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iFix, an Egyptian on-demand mobile phone repair startup, announced that it has raised an undisclosed six-figure investment from a tech investor A15 The new investment would be used to invest in a recently launched used phone online classifieds platform, Gadded. Through the platform, sellers will receive an instant valuation of…

Apple has just released new iOS 13.3 which comes with new parental controls which provide more communication limits over who their children can call, FaceTime, or Message. With the new update, parents can also manage the contacts that appear on their children’s devices . During allotted screen time, you can…

South Africa’s Cloudline Africa and five new drone startups, developing open-source, emerging technology digital public goods to address global challenges and create fairer opportunities for children and young people, are to receive seed funding from UNICEF’s Innovation Fund. The other five drone startups are Bioverse Labs(Brazil), Dronfies Labs (Uruguay), Prokura…

eCommerce giant, Jumia, has continued with its cost cutting measures and change in focus by offloading its Hotel & Flight Marketplace, Jumia Travel in Nigeria and other markets across Africa. It has entered a partnership with online travel agency, Travelstart to continue to promote Jumia Travel’s travel category. Travelstart will…

In a recent report released by Truecaller, a Caller ID and Spam blocking app, Nigeria is among the top 20 countries in the world affected by Spam Calls and Spam SMS. For Spam Calls, Brazil, Peru and Indonesia rank as the top three countries globally while South Africa, Nigeria and…

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…

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…

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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…