The Federal Government says the recommended conditions for the lifting of the suspension imposed on Twitter will be applicable to all Over-The-Top and other social media platforms in Nigeria. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, disclosed this on Monday when he featured on a phone-in programme of TV Continental, “This Morning, ’’ ...

Oct 6, 2021 Russian social networks reported a spike in activity during Monday’s global Facebook outage which Moscow officials said showed that Russia was right to develop its own sovereign internet platforms and social networks. Russia has sought for years to assert greater sovereignty over its internet segment, putting pressure on foreign tech firms to ...

Sept. 28, 2021 TikTok hit 1 billion monthly active users globally this summer, the company told Reuters, marking a 45 per cent jump since July 2020. The United States, Europe, Brazil and Southeast Asia are the biggest markets for the popular short-video app, the company said. TikTok has experienced surges in users around the world ...

Sept. 9, 2021 The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed a five-count terrorism charge against two detained associates of Yoruba Nation Agitator, Sunday Adeyemo (aka Sunday Igboho). The charges were filed at the Federal High Court, Abuja, after over two months since officers of the DSS arrested and detained the two aides. The defendants ...

Sept. 9, 2021 Twitter on Wednesday launched a global test of a tool it calls Communities, a feature similar to Facebook Groups that gives users a way to tweet to people with similar interests. In a blog post, Twitter said certain users can create Communities and more will be added in the coming months. The ...

Sept. 8, 2021 Facebook, Big Cabal Media and Comic Republic on Wednesday announced the launch of #NoFalseNewsZone, a campaign aimed at minimising the spread of fake news in Nigeria. Facebook, in a statement, said #NoFalseNewsZone is an educational campaign focused on helping people identify false news and educate them on the actions to take to ...

August 19, 2021 The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) says that the social networking platform, Twitter and others are already registering with the agency, as it has projected generating N10.104 trillion revenue for the 2022 financial year, according to its chairman, Muhammad Nami. According to Channels Television report, Nami stated this when he appeared before ...

August 18, 2021 People refusing to get Covid vaccines in France are coughing up hundreds of euros for fake health passes in an online black market that has flourished since the government required them to enter cafes, inter-city trains, and other public places. People have had to show proof they have either been vaccinated, tested ...

Aug 17, 2021 The Taliban’s rapid takeover of Afghanistan poses a new challenge for big U.S. tech companies on handling content created by a group considered to be terrorists by some world governments. Social media giant Facebook confirmed on Monday that it designates the Taliban a terrorist group and bans it and content supporting it ...

August 11, 2021 Aliko Dangote was on  Tuesday listed as the only Nigerian on Bloomberg’s Billionaire Index with a net worth of $17.8bn. The Chairman of the Dangote Group was ranked 118 among 500 billionaires listed by Bloomberg. Tesla’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Elon Musk topped the billionaires index with a net worth valued at ...