Recently Etisalat announced the 2013 shortlist for the Etisalat Prize for Literature. The list includes the following names: Bom Boy by Yewande Omotoso (Modjaji Publishers) Finding Soutbek by Karen Jennings (Holland Park Press) We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo (Little, Brown and Company/Chatto & Windus UK) In its inaugural year, the Etisalat Prize…
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Today marks the 10th year anniversary of Facebook. Exactly 1o years, 4th of February 2004, Mark Zuckerberg created Facebook in his Harvard school dormitory. (See original interface above). The site was conceived as a way to connect students, and let them build an online identity for themselves. To say it…
Etisalat Group has been nominated for three GSMA Global Mobile Awards this year for advanced and world-class services offered across the Middle East, African and Asian markets. In 2013, Etisalat commercially rolled out a fully interoperable, industrial grade, open-loop commerce ecosystem “Flous” across majority of its operations. The scope of…
foodpanda and hellofood aim for over 40 countries in early 2014 foodpanda and its affiliated brand hellofood, the fastest growing online food delivery marketplace worldwide, received another USD 20 million in funding from a group of investors including Phenomen Ventures. With the new investment foodpanda is aiming to continue its…
The Group is expecting to end 2014 with over 11 million in total active subscriber base Africell Holding (http://www.africell.com) announces that Africell Sierra Leone crossed the two million mark with over 2,250,000 active subscribers. The Group is expecting to end 2014 with over 11 million in total active subscriber base.…
At the time of establishment, Sénégal Airlines considered its choice of service provider for information system management, including the financial management of its business. The airline opted for Sage FRP 1000 (http://www.sage.com) due to its flexibility, and its open and interfacing capabilities with other business management solutions which are essential…
Indications have emerged that Apple’s much anticipated smartwatch is being tested for induction charging and solar-powered batteries, according to a new report from the New York Times. As part of a larger piece about battery technology in general, the New York Times revealed that Apple carrying out tests involving wireless…
Organizers of the Google Cloud Developer Challenge have announced the winners of the 2013 edition of the competition. For the Sub-Saharan Africa region, FunnyLeni, a Nigerian-based startup and Ghana-based Tourbly were adjudged winners. FunnyLeni beat 9 other African platforms from Cameroon, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal and South Africa in the Social /…
Nigeria’s dream of achieving food sufficiency in 2015 will be a mirage, unless the country adopts biotechnology in its agricultural sector, says agricultural experts. Participants at the 10th anniversary of Africa Agriculture Technology Foundation (AATF) seminar made this observation recently in Abuja. AATF urged Mr. President to sign into law,…
The founders of HotsStop.com and Konga.com, Chinedu Echeruo and Simdul Shagaya have been recognized by the influential and respected American business magazine, Forbes Magazine’s list of 2014’s “10 Most Powerful Men in Africa.” In the list which was released during the weekend Forbes indicated that the 2014 list follows the…
Wetin be love sef? Trip to Bahamas? Dinner in bed with Iyanya/Yvonne Nelson or a Tecno Phantom A3?? Woo-hoo! The love bug is in the air, it’s that time of the year again, the book of February 14 is about to be opened! Yesss, Valentine’s Day is almost here AGAIN! Now is the time…
Microsoft has announced that it will be awarding grants to five African Startups through its 4Afrika Initiative. These innovation grants are designed to provide the financial support needed to cross borders and empower the next generation of developers and entrepreneurs in Africa. Microsoft will also provide technical support and mentorship to help…
SkyVision Global Networks Ltd. (http://www.skyvision.net), a leading global communications solutions provider, today announced the launch of its end to end solutions specifically suited for the mining industry. The solutions will be showcased at the Mining INDABA Conference & Exposition – Booth# 618, taking place at the Cape Town International Convention…
It is said the Super Bowl is one of the most watched annual sporting events in the world. The only other annual event that gathers more viewers is the UEFA Champions League final, which surpassed the Super Bowl XLIII in 2009 to become the most watched that year. It is the annual championship game of the National Football…
Are you a female tech entrepreneur looking for opportunities to advance your career in technology or jump start your tech business? Have you applied for fellowships, grants or awards and not gotten accepted? Do you want to learn how to write a killer application for such opportunities? Then this information…
Yahoo has announced it has detected a mass hack attempt on Yahoo Mail. In a statement posted on its Tumblr page, the company called the mass hack a “coordinated effort to gain unauthorized access to Yahoo Mail accounts”. It however refused to disclose the number of accounts that were affected.…
It is another February and as usual, the mobile world is looking forward to the foremost mobile conference in the world – the GSMA Mobile World Congress. The 2014 edition of this conference will take place in Barcelona from 24th to the 27th of February. The Theme of this year’s…
Lagos state has commenced the distribution of the state’s new electronic Certificates of Occupancy (e-C of O). At an event held in the state capital, Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola issued the new certificates to 55 property owners. The event officially kicked off the issuance of the e-certificates. The recipients are…
Rocket Internet has officially announced the appointment of Nicolas Martin and Jérémy Doutté as the CEOs of JUMIA Nigeria following the exit of Tunde Kehinde and Raphael Afaedor, former managing directors, who decided to leave JUMIA Nigeria to start their own businesses. The company has also won the best Online…
Nigeria’s leading online taxi company, Easy Taxi, is the latest African startup to be featured on international news channel, CNN’s Africa Start-Up, a new programme that illuminates Africa’s startups and entrepreneurs. The Easy Taxi app has global operations with operations around the world and was founded in Nigeria by Bankole…