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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…

…. Unveils Mobile Midwife, Dial-a-Doctor In an effort to reduce infant and maternal mortality rate in Nigeria, Airtel has partnered with Grameen Foundation and VAS2nets Technologies Ltd to unveil two innovative mobile health services dubbed Mobile Midwife and Dial-a-Doctor. Mobile Midwife is a tailored mobile service designed to provide vital…

Philips to target sub-Saharan Africa and South East Asia where high maternal and infant mortality can be addressed through early diagnosis, proper nutrition, remote monitoring innovations and access to energy. Philips commits to improve the lives of 100 million women and children by 2025 “We look forward to working with…

Jovago, www.jovago.com– Africa’s largest online hotel booking platform, has signed a white label partnership with one of West Africa’s largest regional carriers, Africa World Airlines, to provide more accessible hotel booking services to Africans. This partnership with Africa World Airlines – which makes Jovago.com their official hotel partner – will…

A team of coders from Cape Town took second place in SunGard’s annual Codeathon in London, beating another 10 teams from seven countries in the finals. The team was selected from 500 developers that competed in the first round to be within the 51 finalists who went to London. The…

Konga.com recently integrated on its platform a new GTPay Payment method – the GTBank Internet Bank Transfer. This was done in a bid to make shopping easier by providing a new convenient channel to make payments online.  Customers on Konga can now pay for their goods through GTBank Internet Banking,…

Safety Tips to Follow when riding a taxi A taxi can be a very convenient way of getting from one location to another and it can also be very convenient as it takes away the stress of having to look for the perfect parking spot or worry about who the…

At no time in recent years has there been as much optimism about the various opportunities for businesses in Africa. Yet, successfully marketing a brand across such a diverse continent – with over 50 countries, hundreds of languages and various cultures – is no easy task. This is according to…

Winners of the first Media Awards on Electrical Counterfeiting in Africa on Thursday received their awards during a special ceremony held in Grenoble (France) in the presence of Mrs Tracy Garner, Global Anti-counterfeiting Manager at Schneider Electric (http://www.schneider-electric.com). The Media Awards on Electrical Counterfeiting in Africa was established by…

The Nigerian Stock Exchange has unveiled Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede as its new President. He succeeds Aliko Dangote, the former President. From 2002 until his retirement in 2013, he was the Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank Plc, during his tenure the Bank was transformed to rank amongst…

…Winner to get record deal with Music Megastar, Akon Leading telecommunications operator, Airtel Nigeria is partnering with Trace, an International music video channel,  to launch a unique mobile song contest, designed to empower Nigerian youths and create robust platforms for them to achieve their aspirations. The competition tagged ‘Airtel Trace…

To coincide with the return to school, and as part of the #Tousalecole (Back to School) campaign, Jumia Ivory Coast (https://www.jumia.ci) has offered 1,000 school kits to primary school pupils in Yopougon Kouté in a ceremony attended by members of the National Ministry for Education and Technical Education (http://www.education-ci.org). “Society…

I thought Blackberry was finished in the smartphone industry but it seems it is far from finished. Just recently it launched the Porsche Design P’9983 smartphone and now it has unveiled a new smartphone – the Blackberry Passport. Boundary-breaking and purpose-built for productivity, the BlackBerry Passport comes with a new large…