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GE created the Garages program in 2012 to reinvigorate America’s interest in invention, innovation, and manufacturing. In 2014, Garages went global with three weeks of workshops amidst a fully equipped fabrication lab in Lagos, Nigeria, at GE’s regional headquarters. In late 2016, GE will expand on past successes by evolving…

In another first from Econet, EcoSure has unveiled a funeral package dubbed “Thwala Sonke” which allows existing and potential policy holders to cover their immediate and extended family members directly from their mobile phones. Thwala Sonke means “carry them all”. Launching the service, Econet Wireless CEO Mr Douglas Mboweni said,…

The South Seven, a South-Eastern based investment network in partnership with DevEast and arise is calling for applications from innovative entrepreneurs for its first investment event of 2016; Owerri Impact Day. This bi-annual event, which will take place on Friday, November 25th will bring angel investors focused on the South East…

Starta and Ingressive are partnering together to host The High Growth Africa Summit, a 2-day conference on how to build, scale and fund high growth businesses in Africa. This summit is a culmination of the 2016 tech tour, which features leading players in the global tech ecosystem. It will convene successful business…

In the modern and globalised world, it is of utmost importance that students have an International educational experience. This experience will help improve their view of the world, boost their curriculum vitae and help open up networking doors for students who take the opportunity and embrace the challenge. For such…

Safermom recently emerged as one of the top six winners of the Internet.org Innovation Challenge in Africa awards. Innovation Village had the chance to talk with the CEO, Adeloye Olanrewaju (CEO & Co Founder) . Here is the interview below. He set up this business with Cletus Ajibade who is also the CTO…

Jumia Travel, Africa’s leading online hotel-booking company, has officially launched the web version of the Extranet App, an application that aims to give more flexibility and independence to hotel managers. Jumia Travel is seeking to further empower its hotel partners across all markets with top-notch technology by unveiling the Web…

Facebook has decided to make its workplace version of its social networking app and website to all businesses. Workplace by Facebook, (formerly known as Facebook at Work) has been in testing with a few organisations for more than a year. Workplace by Facebook is like the regular social networking with…

Tala (formerly known as InVenture) is expanding into Nigeria. The world leader in the provision of direct loans and financial services in emerging markets has, hitherto, been present in Eastern Africa, South Africa and India. Founded in 2011 by Indian American CEO and founder, Shivani Siroya, Tala aims to close the credit gap…

Musiccloud.com.ng is a new service that seeks to assist upcoming musicians by providing a free platform to share their music tracks online. Founded by two young entrepreneurs, Ability Elijah (CEO) and Light Nduka (Product Manager), Musiccloud.com.ng will provide a platform where artistes can upload their tracks and share as well. Each artiste…

Microsoft has announced the appointment of two new executives in its Nigerian operations. Ms. Rimini Haraya Makama joins as the company’s Corporate Affairs Director while Mr. Ifeanyi Amah, is now its new Chief Technology Officer. Before her appointment, Makama served as the Communications Director, Africa Practice, where she successfully introduced some…

Nigerian Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) graduate, Obinna Ukwuani, is set to build Africa’s first STEM (Science Technology Engineering Mathematics) school in Nigeria. His desire was revealed in a recent interview with news giant, CNN. The school will be called “Makers Academy”. According to Obinna, Nigeria’s biggest issue presently is that…

The under-five birth registration initiative in Iringa and Njombe regions is expected to benefit more than 200,000 under five children in the two regions Tanzania digital lifestyle company, Tigo, is supporting the government under-five birth registration initiative through innovative mobile application that is massively accelerating provisioning of birth certificate for children…

As the U.S. presidential candidates lay out competing visions for the country, I have been thinking about a topic they have not yet discussed in detail: what political leadership can do to accelerate innovation. Innovation is the reason our lives have improved over the last century. From electricity and cars…

Driving for the first time? Or you’re an experienced driver? Or do you have a personal driver? Regardless, distractions are inevitable when driving. As much as driving is fun both for adults and young ones, there are a number of distractions that are likely to cause accidents whether you are…

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2016 to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos for his resolute efforts to bring the country’s more than 50-year-long civil war to an end, a war that has cost the lives of at least 220 000 Colombians and…

Our Innovation Giveaway contest has come to an end. We had over 215 entries and a lucky winner has emerged from the draw which was powered by Rafflecopter. The winner is Charles Ifeoluwa Oke, a Physics student at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology. Congratulations.  You will be contacted to pick up…

Eneza Education has received an undisclosed investment from Kenya’s leading mobile telecoms company, Safaricom through its $1 million Safaricom Spark Venture Fund. Founded four years ago by Kago Kagichiri and Toni Maraviglia,  Enenza Education provides mobile-based education tools for primary students. They believed in the opportunity that Kenya’s expanding mobile ecosystem could provide…

MasterCard Foundation is partnering with University of Edinburgh to provide $27 million scholarships to African students over the next seven years. It is estimated that 200 students will benefit from this programme. It will ensure access to education for bright young leaders who have a personal commitment to changing the world…

Naspers’ subscription video on demand service, Showmax, launched a two-tier service in Kenya yesterday. Apart from its usual offering which has a full range of international and local content, ShowMax Premium, it launched in conjunction with Safaricom, another offering called ShowMax Select. ShowMax Select is a mobile-first, data optimised product that…