In a bid to give people new ways to express themselves online, Facebook Monday launched Avatars in Africa. Avatars are digital personas that enable people to engage across Facebook and Messenger in a more personal and dynamic way. “You can use your personalised avatar to share a range of emotions and expressions via a digital persona that is unique to you,” Facebook said in a statement. Facebook noted that there are many ways people can use their avatar including in comments, Stories, Messenger and soon, text posts with backgrounds too. “With so many emotions and expressions to choose from, avatars…
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The Kaduna Service Centre of MTN Nigeria has been closed temporarily following the confirmation that one of its staff at the Centre tested positive to Coronavirus on August 14, 2020. Following this development, all staff of the Centre has been placed on self-quarantine and the premises disinfected by the Kaduna State COVID-19 response team on August 16, 2020. “As guided by the authorities, we suggest that any customer or guest who used the facility within the last 2 weeks, beginning July 31 2020, should contact the Kaduna State Emergency numbers on 08035871662, 08025088304, 08032401473, 08037808191 OR NCDC on 08097000010 (toll-free)…
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has described a report on a passenger’s missing N78m found in an account of a top management staff’s son as the most unfortunate misrepresentation of reality. FAAN said it was considerably irked by the reckless reportage from one news medium (names withheld) willfully providing wrong information and unprofessionally attaching it to comments to further another cause. In a statement by Mrs Henrietta Yakubu, its General Manager, Corporate Affairs, FAAN wondered how the news medium attached a questionnaire directed at FAAN and somehow linked it to a travelling passenger in addition to the said…
Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), has said that Artificial Intelligence (AI) will play a bigger role in the Nigerian justice delivery system. Osinbajo spoke in his keynote address at the legal-tech virtual conference themed, “A new paradigm in justice delivery”, jointly organised by LawPavilion Business Solutions Limited and TELNET Nigeria Limited. “Technology and its innovations have defined a new way of life, taking technology away from the realms of luxury into the arena of everyday endeavours. Yet there is more to do,” he said. Osinbajo who commended the LawPavilion Business Solutions for their innovations over the year towards making the justice delivery system…
Konga has rolled out a massive nationwide discount offering on a variety of Samsung Consumer Electronics products, including televisions, washing machines and refrigerators; with shoppers also enjoying the opportunity of grabbing a free 32-inch TV when they purchase a Samsung TV. The offer is available to shoppers nationwide. The promotion, exclusive to Konga, has seen a surge from interested shoppers, many of whom are eager to grab the mouth-watering offers. Tagged Konga Direct From Samsung, the offer is available at http://bit.ly/directfromsamsung Konga said in a statement that the exclusive deal is borne out of the need to offer loyal customers…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reiterated its commitment to tackling consumer-centric issues in the telecom eco-system, even in the face of the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Commission made this known as it hosted the second quarter meeting of the Industry Consumer Advisory Forum (ICAF) and the Forum’s first virtual meeting, according to a statement signed by Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, NCC’s Director of Public Affairs. The NCC reiterated its commitment at increasing its partnership with consumer rights advocacy groups in the sector to expand the sphere of consumer education through timely, accurate and adequate information sharing to…
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta has said that a resilient Telecoms Infrastructure is the key enabler in delivering ICT services. Danbatta spoke during the virtual forum on Right of Way Reforms and Planning Permits for Masts and Towers in Nigeria organised by the British Government’s Prosperity Fund’s Digital Access Programme in collaboration with Nigerian Communications Commission and the Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy on Thursday. Represented by the NCC’s Executive Commissioner, Stakeholder Management, Adeleke Adewolu, the EVC described the technical conference as apt, as it provided effective solutions to Right of…
Ericsson said it has achieved a significant 5G milestone by securing the company’s 100th commercial 5G agreement or contract with unique communications service providers. The figure includes 58 publicly announced contracts and 56 live 5G networks, spanning five continents. The milestone was reached with the announcement of the 5G deal with Telekom Slovenije on August 12. Ericsson has worked with major service provider partners since the early days of 5G R&D development. The company’s first public 5G partnership announcement came in 2014. Initial technology engagements and memorandum of understanding (MoU) partnerships were followed by 5G New Radio (NR) technology testing and trials. Commercial deals and…
A postgraduate student of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Aniekan Charles Ekong has been charged to court by the Police for defrauding Konga to the tune of over N7.5m. The alleged fraudster, a former employee of the foremost e-Commerce giant, was arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate Court on Tuesday, August 11, 2020. According to the charge sheet, Mr. Aniekan Charles Ekong, who hails from Akwa Ibom State, faces a three-count charge of stealing the sum of N7.5m belonging to Konga, impersonation and fraud allegedly perpetrated against the company. Investigations reveal that the suspect, whose employment had previously been terminated by…
MainOne, West Africa’s premier connectivity and data centre solution provider, has said that it is seeking clarification on its inclusion as one of the six telcos expected to comply with the new Accounting Separation Framework (ASF) by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), according to a report in BusinessDay. Recall that MainOne was in 2019 listed alongside MTN, Globacom, Airtel, EMTS (9Mobile), and IHS as the “top” six telecommunication companies that will be submitting their annual financial statements as part of the ASF. The companies which were selected because they have an annual turnover of N5 billion and above are supposed to publish the…