As part of efforts aimed at boosting its roles in the bank-led mobile money system in Nigeria, Teasy Mobile Money has launched its mobile payment services in Zamfara State, Nigeria The company said the launch is in support of the cashless policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from…
Author: Staff Writer
Staff Writer
I am a staff at Innovation Village.
Forbes, the influential international magazine has named 3 young Nigerian Internet entrepreneurs to watch out for in 2014. They are Uche Pedro, Founder, BellaNaija, Bankole Cardoso, CEO, Easy Taxi Nigeria and Tunde Kehinde, Co-founder, Jumia Nigeria. The 3 young internet entrepreneurs were named alongside 27 others as “30 Most Promising…
A semi commercial plant used for the production of a thin-film solar module that provides an effective way to convert solar energy into electricity has been commissioned in Stellenbosch. The plant was co-developed by the South African technology development and intellectual holding company Photovoltaic Technology Intellectual Property (PTiP) in partnership…
Ghana electronic payment system (e-pay slips) system introduced by the Controller and Accountant General’s Department for public sector workers has recorded over 11,000 users at end of the last quarter (Q4) of 2013. With this figure, the Ghanaian government expressed that the machanised payroll has received a lot of patronage from…
Electronics Giant, Samsung, has partnered with Swarovski, global leader in cut crystal and fashion jewelry, to create limited edition encrusted crystal cover for the recently introduced Galaxy Note 3. The Cover was unveiled at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week FW14 taking place in New York. According to Young Hee Lee, executive…
Hmm… Why would MTN come up with its own smartphone? Does it think it knows the phone business and the African consumer enough to develop a smartphone for its consumers? With the development of the MTN Steppa Smartphone, MTN is indeed saying that it knows the consumer well enough to…
Indications have emerged that .africa domains will become available from September 2014. According to Neil Dundas, ZA Central Registry (ZACR) Chief Operating Officer, the Sunrise and Rush periods will begin in May 2014and end before September. He said: “dotAfrica (.africa) domains will be available for registration on a first-come-first-served basis…
Microsoft and its partners, Computers For Schools Kenya and iFixit today wrapped up the training programme it began yesterday for 20 youth artisans who were trained in device repair. The two-day event was held place at the Pan African Christian University in Nairobi. Participants got in depth, hands on training…
The 2014 Google’s RISE (Roots in Science and Engineering ) Awards is donating $1.5 million grant to organisations around the world that provide students with resources they need to succeed in computer science programs. Google revealed this in a statement posted on its official blog. “We want to inspire young…
After weeks of rumours and speculations, Microsoft has presented 46 year old Satya Nadella as the new CEO. He is to take over immediately while Steve Ballmer retires immediately. Bill Gates will now take up the role of Technology Advisor, while John Thompson assumes role as Chairman of Board of…
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…
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…