The Public Relations and Communications Program is Dedicated Exclusively to African Female Tech Founders C. Moore Media International Public Relations (CMM), a New York-headquartered PR agency focusing on the US, UK, and African markets, announces the second edition of The Future is Female Mentorship Program. The initiative is a complementary…
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Former US President Donald Trump has issued a statement supporting the Nigerian government’s decision to suspend microblogging platform Twitter from operating in the country. “Congratulations to the country of Nigeria, who just banned Twitter because they banned their President,” Trump said in an emailed statement. “More countries should ban Twitter…
Ukheshe, Mastercard, Nedbank and Telkom collaborate to grow access to the digital economy with virtual product that enables secure e-commerce payments on the phone Telkom has launched Africa’s first Mastercard virtual card for use on WhatsApp, enabling Telkom Pay customers to make e-commerce payments. This move is expected to empower…
After Nigeria banned popular microblogging site Twitter, Koo has launched in the country. Koo app is considered India’s alternative to Twitter. The co-founder and CEO of the app Aprameya Radhakrishna officially confirmed. Nigeria banned Twitter after the microblogging site deleted a tweet by President Muhammadu Buhari for violating rules. Taking this as…
Google is being fined 220 million euros ($268 million) by France’s antitrust watchdog for abusing its ‘dominant’ position in online advertising. The search engine giant is also promising to overhaul the way its platform is used for buying and selling digital ads, at least in France, which could have repercussions…
Some Nigerian fintech companies are halting Twitter support for their customers after the government suspended operations of the social media platform. Rise vest, a Nigerian platform for investments in foreign securities, in an email said it will be pausing its activity on Twitter in compliance with the government ban. It, however, said…
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has directed all broadcasting stations in Nigeria to suspend the use of the microblogging platform, Twitter. The directive was contained in a statement issued by its Director-General, Armstrong Idachaba. Idachaba said television and radio stations are urged to de-install Twitter handles and “desist from using Twitter as…
Nigerians have continued to use Twitter, defying the Federal Government’s threat to prosecute violators of ban on the social media platform. After the ban announcement, Tweeps in Nigeria immediately started downloading Virtual Private Networks which is used to disguise or mask one’s location to access the social network. VPN describes the…
The Nigerian Federal Government has now ordered federal prosecutors to arrest and prosecute users still sharing tweets on Twitter after a ban on the social media app. Nigeria’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami issued the directive on June 5 in a statement signed on his behalf by…
Bank customers using the unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) payment channels will now pay a flat fee of N6.98 per transaction — replacing the current N4.89 session billing structure. Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) recently commenced the implementation of the new charges. The implementation of the new billing structure comes more…
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ordered Crowdyvest to suspend the launch and operations of its Halal Fund. SEC issued a ‘Cease and Desist Order’ to Crowdyvest to stop any other investment activity which involves soliciting investments and deposits from the public in a statement on its website. According to SEC,…
A deal has been reached in the acquisition of Retail Supermarkets Nigeria Limited (RSNL), owner and operator of the Shoprite stores in Nigeria, by Ketron Investment Limited, a Nigerian company owned by a group of reputable institutional investors led by Persianas Investment Limited. The divestment by Shoprite International is in…
Twitter has deleted a post by Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari invoking the country’s civil war. The social media firm said Buhari’s tweet violated its “abusive behaviour” policy, leading to a 12-hour suspension of his account. In a series of tweets sent out earlier on Wednesday, Buhari, who served in the army…
Children’s Day, Champions League and Europa League finals, Eid-el-Fitr, social media trends, and the sad news of some notable people passing were among the top Google Search items in Nigeria in May. On May 27, Nigerians joined the world to celebrate Childrens’ Day and President Muhammadu Buhari celebrated it with…
Twitter is rolling out a premium local weather service in 15 markets, hoping to capitalize on avid users who turn to the social media site when skies grow dark. “Tomorrow” will cost users $10 per month, giving subscribers the opportunity to ask meteorologists questions with a guaranteed response – essentially…
zVendo, an Egyptian eCommerce SaaS solution provider, has successfully closed a Pre-Series A funding round from Mobica and Gratus Holding. Founded in 2018, zVendo was created by Egyptian entrepreneurs to cater for the growing E-commerce market in Egypt, Middle East and Africa. zVendo was purposely built to enable businesses to start their…
Lori Systems, the leading e-logistics platform in Africa, today announced the appointment of Uche Ogboi as its Chief Executive Officer. The announcement was made via a Medium post by the company’s co-founder and outgoing CEO, Josh Sandler. In the post titled “Welcoming Lori’s New Powerhouse CEO,” Sandler revealed that Ogboi’s appointment is a “product of many…
Facebook-owned WhatsApp announced earlier this month that users would lose functionality over time if they didn’t accept its new privacy policy by May 15th. In a reversal, Facebook now says that plan has changed, and users who don’t accept the updated policy actually won’t see limited functionality. “Given recent discussions with various authorities and…
A new report, published today by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) in partnership with Africa’s leading e-commerce firm Jumia, has said Africa’s e-commerce market could grow by more than $14.5 billion between 2025–2030. The report says this can be achieved by increasing the number of women selling on online platforms and…
PayPal has announced that it will add support for external crypto wallets, allowing users to make bitcoin transfers off the platform for the first time. The move follows comments from PayPal CEO Dan Schulman that it has seen huge demand from its users for cryptocurrencies since introducing the ability to buy, sell and…