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Nigeria officially transitions from analogue to digital broadcasting with launch of DSO

Nigeria has officially changed over from analogue to digital broadcasting with the launch of Digital Switch Over (DSO) platform at the Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT) Headquarters in Abuja. This…

HenrisCounty June 18, 2026Broadcast, FMINO, Information, NIGCOMSAT, Nigeria, satelliteNo Comments

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Starmer to make social media announcement as Tech firms have had ‘enough time’

Lisa Nandy, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport of the United Kingdom (UK), said, Tech firms have had "more than enough time to get their house in order"…

HenrisCounty June 14, 2026Prime Minister, Secretary, Social Media, Starmer, Tech, UKNo Comments

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Starmer tells tech companies to introduce controls to prevent children from viewing n*de images

Government of the United Kingdom (UK) has requested Tech Companies like Apple and Google to hinder access to nude images on smartphones and other devices for children (Under 18s). Prime…

HenrisCounty June 8, 2026StarmerNo Comments

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Curricula of Polytechnics and Universities of Technology need to align with ’emerging global order driven by AI’ – Uzodimma

Hope Uzodimma, Executive Governor of Imo State, has called for a review of the curricular of Polytechnics and Universities of Technology to make sure they "align" with the "emerging" global…

HenrisCounty June 5, 2026AI, Artificial Intelligence, Imo, Nigeria, Polytechnic, University, UzodimmaNo Comments

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China Industrial Bank and NUCAP to bring connectivity to ’20 million’ Nigerians

The China Industrial Bank (CIB) has made known its "support and commitment" to the Nigeria Universal Communication Access Project (NUCAP), to bring connectivity to more than "20 million" Nigerians in…

HenrisCounty June 3, 2026Communication, TechNo Comments

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Pentagon awards Microsoft $9.7 billion deal in bid to reduce costs, end license sprawl

The Pentagon, headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, has announced on Wednesday a 5-year agreement of "$9.69 billion" to compound Microsoft alongside other enterprise software licences across the…

HenrisCounty May 28, 2026Microsoft, Technology, USNo Comments

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Samsung shares soar as Union suspend strike

Shares of Samsung Electronics surged on Thursday after it reached an 11th-hour agreement with its South Korean Union to prevent a strike, although the terms which encompassed bonuses of around…

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Nigeria ‘moving from SD to HD broadcasting’ as DSO set for launch in June

Mohammed Idris, Nigeria's Minister of Information and National Orientation (FMINO), has announced, the country's Digital Switch Over (DSO) project is now set for commissioning nationwide. This was made known via…

HenrisCounty May 14, 2026DSO, Idris, Minister, Ministry, NigeriaNo Comments

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Nintendo shares fall following price hikes

Shares of Nintendo, Japanese multinational video game company, fell 7% in Tokyo on Monday after the Company hiked the prices of Switch 2 and as the market worries over a…

HenrisCounty May 11, 2026business, Game, Headquarters, Japan, Nintendo, Sony, TokyoNo Comments

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Dua Lipa sues Samsung for $15 million for allegedly using her image to sell TVs

English singer, Dua Lipa, has filed a lawsuit against South Korean Multinational Conglomerate, Samsung, accusing the tech giant of using her image without authorisation to market its television sets. The…

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Sony, Nintendo struggle with memory price surge as AI boom restricts supply

On Friday, Japanese multinational companies, Sony and Nintendo, both flagged the impact from surging memory prices on their games businesses as the Artificial Intelligence (AI) growth restricts supply of chips…

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Rave files antitrust lawsuit against Apple for removal of video sharing app

On Thursday, Rave, a software developer, filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple, alleging that the iPhone manufacturer removed Rave's app for shared viewing of video content off the Apple App…

HenrisCounty May 9, 2026Apple, SoftwareNo Comments

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Meta shares fall on concerns over AI spending, legal scrutiny

On Wednesday, Meta Platforms raised its annual capital spending forecast, a move that indicate plans to invest billions more into Artificial Intelligence (AI) infrastructure even as it faces potential losses…

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SpaceX Falcon 9 to launch final GPS III satellite for ‘precise timing signals’

SpaceX is preparing for the launch of its Falcon 9 rocket, which will carry the U.S. Space Force GPS III-8 satellite to medium-Earth orbit. The Falcon 9 has delivered nine…

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Facebook to remove imposter account tied to immigration scams – DA’s Office reveals

Meta, the Parent Company of Facebook and WhatsApp, has pleged to delete imposter accounts connected to scams that were flagged recently by the Office of the Manhattan District Attorney, following…

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Indians are thinking about artificial intelligence, but, in Nigeria it’s about ‘how to exploit and impoverish the poor’ – Obi

Peter Obi, erstwhile Governor of Anambra State, has shared a "tale" on Monday about two nations - India and Nigeria. He said on X, in India, the Prime Minister, Narendra…

HenrisCounty February 17, 2026AI, Artificial Intelligence, Modi, Obi, Summit, TechnologyNo Comments

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‘Legally and logically absurd’ – Telegram CEO Durov says after being detained by French Police

Pavel Durov, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Social Media Platform, Telegram, has cried out over his detention by the French Police one year ago which makes him "to return to…

HenrisCounty August 25, 2025CEO, Durov, France, French, PoliceNo Comments

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Trump’s government ready to make deals like Intel stake ‘all day long’

President of the United States (US, Donald Trump, on Monday, bragged about the government’s new stake in Intel and said he’s resolute to do similar deals. Following the Intel stake…

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Microsoft boss worried by surge in reports of ‘AI psychosis’

There are heightening reports of people suffering "AI psychosis", Microsoft's head of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Mustafa Suleyman, has warned. In a series of tweets on X, Suleyman wrote: "Reports of…

HenrisCounty August 20, 2025AI, Artificial Intelligence, health, MicrosoftNo Comments

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US wants equity stake in Intel for cash grants given under Biden

The government of the United States (US) wants equity stake in Intel, an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California, in exchange for cash grants approved…

HenrisCounty August 19, 2025Bessent, government, Intel, USNo Comments