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NCDMB to launch 17 firms from technology incubation centre
Sopuruchi Onwuka The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has declared that it will today launch new 17 portfolio companies that have passed through the Board’s Technology Incubation and Innovation Centre (TIIC). The local capacity building agency and domestic…
Twitter declares feud with Meta over the new Threads app
Twitter has threatened legal action against Meta, accusing it of poaching former employees and unlawfully misappropriating trade secrets and intellectual property, according to a report by Semafor. “Twitter intends to strictly enforce its intellectual property rights, and demands that Meta…
Nigeria offers 4 unique incentives for tech investors __ Inuwa
Sopuruchi Onwuka Global investors interested in establishing in the Nigerian tech ecosystem have a guarantee of basic incentives that come with existing strong market base of some 200 million people. Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA),…
Billionaires’ game: Bill Gates cruises Galaxy Z Fold 4 with Microsoft softwares
Sopuruchi Onwuka, with agency reports After revealing that he used a Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 instead of Apple phones last year, Microsoft founder, Bill Gates has updated that he has now upgraded to a Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4….
Facebook, Twitter boot staff to maintain balance
Meta; the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp fired 11, 000 workers in a single day after reporting its biggest one-day loss on Wall Street in early February when the company’s worth plummeted by over 26% or about $230…
Telecom firms to reverse inflation tariff hikes
Nigerian Telecommunications Commission (NCC) has ordered players in the nation’s mobile telecommunication industry to reverse a 10% tariff hike that was meant to cover rising costs. The industry regulator said in an emailed statement that its board didn’t approve the…
Okonkwo tasks FG on ethical rebirth
The Chairman of United Nigeria Airlines, Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, has said that for Nigeria to overcome most of its challenges, especially, corruption, there is a need for the complete ethical and attitudinal reorientation of the people. To this end, Prof….
Hotspot and Husk Power deploy solar power at rural telecom hubs
Telecommunications service provider, Hotspot Network Limited (HNL) is in partnership with Husk Power Systems to displace diesel generating plants at off grid telecommunication mast stations in rural Nigeria. A statement from Husk Power Systems which operates large fleet of rural…
Amazon Prime Video opens Naira services for Nigerian streamers
Amazon Prime Video has ordered the Nigerian originals “Gangs of Lagos” and “LOL: Last One Laughing Naija,” and opened up local currency services for the platform in the country. The pair of productions marks the first originals for Prime Video…
MTN commends Pantami on Nigeria’s 5G roadmap
Multinational telecommunications services provider, MTN, is happy about the plans by the Ministry of Communications to roll out 5G technology for the Nigerian market. Chairman, Mr. Mcebisi Jonas, and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Ralph Mupita, who were at the Commonwealth…
