“Internet Exchange Points (IXP) are critical to improving internet access and lowering connectivity costs in the continent,” the report states. Nigeria has the third most developed Internet ecosystem in Africa, a new report has shown. The report by Internet society, a global nonprofit organisation promoting the development and use of the Internet, said Nigeria ranks […]
Earlier last week, Microsoft acknowledged that it was investigating a critical vulnerability in Windows 10 that when exploited could let attackers run arbitrary code on the victim’s system. The vulnerability, tracked under CVE-2021-34527, is present in the Windows Print Spooler service and is termed print “PrintNightmare” that can allow for remote code execution (RCE). As the vulnerability was […]
Nvidia and five healthcare organisations have launched what they claim is the UK’s fastest supercomputer. It will enable scientists and healthcare experts to use the powerful combination of AI and simulation to bolster the UK’s world-leading life sciences industry. Dedicated to advancing healthcare, Cambridge-1 is a $100m (£74m) investment by Nvidia. Its first projects with […]
A fire outbreak occurred yesterday at the Synagogue Church of All Nations located in the Ikotun area of Lagos State. This was families, church members and many others are observing a candle procession in honour of the late founder of the Church, Prophet Temitope Joshua, better known as T.B Joshua. The fire which reportedly gutted […]
Cybersecurity analysts have discovered ten different Android apps that surreptitiously pilfered user credentials, nine of which had managed to collectively clock over 5.8 million downloads on Google’s Play Store. Malware analysts at security firm Doctor Web said that the apps masqueraded behind genuine use cases such as photo editing and framing, exercise and training, horoscopes, and removal of junk files from Android […]
Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos is handing over the reins of the gigantic tech company 27 years after he created it. Andy Jassy, Amazon’s cloud chief, will take over the running of the company as CEO while Bezos shifts his focus to his space company, Blue Origin. The current second richest man in the world has already […]
Windows 10 and Windows 7 users be warned! Microsoft has issued an important security alert – and this is one that you really don’t want to ignore. The Redmond-based tech giant has cautioned that all versions of Windows are at risk from a security vulnerability that hackers are actively exploiting right now. These types of alerts, known as “zero-day”, are […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has disclosed that between January 1 and May 31, 2021, it earned over N150 billion in revenue from spectrum licensing fees. A statement issued on Sunday by the agency’s Director of Public Affairs, Mr Ikechukwu Adinde, disclosed that this amount surpassed the N36 billion projections by 400 percent. According to […]
Packed with power and incredible features at a great price The Lenovo Legion 5 Pro makes a lot of things seem easy. At its core, it’s a gaming laptop that plays games very well. But it also has a wonderfully expansive 16-inch QHD (technically WQXGA, since it’s 2560 x 1600) resolution display that’s great for gaming […]
Federal Lawmakers in Nigeria on Thursday, rejected the lifting of Twitter suspension in Nigeria. The lawmakers took the decision while considering the report of its joint Committee that investigated the suspension of the micro-blogging site by the Federal Government. Recall that the Nigerian Government had suspended the operation of Twitter in the country following allegations […]