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Starting from today, Facebook is introducing 15-second premium video ads for advertisers. Though it is starting with a select group of advertisers, it expects to roll it out to all pretty soon. Facebook started testing Premium Video Ads as a way for advertisers to drive branding objectives on Facebook in December. According to…

Just last month with the launch of Microsoft’s One Drive, I posed a question – “Will I switch from Google Drive?” Well Google Drive has made its cloud service even more attractive by slashing its prices. The 1TB tier is now $9.99 per month, from $49.99. You can now get…

Aviat Networks, Inc., the leading expert in microwave networking solutions, recently announced an expanded managed services agreement with MTN Nigeria. Aviat Networks will manage the flow of material into Aviat-controlled facilities on behalf of MTN Nigeria. The material will be managed, marshalled and kitted in support of specific customer implementations…

First Bank of Nigeria Ltd, Firstmonie has announced that it has secured a grant of $12million US dollars from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to assist in driving financial inclusion in Nigeria. According to Firstmonie, the granct will help deepen the penetration of its mobile financial services in Nigeria…

Bharti Airtel has partnered with Manchester United to develop a new mobile application designed to get its fans in Africa closer to the club. Manchester United’s new Club application offers the most comprehensive mobile access available, giving fans the latest club news, exclusive videos, match highlights, live in-game updates, player…

JUMIA, Nigeria’s largest online retail store offers one of the best phone tablets in the market at the lowest price in Nigeria. The X-touch is one of the best tablet brands available in Nigeria with premium specifications to fit a wide range of tablet users. The X-touch is available in…

Today marks 25 years since Sir Tim Berners-Lee created the World Wide Web. He made a proposal for an information management system in March 1989, and he implemented the first successful communication between a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) client and server via the Internet sometime around mid November. In the…

The board of Ecobank Plc has told its chief executive, Thierry Tanoh, to step down for Albert Essien, its deputy CEO. This follows months of turmoil and crisis in the company. The board has also reinstated the finance director, Laurence do Rogo, as demanded by Nigeria’s securities regulator, which is…

Bharti Airtel, a leading telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, has reaffirmed its commitment to Chad by partnering with the Ministry of Secondary Education to train 6,000 youth in the country. The training will focus nurturing young talent to improve their information and communications…

Oando Foundation, in conjunction with the United States Global Partnership Initiative Department, LIONS@FRICA, CoderDojo and the Hello World Foundation, has launched an ICT initiative to empower Nigerian students with technological skills for the 21st Century. The partnership is based on the global CoderDojo scheme which is an open source, volunteer…

Today, Africa’s no.1 booking portal Jovago will have over 2000 hotel listings in Africa. The first year of business is not yet finished and Jovago already offers the widest range of African hotels. With this broad selection of hotels to choose from, the online booking service provides its customers with…

2014 has begun in grand style in the world of online shopping with new offerings, clearance sales, 48 hour deals and other weekly promotions on Konga.com This week, Nigeria’s Largest Online Mall, Konga.com wants every Nigerian student, adult or child to have access to the educational and entertainment benefits that…

The self proclaimed “Special One”, Jose Mourinho, has been unveiled as Yahoo’s 2014 Global Sports Ambassador. Mourinho – a Champions League winner with both Porto and Inter, and two-time Premier League champion with Chelsea – is one of the most successful and respected managers in the history of football. He currently manages…

Google is celebrating this year’s International Women’s Day with an animated Google Doodle. This truly International Women’s Day doodle features a host of over a 100 inspiring women from around the world. According to Google, “women have historically been underrepresented in almost all fields: science, school curricula, business, politics —…

Sim Shagaya, CEO of Konga.com will be part of a discussion on the breakfast morning show “Sunrise” on Channels tv(DSTV Channel 254) holding this Saturday March 7, 2014. The discussion will be centered on how Nigeria can use the opportunity of hosting the World Economic Forum on Africa to attract…

Global property player Lamudi at the forefront of women’s revolution in tech industry This International Women’s Day, ladies everywhere will celebrate breaking the glass ceiling in industries of all kinds. And while the global tech industry has copped its fair share of criticism as being male-dominated, in the heart of…

National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has raised concerns over cybersecurity in Nigeria. At a workshop organized by the commission in Abuja, Chris Onyemenam, DG of NIMC spoke on the theme “Applying big data analytic and active cyber defence in large scale identity management system”. He said the commission decided to…

Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) said it plans to register more than 250,000 .ng domain names before the end of 2014. According to the president of the association, Mrs. Mary Uduma, as at December 2013, more than 50,000 .ng domain names had been registered through NiRA’s registrars. “We are expecting…

Federal government of Nigeria yesterday (Thursday) announced major reforms and costs for all the categories of the Nigerian e-passport. According to the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), the reforms are aimed at forestalling identity theft and conforming to international standards. The reforms are contained in a statement signed by the comptroller-general…

Ad Dynamo has announced it has more than 50,000 publishers on its paid content platform. The publishers get paid by advertisers for the content they produce on their sites. According to the South Africa-based ad network, its content marketing platform “allows brands explore thousands of publishers, negotiate a price to…