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- 8 Feb 2017
Facebook Partners Nigerian Groups for Safer Internet
Facebook is partnering with public sector agencies and non-governmental organisations from Nigeria and across Africa under the rallying call “Be the change: unite for a better Internet”. …
- 18 Jan 2018
Facebook Threatens Jumia's Dominance in Africa - Report
Results from a Black Friday Straw Poll conducted by GeoPoll last month have highlighted Facebook groups as a key player in Africa's ultra-competitive space. The findings, released this week, show…
- 18 Sept 2022
Meta Launches Community Chats to Connect Community in Real Time on Messenger and Facebook
We’ve helped more than a billion people connect with loved ones in a trusted space on Messenger, and we know that people want to engage in real time with larger communities over shared interests. On…
- 16 Sept 2022
Introducing Community Chats: Connecting Your Community in Real Time on Messenger and Facebook
We’ve helped more than a billion people connect with loved ones in a trusted space on Messenger, and we know that people want to engage in real time with larger communities over shared interests.…
- 12 Apr 2020
Facebook Releases Tools to Keep Faith-based Communities Connected During COVID-19
Facebook has launched key resources to help faith groups stay connected and engaged during the current COVID-19 outbreak. The resources include the “Faith on Facebook Resource Hub” and the Faith on…
- 5 May 2021
Facebook Seeks to Empower Online Community Leaders in Nigeria, Others
Facebook is inviting online community leaders from South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria to apply for the 2021 Facebook Community Accelerator programme. The five-month initiative offers participants…
- 15 Mar 2019
Facebook Rolls Out Gaming Tab Feature
With the aim of making it easier for people to find and connect around their favorite games, streamers, groups, and more, Facebook has rolled out a dedicated Gaming tab in the main navigation bar…
- 16 May 2019
Facebook Deletes 265 Accounts Targeting Nigeria
Facebook on Thursday said it had removed 265 Facebook and Instagram accounts, pages, groups and events linked to an Israel-based firm due to what it called “inauthentic behaviour” targeting users in…
- 3 Nov 2016
MTN Rings ‘Speed Internet’ with 1st Facebook-Designed Voyager Platform
MTN Group has its Voyager project aims to reduce costs and increase the speed of rolling out internet connectivity as the telecoms giant becomes the first mobile operator in the world to deploy and…
- 4 Oct 2016
Facebook Launches Buy-and-Sell ‘Marketplace’
Facebook on Monday launched a new online “Marketplace” allowing members of the huge social network to buy and sell with each other. The new feature puts Facebook squarely in competition with local…
- 24 Jul 2024
Sextortion Scams: Meta Delists 63,000 Nigerian Facebook Accounts
Meta, parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has said 63,000 Nigerian Facebook accounts have been deleted for allegedly trying to carry out financial extortion schemes. This was…
- 11 Mar 2020
Facebook Invites Community Leaders for the Community Accelerator Programme
In line with its mission to give people the power to build community around the world and its commitment to supporting the community leaders who drive change, Facebook is announcing the launch of the…
- 8 Oct 2014
Nigeria Uses Android App with Facebook to Beat Ebola
When Nigeria was hit by its first outbreak of the Ebola virus, health workers monitoring suspected cases armed themselves with mobile phones and an Android app that cut the time it took to…
- 22 Dec 2022
Meta Releases Sub-Saharan Africa ‘2022 Year in Review’ Highlighting Key Milestones Across the Region
Meta on Thursday released its `2022 Africa Year in Review, capturing some of the company's investments and initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa across innovation, its support of SMBs and Creators as…
- 23 May 2017
Dentsu Aegis Network Signs Affiliation Agreement with Outori Ltd
One of the leading global advertising networks, Dentsu Aegis Network has strengthened its footprint in West Africa with the signing of Outori, one of Nigeria’s leading Brand and Marketing…
- 16 Mar 2016
Ways to Overcome Notification Fatigue
You must have received unsolicited notifications from emails, calls, text messages, Facebook and tweets. These notifications are irrelevant to you but you will still receive them. Your phone beeps…
- 23 Aug 2019
Facebook Celebrates 'Icons of Change' from Across Sub-Saharan Africa
Facebook is bringing together 40 young leaders, developers, entrepreneurs and change makers from across Sub-Saharan Africa, to a two-day event in Accra, Ghana, titled “Celebrating Icons of Change”.…
- 3 Oct 2019
Facebook Partners, Teleperformance to Open SBG Operations Centre in Lagos
Facebook, in partnership with Teleperformance, has announced the opening of its first Small Business Group (SBG) Operations Centre in Lagos, Nigeria, which will provide outsourced support to all…
- 13 Feb 2019
Facebook Highlights Efforts to Protect Election Integrity in Nigeria, Africa
With a number of upcoming elections across Africa, Facebook has restated its commitment to reduce the spread of misinformation, protect election integrity and support civic engagement across the…
- 11 Sept 2017
How 20-Year Old Nigerian Attacked 4,000 Organizations Worldwide
An international hacking campaign targeting thousands of oil, mining and construction firms sounds like the work of a sophisticated criminal operation. The scale of such an endeavour suggests it…
- 8 Mar 2020
Facebook Celebrates Female Achievers across SSA on International Women’s Day
As part of its ongoing celebration of International Women’s Day, and under the banner of this year’s theme #EachforEqual, Facebook honours women from across Africa who have been using their voices to…
- 16 May 2019
SEC Warns Nigerians Against Trending Ponzi Scheme
SEC Says ‘Loom Money Nigeria’ is a Fraudulent Scheme, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned Nigerians against fraudsters currently running an online investment scheme tagged…
- 22 Feb 2022
Meta Launches Reels on Facebook to Help Creators Make Money Across SSA
Meta on Tuesday announced that its expanding the availability of Facebook Reels for iOS and Android to more than 20 countries across sub-Saharan Africa. Meta is also introducing better ways to help…
- 16 Mar 2020
Facebook Steps Up Efforts to Help Nigeria Tackle Misinformation on Coronavirus
As global numbers continue to rise, and with Coronavirus (Covid-19) reported in a number of countries across Africa, including in Nigeria, Facebook continues in its commitment in helping to keep…
- 23 Apr 2012
Emirates New Facebook Page Attracts Over Thousands of Fans
Customers and fans of Emirates, Nigeria’s leading airline to the middle east, have finally connected with social media as it has officially launched its Facebook page; attracting over 300,000 fans…
- 4 Oct 2020
NCC Alerts Public on Cloned Facebook Account
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has drawn the attention of the general Public, especially telecoms consumers to a fraudulent and cloned Facebook profile account opened with a name similar to…
- 17 Oct 2024
New Instagram Campaign to Raise Awareness and Help Protect Teens from sextortion Scams
Instagram has announced measures to further protect people from sextortion scam, including hiding follower and following lists from potential sextortion scammers, preventing screenshots of certain…
- 18 Nov 2019
Facebook to Host Leads of its Developer Circles from Across SSA
Facebook is hosting a Facebook Developer Circle Leads Summit on 20-21st November in Nairobi ahead of its first ever Facebook iD8 Nairobi conference for developers and startups from across the…
- 18 May 2021
WhatsApp Privacy Policy Changes: NITDA Issues Advisory on Implication for Nigerian User
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has provided advisory to Nigerians to address their concerns on changes to Whatsapp Terms of Service and Privacy Policy which took…
- 20 Feb 2017
BoICT ‘17 Lecture/Awards Series Gathers Momentum, Voting Continues
Voting has continued for this year’s Beacon of ICT (BoICT) Awards, as nominees and individuals are wooing friends and associates to cast vote for them. Investigation showed that most of the nominees…