Eleven global innovators have been selected to partner with 15 leading Nigerian companies to pilot cost-effective, climate-smart technologies to strengthen the country’s temperature-controlled logistics supply chain, as part of IFC’s award-winning TechEmerge program in partnership with African digital logistics platform Kobo360. The Sustainable Cooling Innovation program in Nigeria is funded…
Author: Oluwasegun Olukotun
Nigerian event ticketing platform, Tix.Africa, has secured a six-figure pre seed funding. The funding round was led by HoaQ, with participation from a number of private equity investors, and will enable Tix Africa to build its technology to scale its events apps. The startup also plans to expand operations to…
SoftBank Corp. and Smart Africa have entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on innovative solutions towards achieving the vision of providing affordable broadband. Through this partnership, SoftBank and Smart Africa will work to bridge the digital divide by providing accessible and affordable internet connectivity to Africa’s underserved regions.…
Telecoming, an international monetization tech company, has developed an innovative multi-language feature in all its services addressed to kids in the African market. The new multi-language technology reinforces Telecoming’s digital edutainment commitment and will be available for more than 1,000 multimedia content. The new player allows for shifting languages while…
The Ecobank Group and Semoa a Fintech based in Lomé, are enabling mobile money users in Togo to carry out banking faster and easier, across the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) through a new digital banking service via Whatsapp called “ Express cash by Semoa”. The Ecobank Group, whose…
Opera is launching Hype Clubs, public and interest-based group chats in Hype, the new chat service built into the Opera Mini web browser. Hype is currently available and quickly gaining popularity in Kenya, South Africa, Ghana, Zambia, Nigeria, and other English-speaking African countries. Chatting with others who have the same…
Liquid Technologies and Facebook announced a partnership to build an extensive long haul and metro fibre network in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that is expected to improve internet access for more than 30 million people and help meet the growing demand for regional connectivity across Central Africa. Facebook…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has exceeded its N36 billion projected revenue from spectrum license fees for 2021, having recorded over N150 billion from this revenue source within the five months of the year. The figure represents over 400 per cent increase in revenue budget performance in respect of spectrum…
American multinational conglomerate holding company and the world’s largest telecommunications company, AT&T and Microsoft have sealed a partnership that will see AT&T run its mobility network on Microsoft’s Azure for Operators cloud, delivering cost-efficient 5G services at scale. This strategic alliance provides a path for all of AT&T’s mobile network…
Samsung Electronics on Wednesday announced the expanded availability of their Kiosk display, an all-in-one secure solution that offers simultaneous contactless ordering and payment capabilities. Providing businesses with easy install options and an enhanced protective coating, the Kiosk is now available. “Samsung is disrupting the kiosk market with its innovative and…
Canon Central and North Africa (CCNA) has launched a ‘Canon Imaging Space’ at the Entrepreneurship & Skills Development Centre on the campus of the University of Lagos Nigeria to recognize, educate and empower the emerging talent from the region. In its persistent endeavor to endow people with education, skills, tools,…
Opera, today becomes the world’s first alternative browser optimized for Chromebooks. The Opera Browser brings many unique features previously unavailable on the Chrome OS platform, including a free, unlimited, no-log browser VPN, built-in messengers, ad blocker, cookie dialog blocker, and color themes. With 30 million Chromebooks sold in 2020 and…
Vodacom has launched Vodapay Super App which will drive financial inclusion and economic growth in South Africa. Developed by Vodacom Financial Services in partnership with leading global digital lifestyle services platform Alipay, VodaPay is an all-encompassing mobile payments solution that has been customised to meet the specific lifestyle and payment…
Clickatell, today announced the launch of its Chat Desk and Chat Flow solutions delivering a superior customer experience through chat. Clickatell combines the power of Chat Desk, a live-agent digital contact centre solution, with Chat Flow, a chat commerce workflow builder, providing automated chat with drag-and-drop, no-code, functionality. With this…
MTN Group has today joined a new global partnership to harness the power of green consumer behaviours to enhance biodiversity and climate efforts. The ‘Every Action Counts’ (EAC) coalition is launched today by the Green Digital Finance Alliance (GDFA), funded by the Finance for Biodiversity (F4B) initiative of the MAVA…
Kwik Delivery has launched its Kwik Bag 2.0 bigger isothermal delivery bags. Bigger, stronger, and more resilient compared to regular delivery bags, the Kwik bag 2.0 isothermal bags are to replace the first-generation delivery bags used by Kwik Delivery bike riders since its launch in 2019. They are introduced to…
Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment, and Snap Inc. on Thursday announced an expansive multifaceted global agreement that will allow Snapchat’s users to incorporate UMG’s catalog of recorded music and content into creative tools, including Sounds and augmented reality Lenses. Under the terms of the innovative…
Samsung recently announced it is ditching battery-powered remote controls for solar cell-powered remote controls. This according to the company is part of its efforts towards creating eco-conscious products and services across all areas of its business operations; the company developed an innovative solar cell-powered remote control for its TVs. Here…
Nokia today announced the global launch of its latest range of industry-leading AirScale 5G products covering baseband, remote radio heads, and massive MIMO active antennas with digital beamforming. The innovative solutions are powered by the latest generation of Nokia’s ReefShark System-on-Chip (SoC) chipsets and deliver the highest capacity and network…
IBM has announced the availability of Reigniting Small Business from IBM, a program aiming to provide no-cost, education and coaching designed to help small businesses run their companies more effectively as the COVID-19 pandemic eases. This initiative is important because small businesses play a vital role in the economy, and…