Technology
SCAM Alert: Don’t Fall For ‘Anitha Jacobs’ E-Mail
One of West Africa Weekly’s reporter on Monday, August 26, received a phishing e-mail from one “Anitha Jacobs” who want a donation to...
Senegal Launches First Satellite Into Orbit
Senegal has successfully launched its first satellite, GAINDESAT-1A, into orbit, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye announced late Friday. The satellite was launched on Friday...
EFCC’s X (Twitter) Page Disappears After Supposed Threats by Suspected Internet Fraudsters
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) official X (formerly Twitter) handle, @officialEFCC, has vanished from the platform, leaving its 2.2 million followers...
Scammers In U.S. Create Fake Website to Phish Data of AlatByWEMA Customers
A fraudulent website, Alatbywema.com, has been created to scam users of AlatByWema, a digital banking platform by Wema Bank. As reported by the...
Nigeria’s Power Grid Suffers Major Drop, Leading to Widespread Outages
Nigeria experienced a significant power outage on Monday as the national electricity grid’s output dropped to 1,255.78 megawatts (MW) around 3pm, leaving parts...
FCCPC Dismisses WhatsApp’s Threat to Exit Nigeria Amid Data Privacy Violations
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has dismissed WhatsApp’s claim that it may withdraw from Nigeria due to a recent order...
Telecoms Operators Block User Lines Ahead Of July 31 Deadline, Aug. 1 Protest
While Nigerians brace up for the August 1 nationwide protest against bad governance, thousands of mobile network users across Nigeria have had their...
ALERT: Open Treasury Portal Unsafe For Users As Finance Ministry Fails To Obtain A Secured SSL Certificate
The official website of the Open Treasury portal under the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation has become a risk to...
After WAW Story, NSIB To Investigate Max Air Boeing 737 Landing Tyres Burst
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), is set to investigate Max Air Boeing 737-300, registered with tail identifier 5N-ADB, which lost its landing...
JUST IN: Max Air Boeing 737 Tyres Burst During Takeoff In Yola With 125 Onboard
A Max Air commercial flight with 119 passengers and 6 crew members onboard has suffered a total failure of its rear landing gear...
Microsoft Outage Hits Banks, Airlines, Media Worldwide Due to CrowdStrike’s Faulty Update
A Microsoft outage on Friday has affected banks, flights, media organisations and major companies globally. Microsoft said it is working on fixing the...
Burkina Faso Adopts Decree To Increase Rural Electrification Rate To 50 Percent By 2028
The Burkinabè government on Wednesday adopted a decree to implement a strategy aimed at increasing rural electrification to 50 per cent by 2028....