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WhatsApp to Introduce Avatars Like Facebook’s Bitmoji TECHDIGEST- Following recent claims that WhatsApp is working on allowing users to create avatar profile photographs, the instant messaging service is now apparently handing out...

Ubiquitous to Pay $50 to Scroll Through TikTok TECH DIGEST- Ubiquitous, an influencer marketing company, is looking to hire a professional TikTok viewer for a good salary. According to the company, one...

India Fines Google $161m For Unfair Practices TECHDIGEST - Indian authorities have fined Google 13bn rupees ($161m; £144m) for using its Android platform to dominate the market, the BBC reports. The country’s competition...

Emerging Technologies: NITDA Trains Young Nigerians On VR, AR TECHDIGEST - In alignment with the global best practices through the implementation of the present administration’s National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS),...

NCC Sets To Issue Two More 5G Licences TECHDIGEST - The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it has set the reserve price for its new 5G spectrums at $273.60m each and offering...

NITDA, KOICA To Develop Enterprise Architecture Framework for Nigeria TECHDIGEST - As part of the implementation of the second phase of the National e-Government Master Plan (NeGMP) the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA),...

Nigeria Has Competitive Advantage In Global Talent Factory - DG NITDA TECHDIGEST - The Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA) Kashifu Inuwa, CCIE, has said Nigeria has a competitive advantage...

Interpol Sets Up its Own Global Police Metaverse TECH DIGEST- Interpol’s Executive Director of Technology and Innovation, Madan Oberoi, stated that “not all acts that are criminalized” offline “are considered crimes when committed in...

Texas Sues Google For Biometric Data Collection Without Users’ Consent TECHDIGEST - U.S. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued Google for its “unauthorized capture and use” of biometric data of millions...

Buhari Confers 'Digital Innovation Award' on Pantami TECHDIGEST- Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), has emerged winner of the distinguished award for digital innovation. The award was conferred...