The Federal Government has filed criminal charges against activist and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, over a social media post in which he referred …
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Meta Partners with Safaricom on $23 Million Subsea Cable Project to Boost Internet in East Africa
Facebook’s parent company, Meta, has entered into a partnership with Safaricom, Kenya’s largest telecom operator, to invest in a new subsea fibre-optic cable project that will connect East Africa to …
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Alphabet, Microsoft Boost Tech Giants’ $143B Q2 Profit
The world’s seven largest tech companies—Microsoft, Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Nvidia, and Tesla—collectively reported a staggering $143 billion in net profit for the second quarter of 2023, marking a 27.6% …
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Meta Introduces New Tools to Help Businesses and Content Creators Make Money on WhatsApp
Meta, the parent company of WhatsApp, has announced new ways for businesses, content creators and organizations to make money and grow their reach on WhatsApp. The company made this announcement …
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Morocco’s UM6P Hosts Metaverse Day to Promote Metaverse and Web3 technology
Morocco’s Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) co-hosted on Wednesday in Ben Guerir an event with the tech giant and Facebook’s parent company Meta, with the aim of promoting the rising …
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Facebook CEO makes plans to layoff thousands of employees
by Omolaraby OmolaraFacebook-parent Meta will become the latest tech firm to scale back its workforce, with plans to layoff thousands of employees this week, US media reported Sunday. The Wall Street Journal, …
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WhatsApp, the popular instant communication app owned by Meta that is used by many for quick texting earlier on 25th of october 2022 reportedly faced an issue making it difficult …
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WhatsApp Web faces downtime, affects thousands of users globally
WhatsApp, the popular instant communication app owned by Meta that is used by many for quick texting is reportedly facing an issue. WhatsApp users in Nigeria are currently unable to …
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ARCON sues Meta over ‘unapproved’ adverts, seeks N30bn penalty
The Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) has sued Meta Platforms Incorporated, owners of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp platforms, for showing unapproved advertisements to the Nigerian audience. In a statement …
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Meta and e-commerce venture, Jio launches grocery shopping on WhatsApp in India
Meta, has announced a partnership with India’s e-commerce venture, Jio, to launch grocery shopping on WhatsApp in India. With this launch, Customers in India will be able to browse JioMart’s …