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Is social entrepreneurship the new face of development? A recent impact report released by Reach for Change suggests it might be. Social entrepreneurs across Africa are contributing to advances in education, healthcare, financial inclusion, environmental protection and other social issues. This was highlighted in the Reach for Change Africa 2015 Social…

Blackberry CEO, John Chen has announced on his Twitter account (@JohnChen) that he will be picking a “Blackberry Fan of The Month” on the first day of every month. He will also be giving a Blackberry phone to the lucky person All you have to do is to win is tweet…

Vodafone M-Pesa now has more than 25 million active customers, marking another year of accelerated growth for the innovative mobile money transfer service, it was announced today. Across markets in Africa, Asia and Europe, active customers of M-Pesa increased by 27.1% to 25.3 million in the year ended 31 March…

Kenya is currently burning 12 huge ivory towers in a move to discourage the poaching of elephants and rhinos for Ivory. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta set fire to the elephant tusks and rhino horns on a rainy Saturday amidst several African nations and hundreds of onlookers. It is the largest burn of…

According to PricewaterhouseCoopers, Nigeria’s entertainment and media market is predicted to surpass $8 billion by 2019. This is the statement made by CNN in a recent CNN Marketplace Africa edition – “Nigeria’s booming music industry” The edition looks at Nigeria’s booming music industry  with interviews with Mike Ugwu, the GM Sony…

Professor Yemi Oshinbajo shared the Federal Government’s plan for Technology and Innovation in Nigeria today. He did this in his keynote speech at “The Platform Abuja” powered by Pastor Poju Oyemade and the Covenant Christian Centre. Here is the plan “The Federal Government’s plan for Technology and Innovation: We are…

The Platform Abuja is currently going on in Abuja, Nigeria. It is also streaming live on YouTube and also on Channels TV The speakers are as follows: Professor Yemi Osinbajo, Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria – Keynote Address Oby Ezekwesili, former Vice President at the World Bank – A…

Leading online classifieds site, OLX.com.ng, won the award for Classified Advert Website of the year at the 7th edition of Beacon of Information & Communications Technology Awards (BoICT) which was held on Saturday, April 23, 2016 in Lagos. While receiving the award on behalf of the company, Lola Masha, Country…

A new video trailer about Barack and Michelle Obama’s first date, SOUTHSIDE WITH YOU has been released. The film recounts the eventful summer day in 1989 when a young law firm associate named Barack Obama (Parker Sawyers) tried to woo lawyer Michelle Robinson (Tika Sumpter) during a daylong date that took them from…

It seems Uber is tired of your lateness! So it is currently trialling two new features  – Paying drivers for waiting and Shorter cancellation periods. According the taxi-hailing company, “Uber works better when drivers are driving more and waiting less”. So these two new features would make the Uber experience more productive (and…

Solar specialist Nova-Lumos has received a £150,000 (US$219,000) grant from the SolarNigera Programme (SNP), an initiative of the UK’s Department for International Development (DfID) implemented by Adam Smith International, to help accelerate its operations in northern Nigeria. Nova-Lumos partners with MTN to provide residential solar systems under a pay-as-you-go (PAYG)…

Samsung Electronics attributes its first quarter success to the early launch and strong sales of its flagship smartphone – the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge. The company announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2016 yesterday. Its revenue for the quarter was KRW 49.78 trillion ($40…

App-based Taxi service, Taxify, is set for a comeback in South Africa. It first launched in January but it was not favourably received so it fizzled out. Now it is back with a new business model like Uber. Customers have a similar experience to Uber’s app, including real-time tracking on a…

Nokia has announced plans to acquire Withings S.A., a pioneer and leader in the connected health revolution with a family of award-winning digital health products and services to help people all over the world lead healthier, happier and more productive lives. Withings will be part of our Nokia Technologies business.…

The R5bn Mall of Africa opened its doors to the public yesterday witnessing long queues and traffic congestion. Set in suburban Midrand, the 130,000 square meter super regional mall has 303 stores (269 shops +34 kiosks). According to developers, it is the largest first phase completion of a mall ever in…

According to Facebook, mobile advertising revenue represented approximately 82% of advertising revenue for the first quarter of 2016 – up from 73% in the same quarter last year. This is one of the highlights of the financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2016. The Mark Zuckerberg led company posted a…

The second largest supermarket chain in South Africa, Pick n Pay, is following in the footsteps of Shoprite. It is set to open shop in Nigeria. Where it seems another South African company, Woolworth floundered and closed shop, Pick n Pay thinks it can make it in Nigeria. After all,…

The Indian Telecom ministry has announced that as from 2017, all new mobile phones sold in India must have a panic button that enables users to make emergency calls. This announcement was made in line with measures to improve safety for women. There has been an increase in cases of women…

HTC has announced the launch of a $100 million fund, Vive X, for Virtual Reality startups around the world. The program is designed to help cultivate, foster and grow the global VR ecosystem by supporting start-ups and providing them with expertise, special access to advanced VR technology, financial investment, mentorship and unmatched go-to-market support…

Mooditt, Nigeria’s No.1 and favourite music streaming app, incubated by Mahindra Comviva, today announced the release of Mooditt 2.0, the latest version with improved features. The new Mooditt 2.0 music app comes with a visually pleasing and highly fluid user interface (UI) but one of the app’s key offering is its…