As part of measures to make technical and vocational education interesting to the public, Lagos State Technical and Vocational Education Board (LASTVEB) has partnered with SLOT and Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH to train 130 participants in Computer and Mobile Phone Repairs at Government Technical College, Agidingbi. The Executive Secretary of LASTVEB, Ms. Moronke […]Read More
The Nigerian Government Thursday said telecommunications companies will resume registration, activation and replacement of SIM cards on April 19, months after the process was halted. But the registration will follow the new policy guidlines approved by the government, a spokesman for Isa Ali Pantanmi, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy said in a statement. […]Read More
New statistics from the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) has revealed that Nigeria and some 17 countries in Africa are already testing 5G capability on the continent. Information gathered by Connecting Africa shows that, in early February 2020, “there are 24 operators in 18 African countries that are evaluating/testing/trialling/deploying 5G” and of those operators, eight […]Read More
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed telecommunication companies in the nation to suspend sale, registration and activation of new Subscriber Identity Module (popularly known as SIM card). ADVERTISING This was noted in a press statement by the Commission’s Director, Public Affairs, Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, on Wednesday. Adinde stated that the instruction was in line […]Read More
Facebook on Monday said it has created a new unit devoted to financial services to harmonize payment systems on its platform. The new group, called Facebook Financial, will be headed by e-commerce veteran David Marcus, who was a president at PayPal before joining the leading social network six years ago. Marcus is one of the […]Read More
Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg on Friday promised to review the social network’s policies that led to its decision to not moderate controversial messages posted by US President Donald Trump. The outrage was sparked when Zuckerberg said Facebook would not remove or flag Trump’s recent posts that appeared to encourage violence against those protesting police […]Read More
Amazon on Wednesday announced a one-year ban on letting police use its facial recognition technology, calling for strong government regulations for its ethical use. The moratorium comes after repeated calls by critics and racial justice groups for Amazon’s cloud computing unit to stop providing police and immigration officials with tools that can be used to […]Read More
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Sunday said his administration would build innovation and technology centres across the state to address the problem of youths unemployment . Sanwo-Olu, represented by his Deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, made the disclosure at a forum organised by the Eko Innovation Centre in Lagos. He said that his administration […]Read More
The acting Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the immediate deployment of the Kaduna State Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Abdulrahaman, to the Force Intelligence Bureau, Force headquarters, Abuja. This was sequel to the rising incidences of banditry and kidnapping along the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway and the failure of the Kaduna Police Command under Abdulrahman to […]Read More
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, in March 2011 issued directives to telecom service providers to commence Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards registration nationwide. NCC Mobile phone subscribers in Nigeria were urged to register their SIM cards with only appointed agents. The Commission also directed that all SIM cards, irrespective of the network, were to be […]Read More
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