Facebook has announced the launch of a new social media drive allowing people to add frames and graphics to their profiles on Facebook and Instagram, saying they have either had the COVID vaccine, or plan to. Working in partnership with the National Primary Health Care Development Agency and other key regulatory bodies […]
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Nigerians Shun Naira for Foreign Currencies to Store Wealth
Nigerians have been accumulating foreign currencies to protect their wealth from naira volatility and surging inflation, according to a research paper in a journal published by the Central Bank of Nigeria. “Higher real-exchange rate volatility is associated with an increased level of currency substitution,” central bank economists including Isaiah Ajibola, […]
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Breaking: Billions of dollars lost in Crypto market, as over 500,000 investors get wrecked
The crypto market suffered heavy losses, as the flagship crypto dipped below the $50,000 price levels. The crypto market suffered heavy losses in the early hours of Friday with many traders liquidated as the flagship crypto dipped below the $50,000 price levels. In the cryptoverse hundreds of billions of dollars […]
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N1m up for grabs with Quickteller Business contest
Interswitch has announced a virtual pitch tagged ‘Boost your business with Quickteller’ where one business owner has the opportunity to win N1 million cash. The promo is believed will help businesses signed onto the Quickteller Business platform boost their business further. To contest for the prize money, business owners are […]
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China builds world’s largest 5G mobile network
China has made initial achievements in building the world’s largest 5G mobile network. Liu Liehong, vice minister, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) on Monday said in a briefing that the country has built a total of 792,000 5G base stations at the end of February. Liehong said this […]
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ABCON advocates measures to counter cryptocurrencies
Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to introduce measures that will counter the advantages of cryptocurrencies exchanges as a channel for diaspora remittances. Making this call in its Quarterly Economic Review for Q1’2021, ABCON averred that such measures […]
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Dogecoin post weekly gains of over 450%, more valuable than Barclays and Credit Suisse
The listing of DOGE on Coinbase and other related institutional-focused exchanges could make DOGE’s value rise as high as $1. In recent weeks, Dogecoin (DOGE) has become the darling of many crypto traders and investors as it rallied by more than 450% amid high buying pressure. Even after earlier pullbacks, […]
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Minister Of Communications, Pantami Claims Facebook Page Hacked After Raining Curse On Activist, Adeyanju
Commenting on the post with his verified Facebook page, Pantami wrote in Hausa, “Allah ya tsine masa alubarika” which means “May Allah rebuke his blessings.” Nigeria’s Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami has claimed his Facebook page was hacked. According to a report on Sahara Repoters Pantami […]
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Product Review: The San Disk Extreme Portable SSD
Due to vast improvements in storage technology, SSDs are becoming a suitable external storage option for many users. The San Disk Extreme Portable SSD, for example, is one of the most recognizable external solid state drives in the tech world. Today, we put it to the test, drew our conclusions […]
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Facebook, Terragon offer alternatives to cookies ahead of phase-out
Facebook and Terragon have jointly released two solutions they hope will ease brands into the post-cookie era. Google says it will end support for cookies in Chrome by early 2022 which has operators in advertising sitting on the edge. Without cookies, brands cannot track users across multiple sites to target their ads […]