Navigating Virtual Market in an African Context by Babatunde Adekanmbi
The global impact of technology ever since its inception has brought about a lot of positive impacts. However, though they are coupled with some negative Read more
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How did cyber-attackers shut off pipeline?
Investigators at the largest fuel pipeline in the US are working to recover from a devastating cyber-attack that cut the flow of oil. The hack on Colonial Read more
UNICEF Nigeria and Facebook test effectiveness of immunization messages in Nigeria
27 April 2021 – As the world grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic, the delivery of health services, including routine vaccinations, have been disrupted – including Read more
Turkish crypto founder flees with reported $2.7 billion
ISTANBUL (AFP) – Turkish prosecutors on Thursday (April 22) launched an investigation after the Istanbul-based founder of a cryptocurrency exchange froze trading and fled the Read more
See Why Nigeria’s Innoson Cars may top the world auto market (photos below)
BY PRINCELY ONYENWE,IMO The world market has gone viral with the demand for a Nigerian made car which is readily available in the automobile markets Read more
Breaking: Bill Gates plans to block the sun from reaching the earth postponed till 2022
A controversial, Bill Gates-backed sun-blocking experiment has been postponed for ethical reasons.
Concerned groups want a clearer understanding of the consequences before the launch.
Buhari, APC’s Misrule Pushed Twitter to Locate African HQ In Ghana Instead of Nigeria – PDP Laments
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) laments that the unabating misrule of the Buhari Presidency and the All Progressives Congress (APC) pushed Twitter to take its Read more
Exclusive look inside the US supersonic presidential jet
(This content was first published on CNN platform before publishing on 9News Nigeria) The news broke last September that a California start-up was working with Read more
Nigerian Celebrities Cry Out As Twitter Suspends Several Nigerian Influencers’ Accounts: (See Affected Accounts)
In what appears to be a purge, Twitter has suspended the accounts of several influencers in Nigeria. The social media profiles of over fifteen influencers Read more
BREAKING: NGO SOSAM DISCOVERS DEVICE TO STOP RAPE IN NIGERIA- CALLS FOR SENSITIZATION
BY PRINCELY ONYENWE,IMO Following the high trend of rape all over the state of the federation and mostly at the rural areas, an NGO, Society Read more
LG scraps its smartphone business as losses mount
LG Electronics said on Monday it would close down its loss-making smartphone business. In January, the South Korean electronics giant said it was looking at Read more
NCC Directors, Bako Wakil and Oluwatoyin Asaju Bag NIEEE Fellowship
BY PRINCELY ONYENWE,IMO Two directors of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Bako Wakil and Oluwatoyin Asaju have been conferred with the Fellowship of the Nigerian Read more
Tambuwal Receives First Electric Car Assembled In Nigeria By NADDC
Sokoto State governor, Honourable Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, was on Friday presented with a made in Nigeria electric car by an indigene of the state, Jelani Read more
Instagram for kids could be coming, and it would be disastrous
Commentary: The platform incites feelings of jealousy and inferiority that would be detrimental to young minds. It’s a tough enough battle as an adult. Reports Read more
A robot just sold its NFT artwork for almost $700,000 (Video)
NFT art is so hot now, even robots are trying to cash in. “As one creates a piece of art, a mysterious, enigmatic, and magical Read more
Fourth Industrial Revolution: Turning Waste to Wealth for The African Nations – By Richard Odusanya
The first law of thermodynamics, also known as the Law of Conservation of Energy, states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed; energy can Read more
Cryptocurrency: This is what Bill Gates said about investing in Bitcoin
Bill Gates On Investing In Bitcoin: ‘If You Have Less Money Than Elon, You Should Probably Watch Out’ Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) co-founder Bill Gates is not Read more
Facebook Now Allow Nigerian Journalists To Register And Be Verified for Safer and Secured FB Accounts
In a media alert sent by Facebook Nigerian agents to 9News Nigeria titled “We are making our platforms safer for Journalists in Nigeria,” Facebook has Read more
Facebook Marketplace Rolls Out in Nigeria: A destination enabling people to discover, buy and sell items
February 3rd, 2021 – Facebook today announced the launch in Nigeria of Marketplace, a convenient destination where people can discover, buy and sell items from Read more
President Biden’s face-off with Facebook, a bad omen for Mark Zuckerberg
Before the Cambridge Analytica story had broken. Before Facebook’s acknowledgement that its platform had been used to help incite ethnic cleansing in Myanmar. Before the Read more
Bitcoin hits all-time high rising above $20,000
Bitcoin has hit a new all-time high breaking through $20,000 (£14,800). The volatile virtual currency has gained more than 170% this year amid stock market Read more
Youth empowerment: Enugu govt establishes Tech hub centres
…Targets employment for 10,000 youths, creation of 1,500 small scale tech businesses Following its recent approval for the establishment of Enugu Tech Hub and Youth Read more
Suspected Russian hackers spied on U.S. Treasury emails, source reveals
WASHINGTON (9News Nigeria) -Hackers believed to be working for Russia have been monitoring internal email traffic at the U.S. Treasury and Commerce departments, according to Read more
Mark Zuckerberg in fresh trouble: Facebook may be forced to sell WhatsApp and Instagram following US FTC lawsuits
The Federal Trade Commission and a coalition of attorneys general from 48 states and territories filed two separate antitrust lawsuits against Facebook on Wednesday. The suits target two of Facebook’s major Read more
Samsung predicts most profitable quarter in over two years
[BBC] Samsung Electronics expects to post its most profitable quarter in more than two years because of strong sales of its flagship S7 line of Read more
NASA Spacecraft Arrives at giant planet ‘ Jupiter’
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Braving intense radiation, a NASA spacecraft reached Jupiter on Monday after a five-year voyage to begin exploring the king of the Read more