There are hardly any moments aside from the Super Bowl when the incentives of advertisers and viewers are so closely aligned. This Sunday night, when the Seattle Seahawks face the New England Patriots at Levi’s Stadium for a rematch of the 2015 Super Bowl which the Patriots won, the advertisers will also be looking to […]
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When PayPal shut Nigerians out of its services some two decades ago, it cited high levels of fraudulent activity across Nigeria and parts of West and Central Africa as justification. What was initially communicated as a temporary measure while its systems were upgraded to detect criminal activity effectively became a long-term restriction. Individuals and businesses […]
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The sustainability and growth witnessed in Africa’s technology sector over the years have largely been fueled by venture capital investment. Capital raised through funding rounds from local and international venture firms has driven the scaling of many innovative startups across the continent. This remains the dominant model, but mergers and acquisitions are increasingly emerging as […]
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A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the suit filed by Tigran Gambaryan, former Binance Head of Financial Crime Compliance in Nigeria, against the National Security Adviser (NSA) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over claims of unlawful detention in Nigeria. Gambaryan had sued the NSA and EFCC over alleged unlawful […]
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For what it’s worth, the seemingly endless wait for GTA 6 might be the biggest test of patience in modern gaming, made no easier by Rockstar’s justifiable continued commitment to excellence. The new release date, now set for November 19, 2026, will arrive six months later than the May 2026 window teased in the second […]
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There have been very few video games, if any at all, that have rivalled the cultural dominance of Grand Theft Auto (GTA). The world is practically holding its breath for the release of its latest instalment, GTA 6. But as we’ve all heard, its release has been unsurprisingly postponed again, this time to November 19, […]
It’s no news that AI research and deployment firm OpenAI has been at the centre of several industry-wide litigations recently, including allegations that claimed its flagship ChatGPT was complicit in the suicide of some teenage users after extended conversations. For reasons like this, it became almost believable when several reports claimed that OpenAI had updated […]
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Cryptocurrency in Nigeria has rarely enjoyed a harmonious run. When the government isn’t hounding international exchange platforms like Binance, it is experimenting with poorly conceived alternatives such as the eNaira, or attributing the naira’s devaluation to the trading of the digital asset, consequently directing telecom and internet providers to restrict access to exchange platforms. These […]
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On Wednesday, October 29, as Tanzanians went to the polls to elect their President, members of the National Assembly, and ward councillors in the 2025 general elections, they were denied a vital element of any democratic process: access to information. This came as a result of a premeditated internet blackout that rendered most media platforms […]
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MultiChoice, the parent company of DStv and GOtv, has been in the throes of financial and operational struggles, barely keeping afloat amid rising competition. In recent years, the South African-based pay-TV giant has battled the growing influence of streaming services that have become more appealing to the continent’s youth-centric demographic. This, combined with what the […]
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Everywhere you look today, generative AI is creeping in to disrupt what was once near-pristine across all boards. Using it has ignited an unending debate over what’s morally right or wrong, commercially sustainable, and socially acceptable across the globe, even as hegemonic states continue to vie for the supremacy of models. AI making the workforce […]
After four presidential delays of the enforcement of the TikTok ban in America, the White House and the Chinese-based social network have finally found a compromise that will keep its operations running with no interruption in the country. On Thursday, September 25, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that set in motion the […]
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