Pantami Named Most Outstanding Minister of the Year West Africa
Pantami Named Most Outstanding Minister of the Year West Africa
TECHDIGEST - In recognition of unprecedented performance in ICT and Digital Innovation in Africa, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Federal...
Boosting education through STEM
TechDigest- No fewer than 500 pupils and 50 teachers drawn from public schools in underserved communities of Agege, Alimosho and Ifako-Ijaiye communities were introduced to drone technology, artificial intelligence, coding video...
Chair of TikTok owner, ByteDance steps down as Beijing tightens grip
TechDigest- The chair of TikTok’s owner, ByteDance, has stepped down, as the Chinese government tightens its control of China’s tech sector and maintains pressure on the industry’s domestic entrepreneurs.
Zhang Yiming announced in...
Yahoo pulls out of China, citing challenging environment
TechDigest- Yahoo Inc. has announced on Tuesday that it has pulled out of China, citing an increasingly challenging operating environment.
The withdrawal was largely symbolic, as many of the company’s services were...
Facebook to end use of facial recognition software
Facebook has announced it will no longer use facial recognition software to identify faces in photographs and videos.
TechDigest- There have been growing concerns about the ethics of facial recognition technology, with...
Instagram allows people to publicly participate in Stories
TechDigest- instagram has added support for a new sticker called "Add Yours" and as the name suggests it lets users publicly participate in Instagram Stories. According to Engadget, the company describes...
NCC gears up for commercial 5G launch, meets stakeholder on Spectrum auction
NCC gears up for commercial 5G launch, meets stakeholder on Spectrum auction
TECHDIGEST - The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is set to host a stakeholder engagement forum this week, TechEconomy.ng can report.
This,...
Agritech startup set to deliver new financial solution to farmers
Agritech startup set to deliver new financial solution to farmers
By Abbas Badamasi
TECHDIGEST - Nigerian agritech startup, Agrikoin, has declared that it is committed to ending the financial challenges confronting small scales...
Safeguarding Peoples’ Personal Data Our Priority, Says Kashifu
Safeguarding Peoples’ Personal Data Our Priority, Says Kashifu
TECHDIGEST - Mallam Kashifu Inuwa, the director general, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has reiterated that protecting personal information of Nigerians online is...
NIN: FG Extends SIM Integration Deadline Again
NIN: FG Extends SIM Integration Deadline Again
TECHDIGEST - The federal government has again extended the deadline for phone users to link their lines with their National Identity Numbers (NIN).
The deadline was...
