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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…

Ericsson has announced that Africa will soon become the global leader in mobile apps development; the company also revealed that the deadline for this year’s Ericsson Application Awards is February 28. It revealed that a significant number of entries for the international were received from Africa. According to the Vice…

Nakuru County will enjoy free Wi-Fi for one month, courtesy of Kenya’s Nakuru County Government and the State House Digital communications office. The project, which reportedly cost $2.2 million, was launched in partnership with Infonet Africa. Nakuru is the fourth largest county in Kenya, with a population of 1,603,325. “Jubilee…

Although Nigerians successfully imported the Valentine’s Day concept of romance, they remain loyal to the classic ideas when it comes to surprising that special someone on Valentine’s Day. According to Hellofood.com, the food delivery platform backed by MTN, Tigo and Rocket Internet, personalised cakes and chocolate selections are the most ordered…

Norwegian media company Schibsted  has bought Spain’s biggest classified site, Milanuncios.com and combined its Moroccan unit, Bikhir.ma with Avito.ma to create that country’s top classified advertising site.  “This reinforces our position as a clear leader in the Spanish online classifieds market,” the company said, after paying 50 million Euros for the site . Schibsted…

Nigeria’s Minister of Communications Technology, Omobola Johnson, will be joining a distinguished panel for An Evening with Leaders – a premium event during Social Media Week Lagos 2014. Other members of the panel include Andrew Alli, CEO Africa Finance Corporation, Tomi Davies, CEO TechnoVision, and Yemi Adamolekun, Executive Director, Enough…

Ndani TV will present the first edition of the annual #YTech100 – 100 of Nigeria’s most innovative at Social Media Week, Lagos 2014. The 100 will be hosted at an invitation only event on Friday, 22 February 2014 at Four Points by Sheraton, Lekki, Lagos. “We are excited to host…

It has just been announced that Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten Inc. will buy call and messaging app provider Viber Media Inc for $900 million. Rakuten, founded and controlled by billionaire Hiroshi Mikitani, has the largest e-commerce site in Japan. According to Mikitani, Viber, run from Cyprus by Israeli entrepreneur Talmon Marco,…

A new version of BBM will be available later today for Android, iPhone and BlackBerry customers, giving them lots of exciting new features. Android and iPhone customers will now be able to make free voice calls to BBM contacts over a Wi-Fi or data connection with BBM Voice*, as well…

Today is Valentine’s Day and Google is inviting you to share online chocolate with your friends and loved ones for Valentine. When you land on the Google page, you will find that the general Google logo has been replaced with Google Doodle showing two red, jiggling figures and a heart.…

Early this week, Dimension Data Holdings plc, announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell its distribution business, Express Data, to Dicker Data. The transaction includes the purchase of Dimension Data’s Australia and New Zealand operations of Express Data and Express Online. The transaction is subject to Dicker…

The finalists for TechCabal Battlefield have been announced. Out of the 92 applications and a fiercely competitive shortlist of twenty, the final seven have emerged. The Battlefield is a platform where nigerian technology startups will have the chance to showcase their products, services and businesses. Initially the total cash prize up…

Mobile Monday Nigeria is organizing a developer contest tagged “DevCon Alpha: Build with Verve – Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 Edition”. As a developer, you stand a chance of winning $200,000 in Marketing and Prizes by participating in this contest. The contest is co-sponsored by Microsoft, Nokia and Verve International.…

One of Nigeria’s major banks, Diamond Bank, has provided ICT training for women involved in the nation’s Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) sector. At the two-day training programme held at the Enterprise Development Centre of the Pan Atlantic University, beneficiaries of the training were taken through topical issues such…