Author: Staff Writer

South African transport technology company, WhereIsMyTransport, has announced an investment of £1.165m from a group of companies including Goodwell investments, Omidyar Neetwork and Horizon Ventures. According to WhereIsMyTransport, this investment is to fund the company’s transit API. The API offers a new open information platform which, for the first time, collates transit data for…

Out of the 30 finalists for Aso Villa Demo day competition, the top three finalists chosen to pitch before the President are Shuttlers NG, Tracology, and RecyclePoints. They each received NGN3 million. Here are what the startups do. Shuttlers is a multi-staff bus company set up to assist professionals in the Lagos metropolis…

Samsung is recalling the recently introduced Galaxy Note 7 due to explosive batteries. There has been reports from the US and South Korea of the phone “exploding” during or after charging. However models in China feature a different battery and are not being recalled by South Korean smartphone manufacturer. “There…

Alphabet’s Google has suspended Project Ara. Ara is a concept where where a smartphone is seen as a compilation of modular blocks. This means that the camera, speaker, battery are parts that can be bought and changed if the need arises. So instead of buying a new device every couple of months…

No it is not a lie. I heard a rumour which turned out to be true. I even had to ask the great big Chief, Victor Asemota but he wasn’t quite sure. The great Facebook CEO is back in Nigeria, the second time in a week. He truly loves Nigeria. Remember…

Nokia today issued the Nokia Threat Intelligence Report – H1 2016, revealing a sharp rise in the occurrence of smartphone malware infections in the first half of the year. Issued twice per year, the report examines general trends and statistics for malware infections in devices connected through mobile and fixed…

For the past decade a mobile phone has been a must-have for anyone: whether you’re a student, an office worker, a stay-at-home mom, or a farmer, a phone is an essential tool for staying in touch with your loved ones. Buying a new phone is very exciting yet costly event,…

In the same ghostmode moves, Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg has landed in Nairobi, Kenya. He has even met with Joseph Mucheru, the Kenyan Cabinet Secretary of Information and Communications and he tried local dish, Ugali and fried Tilapia for lunch. He actually went to a local joint, MAMA Oliech Restaurant.. As he…

The University of the Witwatersrand and its partners in government, business and industry have officially launched the Wits Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. Setswana for “new beginnings”, Tshimologong is Johannesburg’s newest high-tech address in the vibrant inner-city district of Braamfontein, where the incubation of start-ups, the commercialisation of…

Audu Maikori is this episode’s guest on “Talks at Google”. Audu Maikori is the Founder of Chocolate City Group and Music Week Africa. Having built one of the most respected and successful urban record labels in Africa, he’s using his passion to drive activism, youth development and enterprise. He had helped…

Acer has introduced several Windows 10 laptops, PCs and devices at the IFA 2016 in Berlin. Though the event is supposed to start this weekend, as is customary some companies would be dropping new devices. Today Acer dropped not one, not two but a lot of gadgets. Here are two…

Leading ICT company, Zinox Technologies, has secured $25 million counterpart funding to roll out a trio of digital hubs in Nigeria. The funding is a “Technology Research and Innovation loan from the European Technology Trust Fund.” The digital hubs will, among other things, create employment and empower thousands of digitally-minded Nigerian youths…

Nigeria’s number one online classified, OLX.com.ng, recently celebrated four successful years in the country and commissioned their new office in Ilupeju. As part of its fourth anniversary activities, OLX is giving away four brand new tablets to users on their social media platforms that participate in the #OLXis4 campaign by…

Did you miss Mark Zuckerberg’s Question and Answer session with Facebook developers and entrepreneurs? It took place on the 31st of August at Landmark Centre, Lagos, Nigeria. Here is a recording of the event. Happy viewing

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has published the names of eleven international money transfer operators (IMTOs) licensed to operate in Nigeria. According to Isaac Okorafor (Ag. Director, Corporate Communications) in a CBN press release, this was done as part of efforts to liberalise the Foreign Exchange Market, ensure liquidity and make foreign…

Yes, Mark Zuckerberg is in Nigeria.  He casually strolled in this afternoon. Here are some funny memes on Twitter about his visit to Nigeria. https://twitter.com/asemota/status/770678049700515841 https://twitter.com/officialdaddymo/status/770675176405172224 https://twitter.com/LadiSpeaks/status/770734566659219456 https://twitter.com/officialdaddymo/status/770738026263838721 https://twitter.com/Iam_Jonzing/status/770740150284541952 https://twitter.com/angry_ustaaz/status/770670988119932928 https://twitter.com/chuuzus/status/770666382757392386 https://twitter.com/GalacticoHD/status/770664949920198657

I would say Mark Zuckerberg caught most people in Lagos by surprise. It seemed like a ruse when we heard it. The story was so big that our site went down for some minutes when we published the story that he was in town. The increase in number of hits was…

As part of its mission to be a top African employer and constantly provide opportunities for entrepreneurial leadership talent,  Ringier Africa is launching a new internship programme, Ringier Africa Internships, first across its Nigeria & Ghana offices – through an inaugural partnership with the African Leadership Academy (ALU). The ALU is a…

Facebook is deploying WiFi (ExpressWiFi) hotspots around Lagos. The online social networking giant is doing this in conjunction with a local Internet Service Provider in Nigeria, Coollink. According to a TechSuplex report, the service is expected to launch at some point this week, but is already in operation in some parts of…

Rich Tanksley is leaving Pulse Nigeria as the CEO to take up a new role as a consultant and ambassador with Ringier Africa. In his new role, he will be responsible for helping Ringier grow existing and new properties in Africa. Rich joined Pulse Nigeria in February 2015 from Seedstars Africa/SimplePay where he helped…