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Mobile Telecoms company, Orange, has announced the creation of a new Africa section in its flagship programme for investment in start-ups, Orange Digital Ventures As part of this initiative, the Group is committing 50 million euros corresponding to half of the direct investments made via its new Orange Digital Ventures Africa…

On the 9th of June, 2017, Nigeria officially joined the league of countries with their own Twitter account. The official handle is @Nigeria and the first tweet posted reads: https://twitter.com/Nigeria/status/873302799735558144 Other countries with their verified Twitter accounts include Canada, Israel, Ireland, Sweden and Great Britain. As at the time of writing…

This June, 1000 of Africa’s most promising young leaders from 49 sub-sharan countries will be flying to the United States for the 2017 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders Successful professionals and leaders, the 2017 Fellows represent the full diversity of Africa, including equal numbers of women and men, individuals…

The first Black Panther trailer is out.  It was first aired during game four of the NBA Finals. We see Chadwick Boseman star as T’Challa, the Black Panther and the newly crowned king of Wakanda. Other major actors and actresses include Michael B. Jordan and Lupita Nyong’o It is due for release…

These two men have done a lot for themselves and their generation. Bill Gates and Warren Buffet recently took a tour of Nebraska Furniture Mart, a super-successful megastore owned by Berkshire. They had some important things to say about business and being successful. Warren Buffett: “Being successful at almost anything means…

As usual, Mary Meeker released the Internet Trends Report for 2017. The Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers partner released the 355 page report of where the internet stands in 2017 and what to expect in the near- to mid-term at the recently concluded Code Conference  in California. Here are some of the…

Taxify, the fastest growing e-hailing and ridesharing app in Lagos announced a unique insurance policy that is designed to increase driver and rider safety as well as improve the confidence of their user base in their commitment to safe and affordable rides in the city. “Taxify Cover” was launched in…

Smart, one of the mobile communication companies in East Africa has partnered with Kirusa, a global leader in providing telecom and social media solutions, to launch the unique InstaVoice service in Tanzania. With the deployment of the InstaVoice service, Smart subscribers can now send and receive voicemails and voice messages seamlessly…

Apple has just unveiled its answer to the Amazon Echo and Google Home. It is called the HomePod. The Siri-powered device was revealed at the keynote address at the ongoing 2017 Apple Worldwide Developers Conference. According to CEO Tim Cook, it will reinvent the way we listen to music in…

Leading online classifieds site, OLX.com.ng, recently partnered with Climate Stewards to celebrate World Environment Day by giving a detailed report on how transactions on the site has helped reduce the effect of carbon emissions  on the environment. The theme for this year’s celebration is Connecting People to Nature. Marketing Manager,…

Understanding Big Data Some years ago, I recall going for one of those enterprise data warehouse seminars where the term big data was mentioned and I asked the speaker to explain what it was. The speaker did, but I just couldn’t grasp or fully comprehend what it was back then.…

South African media giant, Naspers, has announced that its Turkish e-commerce and fashion company Markafoni will be shutting down on the 30th of June 2017. Naspers says this closure is due to Turkish’s challenging economic environment. “Despite initial success, the business (Markafoni) is not scaling sufficiently to be sustainable, and in a…

GoMyWay.com, on the 10th of June, 2017, will be celebrating its 2nd year anniversary Nigeria’s leading indigenous rideshare platform that connects people with the same planned journey, to share car rides together as a way to cut down transport cost and build connections. In the last year, the platform has…

iflix, a Subscription Video on Demand (SVoD) service for emerging markets, has announced its expansion into Sub-saharan Africa with the establishment of iflix Africa. This expansion was announced in March this year. Headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa, iflix Africa will oversee iflix operations in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). With launches planned…

Despite the fact that English Premier league side, Manchester United did not finish within the top four in the Premier League, they are ranked as the most valuable club in Europe, according to KPMG, a global professional services firm. In fact, Manchester United have been valued at €3.004 billion (£2.61bn), ahead…

AfriLabs, the largest network of over 50 technology and innovation hubs across over 20 African countries has expanded by 11 new hub members, also extending its membership base to two new African countries – Chad and Democratic Republic of Congo. AfriLabs, founded in 2011 with just five member hubs, was…

After 2147 entries, the Infinix S2 Giveaway has come to an end And the winner by a game of chance is ….Araoye Gbadebo. Your Infinix S2 is on its way. Congratulations!!

“Made in Aba” has been known to be associated with imitation goods but that is beginning to change and the Abia State government is solidly behind this move. Aba, located in the southeast of Nigeria and the commercial centre of Abia State is a bustling town of settlers – most of whom have been attracted…

Uber has partnered with Snapchat to rollout Custom Uber filters that riders can use while riding in an Uber car. So you can now let your friends know when you’ll be arriving at your destination with unique ETA filters or simply show off your selfie skills with the new quirky ride…

With the release of the new Samsung S8 and S8+, smartphone enthusiasts can finally experience a smartphone with revolutionary design and layout. The Samsung flagship has an amazing screen that envelops the entire surface of the smartphone plus its sides thereby, ensuring a truly smooth and strikingly beautiful device with…