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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…

MTN has unveiled the MTN/Huawei Ascend Y220 Handset in Accra, Ghana’s capital city. According to the company’s Chief Marketing Officer, Mr. Rahul De, appropriate devices are required for economic growth. He said economic growth cannot occur unless the consumer has the appropriate devices to support and enhance the data experience.…

IBM has predicted that the cloud technology adoption in Nigeria will grow to about 80 percent by 2015. This prediction was announced by the company’s Country General Manager, West Africa, Taiwo Otiti. According to him, the adoption of cloud technology in Africa is currently at a tipping point and Nigeria…

Mrs. Wangi Mba-Uzoukwu has been appointed as the first regional director (West Africa) for M.Net. Her appointment was announced by Mrs. Patricia van Rooyen, chief executive officer of M-Net Sub-Saharan Africa. She said Mba-Uzoukwu’s appointment is reflection of M-Net’s rapid growth in West Africa. Van Rooyen said: “Such has been…

Mobile learning technology for primary and secondary educators in Africa, Sterio.me is set to enter the Nigerian market as e-learning continues to gain ground in Africa’s most populous country. Sterio.me was founded on the StartupBus Africa by Christopher Pruijsen as the chief executive officer, Dean Rotherham (Product) and Danielle Reid…

OLX is an online Classifieds site owned by Naspers, the South African Media Giant. It is currently available in Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa. (It replaced Dealfish in Sub Saharan Africa) In a recent press release, OLX announced that it is opening new public kiosks in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.…

Today, Nokia is introducing the Lumia Icon (a high-end Windows Phone) but is making it only available in the united States for Verizon Wireless. According to Nokia, it is built for those who demand more from their phones and don’t want to compromise when it comes to how this life companion…

The film is an adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie‘s “Half of a Yellow Sun”. The film is a love story that follows two sisters who are caught up in the outbreak of the Nigerian Civil War. It stars BAFTA award-winner Thandie Newton and Academy Award nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor. The Official soundtrack “Bother You” by D’banj has just been released on…

In a bid to show that its W series MP3 Walkman is waterproof, Sony has packaged the device in a bottle of water, tagging it the bottled Walkman The Sony Walkman NWZ-W270 was launched last year January at the CES 2013 and hired New Zealand based advertising firm DraftFCB, to come up…

In a recent survey carried out by Pew Internet, it showed that 67% of internet users in a marriage or committed relationship have shared the password to one or more of their online accounts with their spouse or partner. This survey was carried out to ascertain Americans’ use of the internet. Specifically,…

In support of international Safer Internet Day (SID) and following the release of the latest results of the third annual Microsoft Computing Safety Index (MCSI), Microsoft Corp. is asking consumers to “Do 1 Thing” to stay safer online and commit to doing so on a new, interactive website, http://www.microsoft.com/saferonline. The new site allows Internet users…

Do you have an idea for a social good project designed to spark change in you community or around the world? If the answer is yes, you stand a chance to win amazing prizes, including a travel experience to the Amazon and the latest Microsoft products. All you have to do…

MTN has announced an agreement with Africa’s biggest grocer, Shoprite Retail Supermarkets. Under the partnership, telecoms subscribers will be able to access and enjoy the network’s products and services at all Shoprite outlets nationwide. This according to the network is in furtherance of its drive to enhance service delivery to…

The Nigerian House of Representatives has directed the House Committee on Communications to review the pre-qualification criteria on the Nigerian Communications Commission’s proposed auction of 2.3 GHz Broadband Spectrum. Describing the 2.3 GHz broadband spectrum as a national communication asset, the house asked the committee to review the pre-qualification criteria…

Zinox Telecom, the telecoms division of Zinox Group has announced that the company will no longer be participating in the 2.3GHz spectrum auction. Instead, the company will be focusing on its core end to service delivery. According to Uche Nnadozie, the group’s communications adviser to Zinox Group, the decision to…

SkyVision Global Networks Ltd. (http://www.skyvision.net), a leading global communications provider, today announced the successful implementation of its project with SAPETRO (South Atlantic Petroleum), one of Nigeria’s major oil and gas upstream companies with new operations in Benin, which includes the installation of a full suite of SkyVision connectivity solutions in…

Michael Gurstein, Executive Director of Centre for Community Informatics Research, Development and Training, has said for government to promote transparency and accountability, establishment of information databases that are easily accessible to the public are very essential. He said the Ivorian government can promote transparency by making information on its activities…