YouTube, owned by Google has announced that one billion hours of videos are watched daily by its viewers. The company said that the milestone was reached at some point last year. This announcement was made in a blog post which seems to suggest that “If you were to sit and watch…
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Facebook, the biggest social media network in the world in its attempt to bring more people online in Africa has announced that it is partnering with Airtel and BCS to lay nearly 500 miles of fiber cable in Uganda by the end of the year. This project according to Facebook…
For President Donald Trump, twitter has so far been an important medium for him to disseminate his views, thoughts, and concerns. His frenzied use of the social media platform may be due to his fractured relationship with the media. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/805804034309427200 He has severally tagged them fake news. In other words, he…
Being an entrepreneur in the current Nigerian economic environment can be demanding, exhausting and frustrating. This can result in you abandoning everything you have done for years because of the exhaustion. When you think of the power shortage, the dollar to naira exchange rate and the economic uncertainties, anyone will…
Imagine you want to play a YouTube video but before it starts you are forced to watch an advert. It can be very frustrating. This is about to end as Google, the owners of YouTube have decided to remove or get rid of the 30 seconds annoying ads before a…
Lagos is no doubt the commercial nerve center of Nigeria. One label that successive Lagos government have tried to remove from the fabric of the city is the notorious and fierce traffic. Wait for a second, you say Lagos traffic is fierce. No, it is not if the recently released…
As smartphones are becoming more popular, so are mobile apps. This is why many companies and organizations are developing their mobile apps. However, you will discover that customers don’t use these apps for one reason or the other. Unknown to these companies, a viable way to attract customers is via…
Facebook, the number one social network in the world with 1.86 billion active users is coming to television as it will soon release a standalone app for watching videos. The new app will allow Facebook users to watch videos from their friends and their “liked” pages on TV, as well as…
A startup is like an egg, you have to manage and groom it consciously and carefully to ensure that it doesn’t fall. If it falls, you may be unable to pick up the pieces. At this stage, it is very fragile and requires 100% attention from the entrepreneur. Nevertheless, if…
E-commerce website, Konga has secured additional funding from Kinnevik and Naspers. The amount invested in one of Nigeria’s biggest online marketplace was undisclosed. Shola Adekoya, the CEO of Konga said: “Our latest round of investment from Naspers and Kinnevik follows their previous investments and underlines their ongoing commitment to our…
The efforts of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to make Lagos a mega city seems to be paying off as the Rockefeller Foundation has listed Lagos among the top 100 resilient cities in the world. The Governor who recently received the certificate of admission into the group from the President of Rockefeller…
A protest is a rare occurrence in Nigeria. Before Nigerians hit the streets, they must have been very frustrated with the government of the day. Recall the #OccupyNigeria protest on Monday 2nd January 2012 in response to the removal of fuel subsidy by the Federal Government? Today, Nigerians who supported…
Despite the stay of execution granted by a Federal court, tech giants including Apple, Facebook, Twitter, and Microsoft have filed a brief to contest President Donald Trump’s travel ban. These tech giants are part of a list of 97 companies primarily in the tech industry who signed and backed the…
Kenya seems to be getting a lot of attention from venture capitalists and seed investors as another incubator has just opened in the country. It is called Villgro Kenya. It is a healthcare incubator opened by India-based Villgro Innovation Foundation in partnership with USAID’s Partnering to Accelerate Entrepreneurship (PACE) initiative. The…
Except you have been offline, you won’t know that Beyonce and Jay Z are having twins. She made this announcement by posting a pix were wrote: “We would like to share our love and happiness. We have been blessed two times over. We are incredibly grateful that our family will…
SWIFT Innotribe, a global startup competition has announced that African Fintech startups can now apply for its startup challenge. The challenge which is in its third year will feature in SWIFT’s African Regional Conference (ARC) which will be held in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire between 16 and 18 may, 2017. From the…
With the advent of social media and the wider access to the internet in Nigeria and other countries of the world, the news is no longer what it is. Unlike in the past when we all depended on the traditional for informative, educative and entertaining content, it is not so…
BudgIT, an online platform that employs tech tools to break down and simplify the Nigerian budget among other responsibilities has gotten a 1.5 million dollars investment from Omidyar Network. The new investment will enable BudgIT to expand its coverage to states across Nigeria including Abuja. Since inception in 2014, BudgIT…
Instagram stories was launched in November but it was only available in the United States. However, from today it will be available to users around the world. In a blog post to make the announcement, Instagram wrote, “We’re excited to share that live video on Instagram Stories — a new way to…
Samsung has announced that it will delay the launch of Note 8 following the confirmation of Note7 battery problems. The Note8 was expected to be launch at the Mobile World Congress at the end of February. According to Samsung’s mobile communication president, DJ Koh, it was prompted to delay the…