March 20, 2019 Africa | NBA | Youtube Press Releases

New NBA Africa YouTube Channel to Broadcast Live Primetime Games Each Week and Celebrate Africa’s Impact on the NBA

The National Basketball Association (NBA) and YouTube today announced the launch of the NBA’s first YouTube channel dedicated to fans in sub-Saharan Africa. In addition to featuring two live games per week in primetime for the rest of the 2018-19 season, including the Playoffs, Conference Finals and The Finals, the NBA Africa YouTube channel will celebrate […]

February 27, 2019 Influencer Compensation Report | Influencers | Plaqad Copy Editor

Why Influencers Prefer Monetary Compensation

So why do Influencers prefer money over other forms of payment or compensation? There’s a plethora of reasons. Luckily, I’m a micro influencer so I can tell you from experience.

August 14, 2018 Economy | facebook | online | Tools Press Releases

Women hold the key to unlocking N19.7 billion for Nigeria’s economy by 2022

Lack of access to finance (36%) is the cited as the main barrier to women setting up independently.

April 6, 2018 Ads | Elections | facebook | politics Press Releases

Facebook announces changes to make Ads, Pages more transparent

Facebook has announced that changes are being made to the way Ads and Pages are managed on its platform and on Instagram. These changes are designed to increase transparency and accountability as well as prevent election interference. In a statement release by Rob Goldman, VP, Ads and Alex Himel, VP, Local & Pages today, “We believe that when […]

March 1, 2018 facebook | Fate Foundation Press Releases

Facebook partners FATE Foundation to Offer Month-Long Bootcamps for entrepreneurs across Nigeria

Facebook, in partnership with FATE Foundation, is set to hold the 2018 edition of the Aspiring Entrepreneurs Digital Program, a free four-week bootcamp for select entrepreneurs in seven cities across Nigeria. Participants will learn the fundamentals of digital marketing for business coupled with key entrepreneurship skills designed to improve their businesses. As one of many high-profile partnerships by Facebook, the trainings are aimed […]

November 15, 2016 BlackBerry | BlackBerry 10 | whatsapp Copy Editor

WhatsApp Extends Their BBOS And BlackBerry 10 Shutdown Until June 2017

Earlier in the year, WhatsApp announced that they were ending support for several mobile platforms by the end of this year as a result of the low numbers they now have and also their inability to suport new features in the more modern versions of the app. However, it now seems that they have decided […]

November 12, 2016 African Youtube Awards | Google | Youtube Copy Editor

FULL LIST: African YouTube Awards 2016

Last night, Google announced the winners of the inaugural Sub-Saharan African YouTube Awards. Held in other regions since 2007, the YouTube Awards celebrate the talent and creativity of the YouTube community. According to the CEO of YouTube, Susan Wojcicki, “We’re incredibly proud at YouTube to provide a platform that shares Africa’s creativity with the rest […]

November 4, 2016 Alex Stamos | CyberXchange | facebook | Safety Centre Press Releases

Facebook keynotes CyberXchange Conference, releases Safety Center to promote Online Safety and Bullying Prevention

Just two months after Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg traveled to Nigeria and Kenya to meet with developers, partners, and entrepreneurs, , Chief Security Officer at Facebook, gave a keynote address at the CyberXchange security conference in Lagos, Nigeria about the company’s approach to keeping people safe and making the internet more secure for everyone. Keeping you […]

October 10, 2016 EatOut | facebook | Restaurants | social media Copy Editor

EatOut & Facebook Train Restaurateurs On Social Media

EatOut and Facebook joined forces on Wednesday 5th October 2016, to host a free social Media workshop for restaurant owners and managers in Nairobi. The half day event which took place at the newly opened Metta collaborative workspace at 14 Riverside saw over 50 restaurateurs from Nairobi’s top establishments including Sankara, Talisman, dusitD2, Brew Bistro […]

September 23, 2016 Google | Salesforce | twitter Oluwapelumi

BREAKING: Twitter Closer To Sale

Twitter is reportedly closer to being sold. Part of the prospective buyers include Google and Salesforce. This fuels the speculation of how long the social network can remain without being sold as it repeatedly refused to innovate the way users expect. BREAKING: Twitter moving closer to sale, suitors believed to include SalesForce and Google: CNBC […]