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The Social Media Awards Africa took place yesterday amidst pomp and pageantry with some of the “who is who” in the Social Media World. The two-in-one event which held yesterday, Saturday January 24, 2015 brought together Africa’s best in different sectors to discuss, analyze and forge a new development path for…

Expedia has acquired its rival Travelocity from its parent company, Sabre Corporation for $280 million. Before this acquisition, Expedia and Travelocity had a 2013 strategic marketing agreement in which Expedia powered the technology platforms for Travelocity’s US and Canadian websites along with providing Travelocity access to Expedia, Inc.’s supply and customer…

The Internet.org app is now available in Ghana, courtesy of Facebook’s collaboration with Bharti Airtel. This comes on the heels of the launch of the Internet.org app in Zambia and Kenya Following this launch of this Internet.org app in Ghana, Airtel customers will now have access to a set of websites and services…

Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday unveiled a new generation of Windows, with a wide range of experiences designed to usher in a new era of more personal computing, as well as two new devices designed to extend the Windows experience from large screens to no screens. Windows 10 will be delivered…

The All Progressives Congress, APC has accused the PDP-led government of using state-owned institutions to frustrate its campaign funding initiative. This is in reference to the fact that NCC has mandated all telecommunication companies to refrain from using their platforms to promote any political party. According to APC’s National Publicity Secretary,…

Today at World Economic Forum currently taking place in Davos, Switzerland, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and MasterCard announced a broad collaboration that aims to expand financial inclusion across the African continent. The collaboration seeks to develop solutions that drive inclusive growth in Africa by broadening access and usage of…

A lot of Nigerians have been actively looking out for Coca Cola bottles or cans with their traditional Nigerian names. This is due to the “ Share a Coke ” campaign currently running in the country. Coca-Cola Nigeria launched the campaign in the country early this year. This is the…

Atlas Mara has announced the appointment of Funke Opeke, Amadou Raimi and Eduardo Chivambo Mondlane, Jr. as Independent Non-Executive Directors to the Board of Atlas Mara. The Company announced the appointment of Beatrice Hamza Bassey as General Counsel. While the directors’ appointment take effect immediately, Ms Hamza Bassey joins Atlas…

Jovago, the online hotel booking platform with more than 6000 registered hotels, has introduced the Best Price Guarantee option for the first time in Nigeria. The company intends to reinforce its attractiveness and efficiency in order to make hotels accessible to all Nigerians. According to Marek Zmyslowsky, Manager Director for Jovago…

As Nigeria marks six months without a new case of polio, Rotary has announced $8.1 in grants to help the country in its final push to eradicate the disease within its borders. The funds will be used by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF to support polio immunization…

China’s Xiaomi is to buy 3% stake in Kingsoft from Tencent Holdings. According to a Kingsoft filing on Monday, Xiaomi will buy 35.3 million shares of Kingsoft at 14.93 Hong Kong dollars (US$1.93) per share, for a total of HK$527 million (US$68 million). This investment comes after becoming the world’s…

Diamond Bank Plc. Nigeria has announced the appointment of Dr. Chris Ogbechie as the new Chairman of Diamond Bank Plc. effective January 1 2015 He takes over from Igwe Ugochukwu Nnaemeka Achebe who led the board since January 1 2007. Dr Ogbechie served as Non-Executive Director of the Company between 2005…

MoveHub has just released an infographic about living costs around the world. According to MoveHub, This map shows the difference in living costs around the world using figures from the world’s largest database of user contributed data about cities and countries worldwide. The Consumer Price Index, used to determine the…

On January 17, 2015, the Orange Africa Cup of Nations Equatorial Guinea 2015 will kick off in Malabo. The competition will take place over a three-week period in the cities of Bata, Malabo, Mongomo and Ebebiyín. This is familiar territory for the major African football event, since the country had…

Former CEO of Apple, John Sculley, is set to challenge the likes of Samsung, Tecno, Lumia by introducing “obi Mobiles” into the African market. Evidently, John is drawn to the potential of the growing, mobile phone penetration in the continent. This invasion is expected to start in Kenya as well…

On Friday, Kenya’s Equity Bank announced that Helios will be selling half of its stake to Norway’s Norfininvest AS The Africa focused investment firm, Helios, currently owns 24.45% of the bank’s shares which it bought in 2007 for more than 11 billion shillings ($120.2 million). The transaction, which requires regulatory approvals,…

MainOne , Nigeria’s leading provider of innovative telecom services and network solutions for businesses in West Africa, today announced the opening of its premier Tier III Lekki Data Center to address the growing demand for Colocation, Cloud and Disaster Recovery Services in West Africa. In addition, MainOne announced that the…

Delivering on its commitment to transform the storage industry with industry-leading customer value and economics, Dell today announced the global availability of new enterprise class Dell Storage all-flash array (AFA) configurations starting at only $25,000 (US). With this launch, Dell offers customers the lowest entry price for an all-flash mid-range…

Microsoft has announced the availability of its globally acclaimed Lumia 535 Dual Sim 3G Smartphone in Nigeria offering five great integrated Microsoft experiences, a wide-angle 5 megapixel front facing camera, and a spacious 5 inch display protected with Gorilla Glass 3. The Lumia 535 Dual SIM which helps people do…

Prince William and Kate now have an official Twitter account, @KensingtonRoyal. So you can follow the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on Twitter. And with the coming of the second child of the Royal couple, a lot of fans and followers will be eager to follow them on Twitter. Twitter…