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March 29 witnessed the official launch of a global gospel music platform “The Minstrels” to give more power to gospel ministers. An app was also launched which is available on Google Play: http://bit.ly/MinstrelsApp  & Apple: http://bit.ly/MinstrelsApplink … The app was introduced by eTranzact in collaboration with LifeTree Resources Inc and leading Nigerian gospel ministers.…

Uber is searching for a new General Manager for West Africa as Ebi Atawodi has moved on to be a Product Manager in the Amsterdam office, leading global digital payments program. Ebi was the first General Manager of the transportation company when it commenced operations in Nigeria in December 2014. She became the General…

South African billionaire entrepreneur, Elon Musk, just can’t get enough. He has come up with a new venture to merge computers with human brains to help people keep up with machines, so says Wall Street Journal (WSJ). According to the Wall Street Journal, the startup is still very much in its early stages. The…

Sequel to the takeover of Keystone bank by the new owners, Sigma Golf-Riverbank, a transition board has been appointed to run the affairs of the bank. Hafiz Bakare has been appointed the acting MD/CEO of the bank. Before the appointment, he was the Executive Director, Corporate Bank & Treasury at Keystone…

The long awaited Samsung Galaxy S8 will be unveiled today at a Samsung Unpacked event at David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center, New York. There has been so much talk about the new smartphone because of the Note 7 debacle. Samsung will be seeking to put all these behind it with the launch of…

The science and technology landscape in Nigeria is set to receive a boost with the debut of SPAK National Science Competition. SPAK National Science Competition is a unique initiative aimed at igniting interest and promoting the study of science in secondary schools in Nigeria. The SPAK National Science Competition is…

Caller ID service provider, Truecaller has entered a series of partnerships to increase its value to customers. The Sweden-based startup announced its collaborations with Google, Airtel and ICICI bank at a press event held in India today. Not just wanting to be known as an app that helps people identify…

The SpeedUPAfrica Bootcamp is returning to Nigeria from July 5-9 with the goal of empowering a new wave of African start-ups. Following the event’s success in 2016, the team behind the bootcamp – SiliconValley VC firm Draper Dark Flow (DDF) – will once again be providing practical solutions to everything from securing funding and…

Two entities, Sigma Golf Nigeria and Riverbank Investment Resources, have come together as a consortium to buy nationalised Keystone bank for $81 million. This statement was made by the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, commonly referred to as AMCON. Sigma Golf-Riverbank winning bid emerged from group of eighteen interested investors,…

Fortune has released its 2017 list of the world’s 50 Greatest Leaders. According to Fortune, whether in business, government, philanthropy and the arts, and all over the globe, these men and women are transforming the world and inspiring others to do the same. The list includes people like Pope Francis,…

French car manufacturer, Bugatti, teamed up with German-based luxury-bike manufacturer PG to create the world’s perfect urban bike. With 95% of the bike made from high-strength carbon fibre, it is one of the world’s lightest bikes at less than 5kg. All frame cross sections are oversized to ensure maximum rigidity and have…

Kirusa has become the first company to launch the first Voicemail app on Alexa-enabled devices – Amazon Echo and Amazon Dot. This means that users can directly access InstaVoice’s Voicemail features as part of Alexa’s myriad skill sets. Kirusa’s InstaVoice Service provides an intuitive chat-like interface that hosts features like unlimited voicemails, missed…

MTN Nigeria has taken comedy to a whole new level with the launch of a comedy service named MTN Comedy+. This service allows you to watch funny comedy videos and skits on your phones, on the go, all in one place. Comedy+ is a video-on-demand platform that provides you with…

The Tony Elumelu Foundation has released the list of 1000 African entrepreneurs selected for the 2017 Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme. The list consists of mostly Nigerians and some entrepreneurs from 51 other countries including Kenya, Uganda, Ghana, and South Africa Over 93,000 African Entrepreneurs applied from 55 African countries and terrtories, more…

Mara Social Media , an African multi-channel platform of online and mobile tech innovations that are designed to connect people across emerging markets, has announced this week that it has acquired global platform Nimbuzz Assets. Nimbuzz, initially released in May 2008 is a powerful cross-platform mobile calling and messaging app.…

The financial services sector is in flux, more and more it feels like the users are the ones serving instead of being served. With so much disruptive technologies coming up, there is no better time to change the flow of service, and create a balance between the traditional institutions and…

Facebook’s photo-sharing service, Instagram, announced that it now has over 1 million active advertisers on its platform. Instagram’s vice president for business, James Quarles, said in a phone interview this week that the number of advertisers has grown five-fold from 200,000 a year ago. He called the 1 million number…

Airbnb has introduced a series of plans to better serve Chinese travellers in a bid to increased its depth in China. CEO and Co-founder, Brian Chesky, unveiled Airbnb’s new Chinese brand name, announced the expansion of Trips and Experiences in China and discussed Airbnb’s work to strengthen its global network…

Kenyan tech company, Ushahidi has launched new iOS and Android apps to enable people capture reports anytime, anywhere – even without internet connection. The apps support offline data collection which makes them very important for collecting videos and photos in many rural areas without internet connection. The app saves data that…

Halima Aliko Dangote was recently appointed the president of The Africa Center in New York City with the major responsibility of raising capital for the center. The goal is to raise funds to complete the center building in New York. In 2017, there would be three fundraising events lined up to…