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It was a galant effort but the two hour marathon barrier was not broken. The question on the minds of most sports lovers this morning was – Who will break the two-hour marathon barrier? Eliud Kipchoge from Kenya won the race but missed the mark by 25 seconds. He finished…

Today is the D-Day for the launch of CcHub Diaspora Challenge (#CcHUBDiaspora) The Diaspora Challenge is an open innovation challenge aimed at engaging entrepreneurs, innovators and scientists from the diaspora communities across the UK to source scalable business solutions to social challenges in Africa. The Diaspora Challenge is seeking business…

The current marathon record is 2:02:57. However Nike has assembled a team to break the 2 – hour marathon barrier. It has assembled three men to try this – Eliud Kipchoge from Kenya, Lelisa Desisa from Ethiopia and Zersenay Tadese from Eritrea.. So on Saturday, May 6 at 5:45 a.m.…

Discover Digital has launched its own video streaming service in South Africa called Digital Entertainment on Demand, or DEOD. DEOD is the first converged service available in Africa offering live TV channels as well as video-on-demand titles as part of various subscription options. It also offers you the ability to rent…

Cash cost consumers R23 billion or 0.52 percent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product in 2015, according to a new Mastercard study released today at the World Economic Forum on Africa. These costs are disproportionately carried by low-income earners, serving as a major barrier to financial inclusion. Despite an increase…

As part of the ongoing World Economic Forum on Africa 2017, the body selected six entrepreneurs who have demonstrated the positive role women are playing in creating opportunities and preparing the region for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The call was made by Elsie Kanza, Head of Africa at the World Economic Forum in…

According to Kuseni Douglas Dlamini, Chairman of Massmart Holdings, South Africa, tackling Africa’s massive social challenges is impossible without harnessing and coordinating the power of its two largest economies, South Africa and Nigeria. He made this statement at one of the sessions at the ongoing World Economic Forum on Africa, which opened…

China’s 168 seater C919 passenger jet is its answer to the duopoly in the airline of America’s Boeing and Europe’s Airbus. And the C919 will be making its maiden flight this Friday. The C919 was made by state-owned Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac). Though it faced a three-year long delay…

Cristiano Ronaldo has been hailed as the first male to hit 100 million followers on Instagram. Though he is the first male, he is not the first person. Actually four other people have achieved this feat and they are all females. They are Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande and Selena Gomez. Cristiano…

Samsung has launched the Galaxy S8 and S8+ into the Nigerian market. The launch took place recently at the Renaissance Hotel, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos, following the unveiling of the flagship devices at the company’s unpacked event in New York on the 29th of March. The Galaxy S8 and S8+ feature polished metal chassis…

AfriLabs, the largest network of technology and innovation hubs in Africa, is holding its Annual Gathering this year in Cairo, Egypt from the 18th to 20th of October 2017. The AfriLabs Annual Gathering is the biggest convergence of key stakeholders in the African technology ecosystem who come together for 3…

Facebook has announced the commercial launch of Express Wi-Fi in India. This follows the launch of the same service in Kenya in March 2017. Express Wi-Fi is part of Facebook’s global initiative to spread internet connectivity. Facebook started testing Express Wi-Fi in India in 2015 and, working with internet services providers…

Uber has announced that it is lowering its fares in Lagos by 40% effective from the 4th of May. Interestingly,  Taxify, a competitor announced its fare reduction also yesterday. So is this move a reaction? According to Uber, “We want to make sure that Uber is an affordable way to…

Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg has announced that the social media giant will be recruiting 3,000 people in its community operations team globally to respond to people hurting themselves and others on Facebook. He believes that responding quickly will help to build a safer community. According to him in a statement,…

This is the first official trailer of the anticipated Marvel movie – The Defenders after the release of the teaser at the 2016 Comic Con Marvel’s The Defenders follows Daredevil (Charlie Cox), Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter), Luke Cage (Mike Colter) and Iron Fist (Finn Jones). A quartet of singular heroes…

Need a new smartphone? Innovation Village is giving away a new Infinix S2 smartphone. This is an awesome phone. It is called a “Wefie” smartphone because it introduced two front cameras (13MP & 8MP) for 135 degree wide-angle shots for an all-new selfie experience. Infinix S2 also has a 13mp back camera,…

The World Economic Forum on Africa kicks off in Durban, South Africa on the 3rd of May. It will last till the 5th of May. The focus is on creating job opportunities for a growing youth population, tackling climate change and other key challenges against the backdrop of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The…

Nigeria’s largest online shopping mall; Konga’s commitment to delivering convenience to shoppers is being reaffirmed with the birth of Konga Daily. Konga Daily is a new category from Konga Online Shopping Ltd that seeks to meet every shopper with their daily needs – perishables and non-perishables alike. Konga Daily provides…

Yesterday, Microsoft introduced a new Surface laptop along its new Windows 10 S. In fact, the device runs on Windows 10 S and Windows 10 S works exclusively with apps from the Windows Store. However if you prefer to run non-Store apps, you can easily switch to Windows 10 Pro for free (only…

Playing host to a select media last Friday at Sabo, Yaba, the Managing Director of Jumia Travel, Kushal Dutta, has disclosed that the foremost online travel agency records double digit growth on a monthly basis. Explaining the company’s achievement, Dutta adds that Jumia Travel has grown 4,000 times from where…