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- 10 Aug 2015
Google Shocks Global Tech Community, Now Subsidiary of 'Alphabet'
Google’s leaders are turning the company into a subsidiary of a new “collection of companies” called “Alphabet,” Google co-founder Larry Page announced in a Monday afternoon blog post that shocked…
- 19 Mar 2012
M-net Managing Director Listed Among Young Global Leaders
Biola Alabi, M-Net Africa managing director is among the World Economic Forum’s list of Young Global Leaders (YGL) for 2012. The Forum has honoured 192 young leaders from 59 countries for their…
- 4 Jun 2013
Dangote with $20Bn Becomes World’s 25th Richest Man
Aliko Dangote, Nigerian billionaire and Africa’s richest man is now officially the continent’s first $20 billion man and has also climbed to become the 25th richest man in the world, according to…
- 30 Oct 2013
Dangote More Powerful Than President Jonathan in Forbes Ranking
Aliko Dangote, founder, Dangote group and the richest man in Africa has been named by Forbes magazine as the 64th most powerful person in the world. The 56-year old Kano born multibillionaire is the…
- 14 Jan 2014
Google Continues Acquisition Plans with $3.2Bn Nest Labs Buyout
Google has declared its intention to buy thermostat maker Nest Labs for $3.2billion (£2bn), continuing a string of recent acquisitions. According to the internet search giant, the cash deal was…
- 19 Mar 2012
M-net Managing Director Listed Among Young Global Leaders
Biola Alabi, M-Net Africa managing director is among the World Economic Forum’s list of Young Global Leaders (YGL) for 2012. The Forum has honoured 192 young leaders from 59 countries for their…
- 22 Sept 2016
Say 'allo' to Google as Allo Launches in Nigeria
Google Nigeria on Thursday announced the launch of Google Allo to the Nigerian market. Announced at the Google I/O Developer conference in May, Allo is a smart messaging app that works off your phone…
- 9 Jun 2017
Google to Train 6000 Africans on Digital Journalism
Google announced its support for a Digital Journalism initiative that will see 6 000 African journalists trained in data journalism skills by the end of February 2018. Google News Lab and the World…
- 9 May 2017
Google Hosts Largest Publisher Summits in Africa
Google will this week host Google for Publishers Summits in Lagos, Nigeria and Nairobi, Kenya. The Summits will see over 200 publishers from across the region gather to get an opportunity to explore…
- 9 Oct 2018
NCC Appoints Omo-Ettu Chairman of DBI
Senator Olabiyi Durojaiye, chairman, board of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has inaugurated the new board of the Digital Bridge Institute (DBI) in Abuja with Engineer Titi Omo-Ettu as…
- 24 Jun 2026
Elon Musk Loses Trillionaire Status as $500Bn Vanishes in Days
Elon Musk is no longer a trillionaire after a sharp global sell-off in technology stocks wiped an estimated $500bn (£379bn) from his personal fortune. Elon Musk The billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk…
- 22 Oct 2014
"Google House" Shows Everyday Uses of Google Online Tools
The “Google House” initiative aims to provide a platform through which everyone can experience firsthand how apps and gadgets could improve everyday living. The 2012 survey data by Research in…
- 4 Oct 2015
Bye Bye Google, Hello Alphabet
Alphabet has replaced Google as the publicly traded company that will house Google's search and Web advertising businesses, maps, YouTube and its "moonshot" ventures such as driverless cars. Google's…
- 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…
- 31 Aug 2014
Verlista Online Logistics Directory Checkmates Frauds-Chinekezie
Larry Chinekezie is president/CEO, Verlista.com, an e-commerce platform that facilitates the marketing of goods and services peculiar to the logistics sub-sector of the Nigerian economy. Before…
- 9 Feb 2019
Gbenga Sogbaike Joins BBC Africa’s Panel @ Social Media Week Lagos
Gbenga Sogbaike, CEO of Plaqad Limited on Thursday joined other notable names in the industry to discuss issues relating to building and monetizing online influence at BBC Africa’s panel session at…
- 15 Jul 2013
MTN Launches New Eskimi Data Bundle
MTN, the largest telecommunications operator in Nigeria, launched a new data bundle to provide affordable access to Eskimi, a 6 million size mobile social network in Nigeria. The bundle is available…
- 14 Aug 2026
World Cup, AFCON, Blord saga top Nigeria’s Google searches in 2026
The 2026 FIFA World Cup, Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Iran-Israel conflict, and the controversy involving social media activist VeryDarkMan and businessman Blord dominated Google searches by…