Author: Staff Writer

I am a staff at Innovation Village.

Nigeria’s leading online taxi company, Easy Taxi, is the latest African startup to be featured on international news channel, CNN’s Africa Start-Up, a new programme that illuminates Africa’s startups and entrepreneurs. The Easy Taxi app has global operations with operations around the world and was founded in Nigeria by Bankole…

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Facebook has announced it would be officially introducing Paper, a new app that helps users to explore and share stories from friends and the world around them. In a press release made available to Innovation Village, the social media platform said the new iOS app makes storytelling more beautiful with…

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earthTV,  a platform that is powered by a young, dynamic and ambitious team in their 20s and 30s will stream live the SOCHI Winter Olympics  Games holding in Russia. In a press release, the company said it is working towards a common goal of connecting the world through earthTV’s camera…

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Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Communication Technology has kicked off the Open Data Development Initiative to support Federal Government’s objective of driving innovation, investment and economic growth by enabling access to government data. In a statement made available to Innovation Village by Efem Akanga, Special Assistant (Media) to Minister of Communication…

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Travelstart, an online travel booking site has launched its mobile site. The new site allows users to compare and book flights on the go on smartphones and tablets. Users can search for domestic and international flight prices in real-time; they can also book travel and receive instant confirmation. They can…

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