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- 23 Jun 2025
YouTube CEO Neal Mohan Charts Future of Creativity at Cannes Lions 2025
YouTube Chief Executive Officer, Neal Mohan, has declared that the next revolution in creativity and brand building will be driven by creators, fandoms, and artificial intelligence, with YouTube at…
- 22 Sept 2023
YouTube Announces New Generative AI Products to Usher in a New Era of Creative Expression
YouTube on Friday announced new generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) products to usher in an era of creative expression. Neal Mohan, YouTube’s Chief Executive Officer, (CEO) said in a statement…
- 21 Sept 2022
YouTube Supports Next Wave of Global Creative Entrepreneurs As It Announces New Ways for Creators to Make Money
YouTube on Wednesday introduced the next chapter in rewarding creativity on the platform. At its inaugural Made on YouTube event, YouTube shared that it’s expanding the platform’s monetization…
- 11 Jan 2016
Kyncl, YouTube Chief Predicts Digital Video to Surpass TV by 2020
YouTube sees a future where more people will be watching video than television. In fact, it will be here in just four years time!‎ In a speech at the Consumer Electronics Show, Robert Kyncl…
- 14 Jun 2017
TD Mobile to #GirlsInICT: The Future is Here, Seize It
An education in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics disciplines (STEM) is a necessity for everyone, especially girls who desire to be counted among future global citizens, said Mrs.…
- 4 Oct 2012
iROKING 2.0 Arrives, Redesigns Online Platform
iROKING, Africa's number one online digital music platform, has launched a brand new mobile website that allows users to download tracks on the go - anytime, anywhere. Bigger, better and faster than…
- 1 Mar 2026
SERAP Asks FCCPC to Investigate Google, Meta, Others over Alleged Rights Abuses
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) “to urgently investigate allegations that Google, Meta…
- 18 Oct 2024
Adesuwa Ifedi, Ziad Maalouf, Others Set to Take the Stage @TEDxPAU 2024
Pan-Atlantic University is thrilled to announce the second edition of TEDxPAU, themed ‘Shaping the Future’ which will take place on the 16th of November at Africa’s premier business school—Lagos…
- 6 Mar 2025
Google Launches Hustle Academy 2025: Empowering SMBs in Africa with AI-Powered Training and Mentorship
Google on Thursday announced the opening of applications for the 2025 edition of its Hustle Academy program, designed to empower small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) across Kenya, Nigeria, and…
- 14 Jul 2026
Mbunabo, Nigerian Filmmaker Accuses Ghana TV Stations of Pirating Nollywood Films
Uchenna Mbunabo, Nigerian filmmaker, has raised concerns over the alleged unauthorised broadcast of Nollywood films by some Ghanaian television stations, calling on Ghana’s National Film Authority…
- 2 Dec 2013
Njoku Returns to iROKING, Becomes CEO
Jason Njoku is the new chief executive officer of iROKING, Nigeria's leading digital music platform, Njoku was the original founder and CEO of iROKING alongside his role at iROKOtv, the world's…
- 9 Sept 2014
APO Introduces Africa’s Revolutionary PR Social Media Analytics
African Press Organization (APO) the press release newswire in Africa and the global leader in media relations relating to Africa, has announced the introduction of a social media analysis reporting…
- 16 Nov 2022
Alex Okosi Named One Of UK’s Most Influential Black Persons For Second Year Running
Alex Okosi, one of Africa's tech leaders, has been honoured as a member of the UK Powerlist 2023. Okosi, who is Managing Director, Emerging Markets, YouTube EMEA, received the honour for the second…
- 25 Feb 2019
Orange launches Phone which Democratises Access to Internet in Africa
Orange partners with KaiOS Technologies and UNISOC to launch a phone with voice recognition at $US 20 in 16 countries in Africa and the Middle-East : Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central Africa…
- 23 Nov 2022
Meet the Top 20 Students Selected for mPulse Spelling Bee Grand Finale
