Category: Technology
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WhatsApp brings new design change
Popular messaging platform, WhatsApp is looking to bring in a new design change to the app on Android, according to a WABetaInfo report. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the messaging platform has already unveiled the design change to the beta version of the Android app and the change is reflected on the chat list of the app.…
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FG reveals more details for suspending Twitter
The Federal Government has justified its action of indefinite suspension of Twitter by giving insights into the several attempts by the microblogging and social networking site to destabilise the country. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, gave the details on Friday when he featured on a live programme of the Nigerian Television…
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BREAKING: Senate President Lawan breaks silence on Twitter ban
President of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan has opened up on the suspension of Twitter by President Muhammadu Buhari. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Senator Lawan as saying Nigerians need the micro blogging and social network platform. He said Nigeria and Twitter need each other and called for amicable resolution of the feud with Twitter. Lawan…
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YouTube offers scholarship to black artistes
YouTube Music says it is offering scholarship to scores of black artistes to help them commercialise their work. Alex Okosi, YouTube’s Managing Director for Emerging Markets, said in a statement that it would open grant applications for the #YouTubeBlack Voices Fund Class of 2022 from June 21, 2021. Okosi said that the six-month scholarship term…
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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: ITF Mobile presents first ever made in Nigeria smartphone to Buhari
Indigenous smartphone makers, ITF Mobile has presented the first ever made in Nigeria smartphone to President Muhammadu Buhari. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports ITF Mobile presented the locally made smartphone to President Buhari on Wednesday. The presentation was done at the State House in Abuja, the federal capital territory (FCT). The presentation was made by the Minister…
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NBC to use tech for boundary management – Adaji
Disturbed by the slow pace of data collection in the management of Nigeria’s boundaries, the National Boundary Commission (NBC) is looking towards a more comprehensive means of keeping detailed data and effectively managing its boundaries. The Director General of the National Boundary Commission, Surv. Adamu Adaji made this disclosure in his office while receiving his…
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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…