Access Bank PLC has been named the 2024 Best Digital Award Winner in the Commercial Banks Category at the Digital Jurist Awards, organized by Phillips Consulting (pcl.). In addition to this top honour, the Bank also secured the Best Website Award, achieving an impressive score of 201 points for its engaging and user-friendly digital experience. […]
Read MoreTikTok said it removed over 2.1 million videos in Nigeria in the second quarter of 2024 for violating its community guidelines. According to the Community Guidelines Enforcement Report shared on Tuesday, Tiktok said the action is part of the company’s ongoing efforts to enhance content moderation and create a safer platform for users. “Key findings […]
Read MoreAMA PRESS RELEASE Tackling systemic barriers towards the participation of young women in Africa’s workforce will drive an estimated $287 billion to its economy by 2030, boosting GDP by five percent, a new report commissioned by the Mastercard Foundation reveals. Conducted in collaboration with McKinsey & Company, the study reinforces the crucial role of women’s […]
Read MoreTelegram chief executive Pavel Durov has been arrested by French police at an airport north of Paris. Mr Durov was detained after his private jet had landed at Le Bourget Airport, French media reported. According to officials the 39-year-old billionaire was arrested under a warrant for offences related to the popular messaging app. The investigation […]
Read MoreThe social media giant Meta Platforms plans to spend between $96 billion to $99 billion from the money it will make from your activities in all its platform: Facebook, Instagram, Threads and WhatsApp, among other products and services. As at June 30 of 2024, the already made $39 billion. “We expect full-year 2024 total expenses […]
Read MoreMeta, the parent company that owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsAPP is offering a grant of $2 million to Africans who are able to develop applications in areas such as economic development, science and innovation and public service. The company made this known while unveiling the launch of the Llama 3.1 Impact Grants, in its continued […]
Read MoreMeta Shut Down 63,000 Accounts in Nigeria… Meta Platforms said on Wednesday it had removed about 63,000 accounts in Nigeria that attempted to engage in financial and sexual extortion scams mostly aimed at adult men in the United States. Nigerian online fraudsters, known as “Yahoo boys,” are notorious for scams that range from passing themselves […]
Read MoreThe quest for a safe and inclusive digital ecosystem was a subject of when Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa hosted the Head of Government Regulation and Public Policy TikTok Nigeria and West Africa, Mrs Tokunbo Ibrahim In his chat with her, Inuwa that reiterated the need for a […]
Read MoreSoftTalk Messenger, a Nigerian-owned messaging app, has introduced a new privacy feature that allows users to chat and make calls without sharing their phone numbers. The company says this feature addresses different privacy concerns since sharing phone numbers on chat platforms can result in unwanted spam, expose users to security breaches and even compromise user identity. SoftTalk […]
Read MoreThe Executive Vice Chairman of of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr Aminu Maida, has applauded the academic prowess of one of its staff, Dr Omoniyi Ibietan, Head, Media Relations Management saying that its recent book, Cyber Politics: Social Media, Social Demography, and Voting Behaviour in Nigeria is laced with capacity to reshape Nigeria’s political […]
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