Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is not only done to increase the ranking of your websites on search engines. SEO can also be employed to optimize mobile applications to improve or enhance the ranking of your mobile app in an app store’s search results. In this case, it is called App Store…
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Facebook announced a new nationwide initiative in Nigeria to further cement its commitment and investment in the country, and across the continent. Incorporating a series of high profile partnerships, training programmes and a physical space that will serve as a center for learning and skills development, this set of initiatives is aimed at…
Skype-which is one of the last foreign tools for online communication in China-has been removed from app stores including the Apple app store. According to reports, users of the iPhone users could not use the Skype as reality dawns on them that the app may have been blocked. The app is also no longer…
If you reside in Lagos, one of the first places you may take your device if it’s faulty is computer village. If not computer village, then it will definitely be a service centre. This can be time-consuming and stressful. But, Do you know you can now fix your device yourself via…
Tencent, the Chinese internet giant behind the WeChat messaging app, is now more valuable than Facebook. While Facebook is worth $519 billion, Tencent is valued at $523 billion. This makes Tencent, the most valuable company in Asia. Tencent has made in-roads in e-payment after it was issued a license in Malaysia…
Uber’s run of good news since Dara Khosrowshahi took over has ended as the ride-sharing app has been fined by Colorado authorities to the tune of $8.9 million. Uber was accused of allowing 57 people to drive for it. These individuals did not have valid driver’s licenses or had committed other offences that…
ScholarX, an EdTech startup has entered a working partnership N-Power, the Federal Government Social Investment Programme aimed at empowering and providing jobs to youths. ScholarX, Inc. has developed a mobile and web platform that helps young African students gain equitable access to education through various funding sources such as Scholarships, Tuition…
Twitter recently suspended its verification process following widespread criticism for verifying an account of a noted white supremacist. The verification process is back but with a new set of rules. According to Twitter, users will lose their verification badge if they violate its rules the following rules: Intentionally misleading people on Twitter by…
Truecaller for the past few weeks has been shopping for a country to establish its regional headquarter. Nigeria and South Africa were the leading candidates preferred by the owners of Truecaller-that filter out spam calls and SMS and have more than 50 million users in Africa-to host its supposed head office.…
Chinua Achebe, Africa’s literary icon and a world-renowned author has been honoured with a Google Doodle as he turns 87 years today. This Doodle recognises the unprecedented and unequalled contributions of late Chinua Achebe to world literature. In a glowing tribute, Google wrote: One man took it upon himself to tell the story…
Online sales in Nigeria have multiplied between 2011 and 2012 from $10.5 million to about $3 billion according to a recent report by Euromoney International. This was in 2013. This figure is now over the roof if the prediction of experts in the Nigerian financial service sector is anything to go by. They estimated…
Recently, LinkedIn added smart replies to its messaging feature. Today, it has added yet another feature which is pairing users with mentors. The new feature-which is tagged Career advice-allow users to be able to list their preferences on the type of advice they’re looking for and the kind of mentor they’d…
There are countless startups and incubators that are domiciled in Lagos, the commercial nerve centre of Nigeria. It seems the Lagos State Government wants to take advantage of this which may have prompted the Commissioner for Wealth Creation and employment, Tunde Durosinmi-Etti to visit Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) where he…
When President Barack Obama visited Ghana in 2009, he said that Africa does not need strong leaders but strong institutions. Even Obama recognised that leadership is a problem in the continent. Of course, he was not referring to Ghana alone, he was talking to the whole of Africa including Nigeria. Leadership has…
Uber’s main rival-Lyft- has made its international debut in Toronto, Canada. The ride-hailing service has operated within the US since it was established in 2012. In a blog post, Lyft announced that they are crossing the border into Canada adding that they have been looking forward to taking their brand of ridesharing international…
Sometimes you wonder why things work in other countries and in Nigeria, the opposite seems to be the case. Recall when the internet arrived the country, Nigerians embraced it. However, some people decided to use it for Yahoo Yahoo-which is an internet version of 419. Now, Uber drivers in the…
A report by PwC projected that Nigeria’s mobile gaming space will hit about $147 million by 2019. This means that quite a substantial number of Nigerians are playing mobile games and are actually paying for it. However, some of the games are quite expensive to download and of course, after buying,…
Perhaps keeping to its promise or challenge to become the world leader in Artificial Intelligence in 2025, China has announced that it will build an Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered police station. The police station will be built in Wuhan Province in partnership with Wuhan Public Security Bureau Traffic Management Bureau. This…
Recently Alphabet-Googe’s parent company- agreed to inject $1billion into Uber’s main rival, Lyft. Today and perhaps in response to Lyft’s investment, Uber has finalised a deal with Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank to invest billions in the ride-hailing giant. According to insiders who are familiar with the deal, SoftBank Group will buy about…
The competition in Nigeria’s property space may be shrinking as one of the unarguably biggest property classified startups in the country-ToLet.com.ng- is consolidating its market position by acquiring Jumia House for an undisclosed amount. ToLet will now be known as ProperPro.ng. Recall last year that ToLet.com.ng raised $1.2m from Frontier Digital Ventures (FDV). According to…