Why many Nigerians spend more on phone repairs than buying new phones
By Miracle Onyemuwa The rising cost of smartphones in Nigeria is forcing more consumers to repair damaged devices rather than replace them with new ones. This is more so, as inflation and the depreciation of the naira continue to push phone prices higher. At Computer Village, Ikeja, phone repair shops are seeing increasing numbers of […]
Why we partner Actis on Rack Centre — Jagal
By Juliet Umeh Leading Nigerian conglomerate in energy businesses and manager of a diverse portfolio of investments, Jagal, has explained that to face the future with double assurance is why it allowed another giant investor of private capital into global emerging markets, Actis, to invest in its data centre colocation and cloud services, Rack Centre. […]
COVID-19: Jumia, Reckitt Benckiser partner for affordable hygienic products to Africans
By Juliet Umeh As part of getting Nigerians prepared against Coronavirus, COVID-19 which is spreading rapidly across the world, e-commerce platform, Jumia, said it has partnered a health products manufacturer, Reckitt Benckiser, RB to help Africans access hygienic products at the lowest price. According to Jumia, the partnership will cover eight of the markets where Jumia operates […]
Sony to reveal new PS5 details in a ‘deep dive’ tomorrow
Sony is planning to reveal more about its PlayStation 5 hardware in a special event on March 18th. Today, the company announced an upcoming “deep dive” on the next-gen console where system architect Mark Cerny will talk about the “PS5’s system architecture, and how it will shape the future of games.” The event will be […]
Coronavirus: Facebook is giving $1,000 to every employee to help amid pandemic
Facebook is planning to give a $1,000 bonus to every employee to help them amid the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic, according to The Information. The move was reportedly announced by CEO Mark Zuckerberg in an internal company memo on Tuesday. It’s unclear when the bonuses will be distributed. Each of the company’s nearly 45,000 employees […]
Instagram cracks down on coronavirus AR effects
Instagram is attempting to stop the spread of misinformation about the novel coronavirus pandemic that’s surfacing through its augmented reality effects. In an update to its AR creators’ Facebook group, the company wrote that it has removed already-published AR effects and will reject any pending requests for effects that claim to “predict, diagnose, treat, or […]
