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Entrepreneur Checklist: 3 Simple Yet Effective Checks to Consider Throughout the Year
The realities of business operations are beginning to set in a few weeks from the festivities. There is…
Kogi State Government Shuts Down MTN Facilities over N120 million Tax Backlog
Thousands of MTN subscribers in Kogi State have been temporarily disconnected as the state government launches an offensive…
Failed Photo Sharing App, Facebook Moments to be Shutdown in February
Social media giant, Facebook has announced that it will shut down its photo-sharing platform, Moments come February 15.…
Twitter is Testing a New ‘Original Tweeter’ Label to Make It Easier to Follow Threads
Social media platform, Twitter has begun testing a new feature that adds an “original tweeter” to tweets in…
NITDA is Set to Regulate the Use of Free WIFI in Nigeria, But There’s No Cause for Alarm
Public WIFI usage could soon get a little bit complicated in Nigeria. The National Information Technology Development Agency…
Meet Susan Mulikita, the New CEO of Liquid Telecom Zambia
Liquid Telecom Zambia has appointed Susan M’kandawire Mulikita as its new CEO, to accelerate growth and market penetration…
Baobab Network 2019 Accelerator Offers $25,000 to High Impact Tech Startups in Nigeria
Social impact technology accelerator, Baobab Network has opened applications to for its 2019 accelerator. The $25,000 accelerator is…
People Aged 16 – 24 Spend About 30% More Time on Their Mobile Phones- Annual Report
This gives more credence to the concerns of many older folks about the younger folks and their phones.
Andela Gets $100M in Series D Funding Round Led by Al Gore’s Generation Investment Management
Nigerian tech company, Andela has raised $100 million in Series D funding. This round of investment was led…
#WhatsApp Down: Nigeria is One of Many Countries not Affected by Global Outage
Facebook-owned messaging platform, WhatsApp experienced a major outage in most parts of the world yesterday. The outage reportedly…
