The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) recorded a major breakthrough in the reported cybercrime perpetrated against Patricia Technologies with the arrest of one of the suspects, Wilfred Bonse, after a thorough investigation into the case by the Force’s National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC). Earlier this year, Patricia Technologies petitioned the Inspector General of Police to report the alleged theft following a reported …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu will host policymakers, technology and creative ecosystem leaders, startups, venture capital firms, tech and creative talents at the fifth edition of the Art of Technology (AOT Lagos), to create policies that will drive the development of a smarter Lagos. The governor will play host to over 10,000 anticipated participants within and outside Nigeria, who …

Chief executive officer (CEO) of OpenAI, Sam Altman, has been relieved of his appointment by the Board of the popular Artificial Intelligence (AI) company. Chief technology officer Mira Murati has been appointed interim CEO to lead OpenAI, as Altman departs the company. A search process was underway to identify a permanent successor. The board of directors of OpenAI, Inc., the …

Tech training provider, ALX, will empower over two million youths across Africa with technology skills that will prepare them for the dynamic world of work and provide innovative solutions to Africa’s challenges. This was made known as ALX Nigeria hosted over 8, 400 new learners at the Karibu ‘Welcome’ ceremony in Lagos at the weekend. The event was to welcome …

The city of Lagos is agog as tech entrepreneurs and creative enthusiasts anticipate the biggest tech ecosystem event in Africa – Art of Technology (AOT) – to be held in December at the Landmark Event Centre, Victoria Island. AOT is an annual tech conference curated by the Eko Innovation Centre, and sponsored by the Lagos State Government. The event organisers …

False claims that President Joe Biden fell asleep during a moment of silence for victims of the Maui wildfire. A conspiracy theory that the latest surge in Covid-19 cases is being orchestrated by the Democratic Party ahead of the election. An obituary for a late NBA player that described him as “useless.” These false and bizarre stories aren’t showing up …

President Bola Tinubu has dropped the Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta in a sweeping change at some agencies of the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, which affected the Postmaster General/CEO of the Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST) and the Managing Director/CEO of Nigeria Communication Satellite Limited (NIGCOCOMSAT).  According to the new …

National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), will hold its annual National Cyber Security Awareness Summit this month. The summit will focus on how to stay safe and more secure online. National Cybersecurity Awareness month is an annual event observed every October in commemoration of the global Cyber-Security Awareness Month. It has already started and continues throughout the month to promote …

Leading innovative and youth-centric telecommunications company, 9mobile says it is set to take its mentorship programme, The Hack to the beautiful city of Jos, Plateau State to support and promote emergent entrepreneurs hoping to grow their businesses. The Jos edition of The Hack will be a two-day event, featuring a seminar and an exhibition, and will be held on Tuesday and …

Sterling Financial Holdings Company, said it is actively driving collaboration and partnerships with regulators, infrastructure providers, operators, and other financial services providers to bolster the security of the Nigerian consumer and improve the safety of the financial ecosystem. Executive director and group chief operating officer of Sterling Financial Holdings, Olayinka Oni stated this at the recently held Sterling Thought Leadership …