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As is the custom, The Platform Nigeria holds today 1st of may. This time, however, it is taking place in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria. The Platform Nigeria is a Non-Profit initiative of Covenant Christian Centre which is geared primarily to improving the individuals of Nigeria and the world. Speakers…

South African born Tesla Founder, Elon Musk, has launched a suite of batteries for homes, businesses and utilities . This goes to show that Tesla is not just an automotive company, it’s also an energy innovation company. With Tesla Energy, Tesla is boosting its efforts to accelerate the move away from fossil…

Jonathan Doerr – MD Jumia Nigeria, Bayo Adekambi – CMO MTN Nigeria are among the speakers confirmed for the upcoming West Africa Bloggers Conference (WABC) scheduled to hold on the 15th and 16th of May 2015 in Lagos, Nigeria. The two-day conference is aimed at Bloggers from across the West African countries.…

BitStake is a new crypto technology set as the first digital currency banking platform in the world that can be used in making digital transactions by using bitcoins and other cryptographic currencies. With BitStake, users will be enabled to purchase a bitcoin with Naira, the local currency of the country,…

Chinese multinational computer technology company, Lenovo , has introduced three new smartphones in the Nigerian market. The smartphones are the P70, S90 and S60. Speaking at the launch event, the Executive Director of Mobile Business Group at Lenovo, Middle East and Africa (MEA), Shashank Sharma,  described Nigeria as a vital focus for…

Today, Malawi took a significant step towards creating a digital payment ecosystem in order to address poverty and drive inclusive growth. An event organized by the Government of Malawi with the United Nations Capital Development Fund’s (UNCDF) Better Than Cash Alliance  and Mobile Money for the Poor initiatives brought together…

SEEK has announced a fresh $10 million investment in One Africa Media thereby raising its stake to 30%. Australian-based SEEK is the world’s largest online employment marketplace by market capitalisation today. It initially invested in One Africa Media in June 2013. With this investment, this takes Seek’s total stake in…

TIGO Tanzania  has today launched a brand new 4G LTE technology that will make it the biggest and fastest Internet network in the country. Speaking at the launch, Tigo Interim General Manager Cecile Tiano said: “This once again demonstrates our company’s commitment to the digital lifestyle transformation and its leadership…

African telecoms giant, Globacom’s website has been by a group called The Nigerian Cyber Hunters led by HYPER-DARK a.k.a Brunolin As at the time of this report, the website is still unavailable. No reason has been given for this hack….

We have all misplaced our phones before – Can’t remember where we dropped it round the house; under the couch, under the car seat.. Well, with a computer, you can find the phone. Just ask Google to find it. Type three magic words into search, and you’ll find your missing…

Jay-Z’s music streaming service, Tidal, was hailed as the messiah for the artists as it seemed that these artists were not getting a fair deal from the music streaming distribution companies like Spotify and Pandora. It was launched with fan fare replete with the biggest music stars including Beyonce, Madonna, Ninja. Tidal…

They are known as the guys that tear/take apart gadgets to find out what makes them tick. They are known as iFixit and the Apple Watch is on the teardown table right now. They are working on the Sports model. They have a camera and and you can be a part of…

In a recent interview with SaharaTV, Bosun Tijani bares his mind on Nigeria’s First ‘Social Media’ Elections,  #NigeriaDecides. He also talks about the collaboration among #LASG, #MainOne and #CcHUB in extending #fiber optics to Yaba as an enabler for the growing #tech #cluster in Yaba. Here is the video clip of the…

Ten years ago, this 18-second clip uploaded by YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim titled “Me at the zoo” became the site’s very first video. This video which talks about elephants shot at the San Diego Zoo by fellow co-founder Yakov Lapitsky, now has over 20 million views https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNQXAC9IVRw Today, this global phenomenon…

The 30 second commercials which are currently airing on all major TV stations in Nigeria, tell the exciting stories of entrepreneurs who sell on Kaymu. The ad depicts Kaymu as Nigeria’s number one online shopping community, that connects and empowers buyers and sellers to build their own success stories. Sellers can connect to…

Big data is a buzzword in a myriad of industries, but the customer-centric model of financial services firms gives data unprecedented opportunities to further market research, boost customer satisfaction and drive financial inclusion. Speaking at the Mobile Web West Africa 2015, Mr Valentine Obi, CEO of eTranzact talked about the…

Africa’s N°1 hotel-booking website, Jovago has unveiled its new website after consultation and feedback from customer base. This updated look of the website is channeled towards the Jovago customer – making their user experience as simple and uncomplicated as possible. A NEW REFRESHING DESIGN… The upgraded website features a…

 Everjobs, Cameroon’s new online job portal, recently started its operations in Douala. During a press conference, Co-founder and Managing Director for Africa, Eric Lauer introduced the company officially to the public. Everjobs’s mission is to simplify the job search and hiring process by connecting job seekers with employers in a…

MasterCard today granted an acquiring license to Unified Payment Service Limited (Unified Payments) a leading Payments Service Provider in a move that is expected to broadly increase the acceptance of MasterCard payment cards in Nigeria. Unified Payments operates as a shared infrastructure for the Nigerian banking community to enable a…

Oracle Academy and the Raspberry Pi Foundation today officially launched Oracle Raspberry Pi Weather Station for Schools, an ambitious project to join thousands of schools in Africa and around the world in a global science experiment. Participating schools will receive a Raspberry Pi hardware kit for students to build and operate…