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40 year old Nigerian, Olubayode Treasures Olawunmi, is bidding for a Guinness World Record after reading aloud for 122 hours at a Read Aloud Marathon Session organized by the YouREAD Initiative, a CSR initiative of Guaranty Trust Bank which seeks to reignite the interest in reading across Nigeria and beyond.…

Christened Dangote Business School, the business mogul disclosed that talks are on to affiliate the school with the popular Harvard Business School, in the United States of America The business educational development of Northern Nigeria took a new turn at the weekend when the renowned businessman, Aliko Dangote donated a…

East Africa Data Centre (EADC) in Kenya has announced that it will be partnership with Econet Wireless’ renewable power company, Distributed Power Africa (DPA) to install solar panels on its premises. This development is set to save EADC an estimated KES 4.5 million ($44, 500)per annum once implemented. This is in line…

African based Telecoms tower operator, Helios Towers, plans to list on the London Stock Exchange in early April 2018. According to a Reuters report, this statement was made on Friday last week and it is with an expected valuation of about 2 billion pounds ($2.75 billion) This is the third mobile…

The Nokia 3 giveaway closed on Wednesday 28th of February, 2018. We had 6,537 entries and after the Rafflecopter draw, the lucky person drawn is …Damilola Adewunmi We have contacted her and she will be receiving the Nokia 3 very soon. Congratulations ? To all those who entered the draw, better luck next…

Uber has just launched a new service called Uber Health. Uber says it is partnering with healthcare organizations to provide reliable, comfortable transportation for patients. According to Chris Weber of Uber Health in a blog post, “Every year, 3.6 million Americans miss doctor appointments due to a lack of reliable transportation.…

As part of the Lagos State Government’s strategic vision to embrace a digital future through the adoption of innovative technology and processes across all spheres of governance and public-sector service delivery, His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Lagos State Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode announced on Monday, February 19 that effective from…

At Mobile World Congress , Mastercard today announced that it will use Facebook Messenger to provide technology to small businesses in Africa and Asia to drive affordable acceptance of electronic and mobile payments. Access to digital payments will help these businesses expand to new markets, and unlock financial services and…

Facebook has extended its job feature to 40 more countries. The job features allows job seekers find hiring managers directly on the social networking platform. Last year, the social media giant launched the service in US and Canada. However this feature is only available in one African country – South…

Truecaller announced today a partnership with VConnect, Nigeria’s leading business discovery and engagement platform, where Truecaller has integrated VConnect’s Business directory to its app. This allows users to efficiently identify VConnect’s service providers. Last year Truecaller and VConnect launched Truecaller Priority in Nigeria enabling businesses on VConnect to quickly identify…

Truecaller has announced the appointment of ex-Efritin boss, Zakaria Hersi as its Director of Partnerships for Africa. Operating from its African headquarters, Nairobi Kenya, Zakaria will be spearheading Truecaller’s expansion in the region where he forges partnerships with various eco-system players. Zakaria has a background of launching marketplaces around the world,  and…

You asked for it, and you got it, as Konga presents to you the assembly of the unbeatable- Festival of Discounts sale online on Konga.com. Here are some of the top categories and products to look out for in the Festival of Discount sales. Electronics Are you looking for maximum entertainment at…

At Mobile World Congress, Mastercard and M-KOPA today announced a partnership that will provide Africans living without electricity a simple way to light up their homes and businesses.  M-KOPA, which already provides affordable, safe and clean energy to 3 million people in East Africa, will pilot Mastercard’s Quick Response (QR)…

iflix , the world’s leading entertainment service for emerging markets, today announced a partnership with Safaricom to give the firms’ customers up to 60 days of unlimited access to iflix’s service with thousands of the world’s best TV shows, movies and more on every device they own. Customers who register on iflix…

Last year we reported that Opera was discontinuing one of its products, Opera Max. Opera Max offered a system-wide data-saving proxy that funnelled all app data through Opera’s servers to compress images and videos. The Android app was delisted from Google Play, though Opera said that the app would remain functional…

Africa focused integrated digital payments and commerce company, Interswitch has just recorded a major milestone in Nigeria’s education system with the launch of its SPAK national science competition to re-ignite the importance STEM subjects for Nigerian youths. SPAK; an acronym for Speed, Precision, Accuracy and Knowledge, revolves around key value areas necessary…

You definitely do not want to be on the wrong side of the Kardashians if you are a brand that is highly associated with the millennials. Can you imagine that a tweet from Kylie Jenner caused Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, to lose $1.3 billion in its market value? Shares…

Anyone who has to endure a long daily commute understands the value of streaming media on the go. Toss in professionals who regularly need to travel long-distance via air or rail and there’s certainly a need to gather the most effective methods of accessing high-quality content with the best possible…

Is it because of the success and the acceptability of Black Panther globally or is it just me thinking out loud? Whatever or whichever, Comic con is finally coming to Africa. It is an event organised by Comic-Con International: San Diego, which is a nonprofit educational corporation dedicated to creating…

Aisha Pandor is the co-founder and CEO of SweepSouth. An online platform for booking, managing and paying for home cleaning services Sweepsouth is the first South African startup to be accepted into 500 Startups. Aisha did not start out as an entrepreneur, she is a scientist who  completed her PhD…