Nigerian startup Proville has built a user base of over 2,500 high-skilled freelancers, all using its end-to-end platform to find work, manage their projects and receive payments. Launched in May of last year, Proville is an online services marketplace for professionals, bridging the gap between self-employed web and mobile developers, sales and marketing professionals, writers, […]
Read MoreNigerian fintech startup One Finance (OneFi) has acquired payments solution Amplify as it continues its progress towards becoming a full service digital bank. OneFi, which runs lending platform Paylater and is on an expansion push after raising US$5 million in debt funding last week, boosts its financial services offering with the acquisition of Amplify as […]
Read MoreMTN has developed an instant messaging platform which it hopes will become the “African WeChat”, with plans to launch it in two markets in the next month or so. “We intend to launch it across the entire portfolio, South Africa included, but we will start with the West and Central Africa (WECA) markets as a […]
Read MoreThe launch of the world’s first global self-service IP (Internet Protocol) address management platform, Switch, will help automate a time-consuming manual process saving companies and government organisations critical time and money when managing their complex IP portfolios. Heficed’s innovative service makes controlling and managing an IP estate much easier for organisations needing to deploy a […]
Read MoreParadigm Initiative has commended the Liberian President, George Weah for signing into law, a Bill to decriminalize libel in Liberia through an Act to Amend the Liberian Codes Revised, Penal Law of 1978, Chapter 11, by repealing sections 11.11; 11.12 and 11.14.” The act named Kamara Abdullah Kamara (KAK) Act of Press Freedom is a […]
Read MoreTwitter Inc Chief Executive Jack Dorsey said on Tuesday that Silicon Valley companies, including his own, have not done enough to protect victims of online abuse, calling it a “huge fail.” Interviewed via Twitter by Kara Swisher, co-founder of the tech news site Recode, Dorsey tweeted that he would give himself a ‘C’ grade for […]
Read MoreStanbic IBTC has reiterated the need for digitisation of all banking services. According to the bank, this is the only way to optimise quality service delivery to customers. Speaking at the Social Media Week (SMW) in Lagos, at a session themed: ‘Positioning the Digitization Agenda’, Manager, Business Management Processing Improvement at the bank, Wale Ojo, […]
Read MoreIn line with its commitment to building a safer online world for all, Facebook (Facebook.com) is supporting Safer Internet Day (5 February) with a campaign spanning 15-plus African countries. Aligning with the Safer Internet Day call to action – “Together for a better internet” – by joining hands with more than 20 non-profit organisations and […]
Read MoreFacebook Inc said it did not give some companies access to people’s data without their permission, after the New York Times reported on Tuesday that the social network allowed some large technology companies greater access to user data. The paper reported nyti.ms/2GveLcR that Facebook allowed Microsoft’s Bing search engine to see the names of virtually […]
Read MoreFacebook Inc blocked about 115 user accounts after U.S. authorities tipped it off to suspicious behavior that may be linked to a foreign entity, the company said in a blog post on Monday, hours before U.S. voters head to the polls. The social network said it needed to do further analysis to decide if the […]
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