Paid users of social media company X known as Twitter can now hide their verification checkmarks as part of the company’s rebranding exercise. Elon Musk’s twitter had introduced paid verification when it relaunched its Twitter Blue. The service network was renamed to XBlue during the ongoing rebranding exercise. According to the company, it has its…
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) says investigation reveals that some staff of NHS Lanarkshire have been sharing information of their patients through an unauthorized WhatsApp group. Patients’ addresses, names, and phone numbers were reported to have been transmitted 500 times by 26 NHS Lanarkshire employees, as well as photographs and videos containing clinical information. According…
Google has partnered with Verve, allowing Nigerian users to use Verve cards for purchases on the Google Play Store with the Naira currency. With this collaboration, Google will process Verve transactions within Nigeria, and these transactions will be conducted in the local currency, Naira. This means that the transactions will be treated as local transactions…
Nigeria’s Federal House of Representatives has rejected a possible rise in electricity tariffs. The House took a stand against a proposed increase on Tuesday, July 20. According to Channels Television, Honorable Aliyu Madaki moved the motion to reject the increase, which would create an additional cost burden on Nigerians who are already feeling the burden of…
Effective subscriptions for the internet across mobile, fixed and VOIP networks in Nigeria rose to 159.5 million in May this year. According to the latest industry statistics released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), this represents an 8.6% growth when distinguished from the 158.2 million recorded in April. The NCC’s data reveals that the mobile…
Twitter’s Chief Executive, Elon Musk, said that the microblogging site recorded a 3.5% increase in active usage in the last week. Coming at a time Mark Zuckerberg launched the Twitter-like app, Threads, data released by Musk showed that Twitter was not affected by the hype of its new opponent platform which crossed 100 million signups…
More than 10 million people have signed up for Threads, Meta’s opponent to Twitter, within the first few hours of its launch, the Facebook parent’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Thursday. Threads are the biggest challenger yet to Elon Musk-owned Twitter, which has seen a series of potential competitors emerge but not yet replace one of…
The France Anti-Fraud Office, says the search engine of the United States tech giant lacked information on the ranking criteria of results. French authorities consequentially imposed a €2 million fine on Google on Tuesday over incomplete results in its search engine and app store. According to the checkmate Organization, results for vacation accommodation searches lacked…
Brace yourselves, as Nigerians may soon face a significant increase in electricity tariffs, potentially exceeding 40%. This development could mark the end of all energy subsidies in the country. Currently, there is a monthly subsidy of approximately N50 billion in the electricity sector due to revenue shortfalls. The upcoming tariff hike, scheduled for July 1,…
Edited by Damilola Adeleke Nairaxi, a privately-owned organization, has announced its plans to digitize the transportation sector in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) of Nigeria. This initiative is being undertaken in collaboration with the FCT authorities and other state governments that are willing to partner with Nairaxi to mitigate the impact of fuel subsidy removal…
