Tech

Facebook unveils Africa’s first SME Council in Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 30 October 2017 0

Facebook has unveiled its Nigerian SME Council, the first to launch on the continent, and part of Facebook’s ongoing commitment to help support small and medium sized businesses throughout Africa. The Nigerian SME Council brings together Facebook Africa’s SME team and Nigerian business owners

World

Widow of fallen soldier says viral Facebook post is fake

Ihesiulo Grace 23 October 2017 0

The widow of a soldier who died in Niger earlier this month says a Facebook post circulating under her name defending US President Donald Trump is fake. Myeshia Johnson says the post criticizing Congresswoman Frederica Wilson – who has been in a war of words with Mr Trump – was written by someone claiming to […]

News Tech

Nigeria woos ICT investors at GITEX

Ihesiulo Grace 13 October 2017 0

Nigeria’s delegation led by the Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA), Dr. Isa Pantami at the ongoing Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX) Technology Week in Dubai, has wooed the global investment community to consider Nigeria a worthwhile economy where there is a vast untapped potential for Information and

Tech

Facebook, Google, Others Confirm Nigeria’s Requests for User Information

Ihesiulo Grace 29 September 2017 0

A new report has confirmed what many Nigerians have long suspected to be true: that the federal government is spying on its citizens through the social media and email accounts. The report titled, “The Growing Trend of African Government’s Requests for User Information and Content Removal from Internet and Telecoms Companies,” was released last month […]

Tech

Is your child old enough to be on social media?

Ihesiulo Grace 7 September 2017 0

The current generation of kids are amazingly precocious.Their wide-eyed curiosity and seemingly insatiable desire to constantly learn new things means that, your child is probably active on social media at an early age. According to the Research and Development Unit of Yudala, an online and offline e-commerce outfit, while there are actually age requirements for […]

Social Media

Google, Facebook crack down on online hate speech

Ihesiulo Grace 6 June 2017 0

giants have sharply boosted efforts to clamp down on online hate speech, a top European Union official said Thursday. The EU joined forces with the companies a year ago to combat online extremism, responding to growing alarm in Europe over the use of social media as a recruiting tool, especially by the Islamic State group. […]

Tech

Facebook’s Chief Product Officer in Nigeria speaks at Social Media Week Lagos

Ihesiulo Grace 27 February 2017 0

Chris Cox, Chief Product Officer at Facebook (www.Facebook.com), is in Nigeria today, to speak at Social Media Week in Lagos about the future of media, and to meet with Nigerian entrepreneurs and content creators. Nigeria is the first stop on a week-long trip to West Africa where Chris will visit Nigeria, Ghana and Senegal to […]

Relationship

Flaunting your marriage, relationship on Facebook is wrong – Expert

Ihesiulo Grace 23 February 2017 0

Phyllis Makolo Eze is an experienced marriage counsellor and the initiator of Happy Married Life (HML), a marriage counselling platform which is making waves in the social media and offline. In this interview with Ebere Chibuzor, Paris-based marriage expert advises couples not to display their marital issues and relationships on social media including Facebook. What […]

Tech

Facebook challenges developers in the Middle East and Africa to create the smartest Bots for Messenger

Ihesiulo Grace 15 February 2017 0

Facebook (www.Facebook.com) is challenging developers across the Middle East and Africa to create innovative bots in the Bots for Messenger Developer Challenge. This aligns with Facebook’s commitment to promote innovation in the Middle East and Africa by providing developers and start-ups with the tools they need to build, grow, monetize, and measure products and services.

Business

VConnect, Facebook unfold plans for SME Conference 1.0

Ihesiulo Grace 11 January 2017 0

VConnect, Nigeria’s largest business search and review website, in partnership with Facebook has unfolded plans for its maiden conference for small and medium enterprises dubbed ‘SME Conference 1.0’ on January 19, 2017, in Lagos. The SME Conference 1.0 is an invite-only one-day event aimed at exposing over 200 small businesses to innovative ways they can […]

Tech

Facebook unveils population density map data for govt, others

Ihesiulo Grace 22 November 2016 0

Emeka Afigbo, the Strategic Products Partnerships Manager, Facebook, has disclosed during the unveiling of the Facebook population density map that government policymakers, academics and local organisations will all benefit from access to this rich dataset. The dataset comes with potential applications, according to him, such as socio-economic research, infrastructure

Entertainment Society

Bad times for Yes Magazine Publisher, Azuh Arinze          

Ihesiulo Grace 1 May 2015 0

Publisher of  foremost celebrity journal, Yes magazine, Azuh Arinze, is in a sober mood as he recently lost his younger sister in an auto crash penultimate Sunday.The deceased until her death, was a final year student of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ogun State, and was the last born of the family. Known to be very friendly […]

Headlines News

Boko Haram Re-Brands, Calls Itself Islamic State's West Africa Province

Ihesiulo Grace 23 April 2015 0

Nigeria’s terror Boko Haram sect has released new photos of militants and calls itself the Islamic group empire in West Africa. Images, which were released in the pages of modern relatives, are defined as those fighters were martyred. In this case, the terror group did not cover their faces contrary to Boko Haram’s usual drive […]

News

Microsoft Unveils HD Lumia 540 Dual SIM

Ihesiulo Grace 21 April 2015 0

Microsoft Corp. has unveiled the Lumia 540 Dual SIM, designed for young, ambitious people looking for their first serious smartphone. The Lumia 540 Dual SIM features the latest Windows Phone 8.1 innovations and boasts a 5-inch HD display and crafted design details. It helps people stay productive on-the-go with Microsoft services like Skype and Office […]

News

Orekoya Three Kids Kidnapped Found, Says Mother

Ihesiulo Grace 15 April 2015 0

The three Orekoya kids, Demola; Adedamola and Aderomola, who were declared missing about a week ago are now confirmed to have been reunited with their parents in Lagos. This was made known to the public after Adebisi Orekoya, mother of the three children, took to Facebook to thank Nigerians for their support and prayers. In […]

News

Twitter and Youtube Blocked in Turkey after Hostage Photo

Ihesiulo Grace 6 April 2015 Post a comment

Turkey has blocked access to Twitter, Facebook and YouTube after the sites published photos last week of a prosecutor who had been taken hostage with a gun to his head, Turkish local media, Hurriyet reported on Monday. An official confirmed to itslocal pressthat the country’s leading Internet service providers had implemented the ban on the […]

Entertainment Life & Style

Where Is Hajia Abubakar Habiba?  

Ihesiulo Grace 21 March 2015 0

For sometimes now, multiple-award winning strategist and a United Nation Peace Ambassador, Hajia Habiba Abubabar has not been on AWOl both from the social media and from social functions. Some of her followers on Facebook, Twitter and Whatsapp have been asking series of questions on her whereabouts. The respected woman of essence we scooped has […]

News

Facebook Revamps Takedown Guidelines

Ihesiulo Grace 16 March 2015 0

Facebook is providing the public with more information about what material is banned on the social network, BBC reports. Its revamped community standards now include a separate section on “dangerous organisations” and give more details about what types of nudity it allows to be posted. The US firm said it hoped the new guidelines would […]