Innovation & Technology Tech Crawl: WeJapa CEO steps down, Facebook and Instagram censor #EndSARS content, Ilara Health raises $1.1 million in grant, more by Omolara Oseni October 23, 2020 The protest against police brutality in Nigeria continues but this week, it takes a new turn as violence erupts in
Innovation & Technology Tech Crawl: Facebook to open Lagos office, 3 African entrepreneurs join Endeavor global network, Egypt’s Elves raises $2m, more by Omolara Oseni September 25, 2020 The end of another week is upon us. Here are interesting happenings across the African and global tech space you
Innovation & Technology Tech Crawl: Lifebank expands to Kenya, WhatsApp to release another version for desktop users, YouTube launches Shorts to rival TikTok, more by Omolara Oseni September 18, 2020 #TGIF: Slowly and steadily, the month is coming to an end. Here are some of the interesting things that happened
Funding Opportunities Apply to partake in Facebook’s $100 million small business grant and ad credits by Omolara Oseni August 26, 2020 Facebook small business grant programme is offering $100M in cash grants and ad credits to businesses especially companies that are
Innovation & Technology Facebook copycat apps: A case of “if we can’t acquire, we imitate” by Omolara Oseni August 11, 2020 Have you heard about the new feature of Instagram? It’s called Reels. Though it’s not available in Nigeria yet, I’ve
Innovation & Technology Mark Zuckerberg now worth $100bn with the release of Instagram Reels to rival TikTok by Omolara Oseni August 10, 2020 Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg has joined tech giants, Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates as the only people who have the
Innovation & Technology Tech Crawl: LinkedIn lays off staff, Facebook to grow Africa’s economy by $57 billion, Vodacom to launch a fintech service in SA, more by Omolara Oseni July 24, 2020 It’s been an interesting week in the tech and social media space. The popular reality TV show, Big Brother Naija
Entrepreneurs These 12 Africans selected for Facebook Community Accelerator will get $30,000 each by Omolara Oseni July 16, 2020 Following the call for application in March 2020, Facebook has selected 12 Africans to join Facebook’s Community Accelerator, a six-month
Innovation & Technology You may not notice, but this is how Twitter, et al is affecting your mental health by Omolara Oseni June 9, 2020 A: Hi, how have you been? I sent you messages on WhatsApp, it didn’t deliver. B: Oh, that’s true. I’m
Innovation & Technology Tech Crawl: Google slammed with a $5bn class lawsuit, Sparkle launches in Nigeria, Zoom cut free users off end-to-end encryption, more by Omolara Oseni June 5, 2020 It’s another week of interesting news from all around the tech ecosystem. This week, Google faces $5billion lawsuit and Facebook
