Tag: internet
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Contract for the Web: What governments, companies, citizens should know
As the world awaits the 50/50 moment when more than half of the world’s population will be online, inventor of the World Wide Web, Tim Berners-Lee has launched a campaign to persuade governments, companies and individuals to sign a Contract for the Web. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Contract for the Web that has received support from…
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50/50 moment: Over half of world’s population will be online in May 2019
Next year, the world will reach an important milestone, the 50/50 moment, when more than half of the world’s population will be online. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports May 2019 has been projected as the 50/50 moment when more than half of the world’s population will be online for the first time in the history of the…
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Inventor of World Wide Web launches contract for better Internet
Inventor of the World Wide Web, Tim Berners-Lee has launched a campaign to persuade governments, companies and individuals to sign a Contract for the Web set of principles designed to defend a free and open Internet. Berners-Lee, who hatched the Web in 1989, said a sense of optimism about the Internet had been damaged by…
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NCC establishes industry code to regulate internet access
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it has concluded plans to establish internet industry code of practice to regulate internet access and services in the country. Prof. Umar Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman of NCC made this known at a Stakeholders’ Consultation Forum on the Establishment of Internet Industry Code of Practice in Abuja. Danbatta,…
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Internet users in Nigeria hit 106m in September
Internet users in Nigeria increased marginally to 106 million in September, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said. The NCC made this known on Friday in its Monthly Internet Subscribers Data for September posted on its website. According to the data, Airtel, MTN and Globacom gained more internet subscribers during the month under review, while…
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Airtel formally launches 4G that works in Nigeria
Airtel Nigeria formally launched its 4G network in Lagos state on Wednesday, following launch of the network in several parts of the country. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Airtel Nigeria first launched its 4G network coverage in the country in the city of Ibadan February this year. Airtel’s CEO & MD, Mr. Segun Ogunsanya said the telco…
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Black Friday and the Nigerian Entrepreneur
The earliest mention of the phrase Black Friday was used to describe the day after Thanksgiving in the United States in 1952, which is usually the Friday after the fourth Thursday in November — a day considered to be the beginning of the country’s Christmas shopping season. Black Friday was coined to describe the heavy…
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Impact Challenge: Google to select 12 finalists from over 5,500 entries
Google on Monday said application process of the ongoing Google Impact Challenge in Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa closed with over 5,500 entries. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports the Internet Search giant, at Google for Nigeria in July 2017, announced that Google.org would be investing $20m in non-profits working across the African continent over the next five…
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ICANN warns of global Internet outage in next 48 hours
Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) says key domain servers are slated to undergo routine maintenance over the next 48 hours, meaning Internet users across the globe may experience widespread network failures. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports ICANN, during the 48-hour time period, will carry out maintenance work by changing the cryptographic key that helps…
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EFCC clampdown on 33-years old internet fraudster
The Ibadan Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested one Oke Omoniyi Benjamin, 33-years old from Efon-Alaaye, Ekiti State, for internet fraud. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Benjamin was arrested sequel to an intelligent report received by the EFCC on 27th August, 2018, alleging that he is into internet fraud and has…