French Media Giant, Canal+, Acquires Nollywood Film Studio, ROK

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Nigerian production studio, ROK film studios from VOD company IROKO TV, has been acquired by French media giant, Canal+ ROK studios is a depot of Nigerian movies with more than 500 movies and 25 TV shows, making it the largest production house...

White House Hosts Social Media Summit Without Social Media Companies

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Today thursday, President Trump is set to host an all exclusive social media summit at the White House with some of his biggest social media supporters and some lawmakers. He tweeted, " The White House will be hosting a...

OLX Is Now Jiji

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OLX, a fast-growing online classifieds marketplace, has been acquired by jiji, another fast- growing online classifieds marketplace. OLX Nigeria, OLX Ghana, OLX Kenya, OLX Tanzania, and OLX Uganda, were all involved in the acquisition. Following the deal, OLX users in Nigeria,...

Gun Detection Startup Aegis AI Raises $2.2m

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A start up called Aegis AI, that uses computer vision to detect guns, has raised $2.2m in a venture capital funding led by Bling Capital. Participants also included Upside Partnership and Tensility Venture Partners. The interesting thing here is not...

China Completes World’s Largest Airport For $12B.

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China has completed its most modern and biggest airport, The Daxing international airport. The project is said to have been completed at a massive $12B. The airport designed by the late icon of architecture Zaha Hadid, will be opened...

Meet First Nigerian To Invent Solar Cooker

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Africa as a black continent is enriched with extreme hot climate and weather condition that causes a mix of effects on the land. As a result, a young Nigerian, named Bassey Edem has invented a device that traps sun...

Barbershop Management App Squire Raises $8 Million In Its First Round Of Venture Capital...

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SQUIRE barbershop app raises $8 million in their first round of venture capital financing. Co-founders Dave Salvant and Songe LaRon are two Black entrepreneurs who set out to find solutions to underlying challenges associated with searching out good barbering shops in the area. “Millions...

President Trump Lifts US Ban On Huawei, But With A Condition!

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If you have been following through the US ban on Huawei story and all the ordeals Huawei have had to go through since the ban, it would interest you to know that Huawei has been reprieved of its ban. US...

Apple To Lose Its Star Designer, Jonathan Ivy, And Here’s Why

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Apple's star designer Jonathan Ive has announced he will be leaving Apple to start his own firm "LoveForm", later this year. Ive's departure is "to form an independent design company which will count Apple amongst it's primary clients," Apple said...

Nigeria’s Telecoms Giant MTN Launches 4G+ In Lagos, Abuja And Port-Harcourt

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Nigeria's telecoms giant MTN has launched its optimized fourth generation Network (4G+) in Lagos, Abuja, Port-Harcourt to provide upgraded service to its customers. MTN 4G+ runs on 4G LTE Advanced Technology using a combination of the recently acquired 800 MHz...