Jobberman, Nigeria’s premier jobs search website, has chosen Funke Akindele-Oloyede as its brand ambassador.Funke Akindele-Oloyede is a multiple award-winning Nollywood actress, writer, producer and director popularly known as “Jenifa”, the movie about the plight and antics of a village girl schooling in a major city .The deal was signed in late 2012 and…
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Do you know that you can check if your Vitafoam mattress is genuine? It is just an SMS away!It’s very simple! Walk into any of our Vitafoam branded outlets, and after purchase, verify that your mattress is original by scratching and texting the unique PIN* (located on the label, between…
Dr. James Mwangi, Equity Bank CEO, and Ajay Banga, MasterCard Worldwide President and CEO, celebrate an agreement between MasterCard and Equity Bank MasterCard and Equity Bank of Kenya today announced an agreement at a signing ceremony in Nairobi to issue five million MasterCard-branded debit and prepaid cards, over the next 18…
MasterCard CEO Ajay Banga addresses high ranking Nigerian officials and bankers at a Cashless Conversation in the capital AbujaThe rapid evolution of the payments landscape in Nigeria was highlighted as a global success story by Ajay Banga, the President and CEO of MasterCard Worldwide, at an address to Central Bank…
Social Media Week is a worldwide event exploring the social, cultural and economic impact of social media. The mission is to help people and organizations connect through collaboration, learning and the sharing of ideas and information.Powered globally by Nokia for a third year, The event returns this February 18-22, 2013…
Eskimi, one of Nigeria’s largest social networking platforms and Etisalat Nigeria have teamed up to provide Etisalat subscribers and Eskimi fans quicker access to the social networking site through the speed dial option on the Etisalat-branded opera mini browser. Supported by Etisalat’s 3.75G data service, Eskimi Etisalat members will also receive…
Kinyarwanda (also sometimes known as Rwanda, Ruanda or Rwandan) is a dialect of the Rwanda-Rundi language spoken by some 12 million people in Rwanda, where it is the official language, and adjacent parts of southern Uganda.Kinyarwanda is also one of 14 new languages that have been incorporated into the latest…
Governor Kashim ShetimaThe Borno State government has signed an agreement with two Indian firms to assist in two very important sectors of the economy – the education and agriculture sectors.According to Governor Kashim Shetima of Borno State, “THE partnership we are entering with Indian companies in the education and agriculture…
Orange, the French multinational Telecommunications Corporation, has entered into an exclusive partnership with Baidu, the Chinese internet company, to develop a co-branded internet browser for smartphone customers in Africa, the Middle East and Asia (AMEA). This will be the first time Baidu is signing such an agreement with a global operator and…
The Lagos Innovation Hotspots is an initiative of the Co-creation Hub aimed at mapping hotspots representing clusters of emerging high growth and competitive businesses across Lagos. The Map provides information on each cluster, businesses and location based support services.It was introduced in February 2012.Co-Creation Hub just released a video of…
Microsoft wants you to be the Next Star App; to feature your app in a Windows Phone prime-time TV ad in the U.S.All you have to do is develop a Windows Phone App. The contest is called Windows Phone Next App Star and it was launched yesterday, 14th January 2013. It…
Tiketmobile officially kicked off today and it essentially lets travellers find and buy bus tickets conveniently from their mobile devices. This was announced by the CEO, Celestine Ezeokoye in a Press Release on the Co-Creation Hub website in LagosIt was first conceived and built at Start-up Weekend Lagos in September…
This video is about CNN’s Interview with Konga.com by Vladimir Duthiers.It features Sim Shagaya’s journey in the Online Retail space with Konga.com Sim Shagaya has done a lot since his launch in July last year. Konga is one of the two major Online retailers in Nigeria that has braved the…
At the end of 2012, I had the great privilege to bring to fruition a project I had spent many a restless night tossing and turning about. The project was one I’ll long remember into my old, toothless age: I helped the Vatican bring the Pope onto Twitter.It all went…
Samsung Electronics has just reported that its flagship Galaxy S series has surpassed the accumulated sales record of 100 million units globally.The South Korean firm said it achieved this feat only 2 years and 7 months after its launch in May 2010. Galaxy S III is selling at much faster…
Do you know that…..Developing Countries’ share of World Internet users grew from 44% to 62% in the past 5 years.127 of 144 Developing Countries now have a National Broadband PlanIn 7 Economies Worldwide, mobile Cellular Penetration is over 200%For these and many more stats about the World of ICTs for…
John Ugbe, MD MultiChoice Nigeria MultiChoice Nigeria, the nation’s leading pay television destination, has announced plans to roll out more MultiChoice Resource Center (MRC) in public schools across the country. The center, which is an audio-visual teaching and learning aid for teachers and students in Secondary Schools is a Corporate Social…
Wikimedia Foundation, the company that brought you Wikipedia, is set to launch a travel site called Wikivoyage. According to Skift, the launch date is set for the 15th of January 2013.As you may already know, Wikimedia is a global movement whose mission is to bring free educational content to the world. Through various projects,…
The 2013 CES came to end yesterday and the promoters issued a press release. See the Press Release below.Press ReleaseLas Vegas, NV – 01/11/2013 – The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® announced today that the 2013 International CES® is the largest in the show’s 45+ year history, with 1.92 million net…
Courtesy of Battabox, check out this video. This video is a scene from behind a small Lagos market in IkejaHow many generators can you count?