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Interesting as it might seem, this is an interview by Jumia with Ex-Jumia staff who are now founders of Suregifts.com.ng, a platform where you can purchase Gift Cards for your loved ones who can redeem at selected partner merchants nationwide With the no-so-good recent press about the Jumia lately, one wonders if this…

Sony announced that as at February 8, 2014, it has sold 5.3 million Playstation 4 consoles since its release. Sony sold more than one million units in the first 24 hours after its launch in North America on Nov. 15, 2013. This surpassed its forecast of 5 million units as at…

Foxconn, the global leading manufacturer of computer, tablet and smartphones, has awarded Zinox Technologies the Platinum Partner Award for 2014. The company said the award is in celebration of the ingenuity of Zinox Research and Development team in her New Digital Products, especially the company’s Tablet PCs known as Zpad.…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has revealed that pictures of goats were used for SIM card registration by some agents. Efosa Idehen, the commission’s head of Compliance, Monitoring and Enforcement said yesterday (Monday) that many agents are also using pictures of foodstuffs in place of SIM card owners. Idehen told…

To inform members of the public on the transformational benefits of broadband in Nigeria, the nation’s Broadband Council has launched an awareness campaign to encourage broadband use and adoption. The theme of the campaign is “Connected Nigeria, Connected Nigerians’’ and inform Nigerians about the benefits of broadband including what can…

Engr. Timasaniyu Ahmed-Rufai, Managing Director of Nigerian Communications Satellite (NigComSat) Ltd, managers of Nigeria’s hybrid geostationary satellite, has been directed by the board of directors to proceed on indefinite leave. Statement released by Sonny Aragba-Akpore, head, Corporate Communications, NigComSat, revealed that the leave is to pave way for an investigation…

Lagos, Nigeria has been chosen to host the inaugural Angel fair West Africa (AFWA). This event will have representatives attending from the Lagos Angel Network, Ghana Angel Investment Network, Angel Africa List, Africa Angels Network, Africa Venture Capital Association, existing angel groups in Senegal and networks from within and outside the…

Nigerian born, British Actor Chiwetel Ejiofor has won the coveted best actor award at the recently concluded 2014 BAFTA Awards. Chiwetel beat the likes of Christian Bale, Bruce Dern, Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks in his role as Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and…

EXCLUSIVE:  Konga.com set to unleash revolutionary online trading opportunity for all Nigerians, to drive economic development To be the Engine of Commerce and Trade in Africa (Konga.com Vision statement) Konga.com, Nigeria’s Largest Online Mall which only last year announced the launch of Konga Mall, a revolutionary offering which gave select…

The government of Delta state in southern Nigeria has announced it has procured innovative state-of-the-art sophisticated equipment for Delta State University Teaching Hospital (DELSUTH) located at Oghara. The new equipment is used for the care of infants during the first month after birth. This announcement was made by the state…

West Africa’s major provider of internet access, MainOne, has signed a partnership agreement with the University of Lagos to connect the tertiary institution to its high-speed internet bandwidth connectivity. The company said on its official website that through the partnership, the university would enjoy the benefits of ubiquitous broadband access,…

Major telecoms company, Bharti Airtel has received the prestigious Kalahari Award 2014 as a player in the mobile money sector with the fastest growth and expansion in Africa. The award was given in recognition of the company’s contributions and commitment to mobile financial services across 15 countries in Africa through…

Plans are underway by the Federal Ministry of Environment for the commencement of sanction imposition on telecoms companies that violated Environmental Impact Assessment regulations in the country. This is contained in a statement signed by the Ben Goong, deputy director, Press and Public Relations in the ministry. According to the…

Nigeria’s president, Goodluck Jonathan has launched the National Housing Fund e-Card, an innovation that was introduced with the goal of eliminating fraud and promoting accountability and transparency. Speaking at the unveiling ceremony and commissioning of 270 housing units, the Nigerian president said the e-card is one of the integral measures…

The Electronic (SEA) has been very busy lately. Recently it was and then Now it has added Forbes.com to its list. SEA posted a tweet saying it had the Forbes website, claiming to have published a database containing more than one million user names and sign-in credentials from Forbes.com, the website…

Kickstarter, world’s largest crowdfunding platform, revealed via a blog post that it was on Wednesday. The company said that law enforcement officials contacted it and alerted it that hackers had sought and gained unauthorized access to some of our customers’ data. CEO, Yancey Strickler, said that though no credit card data…

With the advent of technology, one is likely to see new ways of doing business; even marriage proposals. On that 14th day of February, I mean Valentine Day, some people proposed and captured the precious moments on Google Glass. Google has graciously shared the moments with us too. Watch the…

My School Chart, an online school management system has been launched in Kenya. The system converges all administration tasks such as the school grading system, student class attendance, examinations and fee payment. Created by George Nyakundi, a computer programmer and student at Navarro College in Texas, USA, the creator is…

The regional minister for Ashanti, Mr Eric Opoku, has reiterated government’s commitment to promoting ICT education in Ghana. He said several government initiatives are currently ongoing. They include distribution of free laptop computers to basic and tertiary students and personal computers and accessories under the e-government ICT project. He said…

Nigeria’s Joint Admissions and Matriculation board (JAMB) has conducted an advocacy Computer-Based Test for 140 secondary school students drawn from 14 schools in Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The board said the reason for the exercise is to create awareness on next year’s phasing out of paper tests. According to the…