As part of efforts towards positioning Nigeria as Africa’s third-largest terrestrial fibre-optic infrastructure in Africa, the Honourable Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, on Tuesday in Abuja, addressed the Fibre Forward Strategic Development Workshop, organised by the Federal Ministry of Communications, Digital Economy and Information Technology (FMCIDENigeria). The Workshop…
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, says 100 per cent of the SIM cards used in the country are manufactured locally. Engr. Babagana Digima, the Head, New Media and Information Security, NCC, said this at a training for media executives in Lagos. The two-day training had the title: “Upskilling Media Stakeholders on Trends in Telecommunications.” Mr…
Apple has announced the discontinuation of the instalment payment feature “Apple Pay Later” that was just launched last October. However, users of existing “Apple Pay Later” loans can still repay and manage their loans through the “Wallet” app. In a statement provided to 9to5Mac, Apple said it would discontinue the feature but would allow users…
On Monday, 18th June, Apple pushed the iOS 17.6 developer preview Beta update (internal version number: 21G5052e) to iPhone users. This update was released 48 days after the last release. Apple typically runs two separate testing cycles each summer, one for the major new iOS update that rolls out in the fall and another that…
If you use Facebook, WhatsApp or Instagram, you’ve probably noticed a new character pop up answering search queries or eagerly offering tidbits of information in your feeds, with varying degrees of accuracy. It’s Meta AI, and it’s here to help, at least according to Meta Platforms’ CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who calls it “the most intelligent…
Today, Apple’s WWDC24 Global Developers Conference was held as scheduled. In the keynote speech, Apple focused entirely on software, releasing a new generation of operating systems, including iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS 15, watchOS 11, and visionOS 2. And as previously mentioned by various sources, Apple talked a lot about AI. Next, let’s take a…
