The Digital Rights and Freedom Bill: Laying the Foundation for Nigeria’s Digital Future
By Honorable Chukwuemeka Ujam, Titi Akinsanmi, and ‘Gbenga Sesan.
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How would you like to see Google’s Android N named after Nkwobi or Ngozi?
Android N: Let the names begin.
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Building the cloud environment in Nigeria: An interview with Intel Regional Business Director, Frederico Carvalho
An introduction to Cloud for All
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Snapchatters in Lagos can become famous for a day by adding to this story
“Tell me. Do you Snapchat? You Will”
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Zuckerberg loves Jobberman, Facebook’s Free Basics launch in Nigeria, and other stories
Thanks to Airtel, Nigeria has become the 22nd country in Africa to be Free Basics-activated.
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WhatsApp has been blocked for users in Brazil…again
A state judge ordered the block because WhatsApp refused to roll over like a puppy and hand user data over to the government.
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The Guardian is launching its online TV platform
Hello, Old Media. Meet New Media
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Facebook is building a standalone camera app…kinda like Snapchat
It’s a great opportunity to get its 1.6bn users to engage more on the platform….if it makes it out of prototype stage.
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Google is starting an in-house startup incubator to prevent its brightest staff from leaving
They’ve dubbed it “Area 120”.
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Opera’s browser has now been implanted with a free, unlimited VPN
I wish this news came in sooner. Our friends in Uganda would have had an easier time
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This guy built a Hotel-booking platform in 2 days, after Mark Essien challenged him
He’s called it Afrivac.com
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Google just turned on live traffic alerts for Maps users in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa
11 months after the update was made available to users in the USA.
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Google Calendar will now help you achieve your goals
It’s also Google Calendar’s 10th anniversary.
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Lagos State Government now wants you to pay for access to the state laws
I know we agreed that Ecommerce rules, but I think this is taking things too far
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Ntel is offering free calls for life to their first 100,000 subscribers
Anybody want to start a call center?
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If you liked The Life of Pablo, you’ll love the “final” version on Apple Music
Genius.
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Here’s a list of the most brain-dead April Fool’s jokes, because get creative, you unimaginative hacks
Seriously.
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Everyone’s going bonkers about Instagram’s new update
People are also having issues logging out, or switching accounts.
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You can now record up to 60 seconds of video on Instagram
They’ve also enabled support for multi-clip support for everyone.
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TC Live recap: Cranium One is a premium but not ridiculously expensive co-working space
It comes with all the coffee you can drink.
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Nigerians on Twitter react to Uber’s expansion into Abuja
No. Chill.
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Ringier and Silvertree have just acquired DealDey for an undisclosed amount
Kehinde Oriola will stay as CEO, but Etop Ikpe will move on to other ventures.
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Furnish.ng, a Nigerian online furniture marketplace will launch in April
Hello, Showroom.ng.
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Uber is launching in Abuja this week
Uber is getting serious about Africa, it seems.
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You can now hail an Uber in Nigeria from within Google Maps
The feature’s been available in other cities around the world for years.
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The SIMpocalypse will probably not happen
But you shouldn’t turn a blind eye to it anyway
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Sorry guys, Twitter is shutting down Tweetdeck for Windows on April 15
Moving forward, you’ll only be able to use it from your web browser.
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This is why you can’t get a .africa domain name just yet
The battle for who will manage the domain is between ZACR’s dotAfrica project and DotConnectAfrica’s Africa Registry Consortium.
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Instagram will now show you the posts you’re likely to care about first
Parent company, Facebook is known for their algorithmic timeline and now, Instagram has joined the party.
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Why Nigerian entrepreneurs should solve problems beyond eCommerce
Nigeria is almost a victim of it’s size. It’s almost too easy to have big ambition. The population size makes the country one of…
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Africa, Where Digital Rights Go To Die
If internet access can be shut down on a whim, is it really neutral?
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Interested in Fintech in Nigeria? Then you should read this
To all FinTech startups there, here are my suggestions as a potential user of your service.
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Mobile wallets: the key to seamless payments in Africa
Just as the magnetic strip revolutionized payment through the use of plastic card, mobile payments in Africa are facilitating the move to retail payments using mobile wallets and phones at point of sale.
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Nigeria’s Social Media Bill is back, and it’s time to drop this dangerous legislation once and for all
This is a call to the global community that cares about free expression, to unite behind common principles, and spread the word: when users’ rights are under attack, we have your back.
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War against Telegram
Facebook is taking…measures to hamper Telegram’s massive growth.
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Rocket’s AIG just raised more than 300 million euro from Goldman Sachs, existing investors
Doubling down
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Welcome to Balogun Market
They have convinced the traders in West Africa’s most notorious open market to sell their goods over the internet. But are they really ready?
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Nigeria’s online hotel wars
Grab your popcorn
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Afro’s board has appointed a new acting leader
Tayo Onadipe will replace Aniedi Udo-Obong, who has just left for Google.
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Soon, you’ll be able to subscribe to an iROKO tv daily plan
…and they aren’t too bothered by Netflix’ expansion across Africa
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