Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Twitter Explains Choice of Ghana instead of Nigeria

 

By Samuel Oamen

Microblogging and social networking service provider, Twitter, has explained why it chose to locate its Africa office in Ghana and not Nigeria.

Twitter has recently announced its Africa office will be located in Accra, capital of Ghana.

It however clarified Nigeria remains its target market though the office will be in Accra.

The company in a post by Kayvon Beykpour and Uche Adegbite, Twitter’s Product Lead, and Director, Product Management, Global Markets, respectively said: “Today, in line with our growth strategy, we’re excited to announce that we are now actively building a team in Ghana.”

The social networking service said its new team members would be working remotely under its work-from-home policies while it explores “the opportunity to open an office in Ghana in the future”.

Amid reactions from Nigerians that the continent’s biggest market was snubbed, Twitter said it chose Ghana as the country is a champion of democracy.

It said its decision was informed by Ghana’s “support for free speech and online freedoms.”

It added that Ghana’s recent appointment to host the Secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) also influenced its decision.

Despite not siting its Africa’s office in Nigeria, Twitter made clear its target market is Nigeria, apparently given its population.

In its job advertisements, the company said of its curator positions: “This role is based in Accra, Ghana and focused on Nigeria.”

It said the ideal candidate to occupy the positions “should have a deep, non-partisan, understanding of Nigerian news and politics.”

It also said candidates with understanding of English Pidgin, Yoruba, Hausa and Igbo, will have advantage.

According to statista.com, in 2020 alone, the number of social media users in Nigeria reached roughly 28 million.

Of this figure, 61.4 per cent have active Twitter handles.

However, in Ghana, it said as of January 2021, Ghana registered approximately eight million active social media users, up from six million in 2019.

And of this figure, only 28.78 per cent are registered on Twitter.

Former Ondo State Millard Dies

 

BREAKING: Ex-Oyo, Ondo Military Administrator, Usman, dies

By Kolade Adeyemi, Jos

A former Military Administrator of Oyo State, Colonel Ahmed Usman, is dead.

He was said to have died around 3.00am on Wednesday in Jos, the Plateau State capital, during an illness

It was gathered his remains were being moved to his village, Okura-Lafia, Kogi State for burial according to Muslim rites.

Usman was military administrator of Ondo State from August 1994 to August 1996.

He governed Oyo from August 1996 to August 1998 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha.

As the chairman of MILADS of the Odu’a states, he had a running battle with persons who bought assets of Odu’a companies, some of which were retrieved.Facebook

Wednesday, June 6, 2018

Politicians plan youth protest at NASS today -Guardian Newspaper 6/6/2018

Renewed face-off between the Executive and the two arms of the National Assembly may head for the worse today as politicians have allegedly mobilized some youth to protest against the NASS leadership.
Reliable sources informed The Guardian this morning that the planned protest being sponsored by a Governor from the North West is to be spearheaded by one Yahaya Bello.Image result for national assembly The planned protest is believed to be a fall-out of yesterday’s joint decision by the House of Representatives and Senate to invoke its parliamentary powers on the President if he fails to stop alleged harassment of perceived opponents and endless killing of citizens across the country
It was learnt that the protest is also targeted at Senate President, Bukola Saraki and Speaker, Yakubu Dogara who are seen as maintaining a growing opposition to President Buhari who the National Assembly accuse of failing to rein in his security chiefs.
The joint session yesterday passed a vote of no confidence on Inspector General of Police Ibrahim Idris who they accuse of disobeying state institutions including a summon by the Senate.
By Igho Akeregha, Abuja Chief

Twitter Explains Choice of Ghana instead of Nigeria

  By Samuel Oamen Microblogging and social networking service provider, Twitter, has explained why it chose to locate its Africa office in G...