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These French guys have all the fun. This is a country where employees have 30 days off a year, 16 weeks of full-paid family leave and even a 35 hour work week. Now a new law is now being stipulated in the country. It says “No More Emails After Work Hours.” You have the “right…

Asus has a just introduced a friendly robot called Zenbo. Zenbo is a capable home robot designed to provide assistance, entertainment, and companionship to families and meant to address the needs of each family member. With a full range of capabilities, including the ability to move independently and understand spoken commands,…

The quest to find the 2016 App of the Year has begun. This will be the fifth consecutive edition of the award. It is the premier app development event in South Africa. The App of the year celebrates the champions of App development in South Africa. The aim is to promote home-grown…

Application for Lagos Startup DealDay Q2 2016 opened yesterday, May 27, 2016. 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 the very best startup ventures (across sectors) are guaranteed…

Lagos Angel Network, organisers of the Lagos StartUp DealDay have announced the two recipients of N50 million from the first edition of the event. They are Cafe Neo and Big Cabal Media. Though the event took place on the 31st of March 2016, the names of the recipients were not…

EBSCOHost, a multinational Information Communication Technology (ICT) firm, has donated four million dollar worth of e-content to Nigerian universities. Prof. Julius Okojie, the Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC), announced this at a formal ceremony recently. He said that the e-books are now available to Nigerian universities via the Nigerian Research and Education…

As promised in an earlier post, Xiaomi launched its Mi Drone yesterday. Xiaomi’s Mi Drone is a quadcopter with a three-axis gimbal, 4K camera, and a remote control that uses your Mi smartphone as its viewfinder. The 4K version retails at 2,999 yuan (just under $460), while the 1080p model…

#WelcomeJose has been trending on Twitter as Manchester United officially unveils Jose Mourinho as the new Manager. Here is the statement below: José Mourinho will take over as manager of Manchester United from the 2016/17 season, signing a three-year contract with an option to stay at the club until at…

In its bid to enhance the income generating capacity of indigenous women in Lagos state, Dangote Foundation is disbursing micro grants of N10,000 and mobile phones to 40, 000 indigent women in all the local governments in Lagos State. The programme is expected to reach beneficiaries across the 20 Local Governments and 37…

MTN Nigeria has started the pilot run of its TV service in Jos, Plateau State. MTN was awarded a digital broadcast license for N34 billion by Nigerian Broadcasting Service in September 2015. According to MTN Nigeria Executive, Lynda Saint-Nwafor, “Nigerians could now watch TV programmes on their smartphones and other devices…

Do you know that you can now redeem you MyAds points for more than just airtime credits? MyAds Global, the company behind the app that beautifies your caller screen and pays you for receiving your usual calls, has just announced that there are new options for spending your accumulated points. In…

General Electric (GE) is partnering with Mara Group and Atlas Merchant capital to create a joint venture dedicated to investing in the highly underdeveloped African infrastructure sector. The joint venture will seek to invest in infrastructure equity projects in selected countries throughout Africa. With the African population set to rise to…

Snapchat has raised $1.8 billion in new funding. The funding round was disclosed in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The app, known for disappearing messages, is said to be targeting a post-money valuation of around $20 billion. The investments come from General Atlantic, Sequoia Capital, T. Rowe Price, Lone Pine,…

FedEx Corporation (FedEx), FedEx Acquisition B.V. (the Offeror) and TNT Express N.V. (TNT Express) jointly announce that FedEx has acquired TNT Express. The €4.4 billion acquisition combines the strengths of the companies – the world’s largest air express network and an unparalleled European road network, which will expand the existing…

South African Standard Bank has been hit by an international Credit Card fraud of 300 million Rand. The bank said the crime “involved the withdrawal of cash using a small number of fictitious cards at various ATMs in Japan”. The bank reported no financial losses for customers. According to a Japanese…

Lagos, Nairobi, Addis Ababa, Cape Town and Paynesville are part of the 37 countries that form the last cohort to join the 100 Resilient Cities (100RC) Network. Pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation, (100RC) is dedicated to helping cities around the world become more resilient to the physical, social and economic…

Interswitch Transnational, Africa’s leading digital payments and commerce provider is set to spark off transformation of Nigeria’s health sector with the launch of Interswitch Hospital Management Solutions (IHMS), a shared outsourcing infrastructure to help manage non-core functions such as patient record keeping, Claims Management and other administrative services. The solution…

As reported in an earlier post on Innovation Village, Twitter has finally announced that it is relaxing the 140 character limit for tweets and making some changes. According to Twitter in a blog post, “So, you can already do a lot in a Tweet, but we want you to be…

NuRan Wireless has announced the opening of its first African office with the appointment of Bradley Shaw as its regional Manager for Middle East and Africa. NuRAN Wireless is a leading supplier of mobile and broadband wireless solutions. Its innovative GSM, LTE, and White Space radio access network (RAN) and…

Uber and Sidian Bank announced today that they have partnered to launch an innovative Uber Vehicle Solutions Programme that will give driver-partners and business investors convenient and affordable access to the quality vehicles they need to start or grow their Uber-based businesses. This comes shortly after Uber celebrated 1 million rides…