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- 5 Sept 2016
Zuckerberg’s Visit Validates Nigeria’s Emerging Tech Ecosystem - MainOne
Following the recent visit of Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook Founder and Chief Executive Officer, to Yaba’s Silicon Hub, Funke Opeke, chief executive officer of MainOne, stated that the visit is a…
- 10 Apr 2018
Zuckerberg Takes Responsibility of Data privacy scandal, writes US Congress
Mark Zuckerberg, Chief Executive Officer of Facebook says he accepts responsibility for the social network’s failure to protect private data and prevent manipulation of the platform, according to…
- 25 Sept 2023
IXPN, Medallion DC Rally Stakeholders on Internet Peering and Interconnectivity
Internet eXchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN), a membership-based organisation, which provides a platform where networks interconnect directly within Nigeria and Medallion Datacenters, West Africa’s most…
- 1 Mar 2023
Meta is Testing AI Tool for WhatsApp and Messenger
Meta is the latest social media company to jump on the artificial intelligence train according to comments shared by its Chief Executive Officer, Mark Zuckerberg, in a Facebook post published…
- 30 Sept 2020
Ndukwe Provides Insights into MTN’s Dominance Of Nigeria’s Telecoms Space
Dr Ernest Ndukwe, Erstwhile Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has been speaking on why the foremost telecommunications services…
- 2 Mar 2022
Pantami, Danbatta Lead Nigerian Delegation to Mobile World Congress 2022
Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, accompanied by Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian…
- 4 Dec 2023
Maida Pledges Support Meta on Undersea Cable Initiative
Dr. Aminu Maida, Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said the support of the Commission awaits law-abiding investors…
- 24 Jun 2014
CWG Can Be Next Google with CWG 2.0- Okere
Austin Okere, founder and chief executive officer, Computer Warehouse Group (CWG) Plc, has noted that the company has the potential to become the next Google, given the business prospects of her new…
- 3 Sept 2016
Buhari Commends Zuckerberg for Inspiring Youths into Entrepreneurship
President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of social networking website, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, for sharing his wealth of knowledge with Nigerian youths,…
- 27 Feb 2017
SMW: Facebook Accepts Local Currency Payments, 3 Other Key Points by Cox
Chris Cox, chief product officer at Facebook honoured the opening session of Social Media Week in Lagos, talking about the future of media, and to meet with Nigerian entrepreneurs and content…
- 20 Feb 2014
Why Facebook is Buying WhatsApp for $19Bn
Facebook is buying fast-growing mobile-messaging startup WhatsApp for $19 billion in cash and stock, as a way to boost its popularity, especially among a younger crowd. The purchase underscores…
- 27 Oct 2014
Umeh, Terragon Boss to Speak at GSMA Mobile 360 Africa 2014
Elo Umeh, managing director and chief executive officer, Terragon Group, will be a speaker at the GSMA Mobile 360 Africa event which will hold on November 5-7 at The Clock Tower Conference…
- 22 Jun 2026
Big Tech Shake-Up: Zuckerberg Announces Sudden WhatsApp Leadership Change
Mark Zuckerberg, Meta Chief Executive Officer, has announced a major leadership change at WhatsApp, confirming that Will Cathcart will step down as head of the messaging service after seven years in…
- 22 May 2020
We are Ensuring Utmost Commitment to Customer Service Excellence - Ajay
Ajay Awasthi, chief executive officer, Spectranet spoke on how the telecommunications services provider was able to deliver quality service during the lockdown and challenges operators face is…
- 28 Apr 2014
Bulk SMS is Unexploited Gold-Mine -Akintayo
Stephen Akintayo, chief executive officer of Gileadbalm Group, is an inspirational speaker, youth leader, entrepreneur, a digital marketing consultant with account of 10 of multi-nationals in…
- 5 Feb 2014
Brands Need More than Social Media Presence to Survive-Malik
