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SystemSpecs, a leading financial technology company in Nigeria and owner of Remita, today announced the release of the Beta version of its much anticipated Remita Mobile Application, to empower individuals to view multiple bank balances on one screen, make payment from and to various bank accounts including microfinance banks, settle…

SureBüddy, an android application that has today launched into market, brings sponsored insurance and insurance related products to Uganda. SureBüddy is simple and easy to use – the app renders advertisements, the consumer watches the ads, and then receives free cover as a reward. Ad images are non-intrusive, use very…

Malaysian-based Video-On-Demand (VOD) service provider, iFlix, is coming to Africa. According to reports, iFlix which promises a lower-cost alternative video-on-demand service, will launch in seven African countries, including Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa, by June. Iflix Regional manager, Jo Eyre, says that the company has aggressive plans to expand in Africa. The company…

Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Africa has announced the appointment of Nigerian-born Alex Okosi as the Executive Vice President & Managing Director. Before this appointment, he was the Senior Vice President and Managing Director of VIMN Africa. VIMN is the international division of Viacom. It is comprised of many of the world’s…

Merck , a leading science and technology company, today marks ‘International Women’s Day’ with the launch of ‘Merck More than a Mother’ and ‘Merck STEM for Girls and Women’ program for the first time in Liberia. ‘Merck More than a Mother’ will empower infertile women in Liberia through improving access…

BBC Newschatta is a chatbot developed by Nigerian technology company Codulab. This chatbot is a service for mobile phones which generates news stories based on the users’ input, using keywords and topics to send relevant news stories to them via the WeChat Messenger app. This pilot was developed following an…

Social Media giant, Facebook, is celebrating the 2017 International Women’s day with a 24 hour livestream event using the hashtag #SheMeansBusiness. This event includes a live broadcast, celebratory artwork that people may see in News Feed directing them to the experience, as well as many other ways to support the…

Today the whole world is celebrating the International Women’s Day and Google is not left out in the celebration. The technology giant has created a Google Doodle slideshow on its search engine to celebrate thirteen (13) female pioneers. The slideshow features a little girl whose grandmother tells her the best bedtime…

Jay Z’s entertainment company – Roc Nation, has launched a new innovative platform ARRIVE. ARRIVE will partner with a select group of early stage start-ups by providing them with brand services, business development, advisory and capital to drive growth in their organizations. “ARRIVE was created to leverage our experience and resources in building…

Following the release of the Mastercard Index of Women’s Entrepreneurship (MIWE) today, it was revealed that 34.8 percent of businesses in Uganda are owned by women, making it one of the top performing African countries highlighted in the index. The MIWE is a weighted index that helps to better understand…

Chris Cox, Chief Product Officer at Facebook, will be taking feedback and inspiration from the developer and content creator communities back to California following his visits to Nigeria, Ghana and Senegal this week. Cox was in West Africa to find out how the region’s creatives, developers and entrepreneurs are using…

GE, TEF committed to skills development and growth of Nigerian entrepreneurs GE to offer an advanced manufacturing training program at Lagos Garage for up to 25 Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurs every year Leading multinational, General Electric (GE) and leading entrepreneurship The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) have announced a partnership that would allow up…

The 4th – 8th of July 2017 has been announced as the dates for the 2017 edition of West Africa’s largest Conference and Trade Expo, TechPlus 2017. This year’s theme, “An Intelligent Future: from Connectivity to Digital Immersion”, will be exploring advancements with some of the major technology trends of…

ScholarX, Inc., a fast growing EdTech social impact start-up from Nigeria; who developed a mobile and web platform that helps African students access Higher Education opportunities across the globe has announced a partnership to launch in Ghana with AB Review, operator of Africa Schools Online and co-operator of Quick Apply…

A global growth private equity firm, TA Associates, has acquired a a minority equity interest in Interswitch. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Helios Investment Partners will remain the majority shareholder of Interswitch. Founded in 2002, Interswitch is active across the entire payments value chain. A recognized leader in the…

Mountain of Fire and Miracles (MFM) FC striker, Sikiru Olatunbosun’s goal in the Nigerian Football League has won the CNN goal of the week award. This is the first time that a goal scored in the Nigerian Football League is winning the goal of the week award. Olatunbosun’s goal won…

Chris Cox, Chief Product Officer at Facebook, is in Senegal today to find out how the country’s creatives, developers and entrepreneurs are using Facebook and Instagram to bring their passions to life. Senegal is Chris’ last stop on a trip to West Africa which has seen him visit Nigeria and…

While some are still debating how to get people to listen and download music legally, Spotify has come out to say that it has 50 million paying customers. The music and video streaming business tweeted this fact yesterday garnering over 10 million paying subscribers within the last six months. Spotify…

Internet TV company ShowMax has set up its East Africa headquarters in Kenya at the acclaimed Nairobi Garage co-working space, and is in the process of recruiting for a number of new roles based in this office. The new office will support growth both in Kenya and in the wider…

Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death for 15-29 year olds. And Facebook has launched new tools to help people who may be thinking of suicide, and for friends and family who want to help. According to Mark Zuckerberg CEO of Facebook in a post,  “Preventing suicide is complicated,…