Tech Talk

What You are Doing Now Can Shorten Your Laptop Battery Lifespan

Laptops have become an essential tool for our everyday lives. One of the most significant concerns with laptops is their battery life. Many people use their laptops continuously while it is plugged in, and they often wonder if it is safe for the battery to be always connected to the power source. In this article, […]

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StartUps

Three Nigerian Startups Make Final 45 Lists of AfricaTech Award

Three of Nigeria’s Startups have made it to the top 45 list of the Viva Technology and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the second AfricaTech Award. The organisers announced that Blackcopper, Curacel and Checkbit are among the top 45 startups long-listed for the second edition of the AfricaTech Awards, a pan-African initiative recognising companies […]

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News

Seplat Energy’s 2023 Q1 Revenue Grows by 36.9% to N152bn

Seplat Energy Plc, a Nigerian independent energy company listed on both the Nigerian Exchange Limited and the London Stock Exchange, announces its unaudited results for the three months ended 31 March 2023, recording a rise in profit before tax by 3.2 per cent to N39.5bn from N34.7bn year-on-year. The company also reported that its core […]

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Social Media

Twitter,Facebook Prime Target by Govts for Fuelling of Protest & Conflicts

Data presented by the Atlas VPN team,has revealed that Twitter and Facebook, two highly influential social media platforms, have been targeted by governments worldwide for their role in facilitating communication and mobilisation. Protests and active conflicts were the primary triggers of the internet shutdowns. The data is based on the Access Now and #KeepItOn coalition […]

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News

Dangote Global Partnerships and Investments Save Twelve Millions Lives from Malaria Deaths

As the World Malaria Day is marked globally, President of Dangote Group and United Nations’ Malaria Ambassador for Nigeria, Aliko Dangote has called for joint actions by all stakeholders globally if the collective goal of the disease elimination by 2030 is to be achieved. Dangote in his World Malaria Day statement titled “With Urgent Investment, […]

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News

We Didn’t Incur Cash Deficit of N17b in 2021, Says NCC

The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has refuted the misinterpretation of an online media, which claimed that the Commission incurred a cash deficit of N17 billion. The said online media, had in a story with a headline titled: “NCC Incurs a Deficit of N17bn, Spending N35.2bn on Personnel, Consultancy Fees” claimed that the NCC incurred same […]

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News

Africa Beckons with Huawei $3.4trl Digital Transformation Agenda

Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei is planning to spend $3.4 trillion by 2026 to boost its digital transformation initiatives. So said Meng Wanzhou, vice chairwoman, rotating chairwoman, and CFO at Huawei, yesterday at the company’s 20th Global Analyst Conference in Shenzhen, China. At the event, Meng, shared how digitalisation is a common opportunity for industry, but […]

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News

More Women Than Men Now Own Mobile Money Account as Africa Propels Global Services

Mobile money services are growing faster than predicted around the globe, with the number of registered mobile money accounts growing by 13% year-on-year, from 1.4 billion in 2021, to 1.6 billion by the end of 2022. Southern Africa saw 24% year-on-year growth to reach 781 million registered accounts and 18 million active mobile money accounts […]

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News

Aggressive Hackers Now Target Victims Using Fake Facebook Accounts as Official ChatGPT

There are now aggressive hackers using several phishing websites promoted through Facebook Messenger accounts to spread various types of malware. Cyber security report obtained from the National Technology Development Agency (NITDA) cyber security team, revaled that the illegitimate Facebook accounts poses off as an official ChatGPT page and publishes links that leads users to phishing […]

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Business

African School of Economics Launches 5G Mobile Tech Spaces for distributed Learning & Remote Work

In collaboration with partner universities in Africa and Finland, the African School of Economics (ASE) has launched Africa’s first 5G Mokki Tech Space, a network of immersive digital learning and remote work environments connected via fifth-generation mobile communication technology. In addition to its campuses in Benin and Ivory Coast, the modular tech spaces will take […]

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