Category: Technology
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Why Twitter shunned Nigeria to locate it’s Africa HQ in Ghana
American microblogging and social networking service based in San Francisco, California has opened its first office in Africa, it’s headquarters on the African continent, shunning Nigeria. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Twitter announced opening its first office on the African continent on Monday, after laying the foundation through partnerships with a Nigerian firm and three others in…
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Why LG is shutting down its mobile phone business
The South Korean electronics manufacturer, LG is closing its loss-making mobile phone business. The board of directors approved the move on Monday, LG Electronics said in a statement released in Seoul. The shutdown of LG’s mobile phone sector is expected to be completed by the end of July. “LG’s strategic decision to exit the incredibly…
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BREAKING: Again, FG extends deadline for NIN-SIM linkage
Following a Ministerial Task Force meeting, the federal government (FG) has again extended the deadline for NIN-SIM data linkage. The meeting took place on Thursday, April 1, 2021 and an approval was given to extend the period of the NIN-SIM linkage to the 6th of May, 2021. According to a joint statement by the Nigerian…
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BREAKING: INEC announces new technology for voter registration exercise
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has acquired a new technology which it will introduce for the recommencement of continuous voter registration (CVR) exercise across the country. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu made this known on Thursday during a press conference at INEC’s Conference Hall Headquarters, Abuja. He stated that…
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Senate orders Airtel, MTN to uproot mast causing discomfort in Abuja
The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday ordered MTN Group Limited and Airtel Nigeria to remove telecommunications mast mounted at No. 20, Oke-Agbe Street, Garki, Abuja. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the Senate ordered removal of the telecoms mast for allegedly emitting unbearable noise and causing discomfort to residents of the area. The order followed a report of the…
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Senate okays reform for NIPOST
A bill, seeking to reform the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) by establishing a Nigeria Postal Commission, scaled second reading in the Senate on Tuesday. The bill was sponsored by Sen. Oluremi Tinubu (APC-Lagos) during the plenary. It is titled “A bill for an Act to repeal the Nigerian Postal Service Act Cap N127 LFN 2004…
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Trump plans social media return with his own platform
Former U.S. President Donald Trump plans to launch his own social media platform in two to three months, one of his senior advisers told Fox News on Sunday. Trump was suspended from Twitter, Facebook and other social media sites after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Jason Miller, a spokesman for Trump’s 2020 campaign,…
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Whatsapp, Instagram, Facebook suffer global downtime
WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook suffered an outage in Nigeria and worldwide on Friday night. A lot of users were unable to send or receive messages. Some users also reported that they failed to even log in to WhatsApp Web. Social media users particularly those using WhatsApp couldn’t send or receive messages on the the platform…
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Nigerians pay the most for the worst Internet service
A recent study on the Digital Quality of Life around the world has revealed that Nigerians pay the most for the worst Internet service globally. The study by Surfshark revealed the prevailing inequalities among countries in terms of internet affordability. It showed that 75% of researched countries have to work more than the global average…
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BREAKING: CBN introduces new fee for USSD banking service
Effective March 16, 2021 banks in the country will begin charging a flat fee of N6.98 per transaction for Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) banking service. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports this replaces the current per session billing structure, which the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said will ensure a much cheaper average cost for customers to…