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Facebook Launches Africa’s First SME Council in Nigeria
Facebook today launched its Nigerian SME Council, the first to launch on the continent, and part of Facebook’s ongoing commitment ...
Facebook celebrates Africa’s vibrant startup scene and rising talent at TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield Africa 2017
Facebook this week celebrated the achievements of a fast-growing community of African tech entrepreneurs and developers, at the first-ever TechCrunch ...
With $1,500, this is how Trump’s digital director made $94 million
Featuring on CBS News’ 60 Minutes program, Brad Parscale, Trump’s digital director narrated how his $1500 project for President Trump’s ...
Facebook hosts leading women in Nigeria’s technology industry
The premier edition of Facebook’s Women in Technology event held on Tuesday, October 3, 2017, at the Co-Creation Hub, Yaba, ...
Hurricane Maria: Facebook donates $1.5million to Puerto Rico among other relief efforts
In its bid to contribute its own effort at relieving Puerto Ricans of the suffered damage as a result of ...
Facebook, MAC AIDS Fund, OkayAfrica partner with Africa’s most powerful women to redefine leadership
For nearly 10 years, the Global First Ladies Alliance has been convening first ladies for high-level policy dialogues in the US and ...
[The Alausa Blog] Dear Gov Ambode, Bariga residents need your urgent attention
As Governor Ambode’s administration daily churns out details of every of its latest achievements via social media, a number of ...
Facebook launches ad control for advertisers, announces third party partnerships to improve measurement
Facebook is making changes to its platform in order to provide more clarity and control for advertisers over where advertising ...
Facebook announces new ways to enjoy Memories with friends
Facebook on Friday announced new ways users can enjoy Memories – a tool that makes it easier for people to ...
Facebook adds publisher logos to articles in trending and search section
Facebook has announced that it will start introducing publisher logos to articles in the trending and search sections on its ...
Facebook launches dedicated tab for Safety Check feature
Facebook announced on Monday that it is making Safety Check easier to find on its platform. Facebook’s goal to build ...
Facebook celebrates World Photo Day, announces in-app tools to take and share better pictures
In celebration of World Photo Day which is celebrated on the August 19 annually, Facebook and Messenger released some insights into ...
Facebook records over 45m birthday wishes daily, launches birthday fundraising and video options
Facebook has reported that more than 45 million people give birthday wishes to their friends and family on its platform ...
Opinion: The mindless worship of gadgets
by Tony Ogunlowo We have a new addiction in our lives and it’s called the mindless worship of gadgets. We ...
Fraudsters using my name to dupe people on Facebook – Audu Ogbeh
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh, has raised the alarm that some impersonators have been using his name ...
Facebook adds features, integrated cameras to make Live 360 more accessible
Facebook announced updates to Live 360, its video feature which fully immerses viewers into a scene, giving them the opportunity ...
Facebook posts put Nigerian journalist in trouble
Katsina Police on Saturday night detained a journalist, Danjuma Katsina, over Facebook posts allegedly questioning the integrity of a newly-elected ...
The Media Blog: America’s newspapers are begging government to save them
The irony of all of this, especially under Donald J. Trump. Newspapers in America have run to the government to ...
Badoo: The anti-social network we thought Facebook had bought
by Alexander O. Onukwue The first mention of ‘Badoo’ for some people had really been about the social networking site, ...
N300m damages for Evans, 2 billion Facebook users | The 5 numbers that mattered this week
N4 billion – The Ilorin High Court ordered Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore to pay Senate President, Bukola Saraki this ...
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. ...
2 billion people now use Facebook – Zuckerberg
More than a quarter of the world’s population now uses Facebook every month, Mark Zuckerberg says. “As of this morning, ...
Facebook hosts first ever Community Summit, announces new tools for group admins
Yesterday, Facebook hosted its first ever Facebook Communities Summit in Chicago with hundreds of group admins where new features were ...
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. ...
Facebook to update Safety Check with new features
In order to build a safe community, Facebook will be announcing new updates to Safety Check to make it an ...
The Media Blog: Trump is very good for American media – by the millions
And we are not just talking about millions of dollars, but millions of people also. The latest hearings for former ...
Facebook introduces subtitles on Live to enhance user experience for deaf people
As part of its commitment to making it accessible to everyone, Facebook is enabling users to include closed captions in Facebook ...
Mark Zuckerberg meets founder of all-female Nigerian Facebook group
Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, on Tuesday, received Nigeria’s Lola Omolola, founder of a secret Facebook group called Female in Nigeria ...
Facebook introduces “safety check” after London terror attack
Social media network, Facebook, activated its “Safety Check” feature on Saturday after the London terror attack. The tool has been ...
We have your receipts: So Trump has no issues receiving money from those who “want women as slaves and to kill gays”
by Roqeebah Olaoniye Not to visit the sins of the father on the son, but too often, the Trumps leave us ...