WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN TECH THIS WEEK, AUGUST 13 -17, 2018 –
Here is everything important in technology you need to know this week. Here is everything important in technology you need to know this week.1. No end yet for 9mobile acquisition9mobile is yet to meet certain conditions as preferred bidders for the takeover of 9mobile. Some of the conditions outlined for Teleology include clear evidence of the registration of Teleology with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), technical capabilities to handle the fourth largest mobile network.2. Nigerian girls win world’s tech competitionNigerian teenage girls were part of the team that shared more than $50,000 for winning the 2018 Technovation World Pitch Summit, the world’s largest tech entrepreneurship program in the United States.Iridescent, a nonprofit empowering under-represented young people globally announced that the Nigerian girls won the Junior Division Finalists (App focus) category during the “Global Innovation Celebration” held in the San Jose Theatre, August 9, 2018.3. Facebook goes after Page using a fake or compromised accountPeople who manage these Pages will be required to complete an authorization process in order to continue to post, making it harder for people to administer a Page using a fake or compromised account, Facebook said in a blog post.Facebook had deleted 32 Pages and accounts from its platforms for being “involved in coordinated inauthentic behaviour.”4. Nigeria-based digital credit platform, Mines has secured $13 million Series A roundMines, a fintech startup re-inventing credit in emerging markets, has closed a Series A round of $13M led by The Rise Fund, a global fund managed by TPG Growth.The startup plans to use its investment for talent acquisition, continued growth in Africa, and expansion to South America and South-East Asia.ALSO READ: We checked MTN Group financial statement and here’s how Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa performed5. MTN listing on Nigerian marketMTN Nigeria said it expect to list on the Nigerian Stock Exchange before the end of 2018, subject to regulatory approvals and appropriate market conditions.MTN Group said any reduction in its ownership of MTN Nigeria will be limited.6. Business Insider and Andela Kenya present Tech ThursdaysBusiness Insider Sub-Saharan by Pulse (BISSA) kicks off Tech Thursday in collaboration with Andela Kenya.7. Nigeria looks for innovative ways to fund the acquisition of satellitesAdebayo Shittu, the Minister of Communications said the government is searching for an innovative way to fund the acquisition of two new communications satellites for Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited.The Minister regretted that NigComSat Limited had enjoyed limited patronage and urged private and public institutions across the country to patronise the satellite company in order to position it as a prime provider of satellite services across the African continent.Also from Business Insider Sub-Sahara Africa:I visited the 6 Google Stations in Lagos and here’s what I found out about the free Wi-Fi6 Nigerians who hold leadership positions at top international organisationsNigerians are signing a petition against the high cost of internet subscriptionHere is the list of 60 houses reportedly traced to Nigeria’s Deputy Senate PresidentTwitter has started clamping down on fake followers, here’s what you will noticeYou will be surprised at the 19 people Nigeria’s Buhari follows on TwitterHere’s why Nigeria is not in a hurry to sign the continental free trade agreementThese 6 banks invested N155.
Tech: What you need to know in Tech this week, August 13 -17, 2018
