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The Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG), launched today, indicates that over the last four years, governance progress in Africa has stalled, and reveals a shifting landscape. During the period 2011-14, the African average overall governance score in the IIAG increased only slightly by +0.2 points to 50.1 (out of…

Orange Digital Ventures announces its participation in the funding of Afrostream, a subscription video on demand service (SVOD) of African, African-American and African-Caribbean films and television series, alongside TheFamily, Cross Culture Ventures I L.P. and ACE & Company. Through its corporate fund, Orange will enable Afrostream to accelerate the development…

Nigeria’s number one online classified, OLX, hosted top performing car dealers on its platform, in celebration of three years of successful operation in Nigeria. Speaking to the media at the anniversary celebration which was held at the Rooftop Restaurant, Victoria Island, Lagos, the Country Manager, OLX, Lola Masha reaffirmed OLX’s…

Jack Dorsey has been named as the CEO of Twitter even as he is still the CEO of mobile payments company, Square Inc. https://twitter.com/plscurrie/status/651002989616828418 Jack Dorsey was brought in as interim CEO in July this year when co-founder Dick Costolo resigned from the company. Bringing Dorsey back means that the…

According to the Telecom voice and data subscription trend report released by the National Communications Authority (NCA), Airtel Ghana now has over 4 million subscribers.The report shows a growth in the subscriber base from a voice subscriber base of 3.75 million in January to 4.11 million as at June 2015…

A major concern for many smartphone users is the lifespan of their batteries. Users always want their battery to stay on while navigating from one web page to another amongst other things that the phone is used for as far as it is connected to the internet. In spite of…

Worldwide more than 700 million people lack access to quality sources of drinking water. Chlorine is one essential ingredient for the creation of clean drinking water. To make chlorine easily available, Mountain Safety Research (MSR) and PATH an international, nonprofit organization have come together to create a chlorine maker that requires just water,…

Here is a video of how rats are being used to clear deadly landmines in Africa. The video was put up by a Canadian newspaper, The Globe and Mail. It shows how the hero rats are being used to clear landmines in countries like Mozambique. It is said that rats…

Beyonic, a technology company that aims to eliminate the rampant use of cash in emerging markets, is announcing a partnership with Mobile Accord that will make Beyonic the largest mobile money aggregator in Africa.  Beyonic currently operates in Uganda and Kenya, and will leverage Mobile Accord’s relationships with leading mobile carriers…

In celebration of Nigeria’s Independence, the video for the #believeinnigeria campaign has been released.  The song, officially released last year, is rendered by Don Jazzy, Di’Ja and Reekado Banks of The Mavin Records.  The song was produced by Don Jazzy while the video was shot by Sesan Ogunro. The ‘Believe in Nigeria’ national…

Today is October 1  and Nigeria is 55 years old as an independent nation. Google is celebrating Nigeria’s Independence with a Google Doodle. So if you go to the search engine and you are in Nigeria, you will see the the Google logo transformed to the image above. The image above…

Nigeria has been ranked 124 in the 2015/16 results of the World Economic Forum’s annual Global Competitiveness Index. Nigeria improved by three places. Last year’s revision of GDP is reflected in an increase in market size (up by eight places to 25th), lower government deficit and debt, and decreased national savings. Improvements…

Tecno, a leading mobile phone brand in association with Africa Magic have announced the Tecno Own the Stage karaoke competition which sees talented karaoke singers from across the continent battling it out for a prize pool of $50, 000 and an opportunity to record a song and go on tour…

A dipstick survey carried out by Nigeria’s number one online classifieds site, OLX has uncovered what Nigerians look out for when buying used cars. According to OLX Country Manager, Lola Masha, the research was carried out to identify what is most important to our users when buying used cars. “This…

In countries across Africa, September marks the start of the new school year. But in many classrooms, one key component is missing: Teachers. For a wide range of reasons—from illness to washed-out roads—instructors are often absent, leaving students and their families without the support they need to succeed. In Malawi,…

OmoAlata emerged the winner of the She Leads Africa Pitch that took place on Saturday, the 26th of September 2015. The second place went to Kamokini, a Nigerian swimwear brand and third place went to Heat Free Hair Movement which produces natural curl hair extensions. Founder of OmoAlata, Kasope Ladipo-Ajai went home with the $10,000…

The World Health Organisation announced yesterday that Polio is no longer endemic in Nigeria. This therefore leaves Afghanistan and Pakistan as the only two countries that have never gone a year without a new case of the disease since health organizations began tackling the worldwide problem. Nigeria hasn’t recorded a case…

105 year old Japanese Hidekichi Miyazaki has set a new world record as the “Oldest competitive sprinter”. The centenarian finished the 100m race in just 42.22 seconds breaking his own record he set last year when he was 104 years old Speaking afterwards, perfectionist Miyazaki said: “Today my target was 35 seconds ……

SME development financier Grofin has announced the launch of  the GroFin Small and Growing Businesses (SGB) Fund designed to catalyse sustainable job creation through supporting small and growing businesses in Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda, Zambia, Kenya, South Africa, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Egypt. The fund has initial commitments of US$100 million, which is expected…

Abdul Rasheed Bello, also known as JJC Skillz, has released a music video – See Us Now – to promote progress in Nigeria. The powerful song, from his recently released album SKILLZ, is about the past and a future projection of what we want for our great nation, Nigeria. The song…