AfDB preparing $500m investment programme in Nigeria’s Digital Creative Enterprises – Adesina
Oct. 29, 2021 The African Development Bank (AfDB) says to support Nigeria’s Digital and Creative Enterprises (i-DICE), it is preparing a 500 million dollars investment programme to be co-financed with…
I, formerly Facebook now wishes to be called Meta: Here’s why
Founder and CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, announced Thursday that Facebook is changing its name to Meta to reflect its growing focus on the metaverse; and he explained why. A…
Facebook unveils its first smart glasses
Sept. 10, 2021 Facebook Inc launched its first smart glasses on Thursday in a step toward its aim of offering true augmented-reality spectacles. The glasses, which were created in partnership…
Dangote, Only Nigerian On Bloomberg’s Billionaire List
August 11, 2021 Aliko Dangote was on Tuesday listed as the only Nigerian on Bloomberg’s Billionaire Index with a net worth of $17.8bn. The Chairman of the Dangote Group was…
From Facebook to Twitter, Big Tech sees social commerce driving sales growth
July 30, 2021 Led by Facebook, social media platforms from Alphabet’s YouTube to Snap Inc and Twitter are investing heavily in shopping features to drive revenue growth, a major theme…
U.S. Senate Republican asks tech firms to explain account, content removals
The outgoing Republican chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee asked the chief executives of five major U.S. tech firms to answer detailed questions about decisions to restrict or permanently ban…
YouTube Temporarily Suspends Trump’s Channel Over Safety Concerns Ahead of Biden Inauguration
Google-owned YouTube on Tuesday temporarily suspended President Donald Trump’s channel and removed a video for violating its policy against inciting violence, joining other social media platforms in banning his accounts…
Facebook, Snapchat join other companies voicing concerns about discrimination against African-Americans
Facebook Inc and Snap Inc became the latest U.S. companies condemning racial inequality in the United States as violent protests flared up across major cities over the death of George…
Zuckerberg distances Facebook from Twitter in Trump fight
Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg took pains to distance his company from Twitter and its fight with U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday, as the White House moved to…
Facebook to launch new shopping feature across apps
Facebook Inc is launching Facebook Shops, a service that will allow small businesses to display and sell their products on the social network’s platforms, Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg…