Billionaire entrepreneur and owner of X, Elon Musk, has said that the single most effective action governments can take to lift people out of poverty is to provide them with access to the Internet. Musk, who owns Starlink through his space company SpaceX, has been pushing satellite broadband into regions where fibre infrastructure is absent,…
Elon Musk Loses $34 Billion in a Single Day Amid Feud with President Trump Tesla Stock Crash Triggers Record Wealth Loss Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and the world’s richest man, saw his net worth drop by a staggering $34 billion in just one day after Tesla shares plummeted by more than 14% on Thursday,…
Internet penetration in Nigeria reached 48.15% in April 2025, marking a modest rise from 47.73% in March, according to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). However, this improvement is overshadowed by another consecutive month of declining data consumption, underscoring the growing strain on the country’s digital economy. Broadband Target at Risk: Nigeria Likely to Miss 70%…
Huawei Technologies has officially launched an Innovation Centre in Lagos as part of its commitment to deepening Nigeria’s digital transformation. The unveiling took place during the inaugural Huawei Day Nigeria 2025, themed “Accelerating Industrial Intelligence.” The three-day event brought together top stakeholders in technology and governance, including the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy,…
As artificial intelligence becomes more embedded in our daily lives, three tech giants are leading the race to deliver the ultimate personal AI assistant: Meta’s newly launched Meta AI app, OpenAI’s ChatGPT, and Google’s Gemini. Each offers distinct capabilities — from powerful voice interactions and deep personalization to smart integrations and creative tools. Here’s a…
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has officially launched its first standalone AI assistant app, marking a major move to compete with OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini. Unveiled during Meta’s LlamaCon developer event, the new Meta AI app is powered by the company’s latest large language model, Llama 4, and is now available…
Tech visionary Bill Gates predicts that artificial intelligence (AI) will significantly reduce the need for human involvement in most tasks over the next decade. In a February interview on NBC’s “The Tonight Show” with Jimmy Fallon, the Microsoft co-founder highlighted AI’s potential to revolutionize various industries. The Future of AI: “Free Intelligence” Gates envisions a…
Stakeholders in Nigeria’s digital sector have affirmed the nation’s readiness to harness the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI), while stressing that a robust regulatory framework is essential to streamline its development and deployment.This conclusion was reached during a one-day media roundtable held in Abuja on Monday, organized by the Digital Bridge Institute (DBI) in partnership…
