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More than 100 small businesses in Nigeria’s Food Industry will be provided with free storefronts at the GTBank Food and Drink which holds during the Worker’s Day holiday, on Sunday the 30th of April and Monday the 1st of May, 2017. Organised by foremost African Financial Institution, Guaranty Trust Bank…

Barclays Group and Techstars have announced the ten companies in the 2017 Barclays Accelerator Cape Town Class. This is the second class  of the Barclays Accelerator. Applications opened in November 2016 and were received from  52 countries across the globe and across a wide array of innovative Fintech companies. The 2017 programme…

African developers shared the stage with Facebook and developers from around the world, showcasing innovative products and services they have created for their local communities and the global market Facebook celebrated the achievements and products of its growing African developer and partner ecosystem at its annual F8 developer conference , held…

Google announced on Thursday that Google Home can now support more than one user on the device. In fact, it can now support six different accounts on one device and can distinguish between the voices of different users. To get started, you have to make sure that you have the latest…

The registration has begun for the May 1 edition of The Platform Nigeria. The theme of this edition is “The Nigerian Economy”. The speakers are as follows: Nimi Akinkugbe, Founder and CEO Bestman Games. She will be talking about Personal Wealth Management. Prince Bimbo Olashore, Chairman, Board of Governance, Olashore…

With support from prominent African investment groups, XL Africa will help the 20 selected start-ups attract early stage capital between $250,000 and $1.5 million The World Bank Group launched XL Africa , a five-month business acceleration program designed to support the 20 most promising digital start-ups from Sub-Saharan Africa. Start-ups…

Early this week, Dangote announced that it was divesting from the noodle business and selling its assets to Indomie noodles manufacturer, Dufil Prima. The group company said its recent review of its global operations revealed that the noodle business was not in line with its strategic vision. In its…

Jumia Nigeria is pleased to present the 2017 edition of the African Mobile Trends Paper. This is the third white paper presentation from Jumia delving into mobile trends across Africa and specifically Nigeria. The study takes a look at the how the market has democratized mobile internet use, the consumer…

Samsung Electronics West Africa has announced that the 8th generation of its flagship Galaxy S Series, the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+, will be available for pre-registration in Nigeria from the 10th of April, 2017.The devices will be available in the Nigerian market from the 5th of May, 2017. Successors…

Leading Pan African bank, Ecobank has teamed up with the prestigious Forbes Woman Africa magazine to launch a 12 part series celebrating the achievement of exceptional women in business. The program, “Against All Odds” seeks to tell the story of inspirational powerhouse women who have defied all odds to achieve…

It is the first day of F8, Facebook’s annual event where developers come together to explore the future of technology. Over 4,000 people attended the event at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California, and of course, millions watched the keynote via Facebook Live. Here are some of the highlights…

Overall, there was a 17% increase in the number of Fortune 500 companies in MEA in 2016 compared to 2015, with Johannesburg being the leading destination for Africa The Middle East Africa (MEA) region has become increasingly important for the majority of global Fortune 500 companies, according to a new…

Fate of the Furious, the eight in the Fast and Furious franchise has broken the global box office record by reeling in $532 million this easter weekend. This is marginally higher than the $529m (£421.8m) taken by Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The film opened with $100.2m in the US and $432.3…

Award winning singer, songwriter and music producer, Cobhams Asuquo, stars in MTN Nigeria’s new ad – Blind Faith. Cobhams is a brand ambassador for the telecoms giant in Nigeria This new ad opens with Cobhams on a walkway reminiscent of Dr. Xavier in X-Men in Cerebro. Cerebro is a massive device that…

Leading online classifieds, OLX Nigeria is sharing happiness and hope this Easter season by supporting the WeCare4IDPs Initiative. The campaign is dedicated to raising funds to support Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), as part of their efforts to make a positive impact on Nigerians. The Management and staff of OLX came…

Infinix Mobility is launching a new smartphone, the second in its Infinix HOT S series. It is the X522. The Infinix HOT S series is is the lifestyle product series introduced in 2016, targeted at lifestyle and fashion driven audience. The Hot S series lays emphasis on taking amazing shots with in-built features such as face…

Just about the time the Camon CX was launched, I happened to be in Kenya although not in Nairobi, but I thought it was great for TECNO to go international, especially because the TECNO Phantom 6 was launched in Dubai, Burj Khalifa. Cutting long story short, I attended the very…

This Easter, Innovation Village is resuscitating its monthly Giveaways. For the month of April, we will be giving Nigerians 1000 Naira recharge vouchers everyday. All you have to do is: Like the Innovation Village Facebook page – @InnovationVillage Follow Innovation Village on Twitter – @Innovationville Comment on the articles that…

The fearless Gambian human rights activist won New African Woman magazine’s Woman of the Year Award at the Award ceremony that took place in Dakar last night. Fatoumatta Jallow-Tambajang was instrumental in galvanising the opposition that eventually beat long-term now exiled leader Yahya Jammeh. Held at a glitzy Gala Dinner…

Naspers has increased its stake in South African eCommerce company, Takealot with a new investment of R960 million ($71 million). This latest investment follows earlier investment from both Tiger Global and Naspers in 2015. The deal, which is subject to Competition Commission approval, will increase Naspers’ stake in the South African e-commerce company…