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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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Twitter to ban users who persist with Covid-19 lies

Twitter to ban users who persist with Covid-19 lies

Twitter said Monday it will start labeling misleading tweets about Covid-19 vaccines and boot users who persist in spreading such misinformation. The one-to-many messaging service introduced a “strike system” that will gradually escalate to a permanent ban after the fifth offending tweet. “We believe the strike system will help to educate the public on our policies and […]

Facebook to launch cooperation with German media in May

Facebook to launch cooperation with German media in May

Facebook will start showing news content from numerous German publishers and media outlets on a dedicated part of its site from May, the social media giant announced on Monday. “We’re going to invest about a billion dollars in Facebook News worldwide over the next three years,” Jesper Doub, the Director for News Partnerships in Europe, […]

Nigeria’s Digital Switchover: Fresh missteps loom

Nigeria’s Digital Switchover: Fresh missteps loom

Heartwarming, it was for me, to read reports of the press conference addressed on Tuesday by Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, on the country’s Digital Switchover (DSO) process, which seemed to have been interred under the rubble of poor conception, mismanagement and corruption.

Twitter considers charging users for special content, in revenue push

Twitter considers charging users for special content, in revenue push

Twitter said Thursday it plans to offer a subscription service in which users would pay for special content from high-profile accounts, part of an economic model to diversify its revenue. The globally popular social media platform announced the potential new Super Follows service at its annual investor meeting, as it searches for new revenue streams […]