Google said Thursday that it had signed “some individual agreements” on copyright payments with French newspapers and magazines after months of wrangling over the sharing of revenues from the display of news in search results. Signatories to the deal included top French dailies Le Monde, Le Figaro and Liberation, as well as magazines like L’Express, […]

*Google estimates Africa’s internet economy to hit $180b by 2025 *contribution to GDP estimated to reach $712b by 2050 By Prince Osuagwu Despite the favourable statistics on Nigeria’s broadband penetration,  Nigeria’s internet development  is still poor. Cost, service delivery and lack of dependable, efficient ICT infrastructure and snail speed bandwidth are recurrent problems every internet […]

A Google bank account? The internet giant said Wednesday it would be partnering with commercial banks and credit unions starting next year to allow users to manage mobile-based accounts through the Google Pay platform, in the latest move by tech giants into consumer finance. “People do almost everything on their phones today, but for many, […]

Technology is getting us through the pandemic, and technology can also drive our continent’s recovery in the post-pandemic era, writes Chen Lei, President of Huawei Southern Africa. For most of us, 2020 has been a year of almost dramatic, almost traumatic change. As individuals, our lives have been transformed; as businesses, our operating models have […]

Cloud and app store support play a critical role in ensuring the success of e-commerce platforms in Africa. This was the view from Lulu Haangala Wood, co-founder and CMO of Afrishop, an e-commerce hub offering convenient, quality shopping and affordable logistics to the African market. She was speaking at the Huawei Cloud & AI Forum […]

Team Nigeria, comprising of some Nigerian students from the University of Ibadan, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and the University of Port Harcourt, have won the grand first place position out of over 150,000 other students who participated in the Cloud and Network examination at the 2020 Huawei ICT Competition. The students were honored for their […]

By Juliet Umeh Nigerian music artiste, Oluwatosin Ajibade popularly known as Mr Eazi, has announced a partnership with the organizers of Nigeria’s top software engineering training programme, Decagon to help brilliant young Nigerians actualize their dream of becoming software engineers. According to the partners, Mr Eazi will serve as a sponsor for five residents or […]

By Juliet Umeh Telecommunications service provider, MTN, said its Super-Agent network service, ‘MoMo Agent, has expanded to include other payment services. ‘MoMo Agent came to provide safe and accessible money transfer services to financially underserved communities across Nigeria It was launched into the market recently by Y’ello Digital Financial Services, YDFS,  a subsidiary of MTN […]

Bitcoin rallied Tuesday for the second consecutive day, gaining $1,500 to approach an all-time high in a market that is now ready to take on risk. In late European trading, the virtual currency was worth $17,502 and was headed towards its record of $19,041 reached in late 2017. Forex.com analyst Fawad Razaqzada said  “There has […]

Twitter said Tuesday it was rolling out tweets which disappear after 24 hours, joining rival social platforms in offering ephemeral messages. The new “fleets” which had been tested in several countries in recent months are “for sharing momentary thoughts” and aim to bring in users who want to avoid having their comments become permanent fixtures, […]

Twitter said Tuesday it was rolling out tweets which disappear after 24 hours, joining rival social platforms in offering ephemeral messages. The new “fleets” which had been tested in several countries in recent months are “for sharing momentary thoughts” and aim to bring in users who want to avoid having their comments become permanent fixtures, […]

By Juliet Umeh Cable television services provider StarTimes has empowered its e-shopping TV channel, StarTimes GO, to launch a Super Sales Carnival which gives customers the opportunity to get various products at low prices. According to the company, the promo which kicks off this week, will end on Christmas day. Shoppers on the interactive channel […]

Hailed as a route to a green, carbon-free future, electric car batteries have the world’s superpowers vying for a share of what promises to be a lucrative market. But lithium-ion batteries are not without their environmental and ethical drawbacks — here’s what you need to know about the fast-developing technology. – Driven by lithium – […]

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, on Saturday, advised the Nigerian youth to develop their skills and drive innovation and entrepreneurship in the space sector. Pantami gave the advice at the closing ceremony of Hackathon Actinspace Competition organised by NIGCOMSAT Limited in Abuja. The minister, who was represented by the Managing […]

Twitter labeled 300,000 tweets related to the US presidential election as “potentially misleading” in the two weeks surrounding the vote, making up 0.2 percent of election-related posts, the company said Thursday. The social network said the labels were issued between October 27 and November 11, one week before and after the US presidential election on […]