Stephen Michael was looking for ways to improve himself and upskill but COVID interrupted his plans. During the lockdown, he searched for online courses and most of them cost over $300. Then he came across Ingressive For Good (I4G), a…
Facebook gets temporary exemptions from Apple App Store fees
Facebook said Friday that businesses running paid online events on its iOS app would not need to pay a 30 per cent fee to Apple for the remainder of 2020, temporarily defusing a standoff between the two tech giants. The…
*Police arrest man for allegedly killing poly student for ritual (Punch)*Provide morgage for Lagos residents, Sanwo-Olu tells LBIC (Guardian)
Police arrest man for allegedly killing poly student for ritual (Punch) It’s sunset at dawn for 20-year-old Toluwalase Kembi, a polytechnic student awaiting industrial training. A visit to her friend in the Ikorodu area sadly led to her death allegedly…
Kim Kardashian West joins Facebook and Instagram boycott
Kim Kardashian West and dozens of other celebrities have announced they will freeze their social media accounts to protest against the spread of “hate, propaganda and misinformation”. “Misinformation shared on social media has a serious impact,” Kardashian West wrote in…
*Septuagenarian guard dies after attack by Lagos driver (Punch) *Lagos to strengthen economy with right policies (Nation)
Septuagenarian guard dies after attack by Lagos driver (Punch) The family of a security guard, James Emmanuel, has been thrown into mourning after he died from injuries he sustained when a cab driver, Habeeb Quadri, allegedly brutalised him while he…
Facebook, Twitter delete videos of doctor making COVID-19 cure claims
Social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter as well as video streaming site, Youtube, have deleted videos by an American-based physician, Dr Stella Immanuel, who claimed to have recorded a 100 per cent success rate in the treatment of COVID-19…
*‘I went into crime because neighbours were calling me thief’ (DailyTrust) *COVID-19: Woman police officer distributes palliatives to Lagos community (DailyTrust)
‘I went into crime because neighbours were calling me thief’ (DailyTrust) A 21-year-old armed robbery suspect, Rasheed Sulaimon, has told his police interrogators that he went into crime to prove a point to neighbours who were always calling him a…
*Commission seals 10 clubs, religious centres in Lagos over non-compliance of COVID-19 protocols (Vanguard) *Command detains Lagos inspector for service pistol abuse (Punch)
Commission seals 10 clubs, religious centres in Lagos over non-compliance of COVID-19 protocols (Vanguard) The Lagos State Safety Commission has sealed over 10 social and religious centres over non-compliance with the directive on social distancing and ban on the social…
Keystone Bank trains SMEs on ways to boost sales during COVID-19
In light of prevalent economic realities of COVID-19 on businesses across the globe, Keystone Bank Limited, has advised Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in the country on the need to increase online presence and grow sales using digital tools. This…
WhatsApp officially confirms a load of new features
WhatsApp users – all two billion of them – are about to receive a load of new features in the messenger app to play with. The Facebook-owned messaging service detailed the update in a blog post this week. Alongside new…