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Instagram has quietly introduced a payments feature on its platform. This means that you can pay for any good or service directly on Instagram. This was first noticed by TechCrunch reader Genady Okrain. He tipped Techcrunch who then confirmed this from an Instagram spokesperson. The spokesperson said that native payments for booking appointments like…

Cambridge Analytica, the company at the centre of Facebook data row, has announced that it is shutting down and declaring bankruptcy. The political consultancy was linked with helping the Leave.EU campaign ahead of the Brexit referendum in June 2016, and Donald Trump’s presidential campaign the same year. Here is the…

At the F8 2018 yesterday, Facebook announced that group video chat is coming to WhatsApp and Instagram very soon. More than 100 million Instagrammers watch or share on Live every day. In the coming weeks, Instagram will be introducing video chat feature for friends to spend time together — even when…

One of the interesting announcements from Facebook at the F8 developer conference event yesterday was the fact that the social media giant is building a feature for dating and relationships within the Facebook app. “This is going to be for building real, long-term relationships — not just hook-ups,” Zuckerberg said. In…

Today, I/O Spaces and AfriLabs announced a strategic partnership to provide AfriLabs Hub Startups access to I/O’s Creator Community, Events, Classes and Office Space at I/O Spaces US Workspaces in the Washington DC Metropolitan region. The companies will collaborate to deliver a unique cross-continental membership focused on expanding the market…

Uche Ofodile has joined MTN as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Lonestar Cell, MTN Liberia. She joins the telco company from Facebook where she joined the Regional Head, Africa – Express Wi-Fi about a year ago. She shared news of the new post on a recent Facebook post: Starting a new…

In a bid to reduce the incidence of fraud, the Central Bank of Nigeria has put a limit on mobile money transactions via Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) to N100,000 ($278) per day. This announcement was made via a directive from the apex bank dated 17th April 2018. The directive was…

Governor of Lagos State, H.E Akinwumi Ambode, delivered the keynote speech entitled ‘The Role of Technopreneurs in Lagos: An Emerging Smart City’ In line with its commitment to skills development and the empowerment of entrepreneurs in Nigeria, GE, the world’s premier digital industrial company, this week partnered with the Lagos State…

New startups have faced difficult times when trying to access credit services from most conventional financial institutions. However, they now have a reason to smile thanks to Fintech innovations. Currently, the financial sector is going through an immense revolution and innovative Fintech startups are taking a share of the market…

In line with the new data law change in Europe coming into effect next month, WhatsApp has announced that it will be raising the minimum age from 13 to 16 years. The European Union is updating its privacy laws to require greater transparency for how people’s information is used online.…

Yesterday AfricArena, in partnership with Wesgro & Silicon Cape, revealed they will be hosting the AfricArena 2018 International Africa Tech Conference for a 2nd consecutive year with their first ever “World Tour” scheduled for May. The announcement came at an official Press Conference hosted at the InvestSA One-Stop Shop in…

The leading business magazine in Africa, Forbes Africa is set to launch season 2 of its flagship TV show, “My Worst Day with Peace Hyde” powered by automotive giant, GAC Motor. After its successful first season, which premiered in 2016 to rave reviews, season 2 promises to deliver another round of…

Hubs.ng announces its latest digital product – Human Rights Support System (HRSS) and Gigs Hub (Service/freelance marketplace) Hubs.ng is Nigeria’s first digital ecosystem founded by ItopaKing David, borrows its metaphor from nature and organic systems to create a sustainable platform where Nigeria’s digital future and transitioning can be catalysed. It…

As part of its West Africa expansion, connectivity and data centre solutions operator MainOne  has secured a license to expand national and international connectivity services in Cote d’Ivoire. The C1B license, received from Minister Bruno Koné, the country’s Minister for Communication, Digital Economy and Postal Services, will enable MainOne land…

Agritech Company Enables British Nigerians to Invest in Chicken, Maize and Cassava Farms, from over 3,000 Miles Away, via their Mobile Phones UK-based Nigerians are investing in Nigeria’s booming agricultural sector from the comfort of their homes, thanks to one and half year-old, VC-backed agritech platform, Farmcrowdy. The company, launched…

Emmerson Mnangagwa, Zimbabwe’s current President; Trevor Noah, host of the Daily Show, Kehinde Wiley, New York City-based portrait painter and Virgil Abloh, American fashion designer are the Africans and of African descent in Time’s 2018 list of 100 most influential people. The list of 100 people was released by Time yesterday and it was…

Zimbabwe’s cryptocurrencies exchange, Golix, has partnered with Blockstarters, South Africa’s crypto/blockchain hub and incubator, in a bid to expand to South Africa. Before this move, Golix previously had only two offices in Zimbabwe’s capital with 22 staff members of staff. According to Nhlalwenhle Ngwenya, Golix Director of Communications in a press…

Here is my latest podcast and it is a discussion with Adeyinka Adewale of Kudi.ai. Adeyinka Adewale is the co-founder and CEO of Kudi.ai, a financial service provider that allows you pay people and businesses over messaging interfaces like Messenger, Skype, Slack, and Telegram. He is a graduate of Obafemi…

Publiseer, Nigeria’s digital content distribution company, recently, announced that it has been accepted in Stage 1 of the IdeaGist virtual incubation program. Since 2014, IdeaGist is a program looking for early-stage startups that have the power to change the world.  Founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota by Bir Ventures CEO Hassan Syed, Azeem Amir, Rahul Ranjan,…

Hotels.ng, Nigeria’s biggest online booking agency, has announced the launch of the 4th edition of the bi-annual HNG Remote Internship program. This edition which is bigger than all others before it, will see young developers and designers from all over Africa get trained. To get this done, Hotels.ng partnered with…