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- 22 Nov 2020
Ericsson Named One of World’s Most Sustainable Companies in Latest WSJ Ranking
A new ranking by the Wall Street Journal, places Ericsson in the top percentile for its ability to create long-term shareholder value through sustainable business practices. Sustainability is central…
- 19 May 2015
History as Apple Buys Nigerian Business for $1Bn
Apple has bought Chinedu Echeruo’s HopStop.com, The Wall Street Journal ’s publication, AllThingsDigital reports. Founded in 2005, HopStop.com makes mobile applications for both iOS and Android that…
- 22 Apr 2014
Apple, Google Battle over Mobile Game Exclusivity
Apple and Google are wooing game developers to ensure that top game titles arrive first on devices powered by their respective operating system, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people…
- 27 Dec 2015
Google to Launch Messaging App
Google, part of Alphabet, is building a new mobile messaging application to better compete with rival services such as those offered by Facebook, The Wall Street Journal reported. The new service…
- 14 Oct 2015
US Considers Visa Ban, Financial Sanctions on Alison-Madueke, Others
United States government is reportedly considering imposing a visa ban or financial sanctions against Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, ex-petroleum minister, and a dozen of her associates, government…
- 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…
- 20 Mar 2015
Elections Coverage: Foreign Journalists Claim FG Reluctant to Issue Visas
Nigeria’s general elections will be held next week, but scores of foreign journalists have yet to receive their entry visas to cover the March 28 contest that will determine who rules the West…
- 18 Aug 2016
5,500 Jobs Cut to Cost Cisco $700m
Cisco Systems Inc. is cutting 5,500 employees, 7% of its workforce, in the networking company’s latest reaction to market shifts, including customers favouring software over hardware, and will incur…
- 22 Apr 2021
Pfizer Confirms Fake Vaccine Shots on Sale in Some Markets
Fake doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine were being sold in Mexico and Poland for as much as $2,500 a shot, the US drugmaker and an official confirmed. At a clinic in Mexico some 80 people…
- 6 Oct 2015
Google To Conclude $650m Symphony Funding This Week
Google has participated in a new round of funding for Symphony Communication Services, valuing the company at $650 million, reports Dow Jones. The deal is expected to close this week. Launched last…
- 9 Nov 2025
Preventive, Silicon Valley Firm May Birth Genetically Engineered Babies
Preventive, a Silicon Valley startup backed by OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Coinbase’s Brian Armstrong is pursuing research that some fear could lead to the birth of a genetically engineered baby — a step…
- 17 Nov 2015
Asoko Insight Secures $1.35m Seed Funding for Rollout
Asoko Insight, the leading-edge provider of corporate information and market intelligence on African growth markets, has completed a $1.35 million fundraising round, as it accelerates its rollout…
- 29 Nov 2016
Year 2020 Most Powerful Men in Tech & Concerns for Emerging Market
The world still celebrate people like Bill Gates, Steve jobs because they visualized a beautiful future for humanity, bought and invested into it, and made it happen thereby making the world a better…
- 2 Feb 2017
Facebook Develops App for TV Set-top Boxes
Facebook is creating an app for television set-top boxes, including Apple's Apple TV. The world's biggest online social network is also in discussions with media companies to license long-form,…
- 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…
- 11 Oct 2017
Platform Economy Of The Future, Pathway To Drive Growth, Jobs Across Africa
By William Mzimba Many companies, whether they realize it or not, have already taken steps to embed themselves into the digital ecosystems that will drive their growth in future. However, the pace of…
- 25 Jan 2019
Andela Secures $100M Series D Funding to Accelerate its Technology Platform
Andela, the company building distributed engineering teams with Africa’s top software developers, announced the completion of a $100M Series D funding. The round was led by Generation Investment…
- 7 Oct 2019
PayPal Pulls Out of Facebook's Libra
PayPal Holdings has withdrawn its support for Facebook's future cryptocurrency Libra, according to a spokesperson for the payments provider. "PayPal has made the decision to forego further…
- 22 Nov 2019
Xerox Threatens to Launch Hostile Bid for HP
Xerox Corp on Thursday threatened to go hostile with its $33.5 billion buyout bid for HP Inc, if the personal computer maker did not agree to a “friendly” discussion before Nov. 25. HP on Sunday…
- 8 Dec 2020
Ericsson Selected for Inclusion in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices
Ericsson is one of the top-ranked companies within its industry group in the highly respected evaluation of sustainability-driven, publicly listed companies. The results of the annual Dow Jones…
- 1 Feb 2021
Ericsson Named One of the World’s Most Sustainable Companies
Ericsson has once again been ranked as one of the most sustainable companies, landing a place on the 2021 Corporate Knight’s Global 100 list. The Global 100 list, which was released on January 25,…
- 2 Sept 2021
Some Nigerians Warn of China's Growing Influence in African Technology
Some Nigerian-based experts warn there could be potential negative impacts of China's growing tech influence in Africa. This is coming as Huawei, Chinese telecommunications giant said it wants to…
- 1 Dec 2021
COVID’s Omicron Variant is High Risk — Here’s Are all You Need to Know
Researchers are still learning about Covid’s new omicron variant, but one expert has a stark prediction. “All the scientists I’ve talked to... are like, ‘This is not going to be good,’” Moderna CEO…
- 6 Oct 2023
Starlink Dangles 20 Per Cent Discount on Nigerian Customers
Starlink, SpaceX’s satellite internet service, is reducing its prices in Nigeria to attract more customers. The cost of its kit has been cut by 20%, dropping from ₦378,000 ($378) to ₦299,000 ($299).…
- 10 Feb 2025
Elon Musk's $97.4 Billion Bid for OpenAI Rebuffed by Sam Altman
OpenAI Chief Executive Officer, Sam Altman, on Monday rebuffed a reported bid by a group of investors led by world’s richest person, Elon Musk, to buy the non-profit organisation that controls the…
- 18 Mar 2025
Google to Buy Cybersecurity Company Wiz for $32Bn
Google said Tuesday it will acquire cloud security platform Wiz for $32 billion, citing the need for greater cybersecurity capacity as artificial intelligence embeds itself in technology…
- 18 Jun 2025
Amazon CEO Says AI will Reduce Number of Workers Needed
Amazon’s management on Wednesday said that it expects that artificial intelligence software will reduce the number of office workers at the world’s largest online retailer. Andy Jassy, chief…
- 23 Oct 2025
President Trump Pardons Zhao, Convicted Binance Founder
Changpeng Zhao, founder of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance, has been pardoned by US President Donald Trump. Donald Trump Zhao, also known as "CZ", was sentenced to four months in…
- 9 Jan 2026
Bill Gates Pays Ex-Wife $8Bn Charity Payout in Divorce Settlement
American billionaire businessman Bill Gates, has paid $8 billion to his ex-wife, Melinda French Gates' charity, five years after their split over his affairs with other women. Bill Gates and Melinda…
- 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.…