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Paxful Drives Financial Inclusion With Education Centres
Paxful, a peer-to-peer crypto platform, says it is committed to setting up Bitcoin educational centres in key…
MTN Pays NCC’s 5G License Fee Before Deadline
MTN Nigeria has paid the 5G license fee ahead of the February 24 deadline issued by the Federal Government of…
Nigerian Stock Exchange Will Set Up Technology Board To Attract Start Up
The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) says it will set up a technology board to attract more listing from the tech…
Apple To Unveil Low Cost 5G IPhone March
Apple Inc is targeting a date on or near March 8 to unveil a low-cost 5G iPhone and an updated iPad.
According to…
Mark Zuckerberg Lost $29 Billion After Facebook Users Reduce For The First Time
Mark Zuckerberg lost $29 billion in net worth on Thursday as Meta Platforms Inc's stock marked a record one-day…
Meta Loses Over $200 Billion In Value
Facebook sees first-ever drop in daily active users as owner Meta takes $200bn share hit
Facebook’s parent firm…
Qualcomm CEO Says Metaverse Is Beyond Social Media
Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon told CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Thursday that the chipmaker views the so-called metaverse as…
Tesla To Recall Over 817,000 Vehicles In US Due To Seat Beat Alert
Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) is recalling more than 817,000 vehicles in the United States because an audible alert may not…
Facebook Share Tumbles By 20 Per Cent
Meta has reported disappointing earnings, offered weak guidance, and said user growth has stagnated, which led…
Alphabets Approves Plan For 20-For-1 Stock Split
As part of the tech company’s quarterly earnings statement on Tuesday, Alphabet’s (parent company of Google) board…
Japan To Tighten Measures Against Cyberattack
Japan will consider imposing tighter curbs on companies in security-sensitive sectors that procure overseas…
Australia’s Aristocrat Take Over Of Playtech Set To Fail
Gambling software maker Playtech does not expect its shareholders to approve its proposed takeover by Australia's…
Nigeria Startup “Nestcoin” Raises Pre-Seed Capital For Crypto Adoption
Nestcoin, a Nigerian tech startup, says it has secured $6.45 million pre-seed capital to accelerate crypto…
India To Introduce Digital Rupee In 2022-2023
India’s central bank will launch a digital version of the rupee in the next financial year, the country’s…
El Salvador Defends It’s Acceptance Of Bitcoin As Legal Tender
El Salvador’s government on Monday defended the country’s adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender, rejecting calls from…
Sony To Acquire Videogame Developer ‘Bungie’ In $3.6 Bln Deal
Sony Interactive Entertainment will acquire Bungie Inc, the original creator of the "Halo" videogame and developer…
U.S. FTC To Review Microsoft Deal For Activision
An antitrust review of Microsoft Corp's proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard will be handled by the U.S.…
Nigeria App For US Stocks, Bamboo Raises $15million Series A funding
Bamboo, a Nigerian brokerage app that lets Africans buy and trade US stocks in real-time has secured a $15 million…
CBN Reduces Charges On Electronic Banking Transactions
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reduced ATM withdrawal charges, inter-bank transfer fees as it issues a…
Knife Capital Backs HR Software startup’s latest round
Wamly a one-way video interview software startup based in South Africa secures funding from local venture capital…
Manufacturers Association Urges CBN To Extend e-Invoice Implementation
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to extend the implementation…
AutoStore and Ocado ‘robot war’ spills into Germany
Norwegian warehouse robot maker AutoStore sparred on Friday over legal proceedings in Germany in their latest…
China issues draft rules for fakes in cyberspace
China's cyberspace regulator issued draft rules for content providers that alter facial and voice data.
This…
Federal Government Inaugurate Nigerian Postal Service Debit Card
The Federal Government has inaugurated the Nigerian Postal Service debit card, an agency banking platform, and 27…
GM plan to dethrone Tesla in electric car sales by 2025
General Motors will invest roughly $6.6 billion in its home state of Michigan over the next several years.
The…
Facebook’s Cryptocurrency Venture To Wind Down And Sell Tech Asset
Meta Platforms Inc's digital currency venture Diem Association is winding down and selling its technology to…
Apple Smartphone Market Hit High Record In 2021 Q4
Apple’s smartphone market share in China hit a record high in the fourth quarter of 2021, with the iPhone…
Uber Launch UberMoto In Ibadan, Nigeria
Uber, a mobility service provider, has launched UberMoto, a two-wheeler alternative and smart mobility option, in…
Even And One To Be Acquired By Walmart Backed Startup
A financial technology start-up that Walmart created and backed said Wednesday it is acquiring two more companies…
Baidu’s Electric Vehicle Arm Jidu Raises $400 Mln In New Funding Round
Baidu's electric vehicle (EV) arm Jidu Auto said on Wednesday that it had raised nearly $400 million from Baidu and…