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Nominations are now open for the 2014 Social Media Awards Africa (SMAA). This initiative, a brainchild of Development Diaries, a Pan-African media-for-development (Media4D), was unveiled recently in Lagos, Nigeria The SMAA is a premier continental initiative to recognize and celebrate excellence, creativity and impact of social media on human socio-economic…

To celebrate Nigeria’s Independence Day on October 1st 2014, Nigeria’s leading online marketplaces, www.kaymu.com.ng developed a campaign tagged #IDreamofANigeria which requested Nigerians to take to social media and share their dreams and aspirations for Nigeria. The campaign which began on the 29th of September, trended in Nigeria on the 30th of September,…

Nigerian Online Mobile Media Company, Smileandtalk.com, recently announced the release of a new African Mobile Game through their subsidiary, Smileandgame.com. The new game is titled “Chike the Problem Child: Target Practice at the Fish Market”.  The purpose of the game is to aim a catapult at the market goers. Gamers…

Bayo Adekanmbi has been announced as the new Chief Marketing Officer of MTN Nigeria. He replaces Larry Annetts who moved to South Africa to become the Chief Marketing Officer too. Before taking up this new position, Bayo was the General Manager, Business Intelligence. Bayo has 15-year experience on leading brands…

Easy Taxi Nigeria, Nigeria’s foremost taxi requesting service today announces Zainab Balogun as the face of its safety campaign. In her role, Zainab will represent the Easy Taxi Nigeria brand campaign for safety by encouraging the usage of the application as a safe and convenient transportation option, with emphasis on the…

Arik Air, West and Central Africa’s largest commercial carrier, has launched a frequent flyer programme, aligning its offering with the industry’s foremost airlines in the process. Arik Affinity Wings is packed full of benefits designed to reward guests for their loyalty by giving them the opportunity to earn miles on…

In an infographic published on its Facebook page, Samsung is likely to release the Galaxy Note 4 on the 24th of October 2014. The image shows that Samsung launched the phone in the Chinese market on the 29th of September and it will officially get to Egypt and Central America…

Genii Games Limited announced the release of its app -Adventures of the Tortoise for iPads and Android devices. The App comes under its Asa (meaning Culture in Yoruba) brand of African Culture teaching apps primarily targeted at kids. It is currently available on the Apple Store and Google Play for FREE…

Mteto Nyati  has joined MTN Group as the Chief Enterprise Officer. This appointment takes effect from today, 1st of October 2014. Nyati joins MTN from Microsoft, where he was General Manager for Middle East and Africa (MEA) Emerging Regions. In this role, he developed and implemented growth strategies for markets…

One of the most highly anticipated feature films, “A Place in the Stars” has launched a social media campaign to commemorate Independence Day but more importantly to celebrate the many sung/ unsung heroes who in the face of adversity continue to channel the right path. The film, directed by Steve…

SkyVision VPN solution chosen by Unity Bank, one of Nigeria’s Largest Retail Financial Institutions to Ensure Seamless Connectivity Between its Branches Nationwide SkyVision plans to further expand its finance and micro-finance penetration within Nigeria and across Africa SkyVision Global Networks Ltd. (http://www.skyvision.net), a leading global communications provider, today announced its…

YahClick offers free modem, free YahClick dish and reduced installation charges via Scoop and RCS Al Yah Satellite Communications Company, Yahsat (http://www.yahsat.ae), the Abu Dhabi based satellite operator, has announced its YahClick satellite broadband internet promotional offer in South Sudan for a period of two months. Yahsat is offering a…

Omidyar Network announced today a grant of up to USD $400k to BudgIT, a Lagos-based nonprofit that promotes civic participation and fiscal transparency in Nigeria.  The two-year grant will be used to expand the amount of budget and procurement information available to the public, stimulate its use in participatory governance, and promote media awareness…

As the West African countries are fighting to subdue the Ebola Virus, the first American case has just been confirmed in Dallas, Texas. And Twitter users have reacted to the news of America’s first confirmed case of Ebola by inserting the virus’s name into their favorite films, with the hashtag #ReplaceMovieTitleWithEbola trending on…

Nigeria celebrates her 54th Independence Anniversary today, 1st October 2014. Happy Independence, Nigeria

Google is celebrating Nigeria’s 54th Independence with an interesting Google Doodle that shows Nigeria on the move. The doodle shows 3 different means of popular public transportation – the tricycle also known as “Keke Marwa or NAPEP”, the Danfo bus and the “Okada” motorcycle. The moving doodle also shows 3…

In a phenomenal move to emphasize its vision to be Nigeria’s number one mobile internet company, leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, has unveiled a data campaign tagged ‘Always On.’ The thematic campaign brilliantly summarizes Airtel’s brand promise to continuously deliver innovative mobile data offerings and world-class internet service to…

Alain Nteff (Cameroon), founder of Gifted Mom was announced as the grand prize winner of the 4th annual Anzisha Prize Award, receiving a $25 000 cash prize to support his social business. He leads rising tide of West African youth entrepreneurs. Schoolbag manufacturer Thato Kgatlhanye (South Africa) was first runner up…

Samsung has just released an pic poking at Apple’s iPhone for its iPhone 6 “bending” issues. It just says “Bend to those who are worthy”; with the Apple iPhone 6 Plus “bowing” to the Samsung Note 3 This “iPhone bending” came to light when some people complained that after having their…

Since the launch of the iPhone 6 Plus, there has been news around that the phone bends. So Unbox Therapy decided to test this. Check out the video below where they demonstrated how the 7.1 mm thick device could bend with nothing but one’s bare hands. I must confess I…