Archives Tag: Twitter

Opinion

April 19, 2022

The recent marriage between the Emir of Kano and former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi and his new bride has sparked heated discussions across cyberspace. The young age of his new and fourth wife – eighteen years – is being called out as inappropriate by many concerned Nigerians. The result is the … Continue reading #ChildNotBride: Nigerians Get Real on Twitter

By ify

BUSINESS News Tip of the Day

April 19, 2022

Nigerian business owners are now able to advertise their businesses on Twitter with fewer limitations. The social media platform has officially made its Twitter self-service ads platform available to citizens. Nigeria was one of the 100+ countries added to the platform, raising the number of listed countries from 33 to 200 according to Twitter’s official blog. This … Continue reading Twitter Ads Now Available for Nigerian Businesses

By ify

Health News

April 19, 2022

Exactly 22 hours ago, a message was posted on the twitter handle of the National Hospital, Abuja about an open heart surgery (Ventricular Septal Defect repair) happening live at the Trauma Centre, at the hospital in Abuja. Dating as far back as 2012, several hospitals have taken to live-tweeting their surgery sessions to educate the … Continue reading National Hospital Live-Tweets Surgery

By connectnigeria

Religion Stuff

April 19, 2022

In the world of social media, Nigerians are taking to Twitter to highlight negative issues affecting our society with the hashtag #ItsNotOkay. There are no holds barred as people air their grievances on a variety of issues: abject poverty, rape, poor leadership, hypocrisy in Christendom and loveless relationships, just to name a few. The trending hashtag … Continue reading #ItsNotOkay: Nigerians Get Real On Twitter

By ify

BUSINESS CAREER Tip of the Day

April 19, 2022

Google yourself – don’t worry, no one’s watching and we won’t judge you! Were you pleasantly surprised, alarmed or was everything just as you expected? Most of us think we have no social presence online because we do not have any social media accounts but that can be far from true. If your search yielded … Continue reading Brand You! Developing Your Online Presence

By guestwriter

Opinion Uncategorized

April 19, 2022

Former President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (GEJ) returned from the United Kingdom on July 7th (yesterday) and Nigerians were quick to express their feelings on things that went on in his absence via Twitter. In usual fashion, the conversation trended instantly with the hashtag #GejWhileYouWereAway being the topic of discussion last night. Check out some interesting … Continue reading #GEJWhileYouWereAway: Nigerians Get Real On Twitter

By ify

Discover Nigeria

April 19, 2022

Wondering which handles to follow on Twitter this weekend? Knowledge of where you’re coming from is important to get you to where you’re going. Some savvy Nigerians have taken their time to collate interesting and enlightening facts about the Giant of Africa. Here are a few handles that will help you discover more about Nigeria’s … Continue reading Who to Follow on Twitter: Discover Nigeria

By jehonwa

Interviews

April 19, 2022

If you could, what would you ask an entrepreneur who has just secured 1.2 billion dollars – not Naira – from foreign investors? Nigerians got the chance to indulge in this massively during an online Radar chat session with Hotels.ng’s founder and CEO, Mark Essien. This was hosted by TechCabal on 26 May, 2015. Questions … Continue reading 5 Favourite Comments From Online Q&A Session With Mark Essien

By ify

BUSINESS

April 19, 2022

Did you know that 34% of marketers have used Twitter to generate business leads and 20% of those leads converted to sales? I know what you’re thinking – Twitter can be great for your business! You already knew that right? But what you probably want to know is how to use twitter for business sales. … Continue reading How to Use Twitter to Make Business Sales

By frederick

News

April 19, 2022

Twitter has just announced that it’s teaming up with Google’s DoubleClick platform to improve the way it measures advertising performance. The move is designed to please direct response marketers who are using Twitter and persuade them that its ads are effective. As part of the deal, Twitter will also make its ad inventory available through DoubleClick … Continue reading Twitter Partnering with Google to Make Its Ads More Appealing

By guestwriter

BUSINESS Tip of the Day

April 19, 2022

Wondering who to follow on Twitter this weekend? My article, Top 5 Money Mistakes Young Nigerians Make got readers asking, “I want to invest; how can I start?” If you’ve decided to take your finances seriously and start making your money work for you, following these Twitter accounts is a good place to start: 1. … Continue reading Who to Follow on Twitter: Personal Finance

By jehonwa

BUSINESS E-Commerce Media News

April 19, 2022

It is exciting news to know that social media networks such as Facebook and Twitter are creating innovative ways for businesses to flourish on their platforms. In what turns out to be less surprising news, Twitter has revealed that it is testing a “buy now” button which will allow users to make purchases directly from … Continue reading Twitter: Testing a ‘Buy Now’ Button

By mary-odunuga

BUSINESS Media

April 19, 2022

    United Bank for Africa, UBA Plc, has introduced Twitter-based transaction alerts for customers on a new level. The bank announced that customers now have the option of receiving transaction alerts in their Twitter direct message inbox. The new UBA Twitter Notification Service will not however replace the current SMS alerts system put in … Continue reading UBA Introduces Twitter Transaction Notification Service

By mary-odunuga

BUSINESS TECH Telecommunication

April 19, 2022

  The Muslim holy month of Ramadan starts on Saturday. Ramadan is the 9th month of the Islamic calendar when more than 1.5 billion Muslims worldwide are required to abstain from food and purge themselves from all types of immorality. According to Twitter, people sent more than 74.2 million tweets about Ramadan worldwide last year. … Continue reading Twitter Creates Custom Hashtags to Celebrate The Month of Ramadan

By connectnigeria

BUSINESS Entertainment Media News

April 19, 2022

    Twitter announced earlier this month that they had designed a new profile layout for users and allowed a few users to test run it. Now, the new twitter profile is out and open for all so every Twitter user is able to have the new look. The features of this new designed profile … Continue reading Twitters New Look for Users

By mary-odunuga