NECCI Public Relations Roundtable is set to hold its 24th edition in 31 October at the Eko Hotel & Suites, Lagos. This year’s edition, themed ‘Women in Technology’, focuses on how women are making impact and influence, and breaking barriers in the tech industry. According to its Founder/Convener, Mrs. Nkechi Ali-Balogun, the roundtable aims to bring together women leaders, innovators, and …

Japanese scientists have used artificial intelligence to uncover 303 new etchings in Peru’s Nazca desert — doubling the amount of known geoglyphs made some 2,000 years ago by a pre-Inca civilization. The fabled Nazca lines, a series of massive incisions on the desert floor depicting animals, plants, imaginary beings and geometric figures, have fascinated scientists ever since they were first …

Instant messaging platform Telegram has bowed to legal pressure less than a month after the Chief Executive Officer Pavel Durov was arrested in France where he was charged with alleged complicity in the spread of child sexual abuse materials. Durov stated on Monday that he will henceforth provide Telegram users’ IP addresses and phone numbers to relevant authorities if requested. …

Crypto exchange space Hamster Kombat has faced backlash over its unfair airdrop after months of loyal users dedication. Hamster Kombat’s announcement revealed that roughly 63% of players would not be able to receive the Season 1 airdrop caused a stir of outrage. Players’ accumulation of in-game keys, which many thought were not necessary for winning prizes, was apparently the cause …

President Bola Tinubu has pledged his commitment to assist the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) in establishing a robust and efficient digital identity system. He said this on Monday in Abuja at the National Day of Identity (NDI), organised by the NIMC. The event to commemorate the sixth edition of the National Day of Identity was themed, “Digital Public Infrastructure: …

Cavista Technologies, a global technology services company, has opened a corporate office in Botswana in the heart of Gaborone’s business district. The company said that the expansion is poised to create up to 500 high-skill IT jobs, furthering Cavista’s commitment to innovation and growth across Africa. President of the Republic of Botswana, Dr. Mokgweetsi Masisi delivered remarks, participated in the …

Applications for the 2024 Aurora Tech Award for women innovators and entrepreneurs opened on Monday and will run till 21 November 2024. The star prize is $30,000. The award, which is open to women tech entrepreneurs from around the world, offers opportunities to showcase their innovations. In the last two consecutive years, African innovators have won home the coveted top …

Former MTN Group CEO, Sifiso Dabengwa, has been announced dead, Monday morning, after losing a battle with Cancer. Dabengwa was MTN CEO from March 2011 till 2015 when he had to resign as MTN was looking for ways to negotiate itself out of a record N1.04 trillion fine Nigeria slammed on the telco for failing to disconnect over five million …

The Teen Ambassadors Foundation has trained 40 students on coding and robotics in Abuja. Director General of the Foundation, Dr Paul Adiwu, said the training was to expose the children to science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) and robotics. He spoke at the closing ceremony of the second edition of the free summer programme on STEM education with robotics, organised by …

The Supreme Court in Brazil, on Friday, ordered the “immediate, complete and total suspension” of operations by X, formerly known as Twitter, in the country, TheGuardian reports. The ban of the social media platform followed its failure to meet a 24-hour deadline which elapsed at 8.07 p.m. local time on Thursday (0.07 a.m. BST on Friday), to appoint a legal …