One of the web’s oldest businesses has a new owner. Norway’s Adevinta is buying eBay’s (EBAY) classified ads business for $9.2 billion to create the world’s largest online classifieds company. In the age of Google (GOOGL)and Facebook (FB), classifieds aren’t exactly a mammoth business: They made up only about…
Places Where The Desert Kisses The Ocean
Whenever we think of a desert, we only think of water in terms of survival in that extremely dry expanse of land. We don’t imagine a desert being near a vast body of water such as the ocean. Below are…
5 online tips for keeping in touch with people you care about
Keeping in touch sometimes requires conscious effort. We meet a lot of people physically and virtually. Today as we embrace the new normal of working remotely, staying at home and practicing social distancing, staying close to those you care about…
The Immaculate Sin By Joseph Ejiro
For his fifth womenswear collection, Joseph Ejiro looks to two powerful biblical women whose narratives are often glazed over for inspiration. According to the creative director, Mr. Ejiro, the collection was an ode to Mary the mother of Jesus and…
Vint Cerf: COVID-19 highlights how we need better internet access everywhere
Vinton G. Cerf is vice president and chief internet evangelist for Google. Widely known as one of the “Fathers of the Internet,” Mr. Cerf is the co-designer of the TCP/IP protocols and the architecture of the internet. Mr. Cerf shares…
Mastercard to Acquire Finicity in $825 Million Deal
For a year that began with Visa’s headline-making acquisition of Plaid, it seems almost poetic that near 2020’s midway mark, Mastercard would make a major fintech bid of its own. The company has agreed to acquire Finicity, a real-time financial data and analytics provider and long-time Finovate alum,…
With new travel protocols, Dubai set to reopen for tourism
Starting from July 7, 2020, the city of Dubai will reopen for business and leisure, even as UAE Government has released the latest air travel protocols that will facilitate international travel for UAE citizens, residents and tourists. These protocols for…
Eton College: Nigerian author recalls racist abuse
In our series of Letters from Africa, journalist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani speaks to one of the first African students at the UK’s prestige Eton college about his experience of racism in the 1960s and 70s, and about his views on…
Orange, France’s largest telco operator, may come to Nigeria in months
France’s largest telecom operator, Orange, is set to extend its tentacles to Nigeria and South Africa. Chief Executive Officer, Orange, Stephane Richard, who disclosed the news, said that the firm would make the move in a few months. He said, “It…
GBFOODS COMPLETES ₦20 BILLION TOMATO PROCESSING FACTORY IN KEBBI
Multinational culinary product manufacturer GBfoods has commissioned the recently completed tomato processing factory in northwestern Nigeria, the company said Monday. The ₦20 billion plant, located in Kebbi State, was built in partnership with the Central Bank of Nigeria, Kebbi State…