Category: ICT

Mass Sack Scare Rocks Twitter As Musk Plans To Cut Half Of Jobs

ADEOLA YUSUF

The richest billionaire Elon Musk has revealed plans to cut about 3,700 jobs at Twitter Inc which is equally half of the company’s workforce in a bid to cut costs. Musk, who just acquired Twitter made the revelation on Wednesday according to Bloomberg News citing people familiar with the matter. READ ALSO: Want Twitter Blue Verification, Pay $8, Elon Musk Slams Charges On Users Elon Musk Shades Critics Over Trump’s Return To Twitter Elon Musk Takes Over Twitter, Fires Executives Nigerian-Born Lady Promoted To Brig. General In US Army +…

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Want Twitter Blue Verification, Pay $8, Elon Musk Slams Charges On Users

ADEOLA YUSUF

Billionaire and new Twitter head, Elon Musk has announced a slash of Twitter verification fee from $20 per month to $8 per month. Musk made this known in a series of tweets on Tuesday. The billionaire rolled out the benefits of owning a paid verified handle as priority in replies, mentions and search which he said will help defeat spam/scam. Musk also listed the other advantages such as the capacity to post long-duration videos and audios, paywall bypass for publishers among others. He noted the fee will enable Twitter to…

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NCC Vows Acceleration of Emerging Tech Deployment

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) will not relent in the promotion of latest and emerging technologies to energise business and the sector in Nigeria for the benefit of the country and its citizens. The Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Professor Umar Danbatta, stated this while speaking to a cross-section of stakeholders at the just-concluded Cyberchain Abuja 2022. This was contained in a press release by the Director of Public Affairs of the Commission, Reuben Muoka. READ ALSO: Elon Musk Shades Critics Over Trump’s Return To Twitter Elon Musk Takes…

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Elon Musk Takes Over Twitter, Fires Executives

ADEOLA YUSUF

Elon Musk took control of Twitter and fired its top executives late Thursday in a deal that puts one of the leading platforms for global discourse in the hands of the world’s richest man. Following the takeover, Musk tweeted that “the bird is freed,” referencing the company’s iconic avian logo. He wasted no time sacking chief executive Parag Agrawal, as well as the company’s chief financial officer and its head of safety, the Washington Post and CNBC reported citing unnamed sources. Agrawal previously went to court to hold the Tesla…

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Nollywood Star, Gideon Okeke’s 42 Month-Old Marriage Crashes

ADEOLA YUSUF

No Pity Party: Controversial actor broke the news on his Instagram story, urges prayers for the two boys the collapsed marriage produced   Nollywood actor Gideon Okeke has confirmed that his marriage of 42 months to Chidera Uduezue has collapsed. The couple had a beautiful white wedding ceremony on 21 April 2019. The actor found fame after participating when he appeared as a contestant on the first edition of Big Brother Nigeria in 2006 and for his role in the acclaimed Nigerian drama series, Tinsel. His wife, on the other…

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SCANDAL: Two NIMC Staff Arrested In Niger Republic Enrolling Foreigners

ADEOLA YUSUF

No fewer than two National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) staff were found by the Nigerian Army while allegedly enrolling non-Nigerians for National Identity Numbers (NIN) in the Niger Republic. Platforms Africa reports he suspects were apprehended by troops, who were deployed to troubled zones across the North to end insurgency, and found the NIMC staff at the Gagamari Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Niger Republic while trying to register non-Nigerians. Confirming the arrest, the Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General, Musa Danmadami, disclosed that different items were recovered…

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How Nigeria’ll Rake In N500Bn From 5G Auction In 2023

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Nigeria Communication Commission(NCC) has expressed optimism as it described how the nation will generate over N500 billion as revenue from the auctioning of two 5G spectrums in 2023. Platforms Afruca reports that the Executive Vice-Chairman, NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, while disclosing this at an interactive meeting on 2023-2025 MTEF-FSP, organised by the Senate Committee in Abuja, said that the commission had already initiated the bidding process for auctioning of the spectrums. READ ALSO: REVEALED: Nigeria, 17 other African Nations are testing 5G – Report NCC ​Remittances To Federation Account…

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OPPO Teams Up with Spotify for Smart and Customized Music Experiences in ColorOS 13

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Nairobi, Kenya — Global leading technology company OPPO today announced a new partnership with popular audio streaming platform Spotify, to create an all-new easy, and customizable music experience on OPPO smartphones through its latest ColorOS 13 Android-based Operating System. With the Spotify app fully integrated with many new smart features in ColorOS 13, Kenyan listeners can now enjoy music, podcasts, and audiobooks with easier access and convenient control over the Spotify app on the home screen of their OPPO device in Kenyan markets where listeners may register for and use…

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Broadband Penetration hits 44.5% as NCC reviews Short Code services

ADEOLA YUSUF

Nigeria’s broadband usage has continued on the rise, moving up from 40.9 per cent in February 2022 to 44.5 per cent in July 2022, a figure considered hopeful for achieving the national broadband target of 70 per cent in 2025. Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta, who disclosed this earlier today (August 9, 2022) at the beginning of a three-day public inquiry on five telecom regulations and guidelines which began in Abuja, said emerging technologies and advancements in the sector demand that the…

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How PDP’ll defeat Sanwo-Olu With My 20m instagram Followers -Funke Akindele

ADEOLA YUSUF

“Acting taken too far, a poorly plotted not funny comedy that may end in theatric tragedy,” reaction trails Lagos PDP deputy governorship candidate’s statement   Funke Akindele, an award-winning actress and deputy governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos, has boasted that her followers on social media, numbering over 20 million, will come out en masse to vote for the party in 2023. Ms Akindele was convicted and sentenced in 2020 for violating Lagos COVID-19 protocols but was granted a pardon by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Her declaration to…

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