Have Apple, Google Silently Installed COVID-19 Tracking App on Your Phone? VERDICT: False CLAIM: Many users of smartphones across Nigeria have been raising concerns with the claim that Apple or Google has inserted a COVID-19 tracking sensor to their phone…
Nine digital right organisation in Africa has written to the Special Rapporteur’s – African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights and the United Nations – focused on freedom of opinion and expression and access to information asking for a lift…
Nigeria’s education sector has been on lockdown for more than two months, and there’s no specific time for resumption. While this is hurting the wallet of school owners, some tech entrepreneurs are taking advantage of the adversity, positioning their tech…
BudgIT, a civic organization committed to fiscal transparency, has launched an online portal to track the donations and spending of funds received from local and international donors to combat COVID-19 outbreak in Nigeria. The platform, according to BudgIT, would aid…
Ofcom, United Kingdom broadcasting regulation company, has sanctioned Loveworld Television Network, a broadcast station belonging to Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, for comments by Oyakhilome that goes against their regulations. Ofcom said the comment by Oyakhilome has the tendency of harming the…
Google has announced plans to train 20,000 women across Africa this year in honour of the International Women’s Day (IWD), aiming to achieve this through a number of training initiatives. The company in a statement following an IWD event in Lagos yesterday,…
TechCabal is set to convene a town hall meeting of mobility entrepreneurs, investors and policymakers on the challenges and future of Africa’s mobility sector. The event scheduled for September 27, 2019, will be holding at the Zone Tech Park, Gbagada Expressway,…
The United Nations has urged the Nigerian government to fasten the process of the passage of Digital Rights and Freedom Bill in the country. This call was made as part of the observations from Nigeria’s review at the 126th session…
Social networking platform Pinterest, has joined other social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Youtube, to restrict the spread of vaccine misinformation. The site announced Wednesday that it would direct all searches related to vaccination to results from public health…
With youth unemployment/underemployment rate (according to the National Bureau of Statistics) at 55.4% in Nigeria, Paradigm Initiative and Dufuna Technology will be organizing a digital skill training to empower Nigerian youths on accessing employment opportunity within and outside the country.…
