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Saudi man sentenced to death for retweeting a post on X (Twitter) about the government

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Man sentenced to death for retweeting negative post about Saudi government

The Saudi Specialised Criminal Court has sentenced a Saudi man to death for retweeting a post on X,…

Eberechukwu Etike

August 31, 2023

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Saudi Firm Lamar Holdings Expands into Africa with a $1 Million Investment in Nigerian Fintech Company TechAdvance

Nigerian payment app company TechAdvance recently received a $1 million investment from Saudi based Lamar Holdings. The Nigerian…

Adenike Adebowale

August 13, 2019

In this episode of Techbytes, we discussed essential topics from last week in the tech world.

Nigerian fintech PayDay is looking to sell the company six months after $3 million raise
Search Queries related to Metaverse has dropped by 71%
Google sued after Maps allegedly directed father returning from daughter’s birthday off a collapsed bridge
X/Twitter to discontinue Circles by Oct 31, 2023
NCC to introduce new numbering scheme for fixed telephone lines

We also discussed the topic for the week: “Transforming Nigerian Teenagers to Becoming Tech Bros”. We discuss this with Johnson Abbaly, Foudnr, The Smartan House, as he shares insights as to bringing teens from underprivileged environments into Tech.

#53 Techbytes: Transforming Nigerian Teens to Tech Bros

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#53 Techbytes: Transforming Nigerian Teens to Tech Bros

September 27, 2023

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