Like recent updates from Netflix and Starlink, renowned audio streaming platform, Spotify, is implementing substantial price hikes for its Nigerian subscribers. Under the new pricing structure, Spotify Premium subscriptions have risen from N900 to N1300 for Individual plans, N450 to N650 for Students plan, N1200 to N1700 for Duo users, and N1400 to N2000 […]
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Africa’s leading games publisher, Carry1st, has partnered with Audiomack, one of the world’s premier music streaming and discovery platforms, to simplify access to streaming services for African audiences. Carry1st, known for its exclusive digital content and mobile games has gained popularity for titles like VALORANT, Call of Duty: Mobile, Mancala Adventures, and Mergedom, particularly […]
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Like many other Gen-Zs, I grew up at a time when Nigeria’s traditional print newspapers were slowly losing ground to more convenient and accessible digital alternatives. These prints, which date back to the 1800s, were a major means for Nigeria to document, expose, debate, and educate the public on everything from politics and governance to […]
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Social media giant Meta has debuted its first pair of augmented reality (AR) glasses, Orion — a futuristic device hailed by the company as “the most advanced glasses the world has ever seen.” Meta’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, unveiled Orion at the company’s annual Connect developer event earlier this week. The AR glasses are designed […]
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Slack has become a go-to platform for modern workplace communication, especially for companies operating remotely or in hybrid settings. Beyond its efficient and organised approach to communication, Slack has also proven to be a great tool for team collaboration. However, while most of us are familiar with its basic features — channels, direct messaging, […]
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Apple’s iPhone 16 series officially went on sale globally on September 20, sparking a wave of upgrades both within and outside Africa. The launch prices from Apple range from $799 for the iPhone 16 to $1,199 for the 16 Pro Max. When converted to Nigeria’s currency, that’s approximately ₦1.3 million and ₦1.94 million, respectively. […]
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Beyond the allure and seemingly limitless capabilities of your smartphone lies a crude backstory involving dependence on Earth’s minerals. What goes into the making of your phone is way more than the behind-the-scenes videos you see from the sleek production plants in China. In fact, an average smartphone contains 75 out of the 118 elements […]
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First off, music remains one of the greatest gifts to humanity. There’s a reason it’s called the universal language — a vessel for emotional, cultural, religious, social, political, historical, personal, and artistic expression that transcends borders and speaks to the core of our shared humanity. Second, the advent of music streaming platforms has made […]
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It wasn’t until August 2021 that I finally took the plunge and joined Twitter, after months of listening to my brother’s enthusiastic accounts of real-time dicussions, trending topics, and the never-ending stream of information the platform had to offer. Unlike many tweeps who admit to cycling through the phases of creating an account, abandoning it, […]
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Dark humour. Unrealistic beauty standards. The romanticisation of mental illness. Pro-self-harm communities. Unreasonable thinspiration. These are just some of the ways social media is contributing to the rise in self-harm, particularly among young people. According to a March 2023 study from Oxford University, self-harm content on social media significantly normalises self-harm behaviour and increases the […]
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Nigeria’s automobile sector has hit a major milestone with the unveiling of Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company (IVM)’s first locally produced electric vehicle. The vehicle, which has yet to receive an official model name, was manufactured at the company’s production facility in Nnewi, Anambra state. Cornel Osigwe, the company’s Head of Communications and Corporate Affairs, […]
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Though nothing stays the same, it’s clear the rivalry between Samsung and Apple in the mobile space will only intensify, especially now that Google Pixel is also in the mix. These consumer electronics giants often push the envelope with innovative features, though some releases focus more on aesthetics than functionality. However, Apple’s latest iPhone 16 […]
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