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NIMC faces criticism over alleged dollar billing on NIN updates
The National Identity Management Commission faced public backlash on Monday after a social media user accused the agency of charging ...Microsoft sacks workers at African Development Centre in Nigeria
Microsoft, an American technology company, has sacked its workers at the African Development Centre (ADC) in Lagos, Nigeria. The ADC ...Govt plans new national identity card with payment, social service features
The Federal Government will soon launch a new national identity card with payment and other social service features. The new ...How social media threatened my 40-year-old marriage – Lai Mohammed
A former minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed, has said social media threatened his 40-year old marriage. Lai spoke ...Nigerian creators on Instagram can monetise content from June – Meta
Meta, the parent company of Instagram, says it will introduce a new feature on the social media app in June ...Voice, data services restored after undersea cable cuts – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says voice and data services affected by undersea cable cuts along the Cote d’Ivoire and ...Internet disruption: Undersea cable repair might take two weeks, says MainOne
MainOne, a West African digital infrastructure service provider, says repairing its undersea submarine cables might take one to two weeks. ...Bar subscribers not linked to NIN, NCC orders telcos
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has issued a directive to telecom service providers to bar subscribers who have failed to ...Internet access reduced poverty in Nigeria, Tanzania by 7% – World Bank
The World Bank estimates that improved access to Internet coverage over three years led to a seven per cent reduction ...Samsung turns to AI to regain smartphone throne
Samsung on Wednesday released its latest Galaxy smartphone with new artificial intelligence features as the South Korean giant seeks to ...