Regional ruling party wins all seats in Ethiopia’s ‘illegal’ polls
The ruling party in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region won all contested seats in elections this week that have further poisoned an already hostile relationship with...
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China proposes global data security standards
China announced an initiative on Tuesday to establish global standards on data security, saying it wanted to promote multilateralism in the area at a time...
NBS: ICT sector contributes 17.83% to nation’s economy
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), on Monday released Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), report for in the second quarter of 2020 (Q2 2020), showing...
Rwanda uses robots to protect doctors working with coronavirus patients – minister
Rwanda uses robots to protect doctors, who treat COVID-19 patients through minimising contact, Health Minister Daniel Ngamije said on Thursday. Ngamije said this at a...
Facebook sues EU antitrust regulator for seeking ‘irrelevant’ personal employee data
Facebook is suing EU antitrust regulators for seeking information beyond what is necessary, including highly personal details, for their investigations into the company’s data and...
Central bank unveils non-interest guidelines for AGSMEIS, MSMEDF, others
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has unveiled series of guidelines for Non-Interest Financial Institutions under its Agri-Business, Small and Medium Enterprise Investment Scheme (AGSMEIS),...
Nigeria hits 40.18 percent broadband penetration – minister
Nigeria has achieved 40.18 percent Broadband penetration, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Alli Ibrahim Pantami, has said. The Minister revealed this...
Google adds fact-check to images
Agence France-Presse Google said Monday it was adding fact-check labels to images as part of its efforts to stem visually misleading information. The new labels...