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Instagram has introduced a new feature called “Recently Deleted” to help restore deleted messages – Photos, videos, reels, IGTV videos and stories. According to the social media platform in a blogpost, this feature was introduced due to feedback from its users. So with this new feature, you can review and…

Two mobile telecoms companies operating in Nigeria, MTN and 9mobile are planning to enter into a network-sharing arrangement. This means that in areas where there is no network for any one of the companies, customers would easily move onto the other’s network without any obvious disruption of service. This announcement…

Tech giant, Google, has indicated that it will not investing further in the internal development of games on its Stadia platform. In 2019, Google launched Stadia, a video game platform, delivering instant access to your favorite games on any type of screen—whether it’s  a TV, laptop, desktop, tablet or mobile…

The Nigerian government has announced the extension of the deadline given for the NIN-SIM linkage by 8 weeks. The deadline, originally set for February 9, will now end on the April 6. On the 15th of December, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) instructed mobile operators in the country, MTN, Airtel, Glo and 9…

Telegram announced that you can now move your chat history from other apps like WhatsApp, Line and KakaoTalk. This is a significant breakthrough for Telegram as people still pondering on the need to move from WhatsApp to its platform, can do this without losing their chat history. Telegram has grown…

Chinese tech company, Xiaomi, has taken wireless charging to another level with its new wireless charging technology – Mi Air Charge Technology. With the Mi Air Charge Technology, users can charge their devices remotely without any cables or wireless charging stands. At the heart of this technology is self-developed isolated…

According to CEO of Future Africa CEO, Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, the earliest limited partners that invested its first fund when the company raised $1.2 million in capital in 2018, got a return of $3.7 million in 2020. He made this statement in a letter reviewing the events of the company in…

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has directed telecoms companies to join in the registration of Nigerians for their National Identification Number (NIN). The directive was given by NIMC director-general Aliyu Aziz to avoid overcrowding at the commission’s offices. According to him, “We have licensed private and public sector organisations including telcos…

Bitcoin continues to maintain its status as the leading crypto in terms of market cap since its creation about 12 years ago. The adoption and use of digital assets also continue to grow day by day in every part of the world. However, over the past years, Nigeria has been…

Calendly, an Atlanta-based cloud scheduling platform owned by Nigerian Tope Awotona, has raised $350 million based on a $3 billion valuation. The Series A led fund raise was led by existing investor Open View Partners with participation from San Fransisco-based Iconiq Capital. This brings total funds raised to $900 million,…

Art is a way for humans to express themselves. Both making art or choosing one to display in your home is a medium for you to relate with the means of creativity that call to you, define you, or maybe even channel your inner self. Not only does artwork calls…

There is a sigh of relief for individuals and businesses, in need of cheap loans, after loan and asset financing firm, Orange One unveiled an array of financial products that would see the firm extend credit to the economy. Managing Director of Orange-One Finance, Iyobosa Iyamu, listed six financial products…

Eloho Omame, MD of Endeavour Nigeria and Odunayo Eweniyi, COO and co-founder of PiggyVest have partnered together to launch a female-focused angel fund, FirstCheck Africa. According to Eloho in a tweet, FirstCheck Africa was launched “to invest “ridiculously early” and open door for female founders, and to help women invest…

Ad-Tech firm, Taboola has announced that it is going public by merging with an Israeli blank-check firm ION Acquisition Corp. 1 Ltd., a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). ION Acquisition Corp. is already listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Valued at $2.6 billion, Taboola raised a total of $545 million…

Writing a book is not for the faint-hearted. It is an experience that demands utmost commitment and takes you through a rigorous path of setbacks. Nevertheless, nothing gets as exciting as creating your own world and telling a story that has been within you for ages. It is an experience…

Just we reported on the investors rush for Clubhouse, the audio-app social media newbie announced that it secured more funding from Andressen Horowitz. Andressen Horowitz led the initial investment in the company last year valuing it at $100 million. According to the Clubhouse team in their words, the funds will…

I hear that a lot of investors are fighting to invest in the social audio app, Clubhouse. According to “The information”, Venture Capital firms approached the startup’s founders in recent weeks about leading its potential next round of funding at a roughly $1 billion valuation. The investors also tried buying…

Imagine the problem most electric car owners have with their batteries. It takes an average of 8 – 10 hours for a full charge. This is surely one of the reasons the electric car owners envy their fuel-powered counterparts who just breeze into a fuel station and within minutes, they…

Just when we celebrated the commercial rollout of Alphabet’s Loon internet project in Kenya, the company announced that it was shutting down the project because it was taking too long to become commercially viable and it was riskier than the team had hoped. Project Loon was first muted in May…

Global emerging markets Investment firm, Actis, has sold off its stake in C&I Leasing to Peace Mass Transit, a transport company in Nigeria with interests in Banking, Oil and Gas, Pharmaceuticals, Agro Chemicals and Auto Assembly. Peace Mass Transit purchased 313,326,316 units of the Neoma Africa Fund L.L.C. (formerly Aureos…