Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat Join World Leaders to Issue Global Call to Protect Children Online
Internet giants, including social media apps Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Snapchat, joined several world leaders to issue a global call…
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Ericsson wins ‘Green ICT Champion’ at Africa Tech Festival 2021
Ericsson has been awarded the Green ICT Champion of the Year Award 2021 at the Africa Tech Festival for its Breaking…
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Google for Startups Accelerator Africa opens the latest application
Applications are now open for the latest Google for Startups Accelerator Africa, a three-month programme designed to help startups scale…
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31.5 Million Cyberthreats Targeted SA Users in the First Half of 2021
The increase in cyberthreats recorded by global internet security firm Kaspersky in the first half of this year across South…
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Nigerian Senate passes amended Electoral Act with e-transmission of results into law
The Senate has passed the harmonized Electoral Act Amendment Bill which includes approval for the electronic transmission of election results….
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GBB, Zoho, Digital Encode, Cloudflex among AfriTECH2021 Award Winners
Africa Tech Alliance Forum (AfriTECH) organisers have recognized outstanding organizations for driving creative, innovative solutions and products to enhance Africa’s…
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KIFC has launched the Virunga Africa Fund I, a $250 million pan-African investment fund
Kigali International Financial Centre (KIFC) has announced the launch of a $250 million Virunga Africa Fund I, which would invest…
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NCC targets revenue of N632 billion for 2022 fiscal year
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has disclosed that its revenue target for the 2022 fiscal year stands at N632.39 billion Prof….
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Nigeria records 100% rise in investment announcements at $10.1b
The federal government has disclosed that Nigeria’s economy recorded $10.1billiom investment announcement in the first half of this year. Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo,…
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HiiL African Justice Innovation Symposium to bring together African legal-tech innovators
The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law (HiiL) will later this month host the first annual HiiL African Justice Innovation…
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Nigeria Fixes December 13 for 5G Spectrum Auctions
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has officially declared that the auction of the 3.5 Gigahertz (3.5 GHz) spectrum for the…
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African startups to play a critical role in taking the planet ‘from Tragedy to Triumph’
This week, the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) got underway in Glasgow, turning the world’s attention to the…
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Key takeaways from the 10th China-Africa Think Tanks Forum
In the afternoon of October 20th, 2021, the opening session of the 10th Meeting of China-Africa Think Tanks Forum was held…
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Why Nigerian Banks shutdown 649 ATMs in 2020
Commercial banks in Nigeria shut down 234 branches and 649 Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) in 2020, according to reports from…
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AfCFTA has announced winners of the AfCFTA Caravan Prize
The AfCFTA Secretariat and its partners on the 4D, ProPer and Caravan Initiatives, AfroChampions and the Arab Bank for Economic…
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China is interested in partenering with Nigeria on digital economy
The ??current leadership of Nigeria’s Digital Economy sector has continued to attract global attention as foreign investors seek partnerships with…
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Governments Must Check if Company Really Does Scrap Face Recognition says Facebook Whistleblower
Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen welcomed Facebook’s announcement that it would scrap facial recognition, but urged close government oversight of the…
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To enhance learning for students,Lagos introduces Edutainment
The Lagos State Government has introduced Edutainment – the process of entertaining the pupils while also teaching them at the same time…
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Search Queries from Google shows high rise in Halloween by Nigerians
Google trends have shown a surprising increased interest in Halloween by Nigerians. Google Search queries in the week leading up to 31…
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Google’s startup accelerator opens up for African innovators to join the 7th Installation
Applications for Google’s three-month virtual accelerator programme are now open to startups located in Algeria, Botswana, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt,…
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Former Uber Boss Joins Aura, a South African Smart Personal Security Firm
AURA, one of South Africa’s leading security and medical response marketplaces, has appointed David Myers as its COO. Previously a…
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Twitter expands API that will posting and deleting tweets
Twitter has been steadily updating its rebuilt API following its mid-2020 relaunch. Most recently, the company added support for Twitter Spaces to its…
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Agro Innovation Incubator funded by AFDC has opened in Nairobi
An innovation incubation centre funded by the African Development Bank (AfDB) has been launched at the Pan African University Institute…
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Satya Nadella,Microsoft CEO reveals plan to launch it’s own Metaverse,Shows How It Will Work
After Facebook changed its name to Meta to reflect its engagement with the metaverse, Microsoft too is gearing up to…
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Microsoft relaunches messaging platform Google Wave
Microsoft is bringing back Google Wave, the doomed real-time messaging and collaboration platform Google launched in 2009 and prematurely shuttered in 2010. Maybe…
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Female Digital healthcare startups in the MENA region to benefit from Femtech Accelerator by Organon and Flat6Labs
The Femtech Accelerator Program, launched by Organon and Flat6Labs, aims to help female-founded digital health start-ups in the Middle East…
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Nigerian’s ranking in online fraud makes ISSAN raise serious concern
The Information Security Society of Africa-Nigeria (ISSAN) has expressed worry about Nigeria’s leading role in online fraud in Africa. ISSAN,…
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Airtel Africa partners with UNICEF Bring Digital Education to Children in 13 African Countries
Airtel Africa and UNICEF have announced a new five-year pan-African partnership to help accelerate the roll-out of digital learning through…
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An Indian Asian Google billionaire has launch a budget smartphone
Online giant Google and Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani opened advance orders in India on Monday for an entry-level smartphone…
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500 students in Lagos benefits from STEM workshops support by U.S. Consulate
From October 12 to 28, more than 500 high school students from underserved communities of Agege, Alimosho and Ifako-Ijaiye in Lagos Education…
