Italy’s antitrust regulator said on Thursday that it has opened an investigation into tech giant Apple for allegedly abusing a dominant position in the apps market. The Silicon Valley titan “has adopted a more restrictive privacy policy for third-party app developers than it applies to itself,” the competition watchdog said in a statement. It said it was also concerned third-party …

Airtel Africa has announced that its Nigerian subsidiary, Airtel Networks Limited (Airtel Nigeria) has paid N58.7 billion to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to renew its 2×10 MHz 2100 MHz spectrum licence. This is as the NCC also approved a spectrum lease transaction between MTN Nigeria and Natcom Development and Investment Limited (NTEL), according to report by Nairametrics. In a statement …

Nigeria is on the threshold of education revolution as an e-learning platform with multiple applications was unveiled to key stakeholders on Thursday in Lagos. The new platform will create a level playing field by giving everyone access to affordable and quality education, the promoters said. Known as Educatial, it was developed by a team of indigenous software engineers in response …

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has commended MTN Nigeria for investing in education through the remodeling of science laboratories in the state. Okowa gave the commendation on Thursday when he officially inaugurated science laboratories at the St Augustine College Ibuzor, which were remodeled by the MTN Foundation (MTNF). The governor, who was represented by the Secretary to the state …

United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), in collaboration with National Orientation Agency (NOA), on Wednesday in Lagos, commenced training of selected youths and journalists in the South-West zone on digital learning platforms. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the two-day training is tagged: “Media Dialogue on Digital Learning Platforms.” UNICEF Communication Specialist, Mrs Blessing Ejiofor said that the programme was …

Lagos, Ogun, Kano and Oyo States, and the Federal Capital Territory were the top five locations with mobile internet subscriptions in Nigeria last year. Collectively, the five areas accounted for 33.52 per cent (51.90 million) of the mobile subscriptions (154.85 million) in the country in 2022, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The NBS had revealed …

inDrive, the global mobility and urban services platform, has announced the launch of inCode 2023, the company’s first annual global hackathon, which seeks to award €16,000 for the top ideas to make ride-hailing safer and more inclusive. inDrive is inviting the world’s leading tech talent to register teams of one to six people, with entries judged by its experts based on …

The co-founder and ex-CEO of Twitter, Jack Dorsey has launched an alternative micro-blogging site available only on Android devices for now. The alternative platform, Bluesky promises to be a future-thinking “social internet” that allows users more choices and frees people from platforms. The app is still in development and only available to access through an invite code. According to report, …

The Centre for Social Awareness, Advocacy, and Ethics (CSAAE) has flagged off its Digital Skilling and Employment Project (DSEP) aimed at equipping 200,000 Nigerian youths with the skills and tools for digital jobs. The project, sponsored through a grant by the Coca-Cola Foundation, will equip the Nigerian youth with the skills and tools for digital jobs, which are in increasing …

The Chief Executive Officer of 9mobile, Juergen Pesche is among the eminent personalities speaking at the Fintech Cybersecurity and Fraud Summit 2023 scheduled to hold on 27th April at the Civic Centre, Lagos. Peschel will deliver a keynote address titled, The Role of Cybersecurity in a FinTech Regulatory Digital Economy. A carefully chosen group of erudite discussants, including the Director …