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, are on board while Facebook did not even show up. Leaders in the tech space arrived at the White House, Monday, marking the beginning of... Read More

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September 23, 2016

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Jason Njoku: How can we get our local rich men to start paying attention to local investments?

Our Big Chief Victor Osaretin Asemota’s comments ignited a spirited debate on Radar recently. We should leave them be. Anyone who requires ‘convincing’ will only cause you problems in the long run. When they are ready. They will come. In 2011 I sat with Jim Ovia, the founder of Zenith Bank, one of the largest Nigerian... Read More

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September 21, 2016

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Opinion: What Nigeria’s youth can do with political power

by Toyosi Akerele–Ogunsiji This for me is a season of Mixed Feelings. For once, I think our Public Sector Leaders and a few Young Nigerians should swap roles, positions, offices and responsibilities for some months for good measure of service, work ethic, effectiveness, vision and Leadership. Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg, 31, worth over 40 Billion... Read More

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September 3, 2016

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The top 10 stories that made headlines this week

These are the top ten news stories that drove the conversation this week: 1. Zuck in Nigeria Facebook founder and Chief Executive of the social media giant, Mark Zuckerberg, paid a visit to Nigeria this week. He first visited the Yaba technology cluster before meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the state house, Abuja. 2. Obasanjo meets... Read More

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September 2, 2016

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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 gains of that visit. He arrived at a time there was much talk about economic recession, concerns about companies folding up or retrenching staff, or... Read More

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August 31, 2016

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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 him, he is in Lagos to “learn more about the startup ecosystem in Nigeria” and meet up with “developers and entrepreneurs”. Over the years, Nigeria,... Read More

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December 13, 2012

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Opinion: “Retweets are not endorsements”?! 22 terrible things that must end in 2013

by Cord Jefferson *We loved this piece from Gawker so much, we emailed them and took it! For all of humanity’s greatness—the pyramids, the Hoover Dam, our capacity to love—human beings have proven ourselves quite capable of doing truly disgusting things, also, including waging wars, acting upon greed, and wearing those godforsaken toe shoes.... Read More

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October 4, 2012

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TICKER: Wow! Facebook hits 1billion users

You know what’s cooler than a million users? A billion users. And now Facebook has just that. Yep, the social network birthed in a Harvard dorm grew in eight short years to a membership that it says accounts for nearly one seventh of the world’s population. Not fake users or bots — which Facebook tracks... Read More

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May 20, 2012

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Status Update: Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg is married

by Tolu Orekoya Well, he’s had a busy week. Less than 100 friends were invited to what they thought was a graduation party for Mark Zuckerberg’s long-time girlfriend, Priscilla Chan. Instead, they watched them get married. He designed Chan’s “simple ruby” wedding ring himself, and updated his Facebook status with “married” and a wedding picture.... Read More

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