Application for the Class of 2023 of YouTube’s Black Voices Fund (BVF) has begun. Following a successful admission for the Class of 2022, YouTube has decided to continue the program with a $100 million fund and a partnership with community-based organisations for more than 180 participants interested in a creative future. The […]
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Meta Ventures into Next Era of Human-Computer Interaction
In line with the Visual Turing Test enlightenment, this VR display research is driven by Mark Zuckerberg’s vision for the future of VR. To fulfill the promise of the metaverse that he shared last Fall, there is the need to deliver visual experiences that are almost indistinguishable from reality. Today’s VR headsets […]
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Oraimo want to Build Africa’s Largest Mobile Technology Factory in Nigeria
Indigenous smart phone accessories manufacturers, Oraimo mobile technology has announced plans to erect the largest mobile technology factory in Nigeria. Managing Director of the organisation, Mr. Chidi Okonkwo, revealed the plans at the opening of the organisation’s flagship showroom and experience centre in Jabi Lake Mall, Abuja recently. According to […]
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MTN Nigeria appoints Mroue as non-executive director
The board of MTN has approved the appointment of Mazen Mroue as a non-executive director of the company effective June 1, 2022. This is according to a disclosure filed on the website of the Nigerian Exchange Group and signed by the company’s Secretary, Uto Ukpanah. The board at its meeting […]
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African businesses face more cyber attacks over digital skills shortage – Experts
Experts have raised concerns over the growing shortage of general digital skills occasioned by the brain drain in Africa. They said such development would lead to a rise in cyber-attacks and crimes, with catastrophic consequences for businesses, governments and citizens. A statement said this was part of the consensus reached […]
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Zoho unifies marketing operations with new platform driving business growth and improved customer experience
Unification of marketing capabilities promotes collaboration and visibility across all marketing stakeholders, streamlining tasks and improving outcomes for campaign management, reporting, and customer experiences Zoho Corporation, a leading global technology company, today announced Zoho Marketing Plus, a unified platform that brings together marketing activities across campaign ideation, creation, execution, management, […]
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44% of Nigerian firms paid hackers ransom in 2021 –Report
SEVENTY one per cent of Nigerian organisations were hit by ransomware in 2021 while 44 per cent of the affected firms were forced to pay ransoms to get their data back, according to a new report by Sophos, a United Kingdom-based cybersecurity solutions firm. The report titled, ‘The State of […]
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Adim Isiakpona Joins Kingmakers as Chief Operations Officer
Kingmakers, Africa’s leading sport and digital entertainment platform company, today 19 April 2022, announces Adim Isiakpona as its new Chief Operations Officer. Adim joins Kingmakers from Google where he led Sales across the company’s West Africa region. In his new role, Adim will oversee retail operations, logistics, replenishment, information technology […]
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Ramadan: LG’s Smart Refrigerators Enabling Families to Preserve Fresh Ingredients, Get More Productive
Global food waste is a massive issue with huge financial, ethical, and environmental costs. An estimated 1.3 billion tonnes of food is wasted globally each year, one third of all food produced for human consumption, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. In Sub-Saharan Africa, […]
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Samsung and Western Digital Begin Far-reaching Collaboration to Drive Standardization of Next-generation Storage Technologies for Broader Ecosystem Support and Customer Adoption
Companies to first lead standardization of Zoned Storage technology; Cooperative efforts include developing and promoting hardware specifications and software application models to build a robust ecosystem Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and Western Digital (Nasdaq: WDC) today announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for a unique collaboration […]