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- 10 Mar 2014
Oil Cabal Shared Missing $20Bn, Sanusi Tells New York Times
Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, ousted governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has told New York Times that the $20 billion he accused the state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) of not…
- 17 Feb 2015
New York Times Calls GEJ “Lousy”, Claims FG out to Frustrate GMB
New York Times , an American daily newspaper tore apart the two principal contenders for the next month’s presidential election calling President Goodluck Jonathan “lousy incumbent” and Maj. Gen…
- 1 Jul 2017
Bello, Nigerian Doctor Kills 1, Injures 6 at New York Hospital
Henry Bello, a disgruntled Nigerian medical doctor, on Friday, barged into the Bronx Lebanon Hospital Centre, New York, United States with an armed rifle, killing one and injuring six others.…
- 28 Jun 2017
New York to Auction Aluko’s $50.9m One57 Condo
Kolawole “Kola” Aluko is the owner of a $50.9 million Manhattan condo that is scheduled to be sold at a foreclosure auction next month, according to Bloomberg. Aluko, a Nigerian businessman is…
- 21 Feb 2024
New York Sues TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and other Social Platforms over Youth Mental Health Crisis
New York City, its schools, and public hospital system have announced a lawsuit against the tech giants that run Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, and YouTube, blaming their “addictive and…
- 16 Jun 2013
African Youth @ Forefront of Second New York Forum Africa
Over 1,500 participants (economic decision-makers, politicians, and international investors) and 10 Heads of State are meeting since Friday for the second edition of the New York Forum AFRICA which…
- 12 Apr 2019
Jumia lists on the New York Stock Exchange
Jumia Technologies, the leading pan-African e-commerce platform, has officially announced its listing on the New York Stock Exchange. This listing is the result of a team success, and all the…
- 29 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…
- 17 Nov 2014
NY Times Article Blasts Jonathan, PDP over Graft, Terrorism
A damning article published in The New York Times has painted a not too pleasant picture of Nigerian current government which it said is “widely seen as the most corrupt since independence from…
- 21 Oct 2020
PayPal Unveils Service to Enable Users Buy, Hold and Sell Cryptocurrency
PayPal Holdings, Inc. has announced the launch of a new service enabling its customers to buy, hold and sell cryptocurrency directly from their PayPal account, and signalled its plans to…
- 8 Jun 2021
Global Websites Rumble Back to Life after Fastly-Linked Outage
Government, news and social media websites across the globe were coming back online Tuesday after being hit by a widespread outage linked to U.S.-based cloud company Fastly Inc. High traffic sites…
- 1 May 2024
US Newspapers Sue OpenAI, Microsoft Over AI Chatbots
Eight US newspapers sued OpenAI and Microsoft in a New York federal court Tuesday for violating their copyright to train the technology behind the ChatGPT and Copilot chatbots. The newspapers, which…
- 23 Apr 2023
Twitter Restores Blue Tick For Users With Over 1 Million Followers
Twitter has reinstated blue verification ticks to some media, celebrity, and other high-profile accounts, despite widespread opposition from recipients. Blue ticks, which were once a free sign of…
- 5 Oct 2010
DHL Provides Logistics For The Fashion Industry
DHL, the world's leading logistics company, has returned to the runways in New York City for the eighth consecutive season as the official logistics provider for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. As…
- 7 Oct 2015
Google Launches New System to Load Stories Faster on Phones
Google has unveiled a new system it says will speed up how fast news stories load after clicking a search link. ‎ It hopes the project, called Accelerated Mobile Pages, will be adopted by…
- 12 Jun 2013
Susan Rice, CIA and MKO Abiola's Last Cup of Tea
Since Obama nominated Susan Rice for the position of National Security Advisor, questions have been asked in the Nigerian media about allegations of her role in the death of the winner of…
- 18 Feb 2013
Cyber Attacks Against Media on the Rise
Cyber attacks against journalists and media organizations around the world have increased over the past few years as criminal hackers provide a cheap and easy way of censoring the press, a media…
- 3 Apr 2015
How Data Crunchers Helped GMB Beat GEJ
Technology played a decisive role in helping Muhammadu Buhari become the first Nigerian to oust a sitting president at the ballot box, from social media campaigning to biometric machines preventing…
- 27 Feb 2023
Twitter CEO, Elon Musk Lays off Another 200 Twitter Staff in Latest Round of Cuts
Twitter CEO, Elon Musk has fired at least 200 members of staff at Twitter after revealing the firm is experiencing a “massive drop in revenue”. The cuts made over the weekend equate to around 10…
- 20 Mar 2018
Google Launches News Initiative to Combat Fake News
Google is launching the Google News Initiative, to weed out fake news online and during breaking news situations, it said in a blog post on Tuesday. The Google app logo is seen on a smartphone in…
- 14 Jun 2017
Ericsson: Over 1m New Mobile Internet Users Added Per Day
Ericsson foresees continued rapid growth of mobile connectivity as global mobile data traffic increases to eight times its current level by 2022. This traffic, according to the report, is the…
- 17 May 2023
The Emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Challenges of Modern Newsrooms: Implications for Nigerian Journalists
By Felix Elele The emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) is one of the outcomes of the digital disruptions of this era. The disruptive effects of sundry technological…
- 15 Feb 2013
Jonathan’s CNN Interview Arranged for $40,000
Fleishman-Hillard Inc, United States-based communication firm said that it arranged a Cable News Network (CNN) interview for President Goodluck Jonathan for a fee of $60,000 but was paid $40,000.…
- 9 Dec 2020
Mastercard, Financial Access Initiative Partner to Enable More Small Businesses Benefit From Digital Economy
The Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth and The Financial Access Initiative (FAI) at New York University have announced the launch of The Small Firm Diaries, a global research initiative that will…
- 19 Aug 2017
US Jails Nigerian Hacker who Stole $6.5m
Obinna Obioha, a Nigerian hacker has been jailed for 51 months by a New York federal judge for operating a fraud scheme that swindled $6.5 million from businesses in the U.S. and elsewhere. U.S.…
- 22 Nov 2022
Is Jumia on the Verge of a Shock Exit from Nigeria?
By Kameni Doe Long touted as the Amazon of Africa after a much-publicised listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in 2019, Jumia has since contended with a reversal of fortunes, accentuated by…
- 29 Jun 2017
Paga Achieves Global Ranking on 2017 Fintech 250 List
Paga, Nigeria’s leading Payments and Digital Financial Services Company has been named by CB Insights to the prestigious Fintech 250, a select group of emerging private companies working on…
- 29 Jan 2019
DStv Debuts the Controversial R. Kelly & Weinstein Scandals on Crime + Investigation
DStv debuts two explosive shows this February on Crime + Investigation. The six-part series “ Surviving R. Kelly,” and the crime documentary will chronicle the saga of Hollywood movie mogul Harvey…
- 15 Dec 2025
Davido, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Karl Toriola, Others To Be Honoured At The Most Influential People of African Descent Awards In Lagos
Most Influential People of African Descent (MIPAD) is excited to announce the Lagos Diaspora Experience 2025, a week-long celebration of African art, culture, innovation, and connection, culminating…
- 23 Feb 2015
Ericsson Radio System Refines Mobile Networks Architecture
Definitely, in big cities like New York, the air space above buildings is valuable real estate– think the Manhattan skyline. Where there is no room to build out, urban planners build upward. Ericsson…