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Facebook has launched an Agency Ambassador Programme for Africa as part of its drive to equip its agency partners with the skills and information they need to make the most of Facebook as a marketing and advertising platform. Agency Ambassadors have a direct line to Facebook and receive extensive training to help…

WhatsApp has announced the implementation of end-to-end encryption for calls, messages photos, videos, files, and voice messages, including group chats. This means that all these is end-to-end encrypted by default, that is, when you download the latest version of the app. According to WhatsApp in a recent blog post, “The idea is…

Twitter has started the roll out of a feature which enables you to share a Tweet via Direct Message and spark a private conversation. According to Twitter; Every day, millions of people send Direct Messages to communicate privately with friends, family, experts, brands, and anyone else they find interesting on Twitter.…

It is estimated that the orders for the Tesla Model 3 would surpass 300,000 before the end on April 2016. It has been ten years in waiting and the electric car for the masses, the Tesla Model 3, was finally unveiled last week by Elon Musk. Tesla Motors said orders for…

Africans are among the most mobile people on earth. 31 million people from the continent have migrated to various parts of the world, including many African countries. Some people choose to migrate, while others are forced to do so either due to war, poverty or persecution.  Many become refugees, asylum seekers…

April 2, 2016 is World Autism Awareness Day. Every year, autism organizations around the world celebrate the day with unique fundraising and awareness-raising events. GTBank in Nigeria is marking the day with a walk and cycling campaign. To commemorate the Autism awareness campaign, Apple produced a short film – Dillan’s Voice -showing…

Guaranty Trust Bank plc, in partnership with the Cycology Club, Patricks Speech and Languages Centre, The Centre for Children Development, Parents of children living with Autism and other non-governmental organizations, are organizing a walk and cycling campaign around the Lagos metropolis on Saturday, April 2, to mark the 2016 World…

It is April Fool’s day and you should never totally believe whatever you see or hear. Here are some of the pranks that some companies have put up. 1. Mark Zuckerberg and H&M. Someone has come up with a website – markforhm.com – displaying “Mark Zuckerberg Collection by H&M. Not quite…

OpenJet announces the launch of a direct real-time booking platform for private jet charters in Europe With OpenJet, travellers and agencies can book flights on private jets directly online. OpenJet developed a unique Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution for charter operator managements that allows the jet operator to calculate availability and pricing…

Football Legend, Edson Arantes do Nascimento otherwise known as Pelé, is suing Samsung. The 75 year old Brazilian wants at least $30 million, alleging that the South Korean electronics giant improperly used a look-alike in an advertisement that ran in the New York Times without permission. According to the complaint filed this…

Fortune has just released its list of World’s greatest leaders. And Nigeria’s Minister of Environment Amina Mohammed is on this list and she is being recognised for her prominent role in climate change. Though the full list will be published in the magazine’s April 1 edition, it mentions some of…

Eight months after the launch of its Windows 10 system, Microsoft says the operating system is currently being “used on more than 270 million devices.” This announcement was made by Windows boss Terry Myerson today at the opening of Microsoft’s annual Build conference in San Francisco. CEO Satya Nadella had earlier said, in…

Kenya’s mobile digital bank, Branch, has raised $9.2 million in Series A funding from Andreessen Horowitz as well as seed investors Khosla Impact and Joe Lonsdale’s Formation 8 second fund. According to Branch CEO, Matt Flannery, the money will help Branch’s team of six in San Francisco and more than 30…

In response to feedback from customers in Asia,  Uber is announcing the all new Ride Request Widget, a simple, beautiful way to bring the entire Uber experience — from ride configuration and request all the way to drop-off — right inside your app. In December, Uber introduced the Ride Request Button. The button provides a…

Poet and novelist Fiston Mwanza Mujila was on Saturday, 19th March 2016 announced as the winner of the 2015 Etisalat Prize for Literature for his first novel, Tram 83. Originally written in French, Tram 83 was translated into English by Roland Glasser and published by Deep Vellum. 35-year-old Mujila is the…

Today TIDAL is celebrating its first year, full of artist-driven music releases, livestreams, intimate artist-to-fan interactions and boundary-breaking content. In the last twelve months, the artist-owned music and entertainment platform amassed 3 million members across 46 countries worldwide, and added new heavy hitting artist-owners including Lil Wayne, Indochine, Damian Marley and…

Twitter is rolling out a new feature to assist the visually impaired. This feature is the addition of descriptions – also known as alternative text (alt text) – to images in Tweets. According to Twitter, “With this update, we’re empowering everyone to ensure content shared on Twitter is accessible to…

ARM Life presents the biggest dance concert this April ‘Dance for Life’. A morning of dance with awesome dance instructors, fun and laughter. Join us for a session of dance aerobics set to great music and awesome people. Get fitter through one of the most enjoyable means of exercise as…

It was the return of Tay to Twitter this morning but it was only for a short time as the AI chatbot went on a spam tirade. Microsoft created the chatbot, Tay, to conduct research on conversational understanding. When it was exposed to Twitter, a certain group of users attacked Tay,…

Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology, also know as MEST, has extended it recruitment drive to South Africa. This is the first time in the school’s history. This means that the 2016 cohort will include people from Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and now South Africa. And applications are now being accepted for those…