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Ebonyi gov defends N13.7bn cost of airport renovation
Business

Ebonyi gov defends N13.7bn cost of airport renovation

Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi states has defended the allocation of N13.7 billion for the repair of Senator Chuba Okadigbo Airport in Onueke, despite its recent inauguration. The Times reported that the Governor presented this defense during a media conference that was part of celebrations for Nigeria’s 63rd Independence Day and the state’s 27th anniversary. […]

Iran lifts ban on WhatsApp, Google Play, ease internet restrictions
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WhatsApp updates app with new reply bar

WhatsApp has updated the app with a new reply bar for users to respond to their discussions, WABetaInfo reported. The function allows users to instantly respond to photos, videos, and GIFs in the chat app and is presently accessible to some beta testers. Users of WhatsApp’s stable version can currently reply to SMS and media […]

Apple to fix iPhone 15 overheating software issue
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Apple to fix iPhone 15 overheating software issue

Apple has acknowledged fixing the heating up of its recently announced iPhone 15 models and other problems related to well-known apps. The Cupertino, California, corporation announced on Saturday that it is working on an upgrade to the iOS17 operating system that runs the iPhone 15 series to stop the handsets from getting uncomfortable hot. It […]

Shareholders vote to reduce Abbey Mortgage Bank's share capital
Banking

Shareholders vote to reduce Abbey Mortgage Bank’s share capital

The board of directors of Abbey Mortgage Bank Plc received approval from the company’s shareholders to reduce the issued share capital by N3.541 billion. The Times reported that the endorsement came as part of a special resolution during the company’s Lagos-based extraordinary general meeting. According to the statement, “Subject to the approval of the court, the […]

Nigerians spent N509.84bn on electricity in Q4 2024 - NERC
Electricity

Why new tenants must notify DisCos of unpaid electricity bill – EMRC

The Energy Markets and Rates Consultants Limited has emphasized the significance of energy customers carrying out specific obligations in order to improve efficiency within the Nigerian energy Supply Chain. According to The Times, before moving into a leased property, they emphasized that one important responsibility is alerting their separate distribution companies about any unpaid electrical bills. This […]

FG warns foreign companies funding terrorism, illegal mining
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FG warns foreign companies funding terrorism, illegal mining

The Ministry of Solid Minerals Development, on behalf of the Federal Government, has issued a warning to international companies that support banditry in order to carry out unlawful mining in the nation. According to The Punch, the ministry’s head of press and public relations, Alaba Balogun, said this in a statement on Friday. When a team from […]

QNET denies role in Immigration scandal
Business

QNET launches platform to increase transparency in Africa

The lifestyle and wellness company QNET, which uses a direct selling business model, claims it is steadfast in its dedication to transparency and taking prompt action against anyone who misrepresents its brand. The Punch reported that the company has announced the introduction of a Compliance Hotline on WhatsApp for its operations in Sub-Saharan African nations, including […]

Elon Musk's X paid $20m to creators - CEO
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Elon Musk’s X paid $20m to creators – CEO

CEO of X, Linda Yaccarino, the firm formerly known as Twitter has disclosed that the platform has paid out roughly $20 million to creators. The site, now known as X, started paying creators in July for a portion of the advertising revenue they generated from serving ads in other verified users’ replies to their posts. […]

Russia blocks Discord for violating local laws
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Discord resumes operations after hours-long outage

The instant messaging service Discord said on Friday morning that it had resumed operations following an hours-long outage. According to the company, the platform had been seeing “unusual traffic spikes” when the outage occurred. According to independent site monitoring service Downdetector, the problems started at about 6 AM ET/3 AM PT. On Friday morning, the […]

Apple upgrades iCloud with new features
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Apple upgrades iCloud with new features

The iCloud website has been updated by Apple to include more features, including support for browser notifications for PC Mail and Calendar, a customisable home page with easy actions, and a slideshow display for photos. Last year, Apple updated iCloud with support for quick-glance widgets to see data from apps like Notes or Pages. With […]

Meta launches AI voice translation on Facebook, Instagram
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Meta AI trained with public Facebook, Instagram posts

Meta trained some of its new Meta AI virtual assistant using publicly available Facebook and Instagram posts, the company’s chief policy officer disclosed in an interview with Reuters. However, he claimed that in order to preserve customers’ privacy, private posts shared just with family and friends were not included. In addition, Meta took steps to […]