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Carmudi is continuing to establish itself as the no 1 car classifieds platform for emerging markets as it announced today that it has now has over 20,000 unique listings in Nigeria, having reached 10,000 listings just 2 months ago in March. This rapid growth in listings comes as a response…

APO will award one African journalist transport, accommodation and daily allowance to attend the 2014 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank APO (African Press Organization) will award one African journalist transport, accommodation and daily allowance to attend the 2014 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group held in…

The Nigerian business community came out in grand style as the Lagos chamber of commerce and industry recognized Konga.com, Nigeria’s largest marketplace and other deserving corporate organizations and public institutions who have contributed to the development of commerce and industry in Nigeria Konga.com picked up the award for most innovative…

Jason Njoku, Founder and CEO of iROKOtv, has just announced that there will be no more free access to Nollywood movies on iROKOtv. According to him on a blog post recently, After spending the best part of 2.5 years building a multi-million dollar freemium service with 95% free and 5%…

E-commerce in Nigeria continues to provide opportunities for Nigerians that they wouldn’t otherwise enjoy with traditional retail stores. As part of efforts of commemorating Nigeria’s formidable workforce this Workers’ Day, Konga.com, Nigeria’s largest online mall and marketplace is taking it to a new level with a sale it is calling…

Easy Taxi, the world’s largest taxi booking app, has teamed up with Samsung to offer its services to even more customers across Nigeria, with the Easy Taxi app to be pre-installed on all new Samsung Galaxy S5 devices as part of the Galaxy Gift Exchange. At the launch of the…

Jovago.com, Africa’s largest online hotel booking platform, has rolled out a new loyalty programme for Nigerian businesses to boost Nigeria’s hospitality industry. The new loyalty programme aims to make the hotel booking process easier for Nigerian corporate organisations and businesses looking to book accommodation for their corporate group trips. Following…

Leading online marketplace Kaymu.com.ng has partnered with Global Oceon, World Health Organization, WHO and the Lagos State Ministry of Health by donating mosquito nets distributed to Itedo Community in Lekki Area of Lagos. On Thursday April 24th 2014 Kaymu took part in the charity walk against malaria to raise awareness…

Samsung has just released a new ad pitting its Galaxy 5S directly against the iPhone 5S. The different thing about this ad is that Samsung actually mentions the iPhone by name instead of the subliminal references to Apple’s devices in the past. Check out the ad below https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUxYqO1yyxE

As you may know, Nike’s rival Adidas is the sponsor for the 2014 World Cup. So how would Nike come up with a World Cup ad without mentioning “World Cup”? Well the ad is interesting and engaging with the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar Jr., Wayne Rooney, Andres Iniesta, Zlatan Ibrahimovich…

If you consider washing your car to be a chore, the Nissan Note might just be for you. Or it might just be the technology you have been waiting for. Nissan has just introduced the world’s first “Self-Cleaning” car – Nissan Note. This is based on the innovative paint technology…

In 2013, Indigo Publications registered its 11th consecutive year of growth and profit. Its turnover increased 7.4% to €3.4 million and its operating result rose 25% to €535,000. These good results confirm the group’s excellent health and the durability of its economic model, based on exclusive paid-for information for professional subscribers.…

Tigo Tanzania announced today a partnership with Facebook in which all its customers in the country will get free access to Facebook services in English and a new Kiswahili version through their mobile handsets. It is the first time that Facebook will be free on any mobile network in East…

The online property listings giant Lamudi turns six months old this month and has marked the occasion by releasing an infographic showing the exceptional pace of growth of the company. Launched in October 2013, Lamudi is now operating across 25 countries in Africa, Asia and South America with further expansion…

APO (African Press Organization), the sole press release newswire in Africa and the global leader in media relations relating to Africa, today announced a multi-year strategic partnership with IMImobile , a leading global provider of end-to-end mobile engagement software and solutions to telecom operators, enterprises and media companies, to…

Thuraya Telecommunications Company, a leading Mobile Satellite Services operator and The Western Union Company, a leader in global payment services, today announced their agreement to offer top-up services for Thuraya prepaid SIMs for voice and data services using the Western Union® Quick PaySM service. The service is available at participating…

The Nigerian music industry today is a multimillion naira business and has grown to be one of the biggest music businesses in Africa and the world, but absence of proper data analytics, unreported revenue, inefficient data, etc have prevented it from truly reaching its potential. Playspread is a media monitoring…

Whatsapp hit a big milestone yesterday. It now has 500 million active users, sharing more than 700 million photos and 100 million videos every single day. The mobile messaging app maker made the news recently when it was acquired by Facebook for $19 billion. In its blog, it states that…

Following Jovago’s success in countries such as Nigeria, Kenya and Senegal, the online booking portal founded by Africa Internet Holding (AIH) now announces its expansion into South Sudan, in order to bring easy and transparent hotel booking to an even wider audience across the continent. Jovago aims to make the…

2014 is a year that has seen confidence in online shopping grow among Nigerians with more Nigerians shopping online, but to sustain this trend, there is a need for more education on the benefits and ease of shopping online. This is why Nigeria’s Largest Online Mall and Marketplace, Konga.com is…