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FG EXTENDS NIN-SIM DATA REGISTRATION TO MAY 6, 2021

 

By JVINN Nwabiani Okafor (Managing Editor/Head, Business & Economy)

Amidst anxiety and public apprehension over the inability to enroll for NIN-SIM Data registration ahead of Tuesday, April 6, 2021, earlier deadline, the Federal Government has extended the deadline given for mobile phone subscribers to link their National Identification Number (NIN) with their SIM registration records till May 6, 2021.

NOKIA, SAFARICOM LAUNCH FIRST COMMERCIAL 5G SERVICES IN EAST AFRICA'S KENYA

 

By Micheal Garang (NewsLeader East Africa Bureau Chief, in Nairobi, Kenya)

Something new happened in East Africa's Republic of Kenya, as Nokia and Safaricom launched East Africa's first commercial 5G services.

CYBER CRIME WORRIES ON THE RISE, AS AFRICA'S MOBILE USERS HATE TO LEAVE WHATSAPP

 

By JVIN Nwabiani Okafor (Managing Editor) @AuntyJVIN

A KnowBe4 Poll of mobile users across Africa has revealed that awareness of Cyber risk is on the increase, but that convenience overrides risk when it comes to WhatsApp data privacy concerns.

FACEBOOK TEMPORARILY BANS ADVERTS FOR WEAPON ACCESSORIES TILL JANUARY 22ND

 

By Chinua Okafor@the_robo_rai

Due to the inauguration day preparations, Facebook updated its Inauguration Day measures to consist of a momentary prohibition on advertisements endorsing weapon accessories and defensive gear “out of an abundance of caution,” the ban is expected to stay through January 22nd and this was revealed via a new blog post by the company on Saturday.

SIGNAL MESSAGING APP UNVIELS E2E ENCRYPTED VIDEO CALLS

 

By Chinua Okafor @iam_robo_rai

The messaging app signal has recently added support for group video calls with a maximum of 5 users. The group calls can be initiated by tapping on the video call button located at the top of a supported group chat.

YOUTUBE, GMAIL, AND OTHER MAJOR GOOGLE SERVICES AFFECTED BY WIDESPREAD OUTAGE

 

By Chinua Okafor

Have you ever loved to live in a world with no internet well I think you just had your chance to experience it, as we know several services and websites provided by Google as well as YouTube, Gmail, Google Assistant, and Google Docs were offline for around an hour on Monday morning because of a prevalent outage?.

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