Banking Business

EcobankPay digital payments record N1bn transactions value

Ihesiulo Grace 2 August 2019 0

Temitope Adebayo Ecobank Nigeria has recorded a cumulative transaction value of over N1 billion through its EcobankPay. EcobankPay, which is the lifestyle digital payments and collections service, according to the lender offers customers a multi-channel payment experience including Mobile QR

Business Tech

Microsoft set to invest $1bn in OpenAI

Ihesiulo Grace 23 July 2019 0

Ladesope Ladelokun with Agency Report Not less than $1 billion will be invested by Microsoft Corporation in a partnership with research group Open AI, gaining a cloud-computing customer from the artificial intelligence field. OpenAI is expected to use Microsoft Azure cloud services to train and run the group’s AI software. The two will also jointly […]

Education Entertainment

K1 Meets Kid Artist Restates Full Scholarship Promise

Ihesiulo Grace 29 June 2019 0

Isaac Oguntoye Fuji Music living legend, King Wasiu Ayinde Mashal, popularly known as K1 De Ultimate has met the the Representatives of Lagos government and African Church Primary School, Meiran, over his promise to sponsor the education of Oluwatobi Ilelolawa, the 12 year-old Primary Six pupil of African Church Primary School, Meiran, who sketched President […]

News

Facebook now political parties main advertiser

Ihesiulo Grace 10 June 2019

As the latest advertising reports show, in the three months running up to the European elections, the total amount spent on political advertisements on Facebook was approximately 23.5 million euros. Advertisers in Germany spent the most 3.5 million, followed by those in the UK 3.3 million, Spain 2.7 million, Belgium 2.4 million and Italy 1.8 […]

News

6 friends killed in a car accident

Ihesiulo Grace 28 January 2019 0

A lady who lost six friends and her sister after a drunk driver rammed into them has taken to Facebook to mourn them and narrate how they died. Temitope Hameed said the women had all gone for a vigil in a mosque along the Moshood Abiola way in Abeokuta, Ogun State. While performing ablution in […]

News Nigeria

To combat fake news, Facebook agrees to work with Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 10 October 2018 0

To combat the menace of ‘Fake News’ in the country, Facebook, a social Network platform has agreed to partner with the Federal Government with the recently launched campaign against ‘Fake News’ receiving a boost. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced the planned cooperation in Abuja on Tuesday when he visited Daar Communications, […]

Headlines News

Anike Lawal, others emerge winners of Facebook’s $10m Leadership programme

Ihesiulo Grace 25 September 2018 0

Facebook has announced the names of winners of the Facebook Community Leadership Programme (FCLP) made up of community leaders in residence, fellows and youth participants. The programme will support more than 100 individuals from 46 countries representing communities of varying topics and goals from civic engagement to health and wellness. The FCLP is designed to […]

News

Facebook loses $119billion in market value

Ihesiulo Grace 27 July 2018 0

Facebook has lost $119 billion off its market value. It was the company’s worst trading day since going public in 2012, and among the biggest one-day losses of market value in U.S. stock market history. The loss came a day after Facebook revealed that its user base and revenue grew more slowly than expected in […]

News

If Heaven Is Where Adeboye, Kumuyi And Others Will Go, Then I Don’t Want To Go There – Facebook User

Ihesiulo Grace 20 July 2018 0

Facebook sex therapist, Angela Nwosu has revealed reasons why she might not want to go to heaven. According to her, heaven is where she believes Adeboye, Kumuyi and other religious leaders will go and it will be a boring place. Read her post below: I don’t want to make heaven! If heaven is where Pastor […]

News

Once I sleep with a guy, he becomes wretched for life – Female Facebook user

Ihesiulo Grace 14 June 2018 0

A slay queen took to a Facebook group page to make a shocking revelation on how she destroys the destiny and blessings of any man she sleeps with. The lady with the Facebook user “Queen lisa lisa” proudly said ‘Once i sleep with a guy, his destiny and success becomes mine, and he’ll be wretched […]

