Technology

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has issued a fresh cybersecurity alert to Nigerians over vulnerabilities in OpenAI’s GPT-4.0 and GPT-5 series. NITDA said the vulnerabilities could expose sensitive information and compromise the digital safety of citizens In a statement on Monday, the agency’s Director of…

Popular Nigerian news websites, including Punch, Vanguard, Tribune, and The Sun, are currently inaccessible due to a global outage affecting Cloudflare. Cloudflare is a major content delivery network (CDN) and DNS provider. The outage is causing intermittent issues, with users reporting errors and difficulties accessing these websites. …

A massive outage has hit X, formerly known as Twitter, on Tuesday, leaving thousands of users worldwide unable to access their accounts or post content. The disruption affected both the website and mobile apps on Android and iOS, preventing users from loading timelines or accessing their accounts. THE WHISTLER noted that the issues began…

Elon Musk, the visionary behind xAI, announced the launch of Grokipedia v0.1 early Tuesday morning. The AI-driven encyclopedia, powered by xAI’s Grok AI, is being touted as a revolutionary alternative to the long-standing Wikipedia, with the tech billionaire boldly claiming it outperforms its predecessor even in its initial beta phase. …

Popular social media giant X, formerly known as Twitter, has announced an experimental feature that will display additional user profile details, including the country of origin. The initiative was announced in a tweet by Nikita Bier, X’s Head of Product. "When you read content on X, you should be able to verify its authenticity. "As part…

Nigeria’s social and digital media space is abuzz with reactions following the unveiling of an iPhone XR allegedly repackaged as an iPhone 17 Pro Max.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that while some view the practice as a cautionary lesson about consumer trust, others condemn it outright as deception and exploitation.The controversy…

The National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI) has launched the Next Generation Challenge 2025, a national innovation initiative aimed at promoting industrial development through indigenous ideas and local talent. The initiative unveiled on Wednesday in Abuja targets young innovators across Nigeria’s 774 local government areas (LGAs) and…

…Website Operating With Expired SSL Certificate Since May 7 … NITDA Keep Mum The official website of Nigeria’s presidency, statehouse.gov.ng, has been operating with an expired SSL certificate since May 7, 2025, triggering browser warnings of an insecure connection. THE WHISTLER's observation has shown. Screenshot from the Official…

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) on Tuesday partnered with Lancaster University, United Kingdom, to deepen research in digital transformation in Nigeria. Malam Kashifu Inuwa, Director-General of NITDA, said this while receiving a delegation from Lancaster University, led by Professor Kirk Semple, Director of…

Samsung Electronics has cautioned that escalating U.S. tariffs and tightening export controls could significantly dampen global demand for its smartphones and semiconductor products, clouding the company’s outlook for the remaining year. In its first-quarter earnings report, Samsung said it is facing growing demand uncertainties in the second…