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It all started with Pete Frates who posted a video of him doing his own version of the Ice Bucket Challenge dancing to the tune of Vanilla Ice’s “Ice, Ice Baby”. Pete Frates was diagnosed with disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ALS in 2012. The Ice Bucket Challenge, sometimes called the ALS…

LG Electronics (LG), a global leader in mobile communications, has introduced into the Nigerian market its eagerly anticipated G3 smartphone, the successor to the company’s well-received LG G2. The device received Red Dot “Best of the Best” Awards for Smart Keyboard, Knock CodeTM and the graphic user interface (GUI). Developed…

The Glo Xchange platform was officially launched in partnership with three licensed mobile money operators, FirstMonie, Ecobank and Stanbic IBTC in Lagos, western Nigeria The Glo Xchange will provide the partner banks on the project with the telecom company’s network of 150 Glo World & Glo Zone shops, over 35,000…

Ever wondered if you could join a fitness event when you get into a new city? This is actually one way you could get to meet people. Well Bosun Tijani, Co-founder and CEO of Co-Creation Hub has made it simple with the launch of a new app called Truppr. According…

Online Payment Solution Provider, PayPal, has revealed that over a million consumers now have active accounts in South Africa. It also announced that it has over 152 million active accounts in 203 markets around the world, including: Algeria, Kenya, Rwanda, and Zimbabwe. It credited this achievement to its signed partnership…

The Board of United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) yesterday announced the appointment of Mr. Tony O. Elumelu, C.O.N. as Chairman, succeeding Ambassador Joe Keshi. Mr Elumelu is Chairman/CEO of Heirs Holdings , the pan-African proprietary investment company, which he founded in 2010 and which holds stakes in a number…

Nigeria’s largest online mall, Konga.com has updated the classic design of its website to a cleaner, more aesthetically pleasing and more user-friendly interface. The new Konga website design is quite different from the old one although it has a similar structure. The category panel remains on the left and the…

Following its recent successful launches in Uganda and Ghana, Africa’s leading online retailer Jumia today announces its expansion to Cameroon. This brings the number of countries in which the e-commerce site is active to nine and marks the start of its expansion in Central Africa. According to a 2013 report…

New technologies are set to revolutionise the way we drive. The team at Carmudi, the leading online car classifieds platform, have picked out the five most exciting vehicle innovations that will hit the market in the next few years. From cars that will allow you to sleep behind the wheel…

Togo and Ivory Coast have Anzisha finalists for the first time and five amazing young women have made the cut with projects varying from tourism, art and energy For the first time ever, African Leadership Academy and The MasterCard Foundation are delighted to have Anzisha Prize finalists from Togo and…

Africa’s largest online hotel booking platform, Jovago.com, has partnered with Nigeria’s foremost female rap superstar, Yetunde Alabi popularly known as Sasha P and Afro Pop superstar Akintoye Balogun aka Ajebutter 22. International award winning rapper, Sasha P and the famous Omo Pastor crooner, Ajebutter 22 have gone into a mutually beneficial…

Easy Taxi, the online taxi hailing service in corporation with Dettol, the leader in health and hygiene, set up a training session for the Easy Taxi drivers during their monthly meeting to inform them on the symptoms and preventive measures of the deadly Ebola virus. The drivers who were visibly…

Spinlet has joined forces with the Nigerian Music Industry officials and a couple of musicians to launch a campaign – #RealFansBuyMusic – against free music downloads and piracy. The artistes include Illbliss, Waje, 9ice, Omawumi amongst others. Here is a video shot by renowned music video director Clarence Peters with…

The Ice Bucket Challenge is one initiative that has gone viral with so many celebrities taking part in it. Even the likes of Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg were not left out of it. Samsung seems to have joined the Challenge in an unusual way  as it has chosen the…

When the first classic Mini, made in Birmingham, went on the market on August 18th 1959, none of the people involved at the time are likely to have imagined that the concept of a revolutionary small car would turn into one of the automotive industry’s most impressive success stories stretching…

VeriFone Mobile Money and Airtel Africa, part of the Bharti Airtel Group recently announced that they had reached an agreement to offer VeriFone Mobile Money’s merchant enablement applications for mobile Tap n Pay across their 17 operating companies in Africa. VeriFone Mobile Money’s Tap n Pay applications are a smart,…

Sovereign Trust Insurance PLC, a leading company providing insurance services of global standards, and VTNetwork (VTN), one of Nigeria’s leading mobile payment operators, today launched initial services which focus on accessible insurance policies. Peter Ojo, Chief Executive Officer, VTN, spoke of a collaboration of innovators. “Sovereign Trust Insurance is a…

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, recently announced an advisory services agreement, valued at $1 million, with Airtel Zambia to increase access to mobile financial services in the Zambian market in order to strengthen financial inclusion. In Zambia, two-thirds of the adult population is excluded from formal financial…

Kirusa, the leader in voice messaging and social media mobile apps in emerging markets, today announced that it has acquired Saya Mobile, a Ghana-based provider of instant messaging apps geared specifically for African consumers.Representative of the company’s increasing commitment to the region, this acquisition enhances Kirusa’s expertise and the reach…

Jumia, Africa’s leading online shopping destination, announces the success of its partnership with Sony on its Egyptian website. Launched two months ago, Sony’s online store on Jumia increased has boosted its sales in Egypt by 15%. The Shop in Shop concept was launched on Jumia in May, in response to the…