Co-creation Hub co-founder, Bosun Tijani, is set to officially launch his tech and innovation creativity centre, STEM Cafe in Dakar, Senegal. This is the first francophone country that the initiative is being unveiled in. STEM Cafe is a non-linear learning centre where kids and young adults through play, explore the…
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The Lagos State Government announced that it has set aside 250 million Naira (USD$694,000) as seed capital for technology and innovation, tech start-ups and young innovators in the State. The Governor of the state made this known yesterday when he launched the Lagos State Science Research and Innovation Council (LASRIC)…
On Thursday, Google Nigeria released YouTube’s most watched videos in Nigeria and Commander by Mark Angel Comedy takes the top spot. Aiyetoro Episode 1 by SCENEONE TV and UEFA Champions League | Liverpool vs Barcelona | Highlights by Supersport rank as the 2nd and 3rd most watched videos. As at…
As is the tradition, Google has announced the list of best apps and games of 2019. In a related blog post, Google announced the following as the 2019 Users’ Choice winners: Call of Duty: Mobile, Video Editor – Glitch Video Effects, Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Endgame and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. Check…
Farmshine’s Agriculture Operating System enables fully transparent management of the Agriculture Value Chain, and facilitates Direct Trading between Farmers and Large Buyers
Africa’s most preferred Smartphone brand, TECNO, just broke the seams of innovation with their new smartphone Camon 12 Air. There are a number of firsts with this incredible new gadget. For the first time with any TECNO device, Camon 12 Air comes with a sleek Dot-In Display that sets the…
Founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin have announced that they are stepping down for Sundar Pichai to become the CEO of both Google and Alphabet. According to the founders in a blog post, “Alphabet and Google no longer need two CEOs and a President. Going forward, Sundar will be the…
The goal is to support Winpart and their customers grow their business while managing their inventory with quasi just-in-time leanness
TECNO’s Black Friday has to be the biggest, most generous flash sale in the history of flash sales! TECNO is a brand that truly cares for Nigerians, they understand that a lot of Nigerians depend on this time of the year to buy things at discounted prices. And so, year…
You know (and in case you don’t, here is good information for you), that the Camon series by TECNO is targeted at photography lovers who understand that they don’t necessarily have to break the bank before they take ‘awe-tastic’ pictures with their mobile phones. The first smartphone under the Camon…
Innovation Village is giving away one (1) Tecno Spark 4 smartphone. Launched in Nigeria in October 2019, The Tecno Spark 4 retails for N34,500 in Nigeria. However this can be yours free of charge if you participate in this giveaway. Key features of smartphone are as follows: Display: 6.52-inch HD dot notch…
Transsnet Music’s media streaming and download service,Boomplay, has announced a new partnership with Sony Music Entertainment is a media streaming and download service developed by Transsnet Music Limited which will see the platform having Sony’s internationally recognised repertoire on board! Boomplay is easily one of the biggest and fastest growing…
You have heard of music streaming, video streaming. Now there is game streaming, courtesy of Google. Google has just launched a new game streaming service called Stadia. Stadia is a new video game platform, delivering instant access to your favorite games on any type of screen—whether it’s a TV, laptop,…
Fresh from raising $120 million to scale up operations in Nigeria, Chinese backed startup, OPay, has added another service, OCar, to its already teeming list of services in Nigeria. The startup already has the following on its platform: ORide – a bike-hailing serviceOTrike – a tri-cycle hailing serviceOBus – a…
Verve International has successfully carried out its first transaction with its Verve card in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. This was made possible due to the company’s partnership with Discover Global Network. The transaction event marks Verve International’s first entrance into the UAE region. Verve Global cardholders can now use their…
Nigeria’s medical supplies logistics company, LifeBank, has added drone delivery as its latest mobility solution. Hitherto, Lifebank has been able to deliver medical supplies either by bikes or boats. With the successful test of the first drone flight which took off in Ethiopia, it can now boast of being able…
In a pulsating televised finale event “Africa’s Business Heroes” which took place yesterday in Accra, Ghana, Temie Giwa-Tubosun of Lifebank Nigeria won the 1st prize of $250,000 in Jack Ma’s Africa Netpreneur Prize. The ten finalists made their pitches before four world class judges which consisted of Alibaba founder Jack…
OPPO yesterday launched the new Reno2 Series in the Nigerian market by 7pm at the LASWA Jetty, Ikoyi, Lagos. The Reno2 and Reno2 F models are the latest of OPPO’s popular Reno series that will change the boundaries of users’ creativity, coming packed with photography-enhancing features. The quad-camera setup includes 5x…
Today, KaiOS Technologies announced that Life, an in-house educational app for KaiOS-powered smart feature phones, is now available in Africa. KaiOS users in Nigeria, Uganda, Rwanda, and South Africa can now find the app available for download via the KaiStore, with more countries coming soon. Life serves as a trusted educational resource for first-time internet users, and…
PalmPay, an Africa-focused payments startup is launching in Nigeria on Wednesday after receiving $40 million investment from a group of investors led by Chinese mobile-phone maker, Transsion. Transsion is the Chinese company behind smartphones brands, Tecno, Infinix and itel. According to a Transsion spokesman, the investment came via Transsion’s Tecno subsidiary,…