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NCC approves telcos’ request for tariff increase, caps hike at 50%
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved the request of telecommunications companies (telcos) to increase tariff. In a statement on ...Meta To Lay Off 3,600 Employees In Performance-Based Cuts
Meta plans to dismiss approximately 3,600 employees identified as low performers and replace them with new hires, according to an ...Telcos will soon increase tariffs but not by 100% – FG
Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani says telecom tariffs will soon increase but not by 100 ...Telcos may hike call, data tariffs early next year
Telecom operators may get approval to increase call and data tariffs before the end of first quarter of 2025, a ...Telegram founder says messaging app profitable for first time
The founder and chief executive of the Telegram encrypted messaging app Pavel Durov said on Monday that the platform had ...Users stranded as Facebook, Instagram experience outage, Meta apologises
In a major disruption affecting millions of users, Meta’s key apps, including Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, have been down for ...ChatGPT experiences downtime as students, professionals lament
OpenAI’s popular Artificial Intelligence chatbot, ChatGPT, experienced a major outage early Thursday. Users who tried to access the platform were ...AI-driven approach key to tackle insecurity, health challenges in Africa, says Shettima
Vice-President Kashim Shettima says the adoption of artificial intelligence is necessary to address the insecurity, health and agriculture challenges facing ...Telcos reject 5% excise duty proposal, to meet Bosun Tijani to stop implementation
The Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) have rejected plans to reintroduce a 5 percent excise duty on the ...Meta deletes 1,600 accounts linked to ‘Yahoo Boys’
Meta, the parent company of WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram, says it has deleted another 1,600 groups linked to ‘Yahoo Boy’ ...