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Meta launches Creator Lab Live in Nigeria to support emerging creators
Meta hosted a first-of-its-kind educational in-real-life programme for creators in Nigeria. Attended by over 40 young and aspiring…
Nigerian man reportedly beaten to coma for assaulting female Bolt driver in Kenya
The man reportedly attacked the lady driver, identified simply as Lillian, with a stone and a shattered soda bottle
Nigeria secures $500m for local funding of digital economy
The federal government of Nigeria has secured access to approximately $500m in funding to initiate a local funding…
Meta to launch AI model that will write computer codes in English
Hello there, welcome to another round of the global roundup. This week, Meta said it would release an…
Contrary to Gauteng police claims, Bolt says 30 impounded vehicles are duly licensed
The police spokesperson said that none of the Bolt drivers apprehended could provide a taxi operating license
FG rakes in N2 trillion in taxes from Google, Facebook and other foreign companies- report
The FG garnered a total of N1.32tn through Companies Income Tax (CIT) and N661.93bn through VAT
$PTK is a debt token, not a stablecoin -Patricia clears the air
Over the last week, the spotlight of the Nigerian crypto industry once again fell on Patricia. Although the…
MasterCard ends crypto card partnership with Binance one month after Visa
Visa also stopped issuing new co-branded cards with Binance in Europe as of July
Nigeria accounts for 82% of Africa’s telecom subscriptions – NCC
Nigeria also accounts for 29% of the continent's internet consumption
7 Nigerian startups selected for TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200, class of 2023
Apart from the seven Nigerian companies that made the list, nine (9) other African startups also made the list of 200 startups
