Sri Lanka's decision to block social media following deadly suicide attacks highlights a growing distrust of online platforms, but critics said the move is likely to restrict the flow of important news and information as well as abusive content. The move comes amid growing frustration by governments around the world with internet platforms over propagation…

At the time we started our company from building a technology platform for a farm while in school in Edo state, two other technology co-founders who were also graduate students at the other side of the world were tinkering with an idea in a friend’s garage at Menlo Park in California. That company became Google.…

Eagle Global Markets (EGM), has reiterated the importance of innovation and financial technology (fintech) particularly in a developing economy like Nigeria.   The fintech firm stated this recently when representatives from the Enterprise Innovation Hub and Technology Services units of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), visited its office in Lagos.   EGM noted that in…

Godwin Obaseki, governor, Edo State, has disclosed that MainOne and Facebook have invested $20m for the development of terrestrial fiber infrastructure in the state. Obaseki made the disclosure in Dubai, United Araba Emirates (UAE), after attending the ninth edition of the Annual Investment Meeting (AIM), themed, “Mapping the Future of Foreign Direct Investment: Enriching World…

With research showing that if governments harness the full economic potential of the Internet, Africa could add $300 billion to its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2025, the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwunmi Adesina, and other experts have charged Africans to embrace technology. According to them, with 70 per cent of all…

Foremost enterprise knowledge and development organization, FATE Foundation in collaboration with Facebook, announced the implementation of the second Series of the Aspiring Entrepreneurs Digital Programme (AEP-Digital) in seven cities across Nigeria. The target cities; Lagos, Ilorin, Port Harcourt, Benin, Abeokuta, Kaduna and Aba, were selected to enable more entrepreneurs around Nigeria have access to these…

Facebook will block election advertising from outside Australia ahead of polls next month, in the wake of growing criticism of the social media giant's role in the spread of disinformation.

Death eath makes mockery of life, and of all achievements. Death is always a tragedy since it puts a finality to existence, and ceases all possibilities. The death of a terminal patient, a loved one, is not bearable. This is even more so when death raids the intelligentsia and takes those on whom we have…

Earlier today, I was greatly honored to receive the SunHak Peace Prize. For myself and my co-laureate and my dear sister, Waris Dirie, it’s also special, since the Prize this year goes to two Africans. And for both of us, our paths to be where we are today have been marked with challenges. That you shine your light…

Personal branding has fast become a buzz word that we throw around nodding knowingly, but few of us really comprehend its power. Personal branding is described by Influencer Marketing Hub as the image people see of you, it is how you promote yourself and the telling of your story. In essence, it is how you…

To keep the online community safe, Facebook is planning to set up an oversight board to review some of its most challenging and contentious content decisions. According to Facebook's Vice President on Product Partnerships, Ime Archibong, in putting the body together, the social media platform will be getting wide input from local experts, including academics…

Unlike before, whereby the print and electronic media were the only channels toward reaching buyers in the real estate industry, the social media is becoming a powerful tool that offer a robust platform for marketing and sales of services. Asides the fact that major firms now have presence on websites, the sites are further linked…