News

Mark Zuckerberg Removes Millions Of Fake Account

Ihesiulo Grace 16 May 2018 0

“Facebook yesterday said it axed 583 million fake accounts in the first three months of 2018.” It said those closures came on top of blocking millions of attempts to create fake accounts every day. The social media giant also detailed how it enforces “community standards” against sexual or violent images, terrorist propaganda or hate speech.. […]

Tech

Facebook complies with new EU rules, revamps privacy controls

Ihesiulo Grace 28 March 2018 0

Facebook announced an overhaul of its privacy tools, additional steps to make it easier for users to find and edit the personal information the company holds. According to the statement announced on the company’s blog, the revamp was already planned ahead of the scandal in order to comply with new EU rules. This effort is coming after […]

News

Sell-off wipes $59bn off Facebook market capitalization in 3 days

Ihesiulo Grace 21 March 2018 0

A sell-off in Facebook shares entered its third day Wednesday as the backlash against the world’s biggest social network continues to mount in the wake of revelations over the weekend that data from millions of users were harvested and used without permission. The group, one of America’s most valuable companies and a Wall Street star […]

Tech

Facebook asks users if child grooming be allowed on site

Ihesiulo Grace 5 March 2018 0

Facebook sent some of its users a bizarre survey asking whether they would like child grooming to be allowed on the social network. Selected users were asked how they think Facebook should set the rules on whether adults can ask minors for sexually explicit photos (a crime), and whether, if they controlled Facebook, they would […]

Tech

Facebook overhauls news feed to encourage businesses and meaningful post

Ihesiulo Grace 16 January 2018 0

In response to negative feedback and academic research, Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, says Facebook will be overhauled to make its news feed to make meaningful posts more visible. According to Zuckerberg, public posts from companies will become less visible in favour of content published by users’ friends, family and groups, and posts that encourage conversation […]

Entertainment Relationship

One week after Facebook advert, Nigerian man marries lady

Ihesiulo Grace 12 January 2018 0

Nigerian man, Chidimma Amedu who posted an advert for marriage on Facebook post is now married. He had posted the advert on 30 December, 2017 asking any woman interested in being his wife to reply. He also said he was ready to tie the nuptials knots on 6 January, 2018. “Am of age and I […]

Business

2018: Zuckerberg set to check fake news, abuse of Facebook

Ihesiulo Grace 9 January 2018 0

In what appears to be a response to the growing concern that Facebook is fuelling fake news, and controversies surrounding Facebook Live and its potential for nefarious use, Facebook founder, Mark Zukerberg, has revealed that his focus in 2018 would be to protect the Facebook community from abuse. Zukerberg, whose net worth is over $70billion, […]

Business

Why Facebook plans to train 50,000 Nigerian SMEs in 2018

Ihesiulo Grace 23 November 2017 0

Facebook has said it will train and support over 50,000 students, small businesses and creative entrepreneurs across Nigeria in 2018. Facebook’s Public Policy Director, Africa, Ms Ebele Okobi, during a news briefing on Wednesday in Lagos, said that the training would be through a series of digital skills, as well as long-term impact programmes. Okobi […]

News

Police docks three over alleged fraud of N9.1m belonging to Lagos Speaker, Obasa

Ihesiulo Grace 7 November 2017 0

For allegedly hacking the Facebook account of the Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, and defrauded him of N9, 188, 100, three men were on Monday docked before a Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos. The three suspects, Frank Nwokobia, 27; Ezeoke Kanayochukwu, 25; and Godwin Essien, 28, were re-arraigned before Justice Oluremi Oguntoyinbo. […]

News In Brief

#DTNalert: WhatsApp experiences global shutdown

Ihesiulo Grace 3 November 2017 0

Global phone messaging platform, WhatsApp has been down for about thirty minutes now. The shutdown has created a lot of online hysteria as online communities are wondering what has gone wrong. So far there has been no statement from Facebook, the owners of the platform. More to follow