Kia Motors Nigeria has entered into a unique partnership with Autochek that will enable people to buy any Kia car of their choice with low equity and up to 60 months repayment period. In a bid to make new vehicle ownership easy and accessible, the leading auto company in Nigeria,…
Author: Oluwasegun Olukotun
Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi’s Twitter account was hacked briefly on Sunday with a tweet declaring that India has officially adopted bitcoin as a legal tender. The tweet went further to state that the cryptocurrency would be distributed to all Indian citizens. Reports also have it that the prime minister’s…
Italy’s antitrust authority has slammed a fine of 1.13 billion euros ($1.28 billion) on American tech giant Amazon for taking advantage of its market dominance. Amazon has come out to contend the decision of Italian watchdog saying it strongly disagrees with the decision and will consequently appeal it. In November,…
Omantel’s Kuwait-based subsidiary company, Zain Group, has received an offer of $1.3 billion from Invictus Holding Ltd for the acquisition of 100 percent state in Zain Sudan and Kuwait Sudanese Holding Co. Zain is Kuwait’s largest telecom operator by subscribers. The group in an interview with the Muscat Stock Exchange…
Meta today released its ‘2021 Africa Year in Review’, an infographic capturing some of the company’s significant investments and initiatives in sub-Saharan Africa this year – focused on driving innovation, connecting communities, helping businesses to grow and supporting the tech and creator ecosystem. The infographic highlights key Meta successes and…
Netflix on Wednesday introduced a new feature that will now allow its members around the world to remove a TV show or movie from their ‘Continue Watching’ row on all devices, including TV, with the click of a button. To get started, simply click on a show or film, and…
On-demand music streaming and audio discovery platform, Audiomack, has rolled out a new feature called Audiomack Supporters to create a new revenue stream for artists and an exclusive connection between creators and fans by allowing listeners to directly contribute to releases. For creators, Supporters is a new way to earn.…
French video game company, Ubisoft, on Tuesday announced the launch of Ubisoft Quartz, a new platform for players to acquire Digits, the first NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) playable in an AAA game and running on energy-efficient technology. Launching in beta with Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint on Ubisoft Connect for Windows…
Pan-African digital payroll and HR Management (HRM) platform, Bento, has announced its expansion into three new markets. Bento is now operational in Ghana, Kenya, and Rwanda in its bid to increase its reach across Africa. The payroll and HR Management market in Africa is a huge untapped opportunity with over…
Multichoice is teaming with global leader in online learning, Udemy, to empower customers across the continent with impactful and functional skills. The partnership will provide access to thousands of high-quality courses to enable DStv and GOtv customers to invest in their personal and professional development. Multichoice for years has been…
Global digital infrastructure company, Equinix, today announced its expansion into Africa through its intended acquisition of MainOne, a leading West African data center and connectivity solutions provider, with presence in Nigeria, Ghana, and Côte d’Ivoire. The all-cash deal is expected to close in Q1 of 2022, subject to the satisfaction of customary…
Cold chain technology company, Gricd, has collaborated with Nigeria’s National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) to deliver 4.2 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to all 36 states of the country and the Federal Capital Territory. Gricd uses the Internet of Things to enable last-mile delivery of temperature-sensitive…
WhatsApp today announced it is providing its users more options to control their messages and how long they stick around, with default disappearing messages and multiple durations. These new features have perhaps been added due to the overwhelming popularity of GBWhatsApp which has exciting features which ordinarily WhatsApp does not…
Vodacom has launched the Vodacom Easy2Own initiative to drive smartphone accessibility. The initiative will help customers on the Vodacom network to purchase a smartphone and, after a once-off deposit, pay it off in affordable monthly payments over the next 11 months. To provide further flexibility, customers can settle their monthly…
B2B retail and financial services distribution platform, MarketForce, today announced a strategic partnership with Cellulant to extend the availability of RejaReja retailer ‘super app’ to over 1 million merchants across 7 countries (5 new) in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2022. According to Reuters, restrictions on movement and increased wariness of handling…
First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has signed a $35 million loan and an EURIZ portfolio guarantee of N5 billion (EUR 10 million equivalent) deal with Proparco. The credit line will fund renewable energy projects and Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Speaking at an agreement signing…
Bitmart, a crypto exchange has lost an estimated $100 million in a large-scale security breach. Consequently, the firm has suspended all withdrawals. The company in a statement on Saturday said, “We have identified a large-scale security breach related to one of our ETH hot wallets and one of our BSC…
A narrative change organization, Africa No Filter, has collaborated with Meta to launch a program aimed at boosting the use of Virtual Reality in Africa’s storytelling. The programme themed ““Future Africa: Telling Stories, Building Worlds” will offer support to Extended Reality storytellers to develop new and compelling content about Africa…
Facebook Messenger is reportedly testing a new feature called Split Payments. This feature will allow users to share the cost of bills and expenses from within a group chat. The company in a blog post said, “If you’ve struggled with dividing up (and getting paid back for) group dinners, shared…
MTN Nigeria is launching a nationwide roadshow to engage interested retail investors in the on-going offer by MTN Group for shares in MTN Nigeria. The first event of the roadshow was today in Abuja. MTN Group Chairman Mcebisi Jonas and MTN Group President and CEO Ralph Mupita attended the roadshow,…