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The application window for the first DealDay event for 2017 is now open. The event will take place on Friday, March 24th 2017. Lagos Startup DealDay is quarterly investment process run by the Lagos Angel Network (LAN). It brings together LAN members, other angel investors and Lagos startup ecosystem players in a process where…

Ex-CEO Millicom/Tigo DRC, Uche Ofodile, has joined Facebook as the Regional Head, Africa – Express Wi-Fi. Before her role as the CEO of Millicom/Tigo DRC, Uche was the Chief Marketing Officer at Vodafone Ghana. Express Wi-Fi is a key component of internet.org’s mission to connect the two thirds of the world that…

Today is Safer Internet Day (SID) and Facebook has launched a series of initiatives to help make the Internet a safer and better place for people across Africa, especially children and the youth. Facebook is partnering with public sector agencies and non-governmental organisations from across Africa under the rallying call “Be the…

H&M Group’s digital fashion house, Ivyrevel, is partnering with technology giant, Google, to bring fashion design into the digital age with Data_Dress. Data_Dress is a personalised dress designed using a smartphone app. The app tracks each user’s activity and lifestyle which is then interpreted into a truly unique, and on-trend, custom-made Ivyrevel…

China is now the world’s biggest producer of solar energy by capacity, according to the National Energy Administration (NEA). Installed PV capacity rose to 77.42 gigawatts at the end of 2016, with the addition of 34.54 gigawatts over the course of the year. NEA’s solar power development plan states that  China will…

Uber has launched a new service which allows you book a cab for up to 12 hours. UberHIRE is a new kind of time-based Uber that’s available on-demand, to let you explore and travel around cities knowing that your Uber will wait for you. It’s perfect for travellers exploring a new…

Guardians of the Galaxy 2 dropped a new trailer at the Super Bowl LI yesterday. It features Star-Lord (Chris Pratt), Gamora (Zoe Saldana), Drax (Dave Bautista), Rocket (voiced by Bradley Cooper), Baby Groot (voiced by Vin Diesel), Yondu (Michael Rooker), Nebula (Karen Gillan) and newcomer Mantis (Pom Klementieff). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDkIJ-G7HFU The…

On the heels of 2015’s Furious 7, comes the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time: The Fate of the Furious. Now that Dom and Letty are on their honeymoon and Brian and Mia have retired from the game—and the rest of…

Have you seen some of the recent tweets from the Twitter handle of EFCC, @officialefcc? They are hilarious. Some may think EFCC should not be doing this but I think it shows that someone is thinking out of the box. For the uninformed, EFCC (The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission)…

Akinwale Goodluck, former Corporate Services Executive at MTN Nigeria, has been appointed as GSMA’s Head of sub-Saharan Africa operations. According to a report by IT & Telecoms Digest, he is expected to resume duties today, 6th of February 2016 at the GSMA Sub-Saharan Africa headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, where he will oversee…

Happy new month. As we begin the count down to February 14, the famed day for lovers, it’s our pleasure to introduce to you our very own online valentine contest tagged : #whatdoeslovemeantoyou #whatdoeslovemeantoyou is the ultimate expression of love. It gives you a platform to publicly express your profound…

The 2017 Super Bowl is taking place on Sunday, February 5, 2017 and as it usual, the commercials are out. Companies use the opportunity of the commercial breaks to promote their brands. Check out the commercials that will play in the Ad breaks at the 2017 Super Bowl. 1. Mercedes…

Paramount Pictures has just released a new Transformers trailer specifically for the Super Bowl 51 happening tomorrow. The Last Knight shatters the core myths of the Transformers franchise, and redefines what it means to be a hero. Humans and Transformers are at war, Optimus Prime is gone. The key to…

Microsoft topped $500Bn in market cap 17 years after it last crested that height. Pretty impressive to think that a 40-year-old tech company like Microsoft, competing on technology advancements since it went public in 1986, is still growing and competing with the best of them. This feat of revival and growth is…

Facebook has just released its Q4 results and it shows that the company achieved a 53% increase in Q4 revenue year on year. The Q4 revenue in 2016 ending December grew to $ 8,629 from $ 5,637 in 2015. Considering the full year till December 2016, the percentage growth is higher at 57%. Here…

MTN is seeking to increase its stake in tower operator, IHS Group, from 15% to 29%. According to the telecoms group, it intends to do this by exchanging its 51% interest in Nigeria Tower InterCo, the parent company of INT Towers (a Nigerian telecoms tower operator), for the increased stake in…

DEMO-Africa has released dates of key activities ahead of its annual technology startups launch event scheduled for 6th and 7th September 2017 in Johannesburg, South Africa. At a press conference held in Nairobi and attended by key players in the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem, organizers said that the application portal…

Atlas Mara and Mastercard have signed three strategic business agreements, which aim to build a stronger digital payment ecosystem with a focus on accelerating financial inclusion in sub-Saharan Africa. The strategic alliance will pave the way for up to 20 million consumers and 100,000 merchants across Africa to be digitally…

Techstars Atlanta Managing Director Tyler Scriven is traveling to Lagos with Ingressive’s Tour of Tech this February 27 to March 4. Scriven has settled on Nigeria as his first international recruitment because of the country’s rich history of yielding extremely talented and globally minded entrepreneurs. He visits Nigeria with the…

iROKO has announced that co-founder, Bastian Gotter is leaving the company. The original seed investor, COO/CFO will be replaced by Lauren Miller. Here is the company’s press release on this: Monday 30 January 2017. Lagos, Nigeria. The board and executive team of iROKO, today announces that Bastian Gotter, the company’s co-founder and…