Daniel Malik, chief executive officer, Tradersball, online brand communications agency based in Lagos, has urged companies with different brands not to depend solely on social media as vital tools to…
- 12 Jan 2014
Cloud Mobility,Others to Shape ICT in 2014 - Akano
Tim Akano, Chief Executive Officer, New Horizons Nigeria over the weekend release his ICT predictions for 2014, chike onwuegbuchi was there and captured highlight of the predictions. In 2014, we are…
- 4 May 2025
Expert Urges FG to Leverage Digital Assets to Drive Diversification Goal
The need to maximise local digital assets, amid dwindling Oil revenues and a struggling economy, has been reiterated by the Chief Executive Officer of Quomodo Systems Africa, Oluwole Asalu, who…
- 30 Dec 2021
Plaqad Announces Exit of CEO Gbenga Sogbaike
Plaqad has announced the exit of Gbenga Sogbaike, its founding chief executive officer. “Plaqad Inc. and its Board of Directors hereby announces, effective today, the exit of Gbenga Sogbaike, our…
- 28 Dec 2017
MLF Launches Social-financial Media Platform
Many registered members of the My Liberty family ( MLF ) scheme (Libertarians) have become first time millionaires. The Chief Executive Officer of MLF Mr. Ben Adesokan, stated this in a statement on…
- 9 Nov 2018
Naija Woman Hero: 10 Nigerian Women Win Wig in 618 Bees Competition
Technology startup 618 Bees on Thursday announced the winners of its month long NaijaWomanHero competition. Efe Ugboro, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, 618 Bees, said that winners were chosen…
- 29 Jun 2018
MTN Pledges Support for Nigeria’s Technology Space, Visits Various Innovation Hubs across Lagos
MTN, Nigeria's Information and Communications Technology giant, has pledged its unbridled support for Nigeria’s technology space and the building of a future enabled by technology. This was…
- 12 Dec 2017
MainOne, Tizeti Partner Facebook to Improve Internet Connectivity in 10 Lagos Cities
By peter oluka MainOne and Tizeti, Monday, announced the completion of a joint development project with Facebook to enable the expansion of internet services in Lagos. This partnership will leverage…
- 9 Jan 2014
Airtel’s “Come Alive” Campaign Connects Youth
Airtel as part of its repositioning as Nigeria’s leading mobile internet operator has unveiled “Come Alive” thematic campaign targeted at 70% of Nigerian, who are mostly youths. Approximately 70% of…
- 30 Jan 2019
Facebook to Integrate Messenger with WhatsApp, Instagram
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO Facebook, plans to integrate the messaging services of WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger, according to The New York Times. The US newspaper reports the services will…
- 8 Aug 2015
Airtel Returns with Touching Lives Season 2
After recording monumental success with the maiden edition of its revolutionary CSR initiative, Airtel Touching Lives, leading telecoms operator, Airtel Nigeria, has announced the commencement of the…
- 10 Oct 2017
GITEX: NITDA Prefers Investment To Importation, Laments N720b Yearly Losses
By peter oluka As this year’s Gulf Information Technology Exhibition going on at the Dubai World Trade Centre, United Arabs Emirates (UAE) entered second day, Dr. Isa Pantami, the director general of…
- 10 Sept 2020
MTN Trains 10,000 SMEs on Smart Marketing
MTN Nigeria has equipped locally owned small businesses with skills on sales and marketing in a training session featuring leading industry experts, as part of the ongoing The Revv Programme. Using a…
- 1 Dec 2016
Facebook Developing Artificial Intelligence to Flag Offensive Live Videos
Joaquin Candela, director of applied machine learning, Facebook, said the company is working on automatically flagging offensive material in live video streams, building on a growing effort to use…
- 21 Jul 2025
MTN Nigeria Rewards 1,500+ Winners with ₦290m in Mega Billion Promo
Telecoms giant, MTN Nigeria, has announced the disbursement of over ₦290 million to more than 1,500 winners in its ongoing Mega Billion Promo. L-R: Deji Roberts, Assistant Director, Nigerian…