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Telecoms giant MTN Nigeria has partnered with UBER in Nigeria to reduce the stress of going out this Valentine season. “Yelloride” will enable MTN subscribers get free rides worth N6, 000, which is N3000 off their first two rides. All you have to do is click http://t.uber.com/openapp to download and request for…

The first phase of the largest concentrated solar plant in the world has gone live in Morocco. When completed (Phase 2 in 2017 and Phase 3 in 2018), the plant will provide energy for more than one million homes in Morocco. The inauguration of the plant was carried out last…

The weekend is already here! Join us for the biggest danceathon happening tomorrow led by two of the finest dance instructors – Dreyah and StnvAE. When you have the hottest Nigerian songs jamming in the venue and the two of the best dance instructors leading the Danceathon, you’re definitely going to let loose, turn up and sweat…

Nigeria’s burgeoning population, rapid urbanization, abundance of talents and natural resources, vast consumer market and a vibrant labour force are key pillars to drive the country’s economic renaissance and need for diversification, shifts made imperative by challenging economic conditions due to falling commodity prices in the last two years.   …

Former Online Editor for Leadership Newspaper, Bashir Ahmad has been appointed as the Personal Assistant on New Media to President Muhammadu Buhari Bashir, a mass communication graduate from Bayero University Kano, is also a reporter at Rariya Hausa Newspaper. He was a member of the Buhari Support Organization. Bashir was also the personal assistant on…

Innovation Village had an interview with the Group Managing Director/CEO of Cornerstone Insurance, Mr Ganiyu Musa. This is what he had to say about the economy and the insurance industry in general. Innovation Village (IV): What is your opinion on the outlook for the Insurance Business in Nigeria this year? Ganiyu…

Google will be celebrating the international Women’s Day with a special Women Techmakers event in Lagos, Nigeria. Women Techmakers is Google’s global program and brand for women in technology. Kicked off in 2012 by then VP of Google[x] Megan Smith, Women Techmakers is now led by Women in Technology Advocate…

According to the Director, Banking and Payment System Department, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. ‘Dipo Fatokun, a total of 23,345,964 million bank customers had obtained their Bank Verification Numbers (BVN) as at February 7, 2016. The bank verification number is a centralised biometric identification system for the banking industry,…

It is the season of love with Valentine Day in the horizon and Skype has partnered with famous British songwriter, Paul McCartney to introduce love-inspired Mojis. Skype coupled its original designs with unique musical compositions from Paul so you can always express your love to friends and family around the world,…

Twitter has just unveiled First View. First view is a creative way of sharing your brand story with compelling video creative across Twitter’s massive audience. First View helps marketers achieve significant audience reach with exclusive ownership of Twitter’s most valuable advertising real estate for a 24-hour period. When users first visit…

US accelerator, TechStars, has announced the selection of Kenya’s Bamba Group into the TechStasrs programme. This will be the first company it will be choosing from East Africa. With this choice, Bamba will go through intensive training in Austin, Texas, and the company will be given a cash investment to fast-track their growth TechStars…

Money transfer service WorldRemit has raised $45m in financing from TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp. and Silicon Valley Bank. Pioneering a mobile-first approach to remittances, WorldRemit intends to use the funds to support its rapidly growing transfer volumes. WorldRemit has now raised $192.7m in funding to date inclusive of the $100 million raised…

Orange is launching the Entrepreneur Club, a new space for information in French and English devoted to entrepreneurs in Africa and the Middle East. The website is a source of information for entrepreneurs that puts them in touch with a variety of instruments from Orange that support entrepreneurship. The Entrepreneur…

LifeBank is a health technology company saving lives by ensuring the availability of blood in Hospitals across Nigeria. It is a social enterprise using technology to create a better blood system. The organization will be hosting the largest blood drive, themed #LoveDrive, in Lagos in a few days. It is…

Huawei unveiled the Huawei G-Power before a roundtable of tech bloggers today at an event which took place at Ginger Tapas & Grill – 6A Ologun Agbaje Street, The Cosmopolitan, Victoria Island. The Huawei G-Power is a smartphone that boasts of unique aesthetic and powerful features that gives the word ‘power’…

Social media – Facebook, Twitter and Instagram are an integral feature of our daily life. It is relied upon for various purposes by governments, individuals and organisations. Therefore, it is important to protect your accounts from being or accessed by unauthorised persons. This will ensure that your general cyber security…

Actress and Television Host, Jocelyn Dumas will join Managing Director of Airtel Ghana and CIMG Marketing Woman of the year, Lucy Quist to mentor pupils from the Mataheko Cluster of Schools on Friday 12th February as part of the Evolve with STEM initiative – an Airtel Ghana CSR initiative championed…

The TEEP2016 Application portal opened to all on the 1st of January and Parminder Vir, CEO of The Tony Elumelu Foundation, says that they have received over 25,000 applications from 52 African countries. She also said that they have received applications outside the continent; 31 non-African countries including Afghanistan. Though 31%…

Before Olajumoke Orisaguna left her home,  she didn’t think that a chance crashing of TY Bello’s photo session would change her life. But indeed it did. And with a little help from the Internet, she has become one of the most talked about subjects in the last couple of days. As the story goes, famous…

Google Nigeria Country Manager, Juliet Ehimuan-Chiazor, gave the keynote speech at the 2016 1776 Challenge Cup. She shared 5 success tips for entrepreneurs in Nigeria. Here are the tips: Create Value Show Leadership Choose your team and partners wisely Build a robust plan and iterate often Focus on institution building Watch…