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Bosun Tijani, Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Lagos-based Co-Creation Hub has described telecoms companies as the biggest players in the nation’s mobile application space. According to him, the various networks are focusing more on contents. “The biggest player in the mobile application space is actually the telcos. We have…

Olufunbi Falayi and Taiwo Ajetunmobi, two Nigerians who have led project and startup teams and corporations are set to launch The Passion Incubator in the city of Lagos, the hub will be launched in the first quarter of 2014. The founders hope to launch five new startups out of its…

SWIFT Networks, Nigeria’s leading provider of high speed broadband internet and data services to enterprise and consumer customers has announced today, the formal launch of its portable, nomadic and personal wireless hotspot modem branded as “The Nomad”. “The Nomad” was designed to continue to provide SWIFT 4G LTE customers with…

Time to fuel your shopping craze! From new arrivals in Fashion to long awaited new gadget releases, from top device makers like Samsung (Samsung Galaxy S5), HTC (New HTC One), Nokia (Nokia X series), March promises to be a crazy month for Nigerian shoppers. Forget the downside of fuel scarcity,…

Symantec  today announced the latest version of its NetBackup solution, bringing new functionality to protect the largest scale VMware-based environments as enterprises move to a software-defined data center architecture. NetBackup 7.6 is the only backup product designed for enterprise level scale, which can accommodate hundreds of thousands of virtual machines…

The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC or the Corporation), a multilateral development financial institution headquartered inLagos, has today secured its first International credit rating from Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s).  Moody’s has assigned the Corporation an A3 (long term) /P2 (short term) foreign currency debt rating, making the AFC the second highest…

iKaaz, a Bangalore based mobile payments provider has entered the rapidly growing African market with the launch of its innovative tap and pay offering in Nigeria. Very soon Nigerian consumers will be making NFC payments at select merchant outlets thanks to iKaaz’s NFC powered mobile payments platform running on the cloud. “It is…

 VeriFone Mobile Money has been selected by Teasy Mobile (“Teasy”) in Nigeria to widen mobile money services and make them more relevant to local needs. VeriFone Mobile Money is a joint venture between VeriFone Inc. and Mobilis Networks Limited to drive the adoption of mobile money and wallet solutions globally. VeriFone Mobile…

Samsung Announces Chromebook 2 Series Featuring Faster Performance, Increased Productivity and Stylish Design  Samsung Electronics announced the launch of the Chromebook 2 Series. The new models, available in 11.6- and 13.3-inch configurations, improves on the popular Samsung Chromebook line with faster performance, longer battery life and a slim, light build enhanced…

Apple has announced that it will be introducing CarPlay in the next generation of select cars in 2014. The select cars are Ferrari, Honda, Volvo, Mercedes Benz, Jaguar and Hyundai. Volvo has already shown us what to expect in this post. According to Apple, CarPlay is a smarter, safer way…

Volvo and Apple join forces to make Apple’s widely-used operating system available to drivers, bringing together one of the world’s most progressive car companies and the world’s most famous technology company. In the coming generation Volvo cars, Apple CarPlay is part of your in-car experience….. Watch and See how… http://youtu.be/kqgrGho4aYM…

CladLight, a startup company in Kenya has launched the first wearable jacket targeting motorbike owners in East Africa. The company said the aim of the initiative is to reduce the incidence of road accidents involving motorcyclists in Kenya. The founders said signals are transmitted from the motorbike to the smart…

Each time investors buy or sell a security, an alert is sent to them via a Text Message to the recipient’s mobile phone or via an e-mail to the recipient’s mailbox Investors in the Nigerian Capital Market are in for good times as The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has commenced the…

Forbes has just released its 2014 Forbes Billionaires List. Here are some of the highlights: Bill Gates comes back to the top spot after a 4 year hiatus. He is numero uno with $76 billion For the first time, an African, Aliko Dangote of Nigeria, breaks into the top 25. Worth $25…

Latest governance poll results released by NOIPolls for the month of February 2014 have revealed that 51% of the adult Nigerian population approve of the job performance of President Goodluck Jonathan over the past month. This rating represents a 10-point decline in his approval rating from January 2014 (61%). More findings revealed that the President had an “average”…

Ghana’s largest telecoms company, MTN has expressed concerns over the rise in the number of promotional scams in the country. According to the network, the scams are originating from foreign and local numbers and it is committed to partnering with security agencies andother stakeholders with the goal of overcoming the…

Nigeria’s capital city of Abuja is hosting a two-day international conference on the wider and proper usage of information and communication technologies (ICT) for the 2015 General Election. The theme of the conference is “International Conference on Promoting Free, Fair and Credible Election in Nigeria and the role of Information…

In 2013, JUMIA launched its corporate social responsibility (CSR) partnerships with organisations all over Africa including 1 Child 1 Book in Nigeria, L’Heure Joyeuse in Morocco and RecycloBekia in Egypt. CSR is a core element to the business model in JUMIA; the company is involved in several projects and initiatives…

Stanbic IBTC Bank, one of Nigeria’s major commercial banks is currently giving users of its mobile platform free 5% bonus on any airtime recharge made via its mobile platform. In an exclusive interview with Innovation Village, Olugbenga Agboola, Product Manager, Mobile Platform, Stanbic IBTC Bank said the bonus is to…

IHS Holding Ltd., Africa’s largest independent telecommunications infrastructure company by number of towers managed, has secured US$490 million of equity and debt in its latest financing round. The round expanded IHS’ base of leading institutional shareholders and was priced at a premium to IHS’ July 2013 funding. This is strong…