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Nakuru County will enjoy free Wi-Fi for one month, courtesy of Kenya’s Nakuru County Government and the State House Digital communications office. The project, which reportedly cost $2.2 million, was launched in partnership with Infonet Africa. Nakuru is the fourth largest county in Kenya, with a population of 1,603,325. “Jubilee…

Although Nigerians successfully imported the Valentine’s Day concept of romance, they remain loyal to the classic ideas when it comes to surprising that special someone on Valentine’s Day. According to Hellofood.com, the food delivery platform backed by MTN, Tigo and Rocket Internet, personalised cakes and chocolate selections are the most ordered…

Norwegian media company Schibsted  has bought Spain’s biggest classified site, Milanuncios.com and combined its Moroccan unit, Bikhir.ma with Avito.ma to create that country’s top classified advertising site.  “This reinforces our position as a clear leader in the Spanish online classifieds market,” the company said, after paying 50 million Euros for the site . Schibsted…

Nigeria’s Minister of Communications Technology, Omobola Johnson, will be joining a distinguished panel for An Evening with Leaders – a premium event during Social Media Week Lagos 2014. Other members of the panel include Andrew Alli, CEO Africa Finance Corporation, Tomi Davies, CEO TechnoVision, and Yemi Adamolekun, Executive Director, Enough…

Ndani TV will present the first edition of the annual #YTech100 – 100 of Nigeria’s most innovative at Social Media Week, Lagos 2014. The 100 will be hosted at an invitation only event on Friday, 22 February 2014 at Four Points by Sheraton, Lekki, Lagos. “We are excited to host…

It has just been announced that Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten Inc. will buy call and messaging app provider Viber Media Inc for $900 million. Rakuten, founded and controlled by billionaire Hiroshi Mikitani, has the largest e-commerce site in Japan. According to Mikitani, Viber, run from Cyprus by Israeli entrepreneur Talmon Marco,…

A new version of BBM will be available later today for Android, iPhone and BlackBerry customers, giving them lots of exciting new features. Android and iPhone customers will now be able to make free voice calls to BBM contacts over a Wi-Fi or data connection with BBM Voice*, as well…

Today is Valentine’s Day and Google is inviting you to share online chocolate with your friends and loved ones for Valentine. When you land on the Google page, you will find that the general Google logo has been replaced with Google Doodle showing two red, jiggling figures and a heart.…

Early this week, Dimension Data Holdings plc, announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell its distribution business, Express Data, to Dicker Data. The transaction includes the purchase of Dimension Data’s Australia and New Zealand operations of Express Data and Express Online. The transaction is subject to Dicker…

The finalists for TechCabal Battlefield have been announced. Out of the 92 applications and a fiercely competitive shortlist of twenty, the final seven have emerged. The Battlefield is a platform where nigerian technology startups will have the chance to showcase their products, services and businesses. Initially the total cash prize up…

Mobile Monday Nigeria is organizing a developer contest tagged “DevCon Alpha: Build with Verve – Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 Edition”. As a developer, you stand a chance of winning $200,000 in Marketing and Prizes by participating in this contest. The contest is co-sponsored by Microsoft, Nokia and Verve International.…

One of Nigeria’s major banks, Diamond Bank, has provided ICT training for women involved in the nation’s Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) sector. At the two-day training programme held at the Enterprise Development Centre of the Pan Atlantic University, beneficiaries of the training were taken through topical issues such…

MTN has unveiled the MTN/Huawei Ascend Y220 Handset in Accra, Ghana’s capital city. According to the company’s Chief Marketing Officer, Mr. Rahul De, appropriate devices are required for economic growth. He said economic growth cannot occur unless the consumer has the appropriate devices to support and enhance the data experience.…

IBM has predicted that the cloud technology adoption in Nigeria will grow to about 80 percent by 2015. This prediction was announced by the company’s Country General Manager, West Africa, Taiwo Otiti. According to him, the adoption of cloud technology in Africa is currently at a tipping point and Nigeria…

Mrs. Wangi Mba-Uzoukwu has been appointed as the first regional director (West Africa) for M.Net. Her appointment was announced by Mrs. Patricia van Rooyen, chief executive officer of M-Net Sub-Saharan Africa. She said Mba-Uzoukwu’s appointment is reflection of M-Net’s rapid growth in West Africa. Van Rooyen said: “Such has been…

Mobile learning technology for primary and secondary educators in Africa, Sterio.me is set to enter the Nigerian market as e-learning continues to gain ground in Africa’s most populous country. Sterio.me was founded on the StartupBus Africa by Christopher Pruijsen as the chief executive officer, Dean Rotherham (Product) and Danielle Reid…

OLX is an online Classifieds site owned by Naspers, the South African Media Giant. It is currently available in Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa. (It replaced Dealfish in Sub Saharan Africa) In a recent press release, OLX announced that it is opening new public kiosks in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.…

Today, Nokia is introducing the Lumia Icon (a high-end Windows Phone) but is making it only available in the united States for Verizon Wireless. According to Nokia, it is built for those who demand more from their phones and don’t want to compromise when it comes to how this life companion…

The film is an adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie‘s “Half of a Yellow Sun”. The film is a love story that follows two sisters who are caught up in the outbreak of the Nigerian Civil War. It stars BAFTA award-winner Thandie Newton and Academy Award nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor. The Official soundtrack “Bother You” by D’banj has just been released on…

In a bid to show that its W series MP3 Walkman is waterproof, Sony has packaged the device in a bottle of water, tagging it the bottled Walkman The Sony Walkman NWZ-W270 was launched last year January at the CES 2013 and hired New Zealand based advertising firm DraftFCB, to come up…