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2016-02-03 18:43
Lamudi, Rocket Internet online property portal has raised $31.4 million to strengthen its operations in Asia and Latin America.
This new investment is from three entities – Asia P… Read More
2016-02-03 15:40
Eko for show. This coming weekend will be one of fun, excitement and a benign exhibition of the tourism potentials of a state which is on its way to becoming a mega city. It’s not a su… Read More
2016-02-03 15:23
Uber has done a complete rebranding, with a new design, a new logo, a new icon, and details explaining the change. Both the Rider’s and Partner’s app icon received a nice look wh… Read More
2016-02-03 14:08
No matter what Yahoo CEO, Marissa Mayer, is saying, the chairman Maynard Webb is hinting that the company is up for sale. Hear him;
“The Board also believes that exploring additio… Read More
2016-02-03 13:25
According to a report by Financial Times, MTN Group has hired a former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to help challenge a $3.9 billion fine imposed by Nigeria for failing to disconn… Read More
2016-02-03 10:30
If you do not want to use your original image on any of your social media profiles, or you simply want to add some fun to picture sharing, you can achieve this by ‘cartoonifying’… Read More
2016-02-03 07:45
donate-ng is a Nigerian crowdfunding website dedicated to charity fund raising and campaigns for social cause.
The #savekehindeadebiyi campaign started mid-November and ended mid-January; co… Read More
2016-02-03 07:00
Telecoms giant Etisalat Nigeria has advised Nigerian government at all levels to prioritise meeting the critical development needs of the nation in their renewed efforts at achieving the Sus… Read More
2016-02-02 12:50
Nigeria Property Centre has recently rebranded and unveiled its new brand identity, logo and a redesigned website. Since 2011, Nigeria Property Centre has been helping property seekers in Ni… Read More
2016-02-02 12:18
Following from the spectacular Q4 earnings, the shares of Alphabet the parent body of Google, spiked upwards about 8% making it a market cap of $558billion and passing Apple which sits at a… Read More
2016-02-02 11:50
Gmail, Google’s email service is the seventh service to be used by a billion people. This revelation was made recently when CEO Sundar Pichai announced Q4 2015 earnings. (It initially… Read More
2016-02-02 11:23
Foremost financial institution, GTBank has restated its commitment to continue investing in both the academic and social well being on Nigerian university undergraduates, as it unveils the l… Read More
2016-02-02 11:15
So this is how the story goes.
Falz the Bahd Guy has come to a bank and wants 9 million Naira to buy a car. He needs to change his car because his girlfriend does not like the “jalopy… Read More
2016-02-02 10:28
The 6th remittance and mobilemoneyexpo kicks off today at the Lagos Oriental hotel in victoria Island, Lagos – Nigeria.
With the theme ‘Lowering transaction cost’, the even… Read More
2016-02-02 09:34
The complexities of marketing a new product have been demystified with the entry of social media which is now virtually used for many online marketing campaigns. In other words, social media… Read More
2016-02-02 08:08
Telecoms giant Globacom Nigeria has launched a unified USSD service that allows its subscribers to purchase airtime from 16 Nigerian banks, describing it as a move which is in line with its… Read More
2016-02-02 07:26
WhatsApp just announced that it now has 1 billion people using the App.
When Mark Zuckerberg paid $19 billion for WhatsApp in February 2014, some people thought he was crazy. But his justifi… Read More
2016-02-02 06:00
The Aspen Institute announced the 2016 class of the New Voices Fellowship, a groundbreaking program designed to amplify the voices of experts from the developing world in the global developm… Read More
2016-02-01 10:10
The Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event is usually the forum for Samsung to introduce some of its latest Galaxy gadgets. The company has just announced that the event will take place on the 21st o… Read More
2016-02-01 09:35
As valentine’s day approaches, many people are scavenging for various ways to cycle away from the regular norm of shopping and night out on the day of Love. Although technology has sci… Read More
2016-02-01 08:00
On Tuesday, 26th January 2016, the Nigerian High Commission UK, formally endorsed the 2016 Nigeria Energy forum (NEF 2016) during an official visit by the NEF 2016 team to the High Commissio… Read More
2016-02-01 07:24
#Ekitigate has been trending on Twitter since yesterday with the disclosure by Ekiti State’s PDP secretary that $37 million was used to get Ekiti state.
The Ekiti State PDP secretary… Read More
2016-02-01 07:00
Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC, has unveiled his eight-point agenda for the industry.
