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Following new cases of the Ebola virus in Spain and the first death from the virus in the United States, researchers are looking to Nigeria’s utilization of 21st Century technology to study exactly how Africa’s most populous country was able to contain the deadly disease. The Ebola outbreak hit Nigeria…

As the world celebrates the seventh Global Handwashing Day, UNICEF said the fight against Ebola further underscores the practice of handwashing in disease prevention. “Handwashing with soap is one of the cheapest, most effective ‘vaccines’ against viral diseases, from the seasonal flu, to the common cold,” said Sanjay Wijesekera, head…

Jumia Nigeria and MTN have developed a new campaign to connect Nigerians offline. The One week campaign called connectivity week will take place in 3 cities (Lagos, Ibadan and Ogun state) starting today with the Jumia & MTN truck. “The connectivity week will be bridging the gap between customers offline…

Increasing access to modern forms of energy is crucial to unlocking faster economic and social development in sub Saharan Africa, according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Africa Energy Outlook (http://www.worldenergyoutlook.org/africa), a Special Report in the 2014 World Energy Outlook series. More than 620 million people in the region (two-thirds…

Easy Taxi, the world’s largest taxi booking app, has introduced new features to support a fully integrated user experience with the most recent version of its app. The move is the latest from the global taxi booking company as the app wars go beyond the physical taxi space. “The new…

Today at the Gala event of The 11th Annual International Business Awards held at the Westin Vendôme Hotel in Paris, France, Movitel (http://movitel.co.mz/en) –  subsidiary of Viettel Group in Mozambique is presented to be the Gold Winner of “Fastest Growing of the Year in Middle-East and Africa” Award. Movitel, SA…

Yesterday at the 440.NG Mentor Cocktail event which held at the Lagos Garage, the 9 startups chosen in the first edition of the 440NG Accelerator program were introduced. This Each startup had a chance to give a brief introduction. The nine startups are listed below: JAY OSBIE (www.jayosbie.com) Jay Osbie is…

Bharti Airtel today announced the appointment of Justice Alfa Belgore (Rtd) as the chairman of the board of directors of Airtel Nigeria. Justice Alfa Belgore, a former chief justice of the Republic of Nigeria, is one of the most respected legal professionals in Nigeria, having served as a magistrate in…

Application is now open for the 2015 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. The Mandela Washington Fellowship is the flagship program of President Obama’s Young African Leaders Initiative. President Obama launched YALI in 2010 to support young African leaders as they spur growth and prosperity, strengthen democratic governance, and enhance peace and security across…

The drama is over. Google has restored Linda Ikeji’s blog. It is opined that Google took down her site  because of allegations of plagiarism and copyright infringement. According to her tweets: https://twitter.com/lindaikeji/status/520349625094799360 https://twitter.com/lindaikeji/status/520350350000541696 and a post on her blog: Yay! LIB is back! Google has restored my blog. About 24…

Kirusa, the leader in voice messaging and social media mobile apps in emerging markets, announced today the launch of its popular services, #CelebConnect and #SportsConnect, with Etisalat Nigeria, a leading telecom operator in Nigeria. With these services, Etisalat Nigeria customers can now stay connected with their favorite celebs and also…

Naspers’ Kalahari.com has agreed to merge with Takealot under the “Takealot” brand. Both companies agree this is one way they can survive the global competitive landscape with the likes of Amazon and Alibaba. “After many years of losses on Kalahari and four years on Takealot, we realise we have to…

The theme for the 2015 edition of Social Media Week Lagos has been announced and it is “Upwardly Mobile: The Rise of a Connected Africa. According to the organisers: Informed by the global theme, SMW Lagos will locally explore the theme “Upwardly Mobile: The Rise of A Connected Africa.” Africa…

Celebrities such as Idris Elba, Forest Whitaker, Sir Tony Blair have come together to launch an Ebola Survival Fund. The Ebola Survival Fund will support a coalition of community-based organizations working in Liberia and Sierra Leone in order to complement the efforts of the larger-scale programs being implemented by international organizations.…

TruSpot, the free African music service moves to make African music listening and sharing even more easier and social with its latest major product upgrade launched to all existing and new users today (September 30th).  Today we hit the reset button by wiping out all former data, to restart our…

Oh No!! The news of plagiarisms, copyright infringements has been in the air for quite some time about foremost blog, Lindaikeji.blogspot.com and it has finally culminated in Google taking down the site. The recent accusation was by one Mr @AyeDee who claimed that Linda Ikeji copied his tweets without aouthorisation. He…

 Nissan  is proud to announce Yaya Touré, three-time African Footballer of the Year and UEFA Champions League winner, as its newest global ambassador. The Manchester City and Ivory Coast midfielder has agreed to a deal which will see him work alongside Nissan’s global UEFA Champions League and Orange Africa Cup…

Reports indicate that Konga.com has just raised between $40 – $60million another round of funding. Sources state that the funds are from existing investors  – Naspers and Kinnevik. These same investors put in $25 million into the company in January this year. It seems they really do have faith in…

Jovago.com, Africa’s leading online hotel booking platform announces the incorporation of the “LiveChat Feature” on their platform designed to facilitate real time communication between customer service and users. Apart from offering real time guidelines and advice to travelers, the feature is also designed to issue analytical reports on customer interaction…

Oracle Corporation (http://www.oracle.com) today announced an initiative designed to enrich and increase the skills capacity of IT practitioners in Africa. The four-pronged program was devised as a response to the rapid adoption of new technologies by governments and businesses in Africa, exacerbating the shortage of suitably skilled practitioners to use…