The past weeks have seen participants of the 2022 MTN mPulse Spelling Bee competition fiercely compete to join the league of spelling bee champions. Each round of the competition progressed with a…
- 8 Jun 2020
Plaqad Launches SocialCred, A Tool To Rank Online Clout
Plaqad, Africa’s leading marketing technology company has launched SocialCred, the continent's first-ever social media clout ranking app. The SocialCred works by assigning and summing up points…
- 15 Mar 2022
Meet the Real Housewives of Lagos this April
The Real Housewives of Lagos (RHOLagos) will debut exclusively on Showmax on 8 April 2022, with new episodes every Friday. RHOLagos follows the opulent lives of six of the most glamorous women in…
- 27 May 2025
MoMo’s Refer & Win Promo Sparks Nationwide Excitement as 66 Winners Celebrate Big
MoMo PSB’s Refer & Win Promo continues to make waves as it enters its eighth week, celebrating 66 winners so far—six grand prize recipients and 60 consolation prize winners. Running for 12 weeks…
- 24 Aug 2022
Konga Debuts Virtual Monthly Interactive Sessions Between Customers
Konga, Nigeria's leading composite e-commerce giant, has pioneered another exciting initiative, bringing together customers and senior company executives for a virtual interactive session – Chat with…
- 27 Nov 2023
TD Africa Set to Host ‘2023 Celebrating You’ on December 3
TD Africa, the leading distributor of cutting-edge technology and lifestyle products in Sub-Saharan Africa, is poised to host the highly awaited return of "Celebrating You," a landmark year-end event…
- 17 Dec 2013
$8m Funding Round for VOD Platform iROKOtv
iROKOtv, the Africa-based movie platform for Nigerian movies, known colloquially as ‘Nollywood’, today announces a funding round of $8 million, led by existing investor Tiger Global, with further…
- 28 Apr 2022
Trendupp Awards officially kicks off Nominations for 2022
Trendupp Africa - Nigeria’s first-ever reward-based platform where creatives - has officially announced the second edition of their awards - Trendupp Awards. Standing on the premise to celebrate…
- 29 Apr 2020
History as Konga Pioneers Live Online Auction in Africa
Konga, foremost composite e-commerce giant, has recorded another first in Africa’s e-commerce market, with the launch of a live online product auction. The initiative, another ground-breaking…
- 12 Nov 2013
Blackberry email, BBM Messaging Account for 13% Traffic in Africa
Sandvine, a leading provider of intelligent broadband network solutions for fixed and mobile operators, today released its Internet traffic trends report, entitled "Global Internet Phenomena…
- 2 Oct 2024
MTN Kicks Off Fifth Edition of mPulse Spelling Bee Competition
MTN Nigeria has launched the fifth edition of the highly anticipated mPulse Spelling Bee Competition on Monday, 9th September 2024. Aimed at promoting literacy and empowering young minds, the…
- 24 May 2018
Publiseer, Nigerian Digital Publishing Startup Reports Profitability
Publiseer, Nigerian digital publisher has reported a profit for its first quarter in 2018, adding over 200 new releases in the past 30 days. The company posts a first-quarter profit of…
- 1 Dec 2023
20 mPulse Spelling Bee Finalists Battle for 18M Worth of Prizes @Grand Finale
Twenty finalists will compete for 18 million naira in prizes at the 2023 MTN mPulse Spelling Bee finale. Following participation from over 12,000 contestants, the top 20 finalists are students…
- 2 Dec 2020
BlackHouse Media Launches Plaqad A Global Communications Platform
BlackHouse Media (BHM), one of the most successful PR companies to come out of Africa, is launching Plaqad, a global automated communications platform that looks to help brands, agencies and…
- 5 Feb 2019
Google, PPDC, NERDC Unveil online safety initiatives on Safer Internet Day
Google, the Public and Private Development Centre (PPDC) and the Nigerian Educational Research & Development Council (NERDC) have unveiled two online safety initiatives as part of Safer Internet…
- 20 Dec 2012
Eskimi, iROKING Joins Forces on Mobile Entertainment
Eskimi , one of the largest social networks in Africa and iROKING, Africa’s number one music site have joined forces to bring the very best African artists, directly to users’ mobiles. The new site,…