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Firm tests new feature to optimise Android users’ experience

April 12, 2021

Tech blog, XDA developers, is reportedly testing a new feature in an update of the Digital Wellbeing application that will...

FG launches improved NIN slip, mobile app

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Nigeria extends NIN-SIM linkage, database exceeds 51m

by Ehime Alex

April 2, 2021

Nigerian government has extended the National Identification Number-Subscriber Identification Module linkage by one month. Disclosing this on Friday, the Nigerian...

Pantami commissions NCC, USPF, NITDA projects

Telecoms

Nigerians without NIN risk 14yrs jail – Pantami

by Anozie Egole

April 1, 2021

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, has said that Nigerians, who are yet to obtain their National...

cryptocurrency ban: Nigeria risks losing N5bn daily

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Digital naira may come sooner than expected

by Ehime Alex

April 1, 2021

Head of Payments Technology and Infrastructure for SystemSpecs, Mujib Ishola, has joined other technologists to root for the introduction of...

Google Map’s deploys eco-friendly feature

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Google Map deploys eco-friendly feature

by Emmanuel Jeremiah

March 31, 2021

Google, in conjunction with the United States Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory, is working on a new feature...

Telecoms

NIN-SIM deadline: 129 million Nigerian subscribers may lose lines

by Emmanuel Jeremiah

March 29, 2021

About 129 million subscribers in Nigeria risk deactivation of their telephone lines ahead of the April 6 deadline for the...

Jason Ding, Head of Intellectual Property Rights, Huawei

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Huawei renews effort on innovation, intellectual property

by Ehime Alex

March 29, 2021

Huawei Technologies has released a new white paper on innovation and Intellectual Property. The Information and Communications Technology infrastructure and...

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Apple mulls rugged watch for extreme sports

by Emmanuel Jeremiah

March 26, 2021

Apple is considering making a new rugged watch ideal for extreme sports. According to Mark Gurman of Bloomberg, the watch...

386 operators investing in 5G, launched in 42 countries -GSMA Report

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East Africa gets first commercial 5G services

by Ehime Alex

March 26, 2021

Nokia Corporation is powering East Africa’s first 5G commercial services with Safaricom, a telecoms operator. Nokia, a multinational telecommunications, information...