Last week, to help cushion the effects of the necessary lockdown on tech companies the Nigerian information technology development agency (NITDA) inaugurated a committee consisting of…
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This is how Whatsapp Intends to Stop the Spread of Fake News
…The aim of this is to stop the spread of misinformation especially during this pandemic. A similar restriction was used in India and it resulted in a 25% decrease in misinformation…
Here is how Nigeria is using Tech to combat the Corona Virus (COVID-19)
One organisation in the fight to stop this pandemic is a foremost Nigerian venture capital firm, Ventures Platform led by Kola Aina. They recently announced their intention to support startups with…
How This Nigerian Health Startup is Helping to Tackle the Corona Virus Pandemic
Nigerian health-tech startup 54gene recently launched a COVID-19 support fund in a bid to purchase test kits to increase Nigeria’s daily testing capacity. The fund is currently valued at…
NITDA shows concern about the economic effects on Nigerian startups
As a result of the coronavirus outbreak, lockdown in Lagos and other major cities was mandated and Nigeria’s economy has witnessed some drastic disruptions. In addition to this, Nigerian startups have also…
Conspiracy theorists burn down 5G towers in the UK
Coronavirus, the plague of 2020, that has forced everyone into a mandatory house arrest globally, is apparently, according to some conspiracy theorists, caused by 5G?! Based on this erroneous and ignorant ‘theory’ 5G towers in England are being burned down. Even mobile network masts that don’t provide 5G are…
NITDA Extends Deadline for Filing Annual Data Protection Audit Reports
The Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR) was issued to provide a framework for the data protection of Nigerians. Data privacy regulation brings about trust in online digital infrastructure that…
Here are 7 Africa-focused digital tools helping in the COVID-19 fight
Companies were asked to make tools that would provide solutions to current problems in this pandemic including real time tracking of COVID-19, reporting, remote work tools, distribution of goods and services and healthcare management. Over 500 companies rose to the challenge, and though there are only 7 winners…
Google Augmented Reality is Bringing Wild Animals into Your Home
“Daddy, there’s a wolf in my bedroom!” The little girl said with so much wonder. Was a real wolf in the house? Of course not! It’s actually just…
National Broadband Policy Aims for 70% Broadband Penetration by 2025
Earlier this month on the 19th March, the President commissioned the new National Broadband Policy, as part of the move towards a Digital Nigeria. This policy ambitiously aims for a 70% broadband coverage by 2025. This comes 2 years after the expiration of the last 5-year broadband policy that…