Category: Internet
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Suspension: Twitter approaches FG for dialogue
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the microblogging platform, Twitter, has approached the Federal Government for dialogue with a view to resolving the problem that led to the suspension of its activities in Nigeria. Mohammed made this known to State House correspondents at the end of the meeting of the Federal…
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Use Internet responsibly – NCC tells Nigerian youths
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has called on Nigerian youths to leverage Internet/broadband access to unleash their potentials for innovation and creativity, as well as their quest for job opportunities and skills acquisition. The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, made the call during the presentation of 100 pieces of…
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Breaking: PDP Reps walk out of plenary over Twitter ban
…unban Twitter now they insist …we’ll continue to tweet …Malami should arrest us not our constituents …says PDP Reps are one family Members of the House of Representatives Peoples Democratic Party, PDP on Tuesday staged a walkout of plenary protesting the ban of Twitter by the Federal Government. Briefing journalists after the walk out, PDP…
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NBC goes after broadcast stations over Twitter ban
The National Broadcasting Commission has directed all broadcast stations in Nigeria to suspend the patronage of Twitter immediately. This directive is contained in a Statement signed by the Director General of the Agency, Prof. Armstrong Idachaba on Monday in Abuja. Idachaba noted that it would be unpatriotic for any broadcaster in Nigeria to continue to…
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#TwitterBan: We are disappointed in Nigeria’s Govt – EU, US, UK, others
The diplomatic missions of Canada, the European Union (Delegation to Nigeria), the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States of America (USA) have expressed disappointment in the government of Nigeria for suspending use of Twitter in the country. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the diplomatic missions expressed the disappointment over the suspension placed…
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Ban: We will restore access for all Nigerians – Twitter
Micro blogging platform, Twitter has vowed to provide a way for Nigerians to gain access to the platform. The U.S. based social media firm made this known on Saturday, stressing blocking Twitter in Nigeria is of deep concern. Recall the federal government of Nigeria just recently suspended the use of Twitter in the country. But…
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NITDA warns against file encrypting computer virus ‘IGVM Ransomware’
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) had warned Nigerians to beware of IGVM Ransomware, a file-encrypting infection that restricts access to data such as documents, images, and videos. Mrs Hadiza Umar, Head, Cooperate Affairs and External Relations of the agency, gave the warning in a statement on Saturday. Umar said the virus “corrupts the…
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Russian court fines Twitter for failure to remove illegal content
A local court on Thursday fined Twitter 19 million rubles (about 259,000 U.S. dollars) for its failure to remove banned content. This includes calls for unauthorised protests, increasing fines on the company to 27.9 million rubles (380,000 U.S. dollars). Twitter was fined 8.9 million rubles (121,000 dollars) in early April for the same offence according…
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People to lose $10.5 trillion to cybercriminals by 2025
People will lose a whopping total sum of $10.5 trillion to cybercriminals by the year 2025, the International Criminal Police Organization, commonly known as INTERPOL has said. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports INTERPOL made this known as it announced a new cybercrime operations desk known as African Joint Operation against Cybercrime (AFJOC). According to the law enforcement…
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX eyes Nigeria as critical market for business
American aerospace manufacturer and space transportations services company, SpaceX, owned by billionaire Elon Musk has identified Nigeria as a critical market for its business. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports a delegation from the American aerospace manufacturer and space transportations services company were in the country on Thursday, held a meeting and made a presentation to the Nigerian…