Agility announces winners of the Africa 2016 Photo Competition
Agility today announced the winners of its Africa 2016 Photo Competition, a series of photographs that show how quickly Africa is modernizing, growing and even …
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eLearnAfrica launches a new online marketplace for education
eLearnAfrica today launched its new online marketplace for education, making it easier for students throughout Africa to search for and enrol in hundreds of online …
Products
Apple releases new ads to promote the iPhone 7 and Watch series 2
Despite all the underwhelming remarks about the new products launched recently – iPhone 7 and Apple watch series 2, Apple believes these products are a …
DRIVERSNG is the new online way to recruit drivers
DriversNg is an online platform that provides reliable and professionally trained drivers to those in need of them. Founded by Covenant University graduates – Osunlana Ismail, Audu …
Startups
The investment-worthy African startup according to Y Combinator
Back in high school, Loyola College Ibadan to be precise, chemistry wasn’t my forte per se, but entropy was a very fascinating phenomenon because it …
Here are the 14 African startups selected to pitch at 2016 Diaspora Demo Day
tiphub Africa has selected 14 startups and social enterprises to participate in its 2016 Diaspora Demo accelerator and pitch competition. The program is designed to …
Business
Blackberry Will No Longer Make Its Own Phones
The long struggling Canadian phone company, Blackberry, announced it will no longer make phones. Instead of building its own hardware, Blackberry said it’s gonna save …
Introducing BuyChat, the “commerce enabled Whatsapp” for Informal Markets In Africa
Olayinka Oluwakuse, the brain behind Balogunmarket.ng, has come up with a new app called BuyChat. BuyChat is a chat-commerce app that has evolved from Olayinka’s interactions with …
Google celebrates its 18th birthday with a “balloony” doodle.
Officially Google is now an adult, with the celebration of its 18th birthday. It really has come a long way to affect the lives of …
People
The investment-worthy African startup according to Y Combinator
Back in high school, Loyola College Ibadan to be precise, chemistry wasn’t my forte per se, but entropy was a very fascinating phenomenon because it …
Selena Gomez is the first person to get 100 million followers in Instagram
Serena Gomez has emerged as the first person to reach the 100 million follower mark on Instagram. Imagine in a world of over 7.5 billion …
Nigeria needs $15bn to overcome recession
Nigeria can overcome its current economic recession if it is able to come up with $15 billion according to the country’s richest man Aliko Dangote. …
Entertainment
This Hilarious Ad By Conan O’Brien Mocks Apple’s $159 AirPods
Remember those iconic iPod ads where silhouettes danced to awesome music with white Earpods in their ears back in the early 2000’s? Tv show host, Conan O’Brien …
Video: Reunited PSquare releases new single – Bank Alert
The biggest singing duo in Africa, PSquare – Peter and Paul Okoye, are back with a new single titled “Bank Alert. The video is about …
Video: Mark Zuckerberg goes behind the scenes of Nollywood
Yes, Mark Zuckerberg was in Lagos, Nigeria some days ago and of course, he would definitely check out Nollywood. Nigeria is the land of one of …
Press Release
EcoCash partners with Mukuru Money Transfer for mobile money cross-border remittances
Zimbabweans in South Africa to send money directly into local EcoCash wallets Econet Wireless Zimbabwe today announced a money transfer deal between EcoCash and Mukuru …
Rotary announces US$35 Million to support a Polio-Free World
Rotary today committed an additional $35 million in grants to support the global effort to end polio, bringing the humanitarian service organization’s contribution to $105 …
Ingressive to Host Y Combinator Partners in Nigeria | 23 – 28 September
Y Combinator (YC), a startup accelerator based in California (U.S.), will be visiting Lagos from 23-28 September 2016 on a tour of the Nigerian technology …
