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Animated commercials have the power to captivate audiences and leave lasting impressions. These unforgettable ads often blend cutting-edge technology with imaginative storytelling to create mesmerizing visual experiences. In this blog post, we’ll explore the fascinating tech behind the scenes of your favorite animated commercials, revealing the creative magic that brings…

MTN Group, the largest mobile telecommunications company, announced that it is planning to build $320 million inland fibre cable to connect ten countries across Africa over the years 2023, 2024 and 2025 as it forges ahead to expand its service and make it available to more and more people in…

Nigerian chef Hilda Baci has broken the Guinness World record for “longest cooking marathon by an individual”. She achieved this in the early hours of Monday when she surpassed the previous record of Lata Tondon, an Indian chef who set a record of 87 hours 45 minutes in 2019. As…

Mobile telecommunication companies in Nigeria have gotten approval from the regulatory body, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to disconnect Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) in the country over over N120 billion USSD debt. In 2022, the mobile telecom operators under the auspices of the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON)…

The Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) has started the implementation of its new vetting rates for all social media ads in Nigeria. According to the new rates, Nigerians can pay as high as N100,000 for the approval of social media adverts if they want their adverts to be vetted…

Twitter CEO, Elon Musk tweeted that he has found a new CEO for the social media messaging platform. According to the billionaire in the tweet, the new CEO is a woman and she would be starting in approximately 6 weeks. He has however not mentioned her name and people are…

MTN is said to be in advanced talks to sell its assets in Liberia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea-Conakry to Axian Group. According to a Bloomberg report, both companies are currently negotiating the prices of the assets. Theses three countries accounted for 1.6% of MTN’s revenue in 2022 but it seems they have…

Smartphones are becoming essential to modern life, providing access to varied information, recreation, and communication modes. However, sometimes you would want to avoid staying confined to the small screen to watch your favorite content. You might want to display your mobile screen on a larger display for a better experience. …

The field of therapy and psychology is rapidly evolving, and one major shift has been the move toward virtual care. With advancements in technology and the growing demand for more convenient and accessible mental health services, the use of practice management software has become increasingly important in enabling this transition. …

Etisalat Egypt customers can now purchase digital goods and services using their mobile phone number as a payment method. This is made possible by the launch of Direct Carrier Billing with Google through the partnership between Bango, TPAY, and Etisalat Egypt Direct Carrier Billing (DCB) is a payment method that…

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is providing a €64 million ($70 million) loan to Morocco-based Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company (ECCBC) to reduce its water and energy consumption across its operations in 13 countries in North and West Africa. ECCBC operates seven bottling plants and 44 production lines in Africa, producing, commercializing, and distributing…

Twitter’s Chief Twit, Elon Musk, announced that you would be able to do a video or voice chat from your Twitter handle to anyone on the platform. This ushers in the social messaging platform into the voice and chat messaging business like Instagram. He also mentioned that you can now react…

During its meeting on May 3rd, 2023, the Federal Executive Council of Nigeria approved the National Blockchain Policy for Nigeria. The Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), presented the memo that led to the approval of the policy. To develop the policy, stakeholders from…

Elon Musk announced that Twitter is purging the platform to remove accounts that have experienced no activity at all for several years. He followed up, saying that many accounts might experience in follower count. He also added in response to a question about username availability that “yes,” a lot of…

Traditional wet signatures have been the gold standard for signing documents for decades. They may be done in several forms, including inked signatures, stamps, marks, or seals. However, this traditional method is often time-consuming and limiting. Fortunately, as technology evolves, the way people affix their signatures on important official documents…

Fingo, a YC-backed Kenyan fintech, has partnered with Ecobank in Kenya to launch the first neobank in the country. Founded in 2021 by CEO Kiiru Muhoya,  James da Costa, Ian Njuguna and Gitari Tirima, Fingo is digital bank built for young Africans whose mission is to empower youths to create a wealthier Africa with…

Access Bank announced that it has gotten regulatory approval from the the Central Bank of Angola, Banco Nacional de Angola to acquire a majority stake in Finibanco Angola. This was contained in the group’s notice to the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) and obtained by Innovation Village. Finibanco Angola S.A. is…

Shopify announced that it is letting of 20% of its workforce and selling the logistics arm of its business in line with its decision to focus on its primary line of business. This was made known by Shopify CEO Tobias “Tobi” Lütke in a message titled “Important team and business…

Tech giant, Google, has commenced the roll-out of passkeys signalling a major step toward a “passwordless future.” According to Google in a post yesterday, it has “started rolling out support for passkeys across Google Accounts on all major platforms. They’ll be an additional option that people can use to sign…

Google has just tweeted about its first foldable smartphone, the Pixel Fold which is targeted to compete against Samsung’s Z Fold series It is expected that the full specs of the Pixel Fold will be unveiled on the 10th of May, 2023 when the tech giant is having its annual…