How many Nigerian YouTube content creators make money. But not from YouTube.…
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MTN wants to launch the “WeChat of Africa”, will it catch on?
MTN wants to launch a platform that has mobile money offering, music streaming and other features. Would you use it?…
Online video content is not king in Nigeria, yet
Regardless of Nigeria’s rising internet penetration and its massive youth population, online video content still receives very low patronage…
Skype rolls out a new feature that lets you blur out your background during video calls
Skype is getting a new screen-blurring feature that lets you make a distraction-free video call by blurring your background.…
PowerStove has an ambition to redefine the concept of clean cooking in Nigeria
With its stainless steel, clean cooking, IoT-enabled stoves, PowerStove has an ambition to rid Nigeria of the old, traditional ways of cooking…
Senegalese startup, OniriQ is building IoT devices in a way you’ve never seen before
Read how OniriQ is using innovative ‘solar and digital home systems’ to create employment and reduce the carbon footprint in Senegal…
For the first time, ever Google increases the price of G Suite
Google is increasing subscription prices for its G Suite collection of apps for the first time ever…
Google Chrome to roll out its ad blocking feature globally in July
Google has announced that the Chrome ad-blocking feature will be available to users worldwide starting July 9.…
Google releases Nigeria’s political trends data for the first week of 2019
As the 2019 elections approach, Nigerians are searching the web for information on political activities. Google just released the top trends during the first week of the year.…
Getting small collateral-free loans in Nigeria may eventually become an unbearable experience
Unnecessarily complex registration procedures may soon make it difficult for Nigerians to access collateral-free loans from online money lenders.…
How NCC regulating OTT services like WhatsApp, Skype could affect you
One of the most wonderful things about the Internet is that you can make voice or video calls, send SMS without expending your mobile airtime. All one has to rely on it just an active Internet subscri…
Tired of cinemas? You can watch movies online at home with these services
The internet has, no doubt, changed how we consume content. The cost of data is getting relatively cheaper compared to the last decade. This is driving the influx of Video on Demand (VoD) platforms wh…
11 places where you can order cakes online in Nigeria
Online shopping is the new cool, as we are buying and paying for items from the comfort of our homes or offices, and cakes are not left out. Whatever the occasion — Valentine’s day, birthd…
An experiential review of the UBA Leo Chat Banker
One of the Nigerian dreams is to be able to perform basic banking transactions with ease and on time. And some dare to want to do this away from banking halls. In January, the United Bank for Africa(U…
Where to get collateral-free personal loans online in Nigeria
Accessing personal loans has taken a different dimension with a couple of service providers giving out collateral-free loans without the need a proof of employment or even a visit to a banking hall fo…
Comedy skits and music videos kept Nigerians on YouTube in 2017
Google recently released its YouTube Rewind lists for 2017 and it shows that Nigerians have been busy. Here are the top most viewed videos by Nigerians.…
YouTube Go — offline-first, data-friendly YouTube alternative — now available in Nigeria
YouTube Go, the offline-first, emerging market targeted YouTube alternative that was announced during the Google for Nigeria event in July is now available for public download in Nigeria. Why a second…
WhatsApp will soon be profitable, be very afraid
WhatsApp placed a few vacancies on its blog. With over 200 employees in its ranks, these job openings look insignificant until you realise how important they really are. The job openings in the Facebo…
4 ways to boost your Wi-Fi speed
More businesses today rely on the internet and Wi-Fi networks for daily operations. Nothing can be more frustrating than slow internet connectivity on a work day. However, in such trying times, you ma…
Cheap data may be more expensive than you think
The Nigerian Communications Commission(NCC) lifted the data price floor in November 2015. Its removal gave telcos and internet service providers the power to reduce data prices in a competitive manner…