Addressing an international press conf… Read More
2016-02-01 06:42
It seems Jovago wants to sue the former CEO of its Nigerian entity, Marek Zmyslowski. Marek stepped down as the CEO of the online hotels booking platform in October 2015 and was re… Read More
2016-02-01 06:11
Interswitch, Nigeria’s digital payments company is likely to go public on the London Stock Exchange and the Nigerian Stock Exchange this year.
This was confirmed in a telephone… Read More
2016-02-01 06:00
This week, a Nigerian company eFluxz Mobile Solutions will be launching Laffhub, a platform it described as Africa’s largest comedy. Speaking on behalf of the startup, Gideon Esurua re… Read More
2016-01-31 08:38
According to Evleaks, Samsung’s next flagships will have the same design with its predecessor, the Galaxy S6. EvLeaks on Friday shared an image of the pair standing together, and they… Read More
2016-01-31 00:31
It is number 2,016,933 and it literally is the last Land Rover Defender to roll off the production line at Solihull, England. The first Land Rover’s first production model (f… Read More
2016-01-30 19:53
re:learn is an open living lab focused on learning and the smart application of technology in schools. With 5 years operating in the Education Technology space, re:learn will serve as t… Read More
2016-01-30 19:21
The Coca-Cola Company and Tropical General Investments Group (TGI Group) – the holding company of Chi Ltd, Nigeria’s leading dairy and juice company – today announced a bin… Read More
2016-01-30 07:30
Louis Vuitton, one of the world’s leading international fashion houses just introduced the first Louis Vuitton wristwatch to bear the Geneva quality hallmark. Equipped with a… Read More
2016-01-30 04:05
Google has finally officially launched an iOS version of its AdWords advertising service app. The Adwords app is available to both iPhone and iPad users.
The Google AdWords app helps you sta… Read More
2016-01-29 14:20
Google has had Its success from YouTube and now wants to turn some of that success into something good by making it easy to donate to charity straight from the YouTube video you’re wa… Read More
2016-01-29 13:10
International company Merck has officially launched an e-health accelerator in Kenya’s capital city of Nairobi. The company said the accelerator’ program is equity-free and will… Read More
2016-01-29 12:33
Yesterday, Innovation Village reported that entries are now open for the inaugural edition of the West Africa Mobile Awards with entries being accepted across the West African sub-regi… Read More
2016-01-29 04:41
According to a new report in Bloomberg, we may get to see Apple’s first wireless charging technology on its iPhone and iPad in 2017. The report claims the company is working on a… Read More
2016-01-28 22:32
Facebook has announced the rollout of a feature which enables anyone to share live video. The Mark Zuckerberg led company started testing this feature in December 2015 and it commented that… Read More
2016-01-28 22:17
Mark Zuckerberg became the sixth-richest person on Earth today. This was due to the rise in the shares of Facebook after it delivered a fantastic result of its last quarter revenue. The Face… Read More
2016-01-28 13:15
Africa’s fastest growing technology company, Interswitch Transnational has announced the launch of an innovative new solution for setting card transaction permissions and controlling t… Read More
2016-01-28 12:33
The West Africa Mobile Awards (WAMAs) which is described as the first truly West African technology awards targeting the leading mobile and tech companies across the region, are now acceptin… Read More
2016-01-28 12:00
WorldRemit and MTN Group today announced that WorldRemit customers can now send money instantly to MTN Mobile Money wallets in Rwanda, Uganda and Zambia.
The launch follows the signing of a… Read More
2016-01-27 21:11
It’s pretty obvious that some countries are continuously brainstorming on how to make our lives better as Japan has just invented the first wearable chair called Archelis (meaning… Read More
2016-01-27 14:41
Scott Galloway, who is a professor of Marketing and Brand Strategy at the NYU Stern School of Business, discusses “The Gang of Four” (Google, Facebook, Apple, and Amazon), their… Read More
2016-01-27 13:17
Sim Shagaya has stepped down as the CEO of ecommerce giant Konga.com, he is now the chairman of the company’s Board of Directors. In his replacement, the company’s Chief Operatin… Read More
2016-01-27 10:14
Mobile social network Eskimi has become the latest tech company to restrategise as a way of coping with the latest foreign exchange policies of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). It has anno… Read More
2016-01-27 10:07
It is a common scene in Lagos to observe people driving or walking using their phones. Predictably, it is either they are attempting to read the latest news, respond to a chat on Facebook, B… Read More
2016-01-27 06:16
All Oprah Winfrey had to do was tweet about eating bread and losing weight. By this act, she gained $12.5million on Weight Watchers stock.
