Tag Archives: internet

Sovereign Tech Fund Invests €1M In GNOME’s Open-Source Project

By | November 19, 2023

In a groundbreaking development, the GNOME Foundation, a pivotal player in the realm of open-source and Linux desktops for an impressive span of 25 years, has recently unveiled an extraordinary work commission. This momentous endeavour has been made possible through generous €1 million in funding from the esteemed Sovereign Tech Fund, financially backed by the… Read More »

Mozilla Launches a Virtual Private Network (VPN) Service

By | July 31, 2020

No doubt if you have been using computers, most especially when accessing the internet, you would have come across that yellow logo above. That is the ubiquitous logo of an internet giant – Mozilla. To take its online privacy one step further, Mozilla has decided to venture into the VPN space by launching its own… Read More »

How the internet is strengthening coding communities and e-societies (in Nigeria)

By | June 18, 2017

Whether we like it or not, digital technology is making it easier for technology enthusiasts and fanatics alike to create associations and interact in ways not possible before. This has been (in fact still being fueled) by information explosion propagated through the internet. The internet is one of the factors that have catalyzed globalization. It… Read More »

Surf the Internet Safely using Tor

By | February 20, 2017

With the internet super-highway becoming filled with every dick and harry (including the ones that intend to cause harm to others), there is need for privacy and anonymity to be on the front burner of any user. In this post I’d be talking about about how to remain anonymous and maximize your privacy as you… Read More »

The Nigerian communication commission and the freedom of the people

By | December 2, 2016

I have written previously about the importance of the internet to the development of FOSS in Nigeria. Even though the current rate of accessing the internet in the country is very expensive compared to what is obtainable in other parts of the world. Last week the Nigerian communication commission (NCC) – the regulatory agency responsible for… Read More »

CDMA: Hydrating an Internet-drought country

By | August 3, 2016

That morning I had some work to do online, so I decide to credit my Multilinks modem (my favorite) as quick as possible. Since it controlled a relatively minute share of mobile subscribers the recharge voucher was not sold around my area (like other mobile networks). Within a bus ride away, I head for their… Read More »

Yahoo sold!

By | July 28, 2016

Yahoo was at a time synonymous with the internet or the web in Nigeria. In a strange and unfortunate way, that is where the famous name for Nigerian cyber criminals or fraudsters, ‘yahoo boys’, is derived. Yahoo ruled the internet in the country for a very long time, especially with the famous Yahoo Mail. Then… Read More »