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AFP --- The official Twitter accounts of Apple, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and others were hijacked on Wednesday by scammers trying to dupe people into sending cryptocurrency bitcoin, in a massive hack of the social media platform. The list of accounts commandeered simultaneously grew rapidly to include Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Uber, Microsoft co-founder Bill…
July 16, 2020
Having come under heavy criticism for not placing a ban on political advertisement ahead of the November 3 elections in the United States, sources close to the top hierarchy of Facebook Inc say the social networking site is now considering banning political ad. This development is coming on the heels of Twitter Inc ban on…
July 11, 2020
...One Of The Most Attractive Assets In The Niger Delta From Joseph Obukata (The New Diplomat's N/Delta Correspondent) Atlas Petroleum International has announced the resumption of its activities which includes well interventions on OML 109 in the Niger Delta region. The resumption of activities on the OML will enhance production from Atlas' Ejulebe marginal field. The company…
July 7, 2020
Despite the increasing rate of drop calls experienced by telecommunication consumers in the country, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Wednesday, said the problem may persist, reeling out sundry constraints hampering on adequate service provision by the telcos. While failing to guarantee improved service delivery by the telecommunication giants, the Commission went ahead to express…
February 20, 2020
Google on Tuesday launched its first Google Developers Space in Lagos, previously referred to as the Google Launchpad Space. Google launched the Google Developers Space to provide that home and a space where entrepreneurs, developers and investors could connect and collaborate with each other. Google Developers Space is a hub for African developers, entrepreneurs and…
January 29, 2020
British ministers are expected to allow Huawei limited access to the UK's 5G networks at the National Security Council on Tuesday (28 January), amid concerns over the firm's links to China's intelligence services. While 3G made mobile internet possible and 4G allowed mobile broadband, 5G is expected to become the connectivity infrastructure that will pave…
January 28, 2020
The Federal Government says it is committed to ensuring a responsible and ethical use of the social media and air waves and no amount of opposition will stop it from sanitising the two media platforms. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this at the 2019 edition of the Annual Lecture of…
November 1, 2019
An antitrust investigation into Facebook ramped up on Tuesday with the announcement that 46 state attorneys general from across the U.S. have joined the New York-led probe. "Those chief legal officers of states and territories are all concerned that Facebook may have put consumer data at risk, reduced the quality of consumers’ choices, and increased…
October 23, 2019
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Saturday said the Nigerian Army would source N1 billion to support its Vehicle Manufacturing Company (NAVMC). Buratai said this at the Army’s Fire Power Demonstration at Camp Kabala Range, Jaji, marking the end of a week-long COAS Conference and CAT Week 2019. “We are already…
April 28, 2019
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AFP --- The official Twitter accounts of Apple, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and others were hijacked on Wednesday by scammers trying to dupe people into sending cryptocurrency bitcoin, in a massive hack of the social media platform. The list of accounts commandeered simultaneously grew rapidly to include Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Uber, Microsoft co-founder Bill…
July 16, 2020
Having come under heavy criticism for not placing a ban on political advertisement ahead of the November 3 elections in the United States, sources close to the top hierarchy of Facebook Inc say the social networking site is now considering banning political ad. This development is coming on the heels of Twitter Inc ban on…
July 11, 2020
...One Of The Most Attractive Assets In The Niger Delta From Joseph Obukata (The New Diplomat's N/Delta Correspondent) Atlas Petroleum International has announced the resumption of its activities which includes well interventions on OML 109 in the Niger Delta region. The resumption of activities on the OML will enhance production from Atlas' Ejulebe marginal field. The company…
July 7, 2020
Despite the increasing rate of drop calls experienced by telecommunication consumers in the country, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Wednesday, said the problem may persist, reeling out sundry constraints hampering on adequate service provision by the telcos. While failing to guarantee improved service delivery by the telecommunication giants, the Commission went ahead to express…
February 20, 2020
Google on Tuesday launched its first Google Developers Space in Lagos, previously referred to as the Google Launchpad Space. Google launched the Google Developers Space to provide that home and a space where entrepreneurs, developers and investors could connect and collaborate with each other. Google Developers Space is a hub for African developers, entrepreneurs and…
January 29, 2020
British ministers are expected to allow Huawei limited access to the UK's 5G networks at the National Security Council on Tuesday (28 January), amid concerns over the firm's links to China's intelligence services. While 3G made mobile internet possible and 4G allowed mobile broadband, 5G is expected to become the connectivity infrastructure that will pave…
January 28, 2020
The Federal Government says it is committed to ensuring a responsible and ethical use of the social media and air waves and no amount of opposition will stop it from sanitising the two media platforms. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this at the 2019 edition of the Annual Lecture of…
November 1, 2019
An antitrust investigation into Facebook ramped up on Tuesday with the announcement that 46 state attorneys general from across the U.S. have joined the New York-led probe. "Those chief legal officers of states and territories are all concerned that Facebook may have put consumer data at risk, reduced the quality of consumers’ choices, and increased…
October 23, 2019
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Saturday said the Nigerian Army would source N1 billion to support its Vehicle Manufacturing Company (NAVMC). Buratai said this at the Army’s Fire Power Demonstration at Camp Kabala Range, Jaji, marking the end of a week-long COAS Conference and CAT Week 2019. “We are already…
April 28, 2019
