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Facebook has launched several tools and resources to help faith-based communities/groups stay connected and engaged during the current COVID-19 outbreak. The resources include the “Faith on Facebook Resource Hub” and the Faith on Facebook toolkit, both providing guidance and step-by-step tips that faith-based groups can use to keep their communities engaged while…

Instagram has now rolled out the feature where you can now get and send Instagram Direct messages on desktop. Hitherto this was only available to a privileged few as Instagram started rolling out this feature this January. Instagram took to Twitter to make this announcement last Friday. So this direct…

Nigerian edtech startup, uLesson, is partnering with Airtel Nigeria to provide online education at a subsidized rate to Nigerian students during this coronavirus lockdown. The partnership provides all new and existing uLesson subscribers who use the Airtel network, free 500MB daily to continue learning via the uLesson app. Launched by…

Tech giant Google announced that it is giving gamers free access to Stadia Pro for two months to to cope with staying at home during this coronavirus lockdown. Launched last year, Stadia is a video game platform, delivering instant access to your favorite games on any type of screen—whether it’s…

Microsoft’s Skype has unveiled a new service “Meet Now” where you can carry out video conferences without signing up or downloads. Hitherto, you would need to have a Skype ID or an account before having a conference call with anyone on Skype. This is sometimes a limiting factor when you…

Yves Guillemot, Founder & CEO of French video games giant Ubisoft S.A. has invested and undisclosed amount in Franco-Nigerian startup Africa Delivery Technologies SAS, operator of the Kwik Delivery service in Nigeria The investment, part of Kwik’s ongoing Series A round, aims to allow the company to scale up in…

Mastercard announced today that it is championing efforts to increase contactless payment limits across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region as people look for safer ways to pay in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The initiative is in line with recommendations from global and regional health authorities and…

In a bid to reduce the spread of fake news during this coronavirus pandemic, WhatsApp is introducing a limit so that these messages can only be forwarded to one chat at a time. This means that when you receive a frequently forwarded message and it has been forwarded more than…

Do you know you can advance your career by taking free online courses during this coronavirus lockdown? There are several organisations offering free courses such as Harvard Business School, Coursera, Oracle and more. Harvard Business School The prestigious Harvard Business School (HBS) is offering free, interactive business lessons you can…

The Nigerian government has issued a statement denying the issuance of the 5G license to any mobile telecommunications company in the country. The press statement was made by Dr Isa Patanmi, the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy yesterday. He did this in part to allay the fears of…

South African based fintech startup, TaxTim has expanded into Nigeria through a partnership with PwC. This is the second country outside South Africa after Namibia which was launched in June 2015. Founded in 2011 by Marc Sevitz and Evan Robinson with initial seed funding from Google, TaxTim offer virtual tax assistance…

Access Bank has just launched a new service called Dual Transaction Service (DTS) which avails profiled customers access to a credit line through their existing debit card. This means that your Debit card can act as a Credit card also. According to a statement from the bank, the DTS is…

Yesterday German tech investor, Rocket Internet, stated that it has finally divested from the African e-commerce giant, Jumia. Bettina Curtze, Head of finance and investments of Rocket Internet made this revelation recently while speaking to journalists. Jumia had held an 11% stake in Jumia as of November 8 2019 and…

When working on its budget for 2020, I am sure CEO Eric Yuan never thought there would be an upsurge in the use of Zoom as it is experiencing right now with the lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. According to Yuan in a recent blog post, “Usage of Zoom…

Andela Vice President, Global Operations, Seni Sulyman has announced that he is leaving the company this May. He tweeted about his transition today and shared his transition in a blog post. According to him, he is taking a personal sabbatical to rest, rest, rest, reflect, read, write, and re-energize. Omowale…

After seeing the rise in video conferencing apps, Facebook has finally decided to bring audio and video calling onto desktops with the launch of Messenger apps for MacOS and Windows. This is nine years after the launch of Facebook Messenger. And Facebook had originally announced the Messenger desktop apps at its F8…

Electronics giant, Sony has introduced two new headphones – the Wireless WF-XB700 Headphones and WH-CH710N Noise Canceling Headphones. Experience Punchy Sound with the WF-XB700’s EXTRA BASS™ Featuring Sony’s EXTRA BASS technology, the WF-XB700 headphones create precise, punchy rhythms that lift every track and maintain vocal clarity for a superbly rich,…

YouTube is reportedly working on a rival named “Shorts” to compete with TikTok, the Chinese video-sharing social networking service owned by ByteDance. According to The Information, YouTube is planning to release “Shorts” before the end of 2020. It will be a feature inside its existing mobile app and will include…

Ride-hailing companies Uber and Bolt have temporatily suspended operations in Nigeria because of the lockdown imposed by the President to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari on March 29, 2020, directed that all forms of movement will be halted for the next…

Kenyan Peter Ndegwa has officially taken over Michael Joseph as CEO of Kenyan telecoms giant, Safaricom. The Safaricom Plc. Board of Directors named Peter as the next CEO last year taking over from Michael Joseph who made a comeback in an acting capacity at the helm of East Africa’s largest telco…