The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta will be conferred with the National Productivity Order of Merit Award, alongside other notable Nigerians. According to a statement, the announcement was made in an advertorial signed by the Director-General of the National Productivity Centre, Nasir Raji-Mustapha, heralding Danbatta’s achievements and contributions to the development and advancement …

inDrive, a global mobility and urban services platform, is strengthening its B2B segment offering by introducing new solutions in inDrive.Freight and inDrive.Couriers delivery verticals. inDrive said it would broaden its offering through expanding the team and the acquisition of new tech solutions. It recently completed a transaction with Master Delivery (MD), a SaaS platform for last-mile delivery. Through that arrangement, …

Standard Chartered Bank (Nigeria) Limited has set aside $10,000 for the five winners in its fourth SC Women in Technology Incubator, an initiative designed to support and promote the economic and social development of women in Nigeria through innovation or technology-led entrepreneurship. The announcement follows the completion of the last three editions, which had seen 15 winners emerge to date, …

Popular microblogging platform, Twitter on Monday removed the verification tag attached to the account of Nigeria’s former Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo. The special verification tag is designed for government officials. As at press time, it was observed that Osinbajo’s tag has been removed. However the one on the account of the former President Muhammadu Buhari remained. Osinbajo and his …

The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved the merging of the National Identity and Bank cards in Nigeria. This followed a memorandum presented by the Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy to the meeting of the Council presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Minister, Prof. Isa Pantami, who briefed the media after the meeting, said that move was to …

Meta Chief Executive Officer, Mark Zuckerberg has announced that WhatsApp users can now edit a message within 15 minutes of sending the message. In a brief statement on his official Facebook page on Monday, Zuckerberg wrote: “You can now edit your WhatsApp messages up to 15 mins after they’re sent”, In a blog post, the company said the feature is available …

Creative young people within the Lagos East Senatorial District now have the opportunity to enhance their tech skills and knowledge, as lawmaker representing the district in the Senate, Senator Tokunbo Abiru unveiled a state-of-the-art innovation and technology workroom in Ikorodu. On Friday, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu inaugurated the SAIL Innovation Lab built at Ebute Ipakodo axis of Ikorodu to inspire grassroots …

inq. Digital Nigeria Limited, a leading cloud and digital solutions provider specialising in Edge AI and IoT, has reaffirmed its dedication to promoting gender equality in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector. The firm also focuses on fabric for cloud connectivity and data centre connectivity; and software-defined networking/network functions virtualisation solutions for edge cloud, secure access services edge, and elastic …

The Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) has appealed to the Federal Government to withdraw the controversial National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) bill, before the National Assembly. The 2007 NITDA Act is currently awaiting passage, following its amendment at the National Assembly. President of the NCS, Prof. Adesina Sodiya, at a news conference in Abuja on Saturday said the bill lacked …

Billionaire Twitter owner, Elon Musk has said that he has hired a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the social media platform he acquired in last October. Musk, who announced in a Twitter post on Thursday, said the new CEO will be starting in six weeks while his role will transition to being the Executive Chair, an oversight role. He …