Google’s parent, Alphabet Inc, announced plans to shut down Loon – a project it is working on to beam internet down from high-altitude balloons flowing in...
Twitter has announced plans on restarting its blue tick verification from Friday, January 22, 2020. In November 2020, Twitter disclosed that it was relaunching its public...
The Federal Government on Tuesday extended the deadline for Nigerians who have been unable to link their National Identity Number (NIN) with their Subscriber Identity Module...
After five days of internet shutdown in Uganda, the government has switched on access to the internet connection, three days after its election. On Tuesday, January...
WhatsApp announced plans to extend its update deadline which was meant to occur on February 8, 2020. It explained that it would extend the date of...
Nigerian-based solar energy solution startup, Daystar Power, announced it secured $38 million in a Series B investment. Leading the investment is the Investment Fund for Developing...
Google announced it has completed its partnership with Fitbit, the multinational provider of health and wellbeing electronics. The Senior Vice President of Devices and Services for...
YouTube announced a release of its inaugural class for African YouTube creators set to receive funding from the #YouTubeBlackVoices funds to develop their channels. In addition...
TikTok has announced that teens’ accounts will now be private by default as it also plans to tighten the privacy protectors for minor users between 13...
Hearing about the spread of misinformation regarding the COVID-19 vaccine online, Google has decided to act. The tech giant has committed itself to raise an open...
Hyundai Motor Co, one of the world’s leading car manufacturers, has recorded its biggest daily gain, almost 20% in 33 years. Reportedly, the company was in...
Apple recently launched its first chip, M1, specially designed for MacBooks using industry-leading 5-nanometer process technology. The chip was to deliver an incredible performance, custom and...
Samsung has announced that it is developing new AIs to make its TV more accessible to those with hearing and vision disabilities. The announcement was made...
“Charlie Charlie” trended on Wednesday on Twitter in Nigeria with over 2ook tweets. Many Nigerians took to their social platforms to share their reactions. Some dared...
Tesla, an American-based electric car and energy company, hits the limelight in the car industry as it produced and delivered half a million cars in 2020....
WhatsApp set a new record on New Year’s Eve with over 1.4 billion calls across the platform. On December 31, 2020, it recorded the highest number...
Evan Spiegel, the creator of Snapchat, in an interview with BBC, has defended the rights of users of the platform to express themselves. Evans Spiegel launched...
Every year comes with its own bag of events. This year isn’t so different, as it was filled with varieties. However, it was way more than...
Telegram has announced that in 2021 it would launch a paid service for users. Its Russian co-founder, Pavel Durov, said that the company plans on earning...
Nairobi-based health tech startup, Ilara Health, has raised $3.74 million in Series A investment to fund and expand an affordable, essential, and life-saving diagnostics reach across...
It’s getting to another end of the year! And many Nigerians are getting ready for the holiday season. People are readying their shopping baskets and making...
The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has issued a directive to suspend the sales and registration of SIM cards in the country. The decision was made to...
Ahead of the January launch as announced by the Federal Government of Nigeria, the Lagos-Ibadan railway commenced its trial operation on Monday. The trial was conducted...
A new addition to Google News, News Showcase, will offer people access to paywalled content in partnership with select news publishers. The announcement came recently via...
Recently, an Ogun State-based startup, Crownbirth Limited, launched TAMS. TAMS is a multi-stakeholder cloud-based school management system meaning Technology-Assisted Academic Management System. The launch was held...
Twitter has announced, through a tweet, the relaunch of its public verification program set to take place in 2021. However, it plans on hearing from the...
Google will be running ads on creators’ videos irrespective of if the owner wants it or not. The all-time streaming company, YouTube, started the process on...
Nigeria Tech Summit, the 2nd largest tech summit in West Africa, will hold virtually. The purpose is to accelerate developments within the Africa tech ecosystem. Alongside,...
The Global cloud communication platform, Infobip, has delivered WhatsApp for business API to Arifu-SOMO to aid entrepreneurship training. However, the Kenyan based startups, Arifu and SOMO,...
The bike-hailing app, SafeBoda, announced on November 16, plans to pause operations in Kenya. The pause commences from November 27, 2020, as it is yet to...
The bird app, Twitter, has announced the global release of a new feature, ‘fleets.’ In a tweet announcing the feature, Twitter said, “That thing you didn’t...
The South African based fintech startup, FinChatBot, has raised $1.6m to expand into Europe and West Africa. The fintech AI solution provider, poised to transforming lives...
Google announced that it would add information on safety and health measures to its Google travel services. It is no news that the COVID-19 pandemic is...
On Friday, November 13, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State launched Nigeria’s first locally-assembled full electric car, the Hyundai Kona EV. The locally-made EV, Hyundai Kona,...
The home of many memories is renovating as Google says it is changing its free, unlimited photo storage policy. The unlimited feature made its usage really...
The streaming site, Showmax, launches a free subscription service, tagged “Showmax Free” for its users in South Africa. It would allow users to watch “handpicked” ad-supported...
Many of us neglect to clean our ear canals, which accumulate dirt. After several uses of your AirPods, it begins to change colour. Sometimes, you see...
Momentum, one of the most important technology event, will hold virtually. The event will unite global technology communities to promote the role of tech in building...
How will you feel if there is an online payment system that enables you to make secure, instant and cost-effective payment? Well, you’ve got to be...
Spotify has announced plans to experiment by giving artists a say in promoting their music on its platform which will make it easier for artists to...
Sophos Evolve will hold a cybersecurity summit on using the latest innovations in protection and prevention to stay a step ahead of hackers. The event aims...
On Friday, Bashir Ahmad, a Personal Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari, disclosed that the president was in a virtual meeting with past Heads of State. This...
On the night of what has been termed the ‘Lekki Massacre,’ MTN took to its Twitter account to apologise for the service challenges faced. Recall that...
Financial Inclusion Leaders Conference will hold virtually on Thursday, October 22, 2020. The event will bring fintech participants across Kenya and Africa together. The conference will...
Some Nigerians have expressed disappointment as Twitter suspended the handle of the recently created online protest radio “Soro Soke.” They also called out to Twitter through...
A Grade 1 Area Court Nyanya, Abuja, and the Senior Magistrate Court, Kano, have convicted seven men for SIM card registration infringements. They were charged with...
A company integrating mobile money transactions between telecom companies and financial firms in Uganda has been hacked. Pegasus technologies, the third-party service provider, disclosed that it...
The talent company Workfinda is currently hosting its annual event, Saucecode Hackathon. Applicants from Nigeria and now Kenya can apply to participate. Workfinda had previously hosted...
Twitter has appointed Rinki Sethi as its new Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). This announcement followed the data breach experienced in July. The goal is probably...
On July 17, 2020, a Florida-based Nigerian, Izu Mmadubueze, in a tweet on the micro-blogging platform, Twitter, said: “Oh and if you’re reading this, I’m dead...
