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Nigeria First: Indigenous businesses still need more protection — Ekeh

Nigeria First: Indigenous businesses still need more protection — Ekeh

By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech EditorDespite the Nigeria First Policy designed to give indigenous businesses greater opportunities in government procurement, Nigerian companies are still not getting enough protection, Chairman of Zinox Group, Dr. Leo Stan Ekeh, has warned. Ekeh said the situation could spell doom for the economy, arguing that Nigeria cannot build a sustainable digital […]
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Why Musk’s ‘X’ will struggle to become a Chinese-style super-app

Why Musk’s ‘X’ will struggle to become a Chinese-style super-app

Elon Musk is rebranding his Twitter platform as “X” and wants to create a super-app where users will do all their finances as well as their socialising. His inspiration is China’s WeChat, which dominates the Chinese internet with chat, payments, games and a host of other functions in its walled garden. Musk has hinted that […]

Revealed: 88% of Nigeria’s start-ups’re in Lagos

Revealed: 88% of Nigeria’s start-ups’re in Lagos

Lagos State has firmly placed itself on the global map after it braced all odds to emerge regional leader in the Africa start-up ecosystem, leaving cities like Nairobi, Kenya; Johannesburg, South Africa; Dakar, Senegal and Accra, Ghana trailing in influence and in start-up funding.

History of Twitter logos

History of Twitter logos

The history of Twitter and its logos is a metaphor for how fast technology morphs. Before the big X that appeared today, there were logos.