Author: Paul Adepoju

Visa has partnered with Nest, early-stage venture capital firm and global innovation accelerator to launch the Visa Bootcamp, an intensive 4-day FinTech bootcamp. The first-of-its-kind programme in Africa is designed to accelerate innovation from across Africa and the world shaping the future of finance for consumers and businesses across the…

MTN Group today announced the appointment of a new Chief Operating Officer (COO), the position will be filled by Jens Schulte-Bockum. In a statement released this morning, MTN said the appointment becomes effective from 16 January 2017.  Jens will succeed Jyoti Desai, who is retiring.  Jens has extensive operational experience…

Yesterday, Instagram announced new tools and controls one of which is the ability to now like comments. You can also choose to turn off comments on any post. Kevin Systrom, CEO and co-founder of Instagram, said the new features are in line with the company’s focus on making Instagram a…

Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), a leading pan-African multilateral development finance institution and project developer, has this week signed a MoU with Moroccan bank Banque Centrale Populaire (BCP) to increase collaboration on financing vital infrastructure projects in North and Sub-Saharan Africa. AFC, an international investment grade multilateral finance institution, was established…

Mettā, a community for entrepreneurs and innovators, officially opened its second flagship location today in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi. The new home for entrepreneurs in East Africa is a pioneering networking platform that supports founders and enables them to connect with leading ecosystem players both locally and internationally. The…

If you or your organization is planning to host an event at next year’s Social Media Week Lagos, well, you have till the end of today to submit your event application according to an email by the organizers. Next year’s SMWLagos will be the fifth edition. It is still surprising…

As against accusations that the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) acted in its capacity to increase the cost of data plans in the country, indications have emerged that the operators were actually in on the plan. Yesterday, after the commission said it was suspending the plan following widespread condemnations, the Association…

A new report released by the World Economic Forum (WEF) has revealed that the conditions for ICT impacts are deteriorating in Nigeria. The World Economic Forum’s latest Global Information Technology Report 2016, revealed that while the political and regulatory environment are perceived to be improving on several fronts, the business…

The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) today officially announced its plans for French-speaking African countries when it revealed that is recruiting Entrepreneurs-In-Training (EITs) from Côte d’Ivoire, the first French-speaking country in which MEST will have a presence.  It said it will be making the announcement public at the Africa…

In spite of the numerous allegations against it and dissatisfaction among many of its subscribers, MTN still managed to bag the award of the most valued brand in Nigeria. In a statement made available to Innovation Village, MTN Group Executive Chairman, Phuthuma Nhleko, commended the company’s Nigerian operation, following news…

A total of USD68 billion has been invested in Nigeria’s telecoms as at July 2016 according to the former Secretary-General of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), Dr. Hamadoun Toure. He revealed that more than half of the sum ($35 billion) came from Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs). Toure, while delivering the…

An ‘internal mistake’ happened at Twitter and the end result was the suspension of the company’s CEO and co-founder, Jack Dorsey. Happening in the same month that Facebook ‘killed’ its CEO Mark Zuckerberg and several others across the world including here in Nigeria, the month of November has become a…

In its attempt to be unbanned in China, Facebook has built a censorship tool that could hide posts about prohibited topics from people in China, according to The New York Times. Instead of censoring posts itself, what Facebook has come up with it to potentially provide the tool to a…

Apple has announced that it is participating in this year’s Black Friday shopping holiday. It made this known while teasing a one-day deals via a new web page. It would be recalled that last year, Apple sat out the holiday shopping event, it said its decision was in line with…

I’m really taking a closer look at the Ericsson Mobility Report forecasts released last week and something caught my attention this morning – the prediction that the number of 5G subscriptions would hit 550 million in 2022. This becomes much more interesting when one knows 5G is not even here…

The 3rd annual West African Gaming Expo (WAGE 2016) took place earlier this month in Lagos Nigeria. The technology conference and expo focused on the gaming and animation industry welcomed hundreds of guest from all over the world as it showcased new ideas from all over the world. WAGE 16…

More locations in Nigeria have been added to Globacom Nigeria’s 4G LTE coverage. The network has announced the addition of 20 new locations including Ikorodu in Lagos, Ota in Ogun State and Zuba in Abuja thus making the number of cities on the network to be 60. The new locations…

A concept that could completely change the way people manage their digital lives is profiled in a free report by Juniper Research for the Mobile Ecosystem Forum.The study outlines the Personal Data Economy: an idea that puts individuals in control of their personal information and allows them to share it…

The World Service of the BBC is adding Pidgin, Igbo and Yoruba and eight other languages to its broadcast. Others are Afaan Oromo and Amharic, spoken in Ethiopia; Tigrinya, the main language of Eritrea; Gujarati, Marathi and Telugu and Punjabi. The BBC World Service began operations in 1932 as a…

A new report has shown that mobile subscriptions are growing at around 3 percent year-on-year globally and reached 7.5 billion in Q3. India grew the most in terms of net additions during the quarter (+15 million), followed by China (+14 million), Indonesia (+6 million), Myanmar (+4 million) and the Philippines…