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Oludolapo Adelana November 8, 2016

“In dealing with the opposite sex you’ll need a mighty doze of humility,” Ebonyi lawmaker tells Linda Ikeji

An Ebonyi state House of Assembly member, Maria Ude Nwachi has written an open letter to popular blogger Linda Ikeji. In the letter via her Facebook page, Nwachi advises Linda…

Tolu November 7, 2016

CyberXchange: Student winners of hackathon get over N1 million from Facebook

Last week, Facebook sponsored a hackathon at the CyberXchange conference in Lagos, Nigeria, drawing applications from more than 250 young, talented students from across the country. Out of those, 63…

Roqeebah November 4, 2016

[The Presidential Blog]: Dear DMO, please DPMO

I was going to start by saying "it appears that these people do not get it". But then as I typed the words and read them myself, I realised that…

Isime Esene October 26, 2016

Reading material: For those who work in media content (5)

Let’s go! 1. The death of print media has been greatly, and deathly exaggerated. 2. Newspapers are paying a price for speaking their minds in America. 3. Sometimes,…

Isime Esene October 24, 2016

The Media Blog: AT&T just assured us of the future of the media

We saw this headline, and our minds were blown. As yours would be if you are a media entrepreneur working in a world where it's future is supposed to be…

Tolu October 22, 2016

How E’Sorae Luxury used word-of-mouth and social media to grow a bedding and homeware business

E’sorae Luxury — a Lagos-based online retailer that produces good quality bedsheets and bedding basics — has been growing rapidly since its launch in 2014 as an E-commerce store. Its…

Tolu October 21, 2016

[The Legislative Blog]: The Nigerian Senate refuses to carry last on this tech stuff, hence Facebook Live

First it was e-voting days ago, we ignored it like "no be today, they'll soon spoil it sef as per is it not naija" Then today, the Nigerian Senate live-streamed…

Isime Esene October 20, 2016

The Media Blog: Stop making noise on Twitter – see your mates making money

Tolu October 6, 2016

Wow! This is a must-see video of Okocha

If you are a football lover and a great fan of Jay-Jay Okocha, you probably would have seen the video where he disguised as a cleaner to surprise fans at…

Op-ed Editor September 29, 2016

Praekelt.org Incubator for Free Basics announces first 10 live sites

The Praekelt.org Incubator for Free Basics, a tool to support organisations and developers building for the Free Basics Platform has announced over half of the selected applicants and the first…

Mazi Emeka September 16, 2016

Facebook introduces ‘Blueprint Certification’ for advertisers and marketers

Facebook has announced the launch of Blueprint Certification, a global credentialing program for digital advertising professionals created to get the most out of the social media giant’s powerful marketing platform.…

YWriter September 14, 2016

The Media Blog: The New York Times just made life difficult for all journalists

Actually they didn’t ‘just’, it’s a reminder. But we can’t imagine living under these conditions. As we enter the home stretch of the presidential campaign, all of us in the…

Azeez September 14, 2016

Police arrests undergraduate for defrauding 7 ladies via Facebook

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested an undergraduate, Ademola Adebayo, for allegedly defrauding seven ladies he met on Social Networking Site, Facebook. It was learnt that Adebayo, 26, allegedly…

Op-ed Editor September 7, 2016

Opinion: What if Mark Zuckerberg were a Nigerian?

by Okey Ndibe Last week, Nigeria hosted one of the central deities in the global revolution called social media—in the name of Hon Triple High Chief Sir (Dr.) Alhaji Mark…

Op-Ed Editor September 6, 2016

Opinion: Free pass for Zucky

by Ugochukwu Nnamdi Ukamba I don't mean to be a kill joy! This past week has been a social media roller coaster ride –let’s call it a Facebook storm. The…

Isime Esene September 6, 2016

WE SURVIVED BOKO HARAM II: F is for Fati, and Faith

by Eromo Egbejule You hear a lot of stories about North-East Nigeria, a slice of the country that has been at war since 2009, at the hands of Boko Haram.…

Oludolapo Adelana September 3, 2016

Twitter war: Kenyans are behind Nigerians in every aspect – Fani-Kayode

A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has joined in on the Twitter war between Nigeria and Kenya over the visit of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to both countries. Fani-Kayode took to…

Azeez September 2, 2016

Pres. Buhari has a lot to say about Mark Zuckerberg’s ‘simplicity’

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday commended the Co-founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg for inspiring Nigerian youths through his visit. Buhari said this while receiving Zuckerberg at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.…

Oludolapo Adelana September 2, 2016

Mark Zuckerberg visits Buhari at Aso Villa (PHOTOS)

Just as we reported earlier today, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Friday paid a courtesy visit to President Muhammadu Buhari at the Aso Rock Villa. Zuckerberg who just returned from…

Mazi Emeka September 2, 2016

Reuben Abati: The Mark Zuckerberg visit

by Reuben Abati Mark Zuckerberg’s two-day visit to Nigeria has done a lot for the country; it is a pity no government official or agency has tried to tap into the…

Oludolapo Adelana September 2, 2016

Report: Mark Zuckerberg returns to Nigeria, set to meet Buhari

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has returned to Nigeria, the Nigerian Eye reports. Zuckerberg visited Nigeria on Tuesday and Wednesday where he met with technology developers in Lagos. The tech guru was hosted…

Oludolapo Adelana September 1, 2016

Fani-Kayode, Omokri bicker over Zuckerberg’s Facebook Hausa comments

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was in Nigeria on Tuesday and Wednesday to meet with technology developers in Lagos. During his meeting on Wednesday the tech guru was asked about the…

Isime Esene September 1, 2016

The Media Blog: CNN didn’t do anything wrong

Nigerians have been all over tne matter of CNN’s coverage of Mark Zuckerberg’s visit to Nigeria. The headline was innocuous enough: “Mark Zuckerberg makes first visit to Sub-Saharan Africa”. ;

Tolu August 31, 2016

Nigerian netizens welcome Zuckerberg in their own special way

by Ezinne Ajoku Mark Zuckerberg’s momentous visit to Nigeria has not gone unnoticed. How could it? From the way he slid into the country with superb thief-in-the-night moves to his…

Azeez August 31, 2016

Zuckerberg says Facebook will embrace more Nigerian languages

The Founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, who is currently in Nigeria has pledged to include more Nigerian languages on the platform. He said this on Wednesday, during a meeting with software…

Mazi Emeka August 31, 2016

Opinion: What Zuckerberg’s visit means for Nigeria

by Tayo Elegbede In an unannounced fashion, Facebook Founder, Mark Zuckerberg, today arrived Lagos-Nigeria to kick start his first tour of Sub-Saharan Africa, where over 100 million Facebook users reside. According to…

Oludolapo Adelana August 31, 2016

Zuckerberg walks the streets of Lagos as he visits Andela (WATCH)

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is in Nigeria. Zuckerberg who arrived Nigeria in an unannounced visit went to tech startup Andela, one of the companies he invested in. It would be recalled…

Isime Esene August 31, 2016

YNaija Analysis: What Zuckerberg’s arrival in Nigeria really means

The surprise visit of Mark Zuckerberg understandably had many heads spinning. What is the world’s 5th richest man doing in Nigeria unannounced? Is it just because Nigeria has the highest…

Isime Esene August 30, 2016

YNaija Exclusive: This is EXACTLY why Mark Zuckerberg is in Nigeria (READ)

by Isime Esene Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is visiting Nigeria this week on his first trip to Africa, using his time in the country to visit the Yaba technology hub…