The Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector in Ireland was the third biggest in the EU in 2019, according to a new report from the Central Statistics Office. The output of the sector here was €128 billion in 2019, with 91% of that exported. This compares to output of €310 billion in Germany, €223 billion in France and is just Read More
Battle Royale has enjoyed being one of the most popular gaming genres of the last decade. We have seen an insane number of gamers jumping into these games to enjoy the thrilling gameplay with their friends and family across all kinds of different platforms out there. And Fortnite sure is one of the very first games to come out in Read More
The Federal Institute of Industrial Research, (FIIRO), A Parastatal under the aegis of Federal Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, has restated the need for Science, Technology and Innovation towards the Nation’s development. Overseeing Director-General, FIIRO, Dr. Agnes Yemisi Asagbra, said FIIRO Lagos, established over 60 years ago, is poised to fulfil its mandate. She explained that the Institute utilizes Read More
Picture showing participants at the 2 days ICT training workshop for Appeal Court Judges in Abuja
In a move targeted at young innovators and inventors across the nation, the Nigerian Institute of Iransport and Technology (NITT), Zaria has called for the submission of research papers and of innovative research. The move is geared towards harnessing local inventors within the transport sector-related technologies within the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria. The Nigerian institute of transport Technology (NITT), Read More
ICT experts have said that Africa cannot afford to take a back seat in upcoming global decisions on digital security and the future of technology. On 17 January, 2022, African diplomats will meet their global counterparts in New York to thrash out the details of a proposed new United Nations (UN) treaty to tackle cybercrime. An upcoming Institute for Security Read More
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has said that the federal government 95 per cent digital literacy target by 2030 is achievable just as it trained children on digital skills using Hausa language. The Director-General of NITDA, Kashifu Abdullahi Inuwa, stated this on Sunday at the graduation ceremony of 50 children, including 10 Almajiris at the Engausa Global Tech Read More
Nigerians have been expressing mixed feelings on the extension of the deadline for the National Identity Number (NIN) and SIM linkage. Adekola Olugbenga, who spoke with Blueprint said, “I have tried to register my National Identity Number (NIN) online but I couldn’t. At least i have more time now, to avoid blocking of the SIM.” James Akpan told our correspondent Read More
Have you ever tried downloading your favourite betting app from the Google Playstore? If that is the case, you would have noticed that such apps do not exist in the store. But why is this so? Google has a very strict policy on real-money gambling apps; and only recently have they begun to relax their stance. Up until the start Read More
Antivirus software pioneer John McAfee was found dead in his jail cell in Spain on Wednesday, a prison official said, shortly after a court approved his extradition to the United States where he was wanted for tax evasion. The 75-year-old was found dead in his cell in the Brians 2 penitentiary near Barcelona “apparently from suicide”, a spokeswoman for the Read More
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reiterated that Oando Plc Annual General Meeting (AGM) stands suspended in the latest twist in the long-running battle between the regulator and Oando. SEC in a statement at the weekend quashed conflicting reports that the suspension has been lifted. The commission recalled that in 2017, it received petitions from two shareholders of Oando Read More
Inter Milan claimed the Serie A title on Sunday for the first time in 11 years to end Juventus’ nine-year reign in Italy. Antonio Conte’s side clinched their 19th ‘Scudetto’ after nearest rivals Atalanta drew 1-1 at Sassuolo to leave the ‘Nerazzurri’ 13 points clear with four games remaining. Conte had started Juventus’s record run, winning the first three titles Read More
The federal government needs to adopt a policy on the equitable sharing of straddling resources between states and even local government areas to tame the tide of boundary crises in the country. The Director-General, National Boundary Commission (NBC), Surveyor Adamu Adaji said the suggestion if adopted and implemented would not only drastically cut down on cases of interstate boundary disputes Read More
The hardship faced by most rural and urban poor and the socially disadvantaged in Nigeria has often gotten to the point of elasticity. Many have been toughened by the challenges of existence and have devised means to hang on to hope. Events, both natural and man-made, have given rise to a situation where there are many people in need of Read More
The Igbo are a resilient lot, an egalitarian and industrious people. Defined as a meta-ethnicity native and one of the largest ethnic groups in Africa, they are predominant in South Eastern and mid-western Nigeria. Though there is a claim by some of them that they descended from Jews, the World Culture Encyclopaedia has it that the Igbo people have no Read More
Outgoing Inspector – General of Police, IGP Adamu Mohammed, Tuesday, directed officers and men of the Nigeria Police to use brute force against members of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network (ESN)whom he described as outlaws. This is even as he assured that “the attackers (of Imo Correctional Centre) have no hiding place as they will Read More
Nigeria has one of the youngest video game markets in the world, and it has only really been gaining traction since 2015. But since the rise of internet availability across the country, coupled with the growing popularity of mobile, more people than ever are interested in playing. The country could soon represent a lucrative market for start-up companies in the Read More
As far as digital economy in the world is concerned, which is valued at $11trillion, Nigeria despite its huge population and potentials, is lagging behind, according to the Director General of National Information Technology Development Agency ( NITDA), Mallam Kashifu Inuwa. This is as the Senate has urged the agency to fast track the process of making the country an Read More
Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc, a leading Nigerian independent energy company, has said it was committed to deploying resources and expertise to create and deliver sustainable value to meet the expectations of its various stakeholders. Its chief executive officer, Mr. Roger Brown, stated this at the Facts Behind the Sustainability Report presentation made to the Nigerian Stock exchange (NSE) through Read More
Vodafone Group, the parent company of South Africa’s largest mobile network operator, Vodacom, has concluded a partnership with AST SpaceMobile to launch the first phase space-based commercial mobile communications service in 2023. This will be the first service of its kind to connect standard mobile phones at 4G and 5G speeds using AST SpaceMobile’s patented space-based network, after securing funding Read More
Google has revealed that an authentication system outage, caused by an internal storage quota issue, is the reason behind a global outage of its services on Monday.On Monday afternoon, Google’s services that include Gmail, YouTube, Google Drive, Google Docs, Maps, AdWords and AdSense, Google Pay, Google Home, Nest and Google’s Chromecast went down in various countries around the world. In Read More
Parallel Wireless, a US-based open radio access networks (RAN) company that delivers software-defined end-to-end open RAN solutions, announced that it has been selected by Hotspot Network, a network-as-a-service (NaaS) provider, to deliver 2G, 3G and 4G coverage across 2 000 villages in Nigeria. The deal forms part of a connectivity initiative that includes Digital Farmers Club (DFC), Universal Service Provision Read More
Nigeria’s Communication Minister Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami has scrapped the N20 (0.053 United States dollar) Unstructured Supplementary Service Data fee imposed on subscribers for National Identity Number (NIN) retrieval requests across all mobile network providers in a bid to make the process smooth and affordable. Pantami gave the directive after meeting representatives of mobile network operators and agreed that subscribers Read More
The Sub-Saharan region recorded a 55% surge in the total number of apps downloaded during 2020 compared to 2019, higher than the global increase of 33% over the same period. This is according to data released by global attribution leader AppsFlyer, which analysed more than 48 billion installs of over 30 000 apps, with a minimum of 5 000 installs per Read More
Mobile data traffic in Sub-Saharan Africa is set to grow by an estimated 6.5 times, from the current 0.87EB per month to 5.6EB per month by 2026, according to the latest Ericsson Mobility Report. The report also shows that average traffic per smartphone in the region is expected to reach 8.9GB over the forecast period.At the same time, service providers Read More
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