Hacking is finding a weakness in someone’s software or networks with the aim of exploiting something or gaining illegal access to secured data and information. For instance, hackers use a variety of passwords for cracking algorithm to get access to a computer system, according to Techarrival. Who is a hacker? A hacker is an individual […] …
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Nigeria ranks 108th in mobile Internet speed
Ife Ogunfuwa Nigeria has been ranked 108th in mobile Internet download speed out of 129 countries, the latest data from the Ookla’s Speedtest Global Index has shown. This position, which is for August 2018, is down by one place from the nation’s 107th position recorded in July, according to the index that compares Internet speed […] …
‘ICT, key to national security’
Godwin Isenyo, Kaduna The Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communication Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta, has said that Information and Communication Technology is key to national security. This, Danbatta said, was because the ICT and national security would continue to impact on transformation of the nation at various levels of the society and economy. The NCC boss […] …
We’ll use IoT to improve Nigerian businesses – 9mobile
Ife Ogunfuwa Telecommunication company, 9mobile, says it is working with strategic partners and other key players within the digital services ecosystem to help Nigerian businesses deliver breakthrough results through the adoption of Internet of Things. Speaking as a panel discussant on ‘Making Internet of Things Work for Business’ at the 2018 NigeriaCom Conference in Lagos, […] …
NCC clamps down on pre-registered SIM card sellers
Ife Ogunfuwa The Nigerian Communications Commission says it has arrested sellers of pre-registered Subscriber Identification Module cards in Lagos. A statement from the telecom regulator on Sunday stated that arrests were made at the Computer Village, Orile, Alaba and Saka Tinubu markets in partnership with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps during a three-day […] …
Technology will guarantee riders’ safety – Taxify manager
The Country Manager of Taxify, Uche Okafor, speaks to OZIOMA UBABUKOH on how technology guarantees riders’ safety when using ride-hailing apps, among other issues How has Taxify fared in Nigeria? Taxify launched in 2016 at a time the Nigerian market was desirous of a safe, affordable and reliable way to move. From 2016 till date, […] …
Calendar apps for planning your day
The success of our day is largely dependent on the quality of our planning. Not to miss out anything in their essential duties, some people prefer to make a list of upcoming tasks in a notebook, while others have long started using digital technology solutions. According to Life Hack, calendar applications are some of the […] …
Five effective game, apps for typing fast
Computers and cell phones have become an integrated tool in our professional and personal lives that the original methods of using pen and paper may not be so common anymore. Although our old-school methods of note taking may not have entirely left us, technology is advancing with no intention of slowing down; iPads are moving […] …
Stakeholders okay relocation of Ikeja Computer Village
Ife Ogunfuwa The plan to relocate the popular Computer Village in Ikeja Lagos to Katangowa area of Agbado Oke-Odo Local Council Development Area has been endorsed by stakeholders in the computer village community. This was after a stakeholders’ meeting where issues affecting the project were resolved, a statement on Monday said. According to the statement, […] …
Facebook to build $1bn data centre in Singapore
Facebook on Thursday said it will invest over $1 billion to build a data centre in Singapore, its first in Asia, powered by renewable energy and adapted to the city-state’s tropical climate. The centre is expected to be operational around 2022, and will host Facebook servers and centralise its IT operations, Thomas Furlong, Facebook vice […] …