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10 facts about first female president of Nigerian society of Engineers
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10 facts about first female president of Nigerian society of Engineers

Margaret Oguntala was elected as the first female president of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, an institution founded in 1958, on Thursday, December 21, 2023. The former President, Tasiu Gidari-Wudil announced his successor, Oguntala, at a conference in Abuja. Oguntala, who has served as Deputy President for the past two years, will take over as President […]

Spotify’s CFO Paul Vogel steps down
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Spotify’s CFO Paul Vogel steps down

The chief financial officer of Spotify Technology, Paul Vogel, said on Thursday that he will leave the company at the end of March of next year. Vogel is stepping away from the company after a career at the music streaming company that has spanned eight years. Vogel leaves the organization after a challenging week. Following […]

Twilio to lay 5% workforce in 2024
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Twilio to lay 5% workforce in 2024

Cloud communications platform Twilio Inc. announced on Monday that it will lay off 295 employees, or approximately 5% of its whole staff, by the first quarter of 2024. The company disclosed that this is in a move to achieve profitable growth, The reorganization is expected to cost the corporation between $25 and $35 million in […]

Telegram makes voice, video transcription free for users
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Telegram makes voice, video transcription free for users

Telegram has made voice and video message transcriptions available for free users. Prior to this, the feature has been available to Telegram Premium members since last year. Now, the platform is making this functionality available to all users, albeit with tighter restrictions. Two text messages can be converted into messages each week for free users. […]

Evernote limits free users to fifty notes
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Evernote limits free users to fifty notes

Evernote has made a new default free plan, just days after the company began testing a free plan with limited customers that allowed access to one notebook and fifty notes. This new update from the notekeeping app takes effect on December 4. Evernote stated in a blog post that users can remove content from their […]

FG didn't tamper with MTN, 9Mobile, other internet connection - Minister
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FG announces recruitment for community managers

The ongoing 3 Million Technical Talent programme of the Federal Government has announced the recruitment of Community Managers. The Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy made this announcement in a statement that was made public on Monday. The Ministry reports that 37 Learning Community Managers would be appointed nationwide to oversee the activities of […]

Nigerian publisher Okadabooks shuts down
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Nigerian publisher Okadabooks shuts down

Nigeria’s pioneer digital publishing and bookselling platform, Okada Books, announced a shutdown on November 30, 2023, citing rough macroeconomic conditions as the reason for the action. “We explored various avenues to keep our virtual bookshelves alive but, unfortunately, the challenges we face are insurmountable,” the company’s CEO, Okechukwu Ofili, said in a statement shared on […]

Nigerian edtech AltSchool to receive $30m support From Rwanda
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Nigerian edtech AltSchool to receive $30m support From Rwanda

Nigerian edtech company AltSchool Africa will receive strategic support worth $30m from Intellecap, a consulting firm with a focus on Asia and Africa. TechCabal revealed that AltSchool will use the support, which is entirely funded by the Rwandan Innovation Fund, to plan for its upcoming expansion phase. In April 2023, AltSchool Africa raised $3m Angaza […]

Dating app Bumble CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd steps down
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Dating app Bumble CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd steps down

The founder and CEO of Bumble, Whitney Wolfe Herd is leaving her position as CEO, the company announced on Monday. The current CEO of Slack, Lidiane Jones, will succeed Wolfe Herd. Jones assumed the position in January. Jones’s employment at Bumble will begin on January 2, 2024. Wolfe Herd will continue to serve as executive […]

Canva launches employee stock sale at $42bn valuation
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Canva launches Classroom Magic for educators, students

Canva has released a new version of its Magic Studio called “Classroom Magic,” which is intended exclusively for educators and students. Situated within the Canva for Education platform, which was introduced in 2019 and is presently utilised by 50 million educators and students worldwide, the business claims that the new Classroom Magic incorporates several of […]

Web Summit names Maher as new CEO
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Web Summit names Maher as new CEO

Web Summit has named Katherine Maher, a former CEO of the Wikimedia Foundation, as its new CEO after Paddy Cosgrave’s resignation. The CEO of Web Summit, Cosgrave, stepped down earlier this month following widespread criticism of his remarks regarding the Israel-Hamas conflict, which led to some businesses pulling out of an impending conference. They said […]

Paddy Cosgrave resigns as Web Summit CEO
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Paddy Cosgrave resigns as Web Summit CEO

Paddy Cosgrave has resigned as CEO of Web Summit, the 14-year-old conference company he cofounded that now hosts four other events worldwide in addition to one of Europe’s largest yearly tech gatherings. Cosgrave announced his resignation as CEO of Web Summit with immediate effect in a statement given to TechCrunch earlier on Saturday saying, “I […]