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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…
Genevieve Nnaji’s Lionheart Becomes Nigeria’s First Nomination for the Oscars
Genevieve Nnaji’s, Lionheart is not done with breaking with records just yet. The movie has just being selected…
Senate Rejects FEC Proposed 7.5% VAT, Suggests 9% Service Tax on Data, SMS, Others
The Nigerian Senate has rejected the Federal Executive Committee (FEC) proposed Value Added Tax (VAT) increase – from…
CcHUB Growth Capital Plans to Raise $60m Over the Next 12 Months to Invest in More Startups Across Africa
Nigerian incubation space, Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB) is in the process of raising $60 million for its investment arm,…
Airbnb is Opting for Direct Listing Instead of the Traditional IPO Ahead of its 2020 Market Debut
San Francisco-based home-share company, Airbnb Inc., is planning a direct listing rather than conducting a traditional initial public…
