “tokenization” and “contactless enrolment” as innovative solutions to improve data privacy. The products were launched at the banquet …
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The Nigerian Communication Satellite Ltd., NIGCOMSAT, on Thursday said that it was targeting 2025 for the acquisition of two additional satellites, to boost its global profile as a satellite operator. The Director and Chief Executive Officer, NIGCOMSAT, Abimbola Alale, stated this in his address at the organisation’s stakeholder forum, held …
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