Talk about a man with a big heart. Azim Premji, an Indian tech billionaire has resolved to donate billions of dollars to charity which could turn out to be a record in donations in the country’s history. Premji, Indian’s second richest man is the chairman of tech company Wipro (WIT)…
Author: Oluwasegun Olukotun
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has said that its new IT regulation will advance the IT sector in Nigeria. The Director-General (NITDA), Dr. Isa Pantami made this statement during a meeting with the Association of Outsourcing Professionals of Nigeria (AOPN), at the Agency’s Corporate Head Office, Abuja, Nigeria.…
Digital Explorers is currently seeking Nigerian ICT specialists for a paid one year placement and emerging technologies training in Lithuania. The Programme is a career advancement Programme for Nigerian digital talents in Lithuania -a vibrant and ever-growing European ICT hub – and reintegration support in Nigeria upon return. Also, the…
Digital music service Spotify announced on Thursday that premium members can now though for a limited time add American entertainment company Hulu’s basic ad-supported plan to their account at no extra cost. Hulu had only recently reduced the price of this plan to $5.99 a month (from $7.99), but now…
Mozilla has launched a feature Firefox Send, a self-destructing file sharing service. The latest feature has been in beta since 2017 and was officially launched on Tuesday. Users with Firefox Send can send files up to 1GB for free and have their file size capacity bumped up to 2.5 GB…
Ethiopian Airlines has suspended flights via its Boeing 737 Max 8 planes. This is in response to the fatal plane crash that left 157 people dead. The announcement which was made on Monday morning, March 11 stated clearly that the airline will no longer operate with all its B-737 Max…
Sequel to securing US$1.5 million in a funding round fostered by US-based Bittrex, South African Startup VALR is set to launch its digital asset trading platform. The VALR trading platform will enable clients to buy, sell, stock and transfer cryptocurrencies easily and securely with options of a variety of digital…
The Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed has a launched a crowdfunding campaign with the aim of making capital city Addis Ababa a site for urban tourism. The campaign tagged “Dine for Sheger” (Sheger is a moniker for the capital city) will see the city get a new green outlook…
The Nigerian Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Community are invited to participate in the Nigeria Indaba X scheduled to hold in Nigeria from May9-10, 2019. Originally, the Deep Learning Indaba is the annual meeting of the African machine learning community which started in 2017 in South Africa. The IndabaX, is…
Pickmeup is a four-in-one tech startup launched to connect clients with vendors with tasks in the transport, laundry, food, and logistics sector. Unlike the likes of Uber and Taxify in service, Pickmeup offers more choices to clients. In this interview with Innovation Village, Creative Director, Adeitan Abimbola tells us more…
Nigeria has been plagued with various security issues over the years. Despite efforts from the government to tackle insecurity, it has continued to persist in different shades ranging from kidnappings to terrorism, robbery, assaults and the likes. However, technology is one area players in the security scene are looking into…
Nigerian digital health startups are invited to apply for the Digital Health Summit 2019. The Digital Health Summit which is organized by Premier Medical Systems with the support of PharmAccess Foundation and Digital Health Nigeria will bring together stakeholders in the Nigerian digital health space on the 21st of March,…
Just a few weeks ago Rwanda caused a stir in the African tech space when it announced it would commission its first phone factory in April. Now in its bid to continue to set the pace for a revolution in the African tech ecosystem, the Rwanda government through its minister…
MainOne has announced a metro fiber infrastructure project in two states of Nigeria, with support from Facebook. Facebook hopes to connect more people to broadband internet and this infrastructure collaboration is part of its efforts in achieving this. As part of this project, MainOne is building and operating approximately 750…
Interested young Africans are invited to apply for the African Master’s in Machine Intelligence (AMMI) AMMI is a novel fully funded one-year intensive graduate program that provides brilliant young Africans with state-of-the-art training in machine learning and its applications. The AMMI program will prepare well-rounded machine intelligence researchers who respond…
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) a subsidiary of the World Bank has revealed plans to invest USD 6 million in tech companies majorly in Kenya and other African countries. According to a report by Businessdailyafrica, the money will be apportioned through the fund manager TIDE Africa. TIDE will then identify…
Cocoa is the major ingredient for the production of chocolate. Cocoa farmers, however, are posed with varieties of challenges as it pertains the cultivation of cocoa. Challenges ranging from threats from pests and disease, declining yields and persistent poverty to the smallholders farmers who make up the vast majority of…
In a bid to rival mobility services providers Uber and other tech firms, German carmakers Daimler and BMW have unveiled a joint ride-hailing, parking and electric car charging business. As part of plans to disrupt the mobility industry, the car firms said they would inject more than 1 billion euros…
The Fresh Tribe IOT Challenge is opened for Nigerian students in secondary and tertiary institutions. Fresh Tribe IoT Challenge is a problem-based and outcome driven programme conceptualized to provide students (secondary and tertiary) with a hands-on learning process on emerging technologies, innovation, critical thinking, problem-solving and lean business modeling. It…
Many might wonder why the oil-rich Arab nations are increasing with fervor their investment portfolios locally and internationally. One peculiar trend about this is the diversification from the oil sector into other sectors especially sports and technology. Making it plain, it is because of developments like this. The days of…