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Cloud adoption in Nigeria

AWS report: Cloud adoption in Nigeria set to yield NGN $30.2 trillion economic uplift by 2033, new study reveals

Lagos, September 26, 2023 – Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company (NASDAQ: AMZN), commissioned a new report quantifying the relationship between public cloud computing adoption, national productivity,…

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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Announces Engagement to Longtime Girlfriend in Spectacular Yacht Proposal

Jeff Bezos, the visionary CEO behind the global e-commerce giant Amazon, recently made headlines as he announced his engagement to his enchanting long-term partner, Lauren Sanchez. In a scene straight…

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Potential Hollywood Writers’ Strike Threatens Survival of Popular TV Shows

Your favorite TV shows may not make it if Hollywood writers go on strike tomorrow. The writers are suffering from reduced job opportunities and the loss of income due to…

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Fake reviews are eroding customer trust to everyone’s detriment | There are no quick fixes

Perhaps one of the better things the pandemic year left us with is a strengthened e-commerce industry after the global lockdown forced more consumers to turn to e-commerce rather than…

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Deep Dive: What made Jeff Bezos earn double of Dangote’s net worth in a day?

Jeff Bezos got a whole lot richer in one day than Africa's richest man has methodically built himself to become over a lifetime. That is the news that got everyone…

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Viola Davis taps Nnedi Okorafor, Wanuri Kahiu to adapt Octavia Butler’s ‘Wild Seed’ for Amazon!

It's the biggest news this week in black popular culture: Viola Davis will help to adapt the first of Octavia Butler's Afrofuturist patternist books Wild Seed for Amazon, a television series…

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Quickteller launches e-commerce platform for its consumers

Shoppers across  Nigeria can now make online purchases from over 100 international shops, pay in Naira and have their items delivered to their doorstep locally without stress, courtesy of Quicktellers…

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Amazon studio chief, Roy Price suspended for ignoring sexual assault claims against Weinstein

In a latest development arising from the Harvey Weinstein sex scandal, Amazon Studios chief Roy Price has been suspended amid claims he "ignored" allegations the disgraced veteran producer raped actress…

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One tweet from Trump just lost Amazon $6bn in value

by Adedotun Michael Just hours following President Trump’s criticism of Amazon yesterday, the online retail outfit has lost tons in billions of dollars in the company’s market capitalization before the…

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Trump blasts Amazon over damage to taxpayers

by Adedotun Michael President Donald Trump who touched down at New York City yesterday for military purchases and trade deals and since called the shots from his Trump Tower has…

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N329bn recovery from oil marketers; Jeff Bezos’ $90bn net worth | The 5 numbers that mattered last week

$90 billion - Amazon founder and owner of Washington Post, Jeff Bezos became the richest man in the world on Thursday, according to a Forbes real-time list of billionaires. He…

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Jeff Bezos’ reign as world’s richest man only lasted hours

It was earlier reported that Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos was the world's richest man, displacing Microsoft's Bill Gates, but the reign only lasted for a couple of hours. Bezos has…

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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is now the richest man in the world

Amazon founder and owner of Washington Post, Jeff Bezos becomes the richest man in the world.  He now overtakes Bill Gates. A 1 percent pop in the shares of Amazon.com,…

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The Media Blog: Hope you heard that Facebook is now in the business of TV production

This was announced Monday. It is working with a small group of partners to start releasing episodes from around August. "Our goal is to make Facebook a place where people…

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Zuckerberg snubs White House invite to meet with President Trump and other tech CEOs

President Trump is asking the CEOs of the world's largest tech companies for help in modernizing the American government system. Huge names like Many executives, like Apple, Google, and Amazon,…

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200 years of APC, $1million ransom | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

200 - The number of years the All Peoples Congress (APC) will exist and remain in power for, according to the Special Assistant to the President on Prosecution, Okoi Obono-Obla.…

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Amazon to acquire Whole Foods in $13.4 billion deal

Amazon said it has agreed to grocery chain Whole Foods for $13.4 billion. Amazon had earlier said it would want to conquer new territory in supermarkets, amplifying the competition with Walmart. For Whole…

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Reading material: For those who work in media content (6)

Because sometimes, you're here today and gone tomorrow. (RIP Vine) Read. It's 2016, nobody is going to let you get away with blatant lies. (Especially you, Mr. Trump.) Read. You'd…

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7 things to know about the new iPhone 7

We predicted the launch of Apple's new iPhone and we were right as the unveiling is currently happening at the Apple event in San Francisco. We predicted 5 things to…

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With over 12,000 stores, you’ll find all you need on Konga.com

by Jewel Stephen With over 12,000 different stores registered on the website today, konga.com is the largest online mall in Nigeria. The vast array of products on Konga.com mirrors the…

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The stars come out to play with Kingsley Iweka’s novel, Dappled Things

by Zara Mustapha Looking for the right book to pass time with? Then Dappled Things written by Kingsley Iweka should ease the boredom. The novel which is in bookstores nationwide is fast…

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Ayodeji Rotinwa: Chimamanda Adichie – Beyoncé’s favourite novelist? Or great novelist… period

by Ayodeji Rotinwa Please, do bare in mind that some of us would never know of Chimamanda if it wasn’t for Beyonce. The truth is, I got the album and…

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DISTURBING: Snake caught on tape swallowing a monkey in one piece (WATCH)

Scientists said the howler monkey likely didn’t see the snake. This snake wasn't monkeying around. For the first time, scientists have witnessed and documented a boa constrictor strangling and…

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Opinion: The Okada Books revolution and what it means for African authors

by Kemi Ogunniyi Something new and exciting has just happened in the world of books. It happened in Africa. The rest of the publishing world would soon notice. And it…

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Feyi Fawehinmi: What Nigerian investors and entrepreneurs can learn from Pastor Paul Adefarasin

by Feyi Fawehinmi The story of the Amazon we all know (and mostly love) today is an amazing one. Jeff Bezos started the company in June 1994 and called it…

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Opinion: Yes, Margaret Thatcher was a witch (and I will sing to that)

by Adam Jung In short, she was a vile human being whose 'bravery' can be attributed to just not giving a shit about people. As I write this, Judy Garland's Ding…

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TRIBUTE: She wasn’t Beyonce or Lady Gaga, she was Goldie and she was untouchable

by Ameena Dede Goldie was a trendsetter, nobody had the gall to put on garters and lace and strut about in a whip until she came on, now almost every young Nigerian…

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Opinion: No more magic: How Tim Cook botched Jobs’ product-launch formula

by Rob Enderle For the last decade, Apple has set the gold standard for product launches, and credit has always rested unequivocally on the shoulders of Steve Jobs. The company…

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Entrepreneur and Maritime lawyer Mfon Ekpo hits Amazon.com Best Seller list!

by Ifreke Inyang Mfon Ekpo, an entrepreneur, consultant and a lawyer, recently hit three separate Amazon.com best-seller lists with the new business book “Pushing To The Front.” The Founder of…

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