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Do you know that Facebook’s own Donate buttons have raised $1 billion for nonprofits since its launch in 2013? Can you now imagine if Instagram launches a similar feature to its 1 billion users? Well you don’t have to imagine anymore. It seems that Instagram will soon launch its fundraising feature.…

Today is the day for Samsung aficionados and fans. It is the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2019. We will be expecting the unveiling of new Samsung devices such as the Samsung Galaxy S10, S10 Plus, Samsung’s first “foldable” device called the Fold, a new set of wireless earbuds, and more. The event will…

KaiOS Technologies today announced that six new partners in Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Kenya, South Africa, and Tanzania will launch mobile phones running on its operating system for smart feature phones, KaiOS. These devices form a new category of phones that combine the affordability of a feature phone with the essential features of a…

Amazon has launched a new service where you can now pay cash for orders made on the platform in  Kenya. This is made possible using a new service known as Amazon Paycode. Amazon PayCode is a new payment option that enables you to pay for Amazon orders with cash. You…

Alibaba’s Ant Financial has bought London-based payments company WorldFirst in a deal said to be valued around $700 million. The world’s most valuable unicorn (start-up) company, with a valuation of US$150 billion, was denied a chance to buy MoneyGram fro $1.2 billion by the US government. WorldFirst CEO Jonathan Quin said…

As promised last year by CEO ‘Bosun Tijani, Co-Creation Hub has launched a design laboratory in Kigali, Rwanda. The launch took place early this week and was streamed on the organisation’s Facebook page. It was officially declared open by Rwanda Minister of ICT and Innovation, Paula Ingabire. The design lab is…

Nigerians woke up this morning to the news that the Presidential elections has been postponed. The announcement was made by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu at about 3.00a.m. on the 16th of February 2019. According to him, “Following a careful review of the implementation of…

Micro-blogging platform, Twitter, has suspended accounts of some social media influencers ahead of the 2019 elections in Nigeria. Some of these Nigerian Twitter influencers’ accounts suspended include Badmus Hakeem (Tweets@Bhadoosky), Jokunle (@Jokunle), Ani Nomso (@ani_nomso), Shawnife (@Shawnife_), Official Bmax (@OfficialBmax), Uche Kush (@UcheKush_),  Lazy Writa (@LazyWrita),  Rouvafe (@Rouvafe), Abdulaxis (@iam_abdulaxis), Switchme, Enekem Greg (@EnekemGreg). The suspension was confirmed by Twitter…

As we wait for Samsung to unveil its new devices at the Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked event taking place on February 20, there has been a leak on the Samsung Galaxy Wearable app for Android, formerly known as Samsung Gear. The leak was due to an update on the app and it revealed…

JP Morgan, the largest bank in America and sixth largest in the world, is launching its own cryptocurrency. And it will be called JPM coin This is interesting since the CEO of this same bank, Jamie Dimon, said sometime ago that he doesn’t “really give a shit” about bitcoin. So it seems…

Google has partnered with United Bank for Africa (UBA) and 21st Century Technologies to provide free WiFi across 11 locations in Lagos State, Nigeria. This is an extension of the Google Station initiative launched at the #GoogleforNigeria held last year. Google said it will roll out the initiative in 200…

Have you noticed if the number of Instagram followers has suddenly decreased? Apparently some Instagram users have noticed and are wondering if Instagram is cleaning up its database and wiping off fake accounts. Alas! Instagram says there is truly an issue causing a change in account follower numbers for some people…

A new report has listed Jumia Group, Cell C and Promasidor as part of 315 private companies around the world valued over $1 billion (as at 11 February 2019). The CB Insights report states that all 315 unicorns have a total cumulative valuation of about $1058 billion A unicorn startup or…

A seed stage Venture Capital institution, Ingressive Capital, has announced the opening of applications for $50K-$100K investments in tech enabled startups based in Sub-Saharan Africa. Ingressive Capital will provide follow-on funding with its own investor base, who run some of the leading funds in the world. The company looks for post-launch founders…

Apple announced that it had rewarded the 14 year old boy that discovered the recent FaceTime bug. The bug in Apple’s FaceTime software let Apple users listen in on the people they are calling, and even see through their front-facing camera, without them picking up the call. The bug was discovered by…

Vodafone Ghana and Facebook have partnered to deploy Facebook’s Express wi-fi in Ghana. This will be the fourth deployment in Africa after Kenya, Nigeria and Tanzania. It has also been deployed in India. Express Wi-Fi is a program that helps retail entrepreneurs to offer fast and affordable Wi-Fi services at…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the regulatory body for Telecom companies in Nigeria, has suspended the Do-Not-Disturb feature so that Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) can disseminate specific information about voter education on behalf of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). This is part of the measures put in place to…

Former Barclays bank boss and Chairman of Atlas Mara, Bob Diamond has stepped down after the company had a strategic review of its operations. Mr Diamond, who has been chairman of Atlas Mara for two years, will be replaced by Michael Wilkerson, chief executive of Fairfax Africa, which is Atlas Mara’s largest shareholder.…

Zimbabwean born billionaire and founder of Econet Group, Strive Masiyiwa and his wife, Tsitsi have announced a new fund of $100 million for rural entrepreneurs in Zimbabwe. According to Mr Masiyiwa on his Facebook page; My wife and I have decided to set up a special fund of $100m over 5…