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Why Nigerians Are Shining Light In The Tech World

It is not all about gloom and doom as far as Nigerians and Nigeria are concerned. Although, some Nigerians use ICT for negative things, there are still thousands of Nigerians both within and outside the country that are exceptional in the Tech World. There are many exciting stories coming out of Africa's most populous nation based on technological innovations and businesses. These Nigerians are the shining light in the Tech World. The past and present contributions of Nigerians to technological advancement can not be underscored. A good number of Nigerians are globally recognised as major drivers in the Tech World. 1. Nigerians in the private sector The future looks bright for the Nigerian Tech Space. There are large numbers of Nigerians, who have independently established themselves in the Tech business. Some of these Nigerians are entrepreneurs, while others are into partnership. There are different aspects of the Tech business that many Nigerians have carved a niche for themselv

5G Network: Have Nigerians Fully Embrace It?

The 5G is the next generation of telecommunication technological advancement. 5G Network simply stands for fifth generation of mobile network.  There had been 1G, 2G, 3G and 4G before research into 5G. The simple idea behind coming up with different mobile networks is to increase speed of internet services, as well as ease ways of doing things. According to qualcomm, "5G Network is a new global wireless standard after 1G, 2G, 3G, and 4G networks. 5G enables a new kind of network that is designed to connect virtually everyone and everything together including machines, objects, and devices." 1. Brief historical account of 5G Network Internet connectivity began with 1G. 1G stands for first generation of mobile network. Owing to research and advancement, there was a need to get things done faster on the internet. This led scientists to discover 2G after 1G. The same fate which led to discovery of 2G after 1G, led to the evolution of 3G and later on 4G.  The 5G Network The 4G net

Rise In Cybercrime In Nigeria: Who Is To Blame?

It is disheartening to read news of teenage and other age groups of Nigerians nabbed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a daily basis for Cybercrime. There used to be a time when the Western part of the country had almost 100% reports on Cybercrime. Currently, the story is different. There is hardly any part of the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria that Cybercrime is not reported. Some suspected cybercriminals recently arrested by EFCC Why are Nigerian youths in particular going into Cybercrime? Is there no other positive sides to what they can do with the internet? The answers to these two questions are not difficult to get. A good number of Nigerian youths are taking to Cybercrime because they have bad orientation. They are made to believe that Cybercrime is the only gold mine to becoming rich. On the contrary, this is far from the truth.  Cybercrime in Nigeria is on the rise In the Information Communication and Technology (ICT) world, there are myriads of legi

2023 Presidential Election: Will PDP Field One Of These 3 Politicians?

The race for who succeeds President Muhammadu Buhari after he leaves office in 2023 has overtly and covertly begun. Nigeria's main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is ready to take over power from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2023. It will not be an easy ride back to the presidency for the PDP after being out of the corridors of power for eight year. This is because the APC will not just fold its arm and allow the PDP to win the 2023 presidential election on a platter of gold. The APC will ensure it galvanises all its resources and manpower to remain in power at the federal government level beyond 2023. On the part of the PDP, the party seems to be getting its house in order. A few weeks ago, a former president of the Senate, Dr Iyorchia Ayu emerged as party's new national chairman. Dr. Ayu took over from Prince Uche Secondus. Since the emergence of the one time Senate President as PDP's national chairman, there has been some level of s

Omicron: Challenges New COVID-19 Variant Pose To Nigerians

A few days ago, some Nigerians woke up to the news of the confirmation of a new strain of COVID-19 called 'Omicron.' Some Nigerians upon hearing the name of the new coronavirus variant even misspelt, and mispronounced it, by calling it 'Ominicon.' Following the spread of the news of the new COVID-19 variant, and confirmation by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), it has dawned on all information-thirsty and health conscious Nigerians that Omicron variant of coronavirus is here in the country. According to the director general of NCDC, Dr. Ifedayo Adetifa, in a press statement issued on Wednesday, December 1, he made it known that three cases of Omicron variant of coronavirus have been confirmed in Nigeria. It should be noted that Nigerians are still talking about the Delta variant of COVID-19 before the news of Omicron variant suddenly struck them. Nigeria is not an island on its own. This means that what happens in the rest of the world directly or indirect