$250 million risk-sharing facility to enable emerging market banks to provide increased access to secure and transparent financial services to millions in emerging markets and reach people currently excluded from financial services IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and MasterCard today signed an agreement to establish a risk-sharing…
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Twitter is an easy-to-use, social media platform, which anybody can learn how to use almost instantly. There are several quick and easy to use features that, no matter how basic your understanding of Twitter, you can master within minutes – and have you tweeting like a pro in no time.…
Guinness Nigeria Plc, a subsidiary of Diageo Plc, has announced a change in the leadership of the company. Mr. John O’Keeffe, current Managing Director/CEO has been promoted President, Diageo Africa, joining the Diageo Executive Committee and reporting into Dr. Nick Blazquez, President Africa and Asia. Mr. O’Keeffe’s new appointment will…
Attention Star Wars fans everywhere: Starting today, Twitter users will have even more ways to express their passion about their favorite pop culture phenomenon with new Twitter-exclusive #StarWarsEmojis. In anticipation of the theatrical release of “Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens,” we created custom Twitter emojis, giving Twitter users the ability to…
Zack Snyder has unveiled a trailer of the much anticipated battle between the man of steel, Superman and dark knight, Batman. Even though the trailer was scheduled to be released on the 20th of April, he had to do this yesterday evening when a pirated copy surfaced online Thursday night.…
President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari and four other Nigerians made the list of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World. Time breaks the list into 5 categories – Titans, Icons, Pioneers, Artists and Leaders. Here is what Aryn Baker, TIME’s Africa bureau chief, has to say about the next President of Nigeria;…
Ordinary people can do extra ordinary things According to Tuedon Morgan, otherwise known as Tee Morgan, on her Facebook page, all she wanted to do was “lose weight from 121kg”. Now she became the first Nigerian to ever step foot on the North Pole and run a marathon at the…
Noh Balcha and Fatoumata Tioye have emerged as winners in the maiden edition of the African Digital Art Challenge. They beat contenders five other finalists – Kunle Afolayan, Mariona Lloreta, Ntombi Kunye, Bumba studio and NJB Zebu v 3 EN to win the converted positions. Noh Balcha is a 30-year old Ethiopian architect.…
The world’s first successful head transplant has taken place in Africa. This ground-breaking operation took place at the Charlotte Maxexe Johannesburg Academic Hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa. It took the surgeons, led Professor Myron Danus, nineteen hours to carry out this operation on Paul Horner who was diagnosed with bone cancer five years ago.…
UBER has teamed up with Spinlet to give riders free access to 1 month Spinlet premium music! This special treat is for all Uber Android and Blackberry 7 users in Lagos How It Works Download the Spinlet app from your Android or Blackberry 7 app store Register an account using a username,…
Comedian AY recently re-enacted the collation of the Presidential election results in a Stage Play featuring AY, Helen Paul, Seyilaw, Acapella, Stillringing, Funnybone, and MC Shakara. The stage play took place at AY Live on Easter Sunday. AY stars as the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega.…
Spark, a dutch NGO and its partners (Cheetah Group, Collert Consultancy, Fayo foundation, Horn resource centre, SMART) have launched the first Somali Business Incubator. This Business Incubator and Development Centre aims to develop entrepreneurship through a range of activities which include training, coaching and mentoring, access to a range of…
In a move to stem the funding of militant Islamists, the Kenya’s government has ordered the closure of 13 money transfer firms.Kenya’s Interior Minister, Joseph Nkaissery, told the BBC the bank accounts of 85 individuals and “entities” had also been frozen as part of actions being taken following the killing of 148…
Access Infra Africa, a developer, owner and operator of power assets in Africa, has launched the Africa Co-Development Fund (ACF), a US$ 5 million competition designed to bridge the gap between early stage renewable energy projects in Africa and the expertise and funding they require to come to operation. Open…
Twitter has announced that it is getting into the hardware business with the introduction of the “Twelfie Stick”. According to a recent blog post from Twitter, the stick will make it easier for people to not only get the very best angle on their selfies – but also Tweet them…
The e-commerce leader in Africa formalizes the appointment of Francis DUFAY at the head of its subsidiary in Côte d’Ivoire. This announcement follows the appointment of Fatoumata BA with whom Francis DUFAY led JUMIA Côte d’Ivoire since April 2014, to the position of Managing Director at JUMIA Nigeria . Having…
Twitter users condemned Oba Akiolu’s alleged threat to the Igbos against APC’s Gubernatorial candidate, Akinwunmi Ambode. However, trust Nigerians to see the humorous side of it even though the threat was considered distasteful. Here are some of the memes that are currently trending; https://twitter.com/Bar_Baric/status/585138395820773376 https://twitter.com/deolaaa/status/585125147327225856 https://twitter.com/deolaaa/status/585124448849768448
The Oba of Lagos has come under heavy criticism after news filtered onto the Internet of his diatribe against the Igbos living in Lagos. Oba Rilwanu Akiolu was caught on camera threatening the Igbos against voting the APC Governorship candidate, Akinwunmi Ambode. This was made when the Oba summoned the…
It is being touted as a must for start-ups in the e-commerce space and all those who play in the payments space. This application from The Electronic Settlement Limited, leverages your mobile phone by turning it into a tool that allows you to make and receive payments. It is called Paypad.…
Today, Saturday 4th April 2015 , marks the day Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded Microsoft. Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports and sells computer software, consumer electronics and personal computers and services. Its best known software products are the Microsoft Windows line…