A Nigerian Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja has granted an application by a Nigerian, Mr Chianugo Peter, to amend his originating processes filed to seek $150 million in compensation from Google and GoDaddy.com. Justice Obiora Egwuatu granted the application after lawyer to Google LLC, Oluwaseyi Ogundiran of Aluko & Oyebode Law Firm, did not […]
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Ecobank Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of the Ecobank Group, has entered a strategic partnership with the Nigeria Chess Federation (NCF) to host the 2024 National Schools’ Team Chess Competition. Ecobank in a statement said the competition is scheduled to hold between in May 2024, is open to students from primary, Secondary and Tertiary education level […]
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A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Iyaganku Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, has ordered the remand of 29 suspected Yoruba Nation agitators for invading the premises of the state Secretariat in Ibadan on Saturday. The defendants were arraigned on Wednesday for their various involvements in the failed invasion of the secretariat and the Governor’s Office. Some […]
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With the local government election scheduled to hold on the April 27th in Oyo State, Governor Seyi Makinde has said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) remains the best option among other political parties in the state. He declared that PDP “is better and people-oriented” than the APC, Labour Party, NNPP and others. Makinde said […]
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The Federal Government has sacked the Advertising Standard Panel (ASP) for approving the trending ‘All Eyes on The Judiciary’ billboards. The Director-General of the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON), Dr. Olalekan Fadolapo, confirmed the dissolution of the panel in a statement on Tuesday, 15th August 2023. The sacking of the board followed the position […]
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In line with its vision of streamlining human resource functions and processes in the workplace, BridgeGap has launched 56 Bridge, a recruitment app which will revolutionise job applications, improve efficiency and reduce bottlenecks in the recruitment process for organizations. The 56 Bridge app, which was launched in Lagos on Tuesday, August 9th, 2022, is primed […]
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CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s Parliament passed legislation on Thursday that could imprison social media executives if their platforms stream real violence such as the New Zealand mosque shootings. Critics warn that some of the most restrictive laws about online communication in the democratic world could have unforeseen consequences, including media censorship and reduced investment […]
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Social media personalities have described the ongoing Heineken Nigeria’s 192 countries social media campaign as the most talked-about public relations campaign. In a statement, Marketing Director, Nigeria Breweries, NB, Franco Mario Maggi said social media users have continued to express their excitement on the new campaign and “timelines are constantly being flooded by #192 countries.” […]
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Facebook revealed Wednesday that tens of millions more people might have been exposed in the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal than previously thought and said it will restrict the user data that outsiders can access. Those developments came as congressional officials said CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify next week, while Facebook unveiled a new privacy policy […]
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Facebook is asking users whether they think it’s “good for the world” in a poll sent to an unspecified number of people. The latest poll appears under the heading, “We’d like to do better,” when users log in. Possible responses range from “strongly agree” to “strongly disagree.” Facebook regularly polls users on its service. The […]
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Twitter announced Wednesday a crackdown on accounts powered by software “bots” which can artificially amplify a person or cause and which have been accused of manipulating the social network during the 2016 US election. The San Francisco messaging platform said the move was intended to rid the service of spam-spewing automated accounts, and not aimed […]
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Facebook launched a community leadership programme on Friday that will award $10 million in total to more than 100 people who have successfully built groups on the social network as part of its push to create “meaningful” interactions. The initiative, announced at a Facebook Communities Summit in London, will give five people with a track […]
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