France’s privacy watchdog said Thursday it has fined US tech giant Microsoft 60 million euros ($64 million) for foisting advertising cookies on users. In the largest fine imposed in 2022, the National Commission for Technology and Freedoms (CNIL) said Microsoft’s search engine Bing had not set up a system allowing users to refuse cookies as...
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I will resign as the CEO as soon as – Elon Musk
Elon Musk said Tuesday he would resign as the Chief Executive Officer of Twitter once he finds a replacement, in an apparent response to a poll he launched that suggested users wanted him to step down. Musk has fully owned Twitter since October 27 and has repeatedly courted controversy as the CEO, sacking half of...
Twitter users vote for Elon Musk’s resignation as CEO
Majority of the Twitter users, who participated in a poll put up by Elon Musk have voted for his ouster as Chief Executive Office, CEO of the micro-blogging platform. Musk, the billionaire founder Tesla Inc, on Sunday launched a poll to determine whether he should remain as CEO. Based on the result of the poll...
Twitter to ban users from promoting rival social platforms
Twitter announced Sunday it would no longer allow users to promote their accounts on a host of social media platforms including Facebook and Instagram — the latest policy change by the company under its controversial new owner Elon Musk. The move — which also affects Mastodon, Post and Truth Social as well as third-party social...
PICTORIAL: Fashola inspects Second Niger Bridge
The Minister of Works, Babatunde Fashola (SAN), and his team have inspected the Second Niger Bridge. Ugama Tv reports that the Federal Government ordered the opening of the bridge for use starting from midnight on Thursday. Fashola, who announced the opening on Wednesday, said the bridge would be open for use for one month during the...
US lawmakers propose bill to ban TikTok
Lawmakers of the United States Senate have introduced a bill to ban the use of the popular social media platform, Tiktok, in the country. One of the bill’s sponsors, Republican Senator Marco Rubio of the Senate Intelligence Committee, stated that the app was not just about creating videos, but it served as a major tool...
Nothing will Stop Peter Obi, NOTHING – Charles Awuzie
When we said we will deliver Peter Obi, we meant that we will fight for the mandate of Peter Obi. Right now, Simon Ekpa has been silenced on twitter – his account is temporarily suspended and we will continue to fight until it is permanently suspended. Nnamdi Kanu, through his lawyers has distanced himself from...
We’ve used technology to make mismanagement impossible — PTAD
THE Executive Secretary of Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate, PTAD, Dr Chioma Ejikeme says the adoption of technology in the payment of pensions has made it near impossible for pension funds to be mismanaged or embezzled as was in the past. Speaking in Calabar while declaring open a two day Stakeholders Forum for pensioners in South...
Innoson asks Court to disqualify Olanipekun as Counsel
The Chairman of Innoson Vehicles has approached the Court of Appeal, Awka Division to seek an order of the court disqualifying Chief Wole Olamipekun, SAN as a Counsel to GTB in appeal no. CA/E/288/2013 on grounds of a statement by Wole Olanipekun’s law firm. They stated that as the Chairman of the Body of Benchers...
Digital skills: Farmers get Pandagric Novum computer training
A farmer, Mr. Madaki Abeh has emerged the overall best at the Pandagric Novum computer training put together to equip rural farmers with digital skills to navigate their trade. Pandagric is a company that manufactures Supreme Feeds. The ongoing empowerment programme is to its host communities, and Abeh who is a farmer in Okoh A...