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#BBNaija: The Big Winners, the Winners, the Losers and the Rest of us
Now that the hysteria is over, let us focus on how we can translate the energy spent on #BBNaija to some other things that will make our lives better.
PiggyVest Maybe Recruiting Student Ambassadors. How Would that Turn Out Eventually?
PiggyVest won't be the first organisation to adopt student brand ambassadors though...
Future Tesla Cars will be Customised to Offer Farts and Goat Noises as Alternatives to Car Honks – Elon Musk
American Electric car manufacturer, Tesla is making plans to introduce customised horn and movement sounds which could include the…
Uganda Issues Stern Warning to Crypto Users, Joins Other African Countries Pushing Back on Digital Currencies
Last week, the Finance Minister of Uganda, Matia Kasaija, made known the government’s official position on cryptocurrency transactions.…
Simbibot Helps Nigerian Students Prepare For University Entrance Examination Using Artificial Intelligence
Simbi has been developed to assist students from Senior Secondary Class 1 to 3, students preparing for the West African Examination Council (WAEC) exams, alongside the UTME and post-UTME.
Techquest and IHS Nigeria Set to Train 60 Teachers and 4500 Students in ICT Skills Across Three States in Nigeria
TechQuest STEM Academy, Nigeria’s leading digital literacy organisation has partnered with IHS Nigeria, the Nigerian subsidiary of IHS Towers,…
Facebook’s Cryptocurrency Dead on Arrival? Major Ally Paypal Opts Out of Partnership with Libra
Paypal, a worldwide online payments platform, has announced the severance of its partnership with Facebook’s cryptocurrency Libra. A…
Tech Events in Africa: IHS Telecoms Conference, Africa Digital Heroes Award, and Angel Fair Africa
Good morning everyone. A new week is upon us and we want it to be a productive one…
Instagram Releases Threads, a New Photo Sharing App for You and Your Close Friends – Pros and Cons
Instagram’s family of apps has just increased by one. Facebook has added a new companion app, Threads, that…
US, UK Want Facebook to Stop the Expansion of its End-to-End Encryption or Create a Backdoor for Legal Access to Users’ Chats
In an open letter which was addressed to Facebook today, government officials from the United States, United Kingdom…
