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Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp are presently down. Here is why
Did you notice that one or all of Facebook’s family apps (Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram) has been down…
Female-led blockchain startup, Bitmama raises $350,000 pre-seed fund
Female-led African blockchain startup, Bitmama has announced a pre-seed raise of $350,000. According to the startup, fund will…
Zimbabwe cracks down on mobile money platforms to save depreciating currency
Zimbabwe is cracking down on social media and mobile money platforms in a bid to salvage the country’s…
#AfriTECH2021: Organizers announce NCC, NITDA, GBB, Zoho, others as sponsors
Africa Tech Alliance Forum 2021 (#AfriTECH) has received support from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), National Information Technology…
e-Naira: CBN postpones scheduled launch despite scaling infringement court case
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has postponed the much-anticipated launch of Nigeria’s digital currency, E-naira, which was…
Edtech startup, Edves secures additional $575k funding to bring schools online
Beta Venture led the funding round, which was oversubscribed. Other participating investors include Launch Africa, Chinook Capital
The Ghost and The Tout Too dominates the cinemas as moviegoers spent N453.6m in September
The recovery of the movie industry is still upwards as stats from the Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria…
Breaking: President Buhari approves partial lifting of Twitter ban in Nigeria
Two weeks after the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, announced that the Federal Government would soon…
Kaduna shuts down telecom Services to curb insecurity; 6th Nigerian state in weeks
The Kaduna State Government has joined three other states in the Northern part of Nigeria- Sokoto, Zamfara and…
Search On 2021: Google introduces AI enhancements to Lens to improve search experience
Google has today announced a number of new features and some innovative AI additions to make the Google…
