Naira scarcity: Poultry farmers lose over N30bn eggs – Association
The Poultry Farmers Association of Nigeria (PFAN) said its members lost more than N30 billion worth of over 15 million…
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Telcos lost 12 million internet subscribers in 2021 – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said telecommunications companies lost a total of 12 million internet subscribers in 2021. The…
Multichoice partners firm to re-launch streaming app
MultiChoice Group and Comcast’s NBCUniversal and Sky have announced a new partnership to expand and relaunch Showmax. According to the firm,…
Zoom sacks president without cause
Video conferencing platform, Zoom, has sacked its president, Greg Tomb, who is a former Google executive. Mr Tomb’s contract was…
Facebook, Instagram users to pay $12 monthly for verification
Facebook and Instagram owner Meta will launch a paid subscription service starting at $11.99 a month allowing users to verify…
WhatsApp allows users put voice notes as status updates
WhatsApp has launched five new status update features — one of which allows users to record and share 30-second voice messages….
Dell to cut 5% workforce
Dell plans to lay off roughly 5% of its workforce, the company said in a regulatory filing Monday, in the…
Elon Musk’s Starlink now active in Nigeria — first in Africa
Starlink, a satellite internet service owned by Elon Musk, is now available for customers in Nigeria. The development is coming…
UBA gets first female Africa CEO
The United Bank for Africa Plc has appointed Ghanaian national, Mrs. Abiola Bawuah, as its Africa new Chief Executive Officer….
Google’s parent company, Alphabet, to lay off 12,000 employees globally
Google’s parent firm, Alphabet Inc. an American multinational technology conglomerate company, has announced plans to lay off 12,000 workers. Sundar…
Elon Musk announces gold, grey, blue badges for Twitter
Twitter’s billionaire owner Elon Musk announced Friday that the platform would be launching differently colored badges to distinguish between accounts….
CBN raises interest rate to 16.5% as inflation persists
The policy-setting committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has raised the monetary policy rate (MPR), which measures interest…
Some roles will no longer be required’ — Amazon confirms employee layoffs
Amazon, an American multinational technology company, has confirmed that it has begun laying off employees. Dave Limp, senior vice-president of…
Visa ban: Air Peace suspends Dubai flights
Nigerian carrier, Air Peace, has suspended flights to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, over the non-issuance of visas to Nigerians. The…
Telegram now allows users to buy and sell usernames via auction
Instant messaging platform, Telegram, has rolled out a new service that allows users to buy and sell their usernames through an…
BREAKING: Meta(Facebook) sacks over 11,000 employees
Meta has sacked more than 11,000 of its employees, representing 13 percent of it’s total workforce. Mark Zuckerberg has announced…
Twitter to add ‘official’ label to high-profile accounts
Twitter says it will add a new “official” label to some verified high-profile accounts. The micro-blogging platform said the label…
Jumia CEOs step down as firm suffers losses
The founders and co-Chief Executive Officers of Jumia Technologies, Sacha Poignonnec and Jeremy Hodara, have both stepped down from their…
Meta plans to layoff ‘thousands of workers’ this week
Meta, the parent company of Facebook is planning a major job cut that could affect “thousands” of workers, The Wall Street…
Twitter to suspend fake accounts
Popular microblogging platform, Twitter, has stated that it will permanently suspend impersonation accounts which do not clearly specify “parody”. The…