Category: ICT

Microsoft Probed Bill Gates Over ‘Romantic Affair’ With Employee – Report

ADEOLA YUSUF

  Microsoft Corporation says it conducted an investigation into an alleged relationship between its co-founder, Bill Gates, and an employee of the company. The company said in 2019 it received information of Gates’ involvement with the employee which commenced over two decades ago. READ ALSO: Billionaire Couple, Bill and Melinda Gates’ 27 year-old Marriage Crashes Young Nigerians set Twitter on fire over Bill, Melinda Gates’ Divorce We are still surprised COVID-19 deaths, cases are low in Africa – Bill Gates  It said Gates was about to commence a romantic relationship…

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EXCLUSIVE: Customers Kick as GTBank’s Network Glitch Drags into Second Week

ADEOLA YUSUF

  “When you see GTB Customers, kindly hug us. We are going through a lot these days,” a customer who said he was terribly affected by the “bad banking,” lamented.     The network glitch rocking Guarantee Trust Bank (GTBank) with headquarters in Nigeria, has entered the second week with customers lampopning the lender over inability to fix the problem on time. While many of the customers trooped in to the Customer Service section of the Bank branches across the country, others took to social media networks; Twitter and Facebook,…

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Young Nigerians set Twitter on fire over Bill, Melinda Gates’ Divorce

ADEOLA YUSUF

  “This marriage thing no be scam so? How many are truly happily married?” Toxic Tongues Trade Tantrums on Twitter   Hot reactions by some young Nigerians on Twitter have trailed the divorce announcement made by the Microsoft founder, Bill Gate and his wife Melinda. The duo hitherto love birds with over 124bn (£89bn) networth, announced they would split after 27 years in marriage with three “grown up” children. RELATED POSTS: Billionaire Couple, Bill and Melinda Gates’ 27 year-old Marriage Crashes https://platformsafrica.com/2021/05/04/billionaire-couple-bill-and-melinda-gates-27-year-old-marriage-crashes/ GTBank Fires 3 Executive Directors, 6 GMs as Succesion…

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Billionaire Couple, Bill and Melinda Gates’ 27 year-old Marriage Crashes

ADEOLA YUSUF

  How the couple with three ‘grown up’ children and over 124bn (£89bn) net worth, split in the pandemic   Bill and Melinda Gates have announced their divorce after 27 years of marriage, saying “we no longer believe we can grow together as a couple”. “After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end our marriage,” the pair tweeted. They first met in the 1980s when Melinda joined Bill’s Microsoft firm. The billionaire couple have three children and…

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Pantami: Buhari turns table, probes, threatens legal action against ICT Firms

ADEOLA YUSUF

  “Government is now investigating the veracity behind these claims of attempted inducement (by ICT firms), and – should they be found to hold credence – police and judicial action must be expected.” Garba Shehu, President Buhari’s spokesman said.   The Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said his government has begun investigating the veracity behind these claims of attempted inducement, and – should they be found to hold credence – police and judicial action must be expected. This is contrary to calls made by some Nigerians for Mr. Buhari to probe…

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Twitter Office in Ghana not a loss for South Africa, Kenya. Why Nigeria?

ADEOLA YUSUF

      “Was there a competition between Ghana and Nigeria over the location of Twitter’s office? Why is the ‘win’ for Ghana not framed as a loss for South Africa, Kenya or Egypt? Why make it about Nigeria? Simbo Olorunfemi wrote in this opinion article originally titled; “The Dirty Business of Running Nigeria Down.”   Yesterday, my attention was drawn to the report by CNN on location of Twitter Office in Ghana. I would not have bothered to go beyond the headline, seeing that what is actually a next…

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Wife Jailed For Looking Through Husband’s Phone Without Permission

ADEOLA YUSUF

“Judgement well delivered, will deter other women from checking husbands’ phones anyhow” “…No, it is barbaric, only cheating husband afraid of wife’s access to his phone.” The controversial Judgement ignites hot reactions on Twitter   A woman, accused by her husband of privacy invasion through reading messages on his phone without permission, has been jailed for three months. The husband filed a lawsuit against her at a court in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) , accusing her of invading his privacy, and she was put on trial that eventually led…

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Telecoms giant, Huawei, turns to pig farming as smartphone sales crash

ADEOLA YUSUF

  The Chinese telecoms giant was stopped from accessing vital components after the Trump administration labelled it a threat to US national security.     Telecoms giant, Huawei, is turning to technology for pig farmers as it deals with tough sanctions on its smartphones. The Chinese telecoms giant was stopped from accessing vital components after the Trump administration labelled it a threat to US national security. In response to struggling smartphone sales, Huawei is looking at other sources of revenue for its technology. Along with Artificial Intelligence (AI) tech for…

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REVEALED: Nigeria, 17 other African Nations are testing 5G – Report

ADEOLA YUSUF

  “MTN is believed to have tested 5G in Nigeria and Uganda; Safaricom has trialed the technology in Kenya and Gabon Telecom has tested it in Gabon.” 18 African countries including Nigeria are testing or rolling out 5G, according to new stats from the Global Mobile Suppliers Association (GSA). As of February 2020, ‘there are 24 operators in 18 African countries that are evaluating/testing/trialing/deploying 5G’ and of those operators eight ‘have deployed 5G into pre-commercial or commercial networks,’ the GSA told tech news portal Connecting Africa. The organisation would not name…

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NIN AND NIGERIA’S NATIONAL DATABASE CREDIBILITY QUESTION

ADEOLA YUSUF

  This article, originally christened “NIN: TOWARDS A CREDIBLE NATIONAL DATABASE SYSTEM IN NIGERIA” by Waheed Ogunjobi, takes a deeper look at the National Identification Number (NIN) and the question repeatedly asked on the credibility or lack of it about Nigeria’s National Database   Ever since the Federal Government issued the new order on the linkage of the National Identification Number (NIN) with the Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card by all Nigerians, there has been flurry of activities around the offices of the National Identification Management Commission by Nigerians who…

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