#Digitalinclusion : Towards ending digital gender marginalization, By Y. Z. Ya’u,
Two days ago, a team of staff of CITAD went to Shara in Sumaila Local Government area of Kano to conduct a COVID 19 sensitization […]
NCC alerts public on cloned Facebook account
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has alerted the the general Public, especially telecoms consumers to a fraudulent and cloned Facebook profile account opened with […]
Strong arm tactics, violence will determine winner of Edo election, YIAGA Africa fears
Yiaga Africa has expressed concern over the impact violence may have on the outcome of Edo 2020 gubernatorial election. A pre-election report made […]
Osinbajo, Facebook to hold informal chat on Friday
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Facebook’s Vice President, Policy and Communication, Nick Clegg, are set to hold a virtual informal chat on Facebook on Friday. […]
Nigerians’ entitlement mentality and sense of belonging, By Akintokunbo A Adejumo
[email protected] Jean-Pierre Legros, Author of “Diversium”, an interdisciplinary theory of Everything wrote: “Nothing is free. Because nothing exists without relationships with something else. Even […]
TStv acquires right for EFL, begins broadcast of live matches
The Management of TStv Africa, a Nigeria Direct to home Pay TV operator, announced that the Company has acquired rights to Broadcast English Football […]
Entrepreneurs, SMEs commend Polaris Bank, Facebook on capacity building initiative
A cross-section of business owners who participated in the just-concluded capacity building programme organised for SMEs have commended Polaris Bank and social media giant Facebook […]
COVID-19: Facebook to support 781 small businesses with N500m grant
Facebook on Monday says it would be supporting 781 small businesses in Nigeria with N500 million grant to cushion the effects of COVID-19. The company […]
COVID-19: Fans wish Nollywood actress Omotola Ekeinde speedy recovery
Some fans of Nollywood screen diva, Omotola Ekeinde a.k.a Omosexy, have sympathised and wished her quick recovery, after she announced that she had tested positive […]
Polaris Bank Partners Facebook to build capacity for SMEs
Polaris Bank has partnered with the global social media giant, Facebook to provide free digital marketing training to SMEs in Nigeria. The Bank explained that […]
Facebook’s connectivity investments to grow Africa’s economy by $57bn in 5 years
American social media conglomerate, Facebook, on Wednesday said that its connectivity investment would grow Africa’s economy by 57 billion dollars in the next five years. […]
Facebook not doing enough to fight discrimination, audit says
Facebook Inc. has not done enough to fight discrimination on its platform and some of its decisions were setbacks for civil rights, according to an […]
Facebook frustrates advertisers as boycott over hate speech kicks off
Advertisements for more than 400 brands, including Coca-Cola and Starbucks, are due to vanish from Facebook on Wednesday, after the failure of last-ditch talks to […]
Facebook removes Trump ads featuring symbol linked to Nazis
Facebook on Thursday took down Trump campaign ads that featured a symbol used by Nazis to designate political prisoners, saying the posts breached the platform’s […]
After Trump tweet debate, Facebook to review policies on posts
Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg has pledged to review the social network’s policies, amid heated debate over how social media should handle posts by U.S. President […]
Zuckerberg defends not criticising Trump over threat of violence
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg has defended himself for not condemning remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump appearing to threaten violent retribution against demonstrators protesting the […]
Facebook expands COVID-19 information centre to Nigeria, 16 other Africa countries
Facebook says it will be expanding its Coronavirus Information Centre to 17 more countries in sub-Saharan African, including Nigeria Kojo Boakye, Facebook’s Head of Public […]
Facebook launches leadership community programme in Nigeria, 2 other countries
Nigeria and two other African nations, South, Africa and Kenya, are to benefit from Facebook’s newly-launched Accelerator Programme to provide community leaders the opportunity to […]
Facebook warns of risks to innovation, freedom of expression ahead of EU rules
Facebook warned of threats to innovation and freedom of expression on Monday, ahead of the release of a raft of rules by the European Union […]
Facebook looking to open content moderation for external audit
Facebook is working to enable external reviews on its content moderation systems, chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said in a comment piece on the Financial Times […]
U.S. election: Facebook gives users some control over how they see political ads
Facebook Inc said on Thursday, ahead of the U.S. presidential election that it was making some changes to its approach to political ads, including allowing […]
MIL and the challenge of new media technologies, By By Chido Onumah & Olunifesi Suraj
Introduction Information rules the world today. More often than not, the type of information we receive affects our choices, our relationship with others, the quality […]
Facebook tests curated news service, pays some media outlets
Facebook launched a news service that will provide users with curated national and local stories, the company on Friday said. Facebook News is being tested […]
Facebook reaffirms commitment to combat hate speech – official
Facebook says it has intensified efforts to combat the use of hate speech on its platform. Ms Fadzai Madzingira, Content Policy Associate Manager, Facebook sub-Sahara […]
U.S. antitrust probe of Facebook expands to 46 attorneys general
An antitrust investigation into Facebook ramped up on Tuesday with the announcement that 46 state attorneys general from across the U.S. have joined the New […]