How did it happen?
She tweeted about a new Weight W… Read More
2016-01-27 02:49
Spotify has officially launched its video streaming service on Android app, thought it’s been a long time coming since there’s been rumours of Spotify moving into the video strea… Read More
2016-01-26 23:26
Pan-African business support platform for startups, Starta, will give up to N200,000 ($1,000) worth of business support to early-stage startups and entrepreneurs at its first Starta Entrepre… Read More
2016-01-26 22:47
Apple on Tuesday announced financial results for its fiscal 2016 first quarter ended December 26, 2015. The Company posted record quarterly revenue of $75.9 billion and record quarterly… Read More
2016-01-26 22:26
Letshego Holdings Limited (“Letshego”), a financial inclusion focused group with consumer, micro lending and deposit-taking subsidiaries across Southern and East Africa, has anno… Read More
2016-01-26 19:16
Microsoft today launched News Pro – a new news delivering service from the company, powered by Bing News. The new service is from Microsoft Garage, and it available for the iPhone and… Read More
2016-01-26 14:13
It is no secret that Nigerians love their cars. The average Nigerian is very informed about cars and has a conscious familiarity with car brands, models and specifications. Debating about th… Read More
2016-01-26 10:46
Gloo.ng, a Nigerian ecommerce platform, has introduced a 2-hour money-back guaranteed grocery delivery service. It said it is Nigeria’s first.
Customers can order supermarket goods on… Read More
2016-01-26 09:12
As far as I am concerned, BlackBerry is doing it all wrong in the way they run ads on their Messenger app, the BBM. I believe this is a move that is more destructive than helpful to advertis… Read More
2016-01-26 08:14
AlphaCode, a collaborative club for next generation financial services entrepreneurs, has launched in Sandton. The pioneering hub provides a platform for members to engage and work alongside… Read More
2016-01-26 07:50
It was Mark Zuckerberg’s first day at the office yesterday after his paternity leave and he posted a picture of his wardrobe on his Facebook page apparently thinking of what to wear.
O… Read More
2016-01-26 07:30
Google celebrates John Logie Baird, the man who invented the mechanical TV (known then as the Televisor) , the precursor to TV as who know it today.
John Logie Baird (14 August 1888&nbs&hell…Read More
2016-01-26 02:39
Microsoft is planning on bringing its Windows Phone Word Flow keyboard to iOS and according to The Verge, the iOS keyboard includes a new one-handed mode. The Verge also posted an image of w… Read More
2016-01-25 12:46
Jason Njoku’s iROKO has announced raising $19m in content development and in capital funding, through multiple deals. According to the African mobile entertainment and intern… Read More
2016-01-25 10:16
Huawei recently introduced its two latest flagship devices; the Mate 8 smartphone and M2 tablet into the Africa and the Middle East market at the Madinat Jumeirah Dubai, UAE. The new fl… Read More
2016-01-25 10:15
Self-employment once considered vaguely disreputable, a term frequently mumbled under one’s breathe and struggled to explain to friends and family has become the largest growing sector… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Nigeria’s premier gift-card company SureGifts today officially announced the launch of its newest product SureCredit a platform that allows employees to obtain voucher loans with ...
T… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
In celebration of its tenth anniversary of Skype video calling, the Microsoft-owned company has launched a new feature – free group video calling on mobile ...
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2006-06-07 11:16
Orange today announced it has entered into a firm agreement with Cellcom Telecommunications Limited to acquire, through its subsidiary Orange Côte d’Ivoire, 100% of Cellcom… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
It’s surprising to see that the truth has no place in the world today. Times have changed. Cultures have been diluted. The originality of Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
For the month of April, Easy Taxi, Nigeria’s leading taxi app, will launch its ‘Moving Monday’ promotion with a month of free taxi rides within Lagos Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Market regulator ranks Airtel Nigeria’s network second largest by customer numbers in latest research Indication that Bharti Airtel’s investment in sub-Sahara Africa… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
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2006-06-07 11:16
2016 is here and despite the “tough times”, I dare say many Nigerians, at least those I have spoken with, are facing it with optimism. ...
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2006-06-07 11:16
Silvertree Internet Holdings, the Cape Town-based consumer focused Internet platform, is today announcing it has recorded 330% p.a growth for 2015 to >$10m in revenue, ...
