A volunteer managing a Twitter account linked with the All Progressives Congress (APC) has hijacked the handle, the ruling party of Nigeria says. The APC Twitter account has become the focus of alleged impersonation and spreading of false information about the party on the social networking site. Edegbe Odemwingie, Assistant Director, Publicity of APC says […]
With #SheMeansBusiness, Facebook embraces Nigerian female entrepreneurs
Social networking company, Facebook, has launched SheMeansBusiness as a platform to train Nigerian female entrepreneurs and enable them grow their businesses. Ms Ebele Okobi, Facebook’s Public Policy Director for Africa, says SheMeansBusiness was designed to inspire women to start and grow their own businesses. A study conducted by Development Economics on behalf of Facebook shows […]
Things you didn’t know about Facebook
Facebook, the social networking company founded in 2004, has continued to have revolutionary impact in pushing its mission “to give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected.” [su_quote]As of September 30, 2014, Facebook counted 1.12 billion mobile monthly active users[/su_quote] People use Facebook to stay connected with friends and […]
Social media use exceeds emails in Nigeria, Eskimi says
By Olubunmi Adeniyi Lagos. April 18, 2013: Nigerians now use social networking media more than they send emails, a recent study conducted by Eskimi has revealed. According to Eskimi, the largest mobile social network among Nigerians, the study that was conducted to understand the usage of email as communication tool in West Africa has a […]