Tag: App
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EFCC launches ‘Eagle Eye’ App to ease financial crimes reporting
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday launched a computer application known as Eagle Eye, to ease the reporting of economic and financial crimes to the commission. The application was designed to complement existing channels of reporting crimes, according to the Chairman of the commission, Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa. Speaking at the launch in…
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NNPC unveils COVID-19 contacts-tracing app
…Deploys online petroleum products procurement solutions In line with the Transparency, Accountability and Performance Excellence (TAPE) agenda of the present Leadership of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), and the commitment to continually deploy Information and Communications Technology (ICT) for the purposes of operational efficiency and accountability within the corporation’s system, the National Oil Company…
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Google announces free video conferencing app
Google Cloud on Wednesday announced it was making Google Meet, its premium video-conferencing solution, free for users and would be rolled out over the coming weeks. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Google Meet is an app used for Video conferencing, which had become the order of the day during the lockdown. Mr…
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Facebook suspends hundreds of apps over privacy concerns
Following Cambridge Analytica data scandal, Facebook on Wednesday banned myPersonality app for failing to agree to request to audit after investigations revealed the app shared information with researchers as well as companies with only limited protections in place. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports myPersonality app that was mainly active prior to 2012 was banned from the social…
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Fire Service saves 2-storey building from havoc in Lagos
A 2-storey building located at 2 Norman William Street Ikoyi was rescued from being consumed by fire on Sunday afternoon by swift response from men of the Federal Fire Service in Lagos State. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports the Federal Fire Service as saying the swift response was made possible because the Service received alert of the…
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APP National Chairman says CUPP not a merger
National Chairman, Action Peoples Party (APP), Mr Ikenga Ugo-Chinyeri, says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)-led coalition, which emerged on Monday, is not a merger but platform to re-unify Nigerians. Ugo-Chinyeri told News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja that the Coalition for United Political Parties (CUPP) was a timely action taken by 39 political parties in…
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BizzyBody NG to unveil social app on March 1
To mark her 2nd anniversary, Nigeria’s largest online event directory and event multimedia solutions outfit – BizzyBody NG has added another feather to her cap. This time, they will unveil a new app, aptly called Bizzy Body According to the founder , Ayeni Oluwaseun :”This mobile app hopes to be the best thing that…
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Truecaller introduces feature to simplify transition to new phone
Truecaller on Monday introduced Truecaller Backup for Android, a feature that will simplify users transition to a new phone or SIM card. According to a statement issued by its Public Relations Agent in Lagos, Truecaller does this by securely backing-up phone contacts and settings, and store on one’s Google Drive. TheNewsGuru reports that Truecaller is…
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What is Datally, Google’s new mobile data-saving app all about?
Google has inaugurated a new product known as Datally, a mobile data-saving app that helps one to understand, control and save data into the emerging market. Google Country Manager, Mrs Juliet Ehimuan-Chiazor in a media briefing in Lagos, said that with Datally, one could save and do more with data. TheNewsGuru reports that an emerging…