The Lagos Digital Summit, a gathering of digital communication adopters, professionals and enthusiasts for the accelerated development of their businesses and the attainment of consistent value-add to various sectors and spheres of existence in Nigeria, is set to return for its 6th edition. Organised by Mustardels Media and Expoze Nigeria, …
Read More »Musk Hints at Lower Price Offer for Twitter
Elon Musk stoked speculation that he could seek to renegotiate his takeover of Twitter, saying a viable deal at a lower price wouldn’t be “out of the question”. Twitter shares briefly pared losses in afternoon trading. The stock has been dropping on concern that Musk could walk away from the …
Read More »Twitter Accepts Elon Musk’ Takeover
…Values at $44 billion Twitter has announced that it has accepted Elon Musk’s offer to acquire the publicly traded company at $54.20/share, valuing the social media platform at $44 billion. Moments after the news broke that Twitter trading was halted, the company issued a press release confirming that it was accepting Musk’s …
Read More »Elon Musk Offers to Buy Twitter for $43 Billion
The Twitter and Elon Musk saga is far from over as Elon Musk has made an offer to buy Twitter in an SEC filing. The billionaire has said he is willing to pay $54.20 per share in cash. It would value the social network at $43.4 billion. “I invested in …
Read More »Twitter Adds Flutterwave, Paga as Payment Providers for Services
The company is currently valued at over $3 billion after raising $250 million in a Series D round. With more than 400 employees around the world including Ghana, USA, Kenya and South Africa, Flutterwave is the technology company enabling growth and creating endless possibilities for all. Microblogging platform, Twitter, has …
Read More »Twitter to Resume Operation in Nigeria, Meets FG’s Six Conditions
Twitter users may soon have access to the social media platform which has met the six conditions imposed on it by the Federal Government. The Nation reports on Tuesday, that the Technical Committee raised by the government to resolve the impasse between the two parties is fine-tuning the offers by …
Read More »5 Things To Know About the New Twitter CEO, Parag Agrawal
Twitter co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey sent the business world atwitter on Monday morning after announcing he is stepping down — effective immediately — and being replaced by the social media company’s chief technology officer, Parag Agrawal. “I’ve decided to leave Twitter because I believe the company is ready to …
Read More »FG Appoints Lai Mohammed, Pantami, Fashola Others to Engage Twitter over Suspension
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the composition of the Federal Government’s Team to engage with Twitter over the recent suspension of the operations of the microblogging and social networking service in Nigeria. The approval was announced in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday by the Minister of Information and Culture, …
Read More »How Twitter Suspension Contradict FG’s Digital Economy Agenda
As digital economy is taking shape and undermining conventional notions about how businesses are structured; how firms interact; and how consumers obtain services, information and goods, many potential growth opportunities have been opened up for businesses. Findings have also revealed that more commercial transactions are moving online and the so-called …
Read More »Cybersecurity: Nigerians Throw Caution Away, Opt for VPN to Access Twitter
Millions of Nigerian citizens have opted for the use of a Virtual Private Network (VPN) to boycott the indefinite suspension of Twitter by the Federal Government. Announcing the ban on Friday via the Twitter handle of Nigeria’s ministry of information and culture, a spokesman for Minister Lai Mohammed cited the …
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