Paradigm Initiative has commended the Liberian President, George Weah for signing into law, a Bill to decriminalize libel in Liberia through an Act to Amend the Liberian Codes Revised, Penal Law of 1978, Chapter 11, by repealing sections 11.11; 11.12 and 11.14.” The act named Kamara Abdullah Kamara (KAK) Act of Press Freedom is a […]
Read MoreThe arrival of HTS (high-throughput satellite) in Africa, the demand for VSAT satellite services is on the increase and remains critical to unlocking connectivity on the continent where over 70% still remain unconnected. This sentiment was also evident at the Mobile World Congress 2019 last week where Intelsat made clear that delivering on the promise […]
Read MoreThe Nigeria Rugby Football Federation has introduced ScrumIT, an online player registration and rugby administration software developed in South Africa by ENS Software as a service application. The software is internet based, and users can access it from any internet browser. General Manager, Mike Archer while announcing the development said that other users of scrumIT […]
Read MoreSmile, a 4G LTE telecommunications service provider in West Africa, has announced its new device and bonus offers to reward their customers. The proposed offers are affordable, thus making it easier for customers to enjoy the benefits that come with having a SuperFast and reliable Internet connection. Through the offers, Smile customers will upon […]
Read MoreAs the world commemorates the 2019 Safer Internet Day, Paradigm Initiative has urged Nigerians to adopt safer internet practices. The pan-African digital rights and inclusion advocacy organisation. Sodiq Alabi, the organisation’s Communications Officer, who made this call at a media parley held at its office in Lagos, South West, Nigeria said, “The Safer Internet Day […]
Read MoreMTN provides the best mobile video service in South Africa, according to network service measurement specialist OpenSignal. The service metrics company published the results of its mobile video experience ranking on country level in September. While the usual suspects topped the download speed rankings-South Korea, Norway, Singapore-and a surprise package beat everyone else to lead […]
Read MoreGoogle has boosted its investment in Wikipedia by donating $3.1 million to the free encyclopedia summing up its total donations to an excess of $7.5 million. While making the announcement at the World Economic Forum, Google noted that part of the funding will be used to run the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation as well as sustain […]
Read MoreFaster Capital, a virtual incubator based in Dubai Internet City, has just launched its first round of incubation and acceleration programs for 2019. The first round, which started, yesterday, January 15th, will last till March 16th. Poised to help non – technical entrepreneurs build successful technical start-ups, the programme allows the start-up to focus on […]
Read MoreBiometric hacking, an increase in phishing attacks and sophisticated use of artificial intelligence (AI) are among the top cyber security threats to be expected in 2019, as attackers stop at nothing to steal identities and evade detection through new techniques. Attacks through theft of biometric data While several major leaks of biometric data have already […]
Read MoreFacebook Inc said it did not give some companies access to people’s data without their permission, after the New York Times reported on Tuesday that the social network allowed some large technology companies greater access to user data. The paper reported nyti.ms/2GveLcR that Facebook allowed Microsoft’s Bing search engine to see the names of virtually […]
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