Nairobi: Across Africa, design desks keep getting the same request: remove background in Photoshop, then deliver a cut-out for posters, catalogues, and social tiles. Retail teams push product images daily. Newsrooms need thumbnails quickly. Community campaigns need a subject that stands out. It sounds simple, still edges expose every mistake. A transparent background PNG is […]
A slow change is happening in fields, farms, and food stores across Africa. Agriculture was once seen as a way to make a living only when there were no other options. Now, young entrepreneurs are drawn to farming because they see it as a scalable business rather than a subsistence job. Africa’s agriculture boom, driven […]
In Nigeria, linking your National Identification Number (NIN) to your mobile line is compulsory under the guidance of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to improve national security and to ensure accurate data of subscribers. The following are quick steps to link your NIN with MTN, Airtel, Glo and 9mobile networks. Linking Your NIN to MTN […]
OPay’s offline via USSD service using the code *955# is a great way for Nigerians to access fast, trustworthy financial services without the internet. OPay’s USSD service enables users to check their balance, send money, buy airtime and much more and is especially useful for people without internet access. What is the OPay USSD Code? […]
Amazon Prime Video has canceled ‘The Wheel of Time’ after three seasons of its fantasy series citing high production costs and weakened audience engagement as contributing factors. While the fantasy series had a strong following and some popularity, the series third season was not producing enough audiences to warrant the large production costs. The Wheel […]
Starlink, the satellite internet service created by Elon Musk, is already making substantial progress in Sub-Saharan Africa in providing internet access to populations that lack connectivity. Starlink is starting to gain traction in Nigeria but according to recent reports, there are inconsistencies between Nigeria and other African countries with respect to service quality. Starlink Internet […]
Rockstar Games has officially announced the launch date for Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA 6). Most gaming companies across the globe are closely monitoring this date as this could easily impact their game launch plans, if any. GTA 6 is set to release on May 26, 2026. Rockstar has apologised for the delay, emphasizing in […]
There is something LG smartphone users across the globe might not like. The South Korean company exited the smartphone market in 2021 but had promised people updates for eligible models for 3 years. This thing is going to stop from next month. LG has announced to officially stop support for its smartphone users. From next […]
British smartphone startup Nothing is here to break the chain of sameness in the mobile industry. The company on Tuesday debuted a handset it hopes can shake the market and turn into the next big thing. Nothing has launched Phone (3a), a budget smartphone carrying an unusual design featuring multiple different shapes and so-called ‘Glyph’ […]
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta – parent company of Facebook, Instagram and many other creations – said on Thursday that it has laid off 20 employees for leaking internal information to the media. This story has been first reported in The Verge. Employees are offered periodic reminders that it is against the company’s policies to leak confidential […]
The latest SU7 Ultra electric vehicle emerges from Chinese phone manufacturer Xiaomi at a high speed. This car achieves 0 to 60 mph acceleration in less time than Tesla offers in its fastest model. Customers will need to pay $73,000 for the SU7 Ultra since it enables 385-mile trips per charge and achieves 201 mph […]
Undergrad researcher Caitlyn Nojiri discovered that a supernova near Earth 2-3 million years ago could have created numerous new viruses in Lake Tanganyika. Researchers used iron-60 traces from Earth sediments to link astronomic events with life evolution after finding evidence of a nearby stellar explosion through this research. Based on their calculations the research team […]
The latest addition to the iPhone 16 lineup, iPhone 16e is making headlines across the globe. Marketed as the spiritual successor to the iPhone SE 3 (2020), this one promises modern design and updated features. The price tag has also taken a hit as the iPhone 16e can be bought at $599. The iPhone 16e […]
African nations continue to accelerate support for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) because 48 states have now officially signed the agreement to advance economic integration in the region. Generic trade operations are underway as AfCFTA Secretary-General Wamkele Mene verifies existing commercial activities between nineteen member countries under the AfCFTA framework. Mene interviewed by […]
Amid a sagging economy, outrage is rippling across Nigeria as telecom providers including MTN and Airtel have elevated their data tariffs. MTN Nigeria who is the largest operator in the country has notably increased the cost of its most popular 15GB weekly data bundle threefold from 2,000 naira to 6,000 naira. Similarly Airtel has undertaken […]
Volkswagen’s African unit exported a new high record of 131,485 ‘Polo’ automobiles to European and Asia Pacific countries in 2024 as per the firm said on Wednesday. This was a big increase from Volkswagen’s old year record of 108,422 vehicles manufactured in 2019. These are being manufactured at the Kariega factory in South Africa’s Eastern […]
Kenya will enable citizens from nearly all African countries to visit without prior approval (ETA) according to a new cabinet order. On Tuesday, a cabinet statement stated that the ETA would be dropped in all African countries except Somalia and Libya due to security concerns. It stated that this was related to “efforts to support […]
For Space42, the newly established AI-powered space technology champion of the United Arab Emirates, SpaceX launched the Thuraya-4 voice and data communication satellite on January 3rd. At 8:27 p.m. Eastern, the first Falcon 9 flight of 2025 lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida putting the satellite in a geostationary transfer orbit. […]
The death penalty has been officially abolished in Zimbabwe after President Emmerson Mnangagwa signed into law on Tuesday a bill commuting the sentences of some 60 people on death row to prison terms. It has been almost twenty years since the last execution, in 2005, partly because at one point no one wanted to take […]
Nigerian anti-corruption agency has arrested 792 suspects in a major raid on a building allegedly used as a hub for international online fraud. The Financial and Economic Crimes Commission (EFCC) said the suspects, including 148 Chinese and 40 Filipinos, were arrested on 10 December in the Big Leaf Building, a seven-storey building in Lagos, Nigeria’s […]