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‘Twitter ban is a disservice and symptom of emerging totalitarianism’- Reps
Some members of the Nigerian House of Representative have torn into the Twitter ban in the country by…
Bitcoin suffers severe setbacks in El Salvador as opposition party and citizens protest its adoption
One of El Salvador’s major opposition parties, Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front, has filed a lawsuit against the…
Is Nigeria’s Media Bill about sanitising the media or criminalising journalism?
Journalists in Nigeria may soon be liable to spend up to 3 years in prison for violating a…
Twitter Ban: Buhari orders Lai Mohammed, Pantami and Malami to negotiate with Twitter
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed a Federal Government committee to enter into dialogue with Twitter regarding the ban…
Coven Works partners with Shecluded to provide financing options for 1,000 women to start career in Data Science and AI
In a deliberate effort to encourage women in Nigeria to pursue career paths in the technology industry, US-based Artificial Intelligence…
Sub-Saharan Africa gains 79m new mobile money accounts, hits total of 548m in 2020 – Report
Sub-Saharan Africa has been at the forefront of the global mobile money industry for over a decade. In…
Nigeria’s Nguvu Health, Chekkit and 4 others selected into Google for Startups Accelerator 2021
For the second year in a row, the Google for Startups Accelerator is taking place virtually with startups…
MicroStrategy Acquires $490m Worth of Bitcoin, now Holds Over 105,000 Total
As of today, MicroStrategy holds an aggregate of approximately 105,085 Bitcoins
Nigeria Readies for 5G Deployment as NCC Inaugurates Committee for Spectrum Auction
The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NCC, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, recently inaugurated the 18-member Committee in Abuja
Dual life is the new superpower with OctaFX trading platform
Remember Clark Kent? Who we know to be “Superman”; the man who worked two jobs; as a hero…