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2006-06-07 11:16
South Africans looking to pay less tax may consider investing in Grotech, a fund of Grovest Venture Capital Company (VCC) where investors are entitled to ...
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2006-06-07 11:16
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has stated that it will no longer sell foreign exchange to bureau de change operators. In this same vein, the ...
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2006-06-07 11:16
The CES 2016 has come and gone. It was indeed packed with a lot of exciting gadgets ranging from robots, laptops and many more. Here ...
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2006-06-07 11:16
Have you seen the Chicken Republic‘s ad about Olisa Metuh?
What precipitated the publication of the ad? Read on.
Olisa Metuh is the National Publicity Secretary of the People’s D… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Twice in two weeks, taxi hailing app Uber introduced new payment options in Nigeria. Last week, Uber introduced cash payment in Nigeria. The feature which is being tested will see a small gr… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Seedstars World is coming back to Casablanca, Morocco bigger and better than ever before!
On the 30th of January, StartupYourLife, one of the leading ecosystem players in Morocco, is h… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Following a recent announcement of a fine by the Cameroonian authorities over allegations of tax evasion, MTN has come out to deny its involvement in ...
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2006-06-07 11:16
In preparations for the 2016 ABL season scheduled to tip off on Friday, March 4 2016, The Stallions have signed on three players who have played in ...
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2006-06-07 11:16
Visa and United Bank of Africa Plc (UBA) have launched SmartMoney which is a prepaid card and a mobile app. The service is available across ...
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2006-06-07 11:16
Topcheck.com.ng, a financial services comparison website today officially launched new products which would be in addition to car insurance. The company said it is now ...
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2006-06-07 11:16
A lot of people are starting to formulate theories and ideas about Africa and how its large market can be tapped into, but most of ...
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2006-06-07 11:16
Venia Group has launched a second business hub in Lagos and it is targeting startups and SMEs in Nigeria’s commercial nerve center. The new space ...
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2006-06-07 11:16
The second trailer to DC Comics’ Suicide Squad got released today with a date of when it’ll be hitting theatres. We get a good look ...
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2006-06-07 11:16
WhatsApp has announced that it is scrapping its subscription fees. Hitherto, users were required to pay 99 cents per annum after their first year. If ...
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2006-06-07 11:16
Uber has announced that it will be partnering with Airbus to provide on-demand helicopter rides. This means you will be able to hail helicopter rides ...
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2006-06-07 11:16
Apple and Samsung are arguably the two biggest mobile and most innovative companies in the world. In addition, both companies are from countries that are politically powerful and technologic… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Rumour’s been swirling on the web about Apple launching a new smaller 4-inch device later this year. It’s been said that it would be called the ‘iPhone 6c’ just like… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Facebook might be the most popular social media site but Instagram is the fastest growing social network. It has more engagement and organic growth than ...
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2006-06-07 11:16
The organisers of the NollywoodWeek Paris Film Festival have launched the call for submissions for the 4th edition of one of Europe’s leading film festivals and ...
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2006-06-07 11:16
Facebook has just launched a new feature called Facebook Sports Stadium. This is a dedicated place to experience sports in real-time with your friends and the ...
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2006-06-07 11:16
The woes of MTN Group increased with the announcement of a fresh $160 million fine on the network over tax evasion. The latest fine was ...
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2006-06-07 11:16
The telecom companies in Nigeria have already started reacting to the arrival of Netflix. As you would probably know, you need affordable data plans to ...
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2006-06-07 11:16
Panasonic has become the latest tech company to open an assembly plant in Nigeria, specifically Lagos. The plant will complement Panasonic’s manufacturing plant in India. ...
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2006-06-07 11:16
Steve Case has invested in Kenya’s BRCK and he is joined by other investors who participated in a latest round of investments for the startup. ...
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2006-06-07 11:16
The internet in Africa literally broke when it was announced that Netflix is now available everywhere in African countries including the continent’s powerhouses – Nigeria, ...
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2006-06-07 11:16
Today at the CES 2016, Fitbit the leader in the connected health and fitness market, unveiled the Fitbit Blaze – a smart fitness watch, its smartest, most ...
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2006-06-07 11:16
The DietSensor app is a a magical app and accompanying scanner that allows you to know the calories, carbohydrate breakdown, fat content, and protein in everything you ...
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2006-06-07 11:16
Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), a leading development finance institution for infrastructure projects in Africa, has appointed David Johnson to take up the position of Chief ...
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