Author: Paul Adepoju

Tech giants Gensys and Interactive Intelligence have announced their merger. Both companies said they are highly complementary companies focused on improving the customer experience as leaders serving adjacent market segments with complementary solutions. “This positions the combined company to deliver more innovative, omnichannel solutions that span the needs of customers…

The images of Mark Zuckerberg jogging on Lekki Bridge and walking with no bodyguards would take a while to get erased in the minds of many Nigerians who knew he strolled into Lagos just like that. When I read the comments on Nairaland and on Twitter, I began to have…

Innovation Village has confirmed that ace producer and head of Mavin Records, Don Jazzy, is no longer an ambassador of telecoms giant MTN. The network has also dropped music sensations Tiwa Savage and Davido from their list of ambassadors. Confirming this development, MTN its ambassadorship package supports Nigerian artistes by…

Kenya’s biggest network Safaricom has invested in mSurvey, the only global mobile-first research platform leveraging SMS and mobile messaging technology to simplify access to credible, on-demand data from the emerging world. The investment was made via Safaricom’s Spark Venture Fund, a $1 million fund with an objective of accelerating high-potential…

In a perfect case of when life gives you lemon you make lemonade, Zimbabwe appears to be a country that others may want to emulate regarding advancing mobile money adoption because latest figures released indicated that the citizens are quickly adopting mobile money which is quite unexpected for a where…

Both Jumia and Konga claim to be Africa’s biggest ecommerce platform even though they both refuse to open up their books so that we could independently verify who is actually the biggest. Then they took their competition to the marketplace by allowing merchants to sell on their platforms. Now, their…

It appears ecommerce giant Jumia also wants its share of the payment cake which explains its decision to venture into the payment space with JumiaPay. In a move aimed at strengthening its market position, the company yesterday announced the launch of JumiaPay. JumiaPay is a third party online payment solution…

Opera today announced that its free and unlimited VPN app is now available for Android devices. With the app, users can enhance their online privacy, block ad-tracking cookies, access more online content, extend the geographical reach of apps and test the security of Wi-Fi networks. “The Opera VPN app for…

The Nigeria Police Force has announced it will subject successful candidates in the ongoing recruitment exercise to compulsory polygraph test (lie detector test). In a statement, the force’s public relations officer, DCP Don Anwunah said the test will be in addition to the general background check, biometrics, medical, physical examination,…

A first of its kind industry solution to manage “Pay-On-Delivery” transactions for online businesses and e-transactions has been deployed by Red Star Plc, a leading courier and logistics organization with decades of service delivery experience. The application, known as “Saddle”, allows instant payment on delivery reconciliation, enable customers monitor and…

As a way of boosting energy efficiency in the state, the government of Kaduna state has revealed that it is set to ban the sale of high energy consuming bulbs. This plan was revealed by Muhammad Abdullahi, Kaduna state’s commissioner for Budget and Planning. He said the government would embark…

The decline in the global oil price has led to a reduced level of activity across the African continent and had an impact on countries that traditionally depend on oil & gas revenue. Despite the bleak landscape, the African continent still offers significant opportunities in the oil & gas sector.…

MTN this morning said it is committed to the fundamentals of transformation and empowerment in South Africa, to enable historically disadvantaged individuals and groups to participate in the economic mainstream, and more specifically to give them equity ownership in the company. Accordingly, the MTN Group today announced that it intends…

Social media giant Facebook said it celebrated the creativity and excellence of young African creatives at The Loerie Awards for 2016, the premier annual advertising awards in the advertising industry in Africa and the Middle East. In addition to sponsoring The Loerie Student Awards for 2016, Facebook hosted a range…

All it took to shut down a 14-year old internationally acclaimed news platform is a Hulk Hogan sextape and an outed gay billionaire in search of vengeance. The platform is Gawker.com and the billionaire is Peter Thiel. After nearly fourteen years of operation, Gawker.com has announced it will be shutting…

Lagos-based online events venue booking platform ogaVenue today said it has secured a $45k seed investment from Spark and Hotels.ng. In a statement, the company said the investment will be used to increase inventory, for further expansion to more states across Nigeria and to build out the product, engineering and…

Every year, the Francophonie 35 under 35 Youth Prize recognizes 35 French-speaking Innovators aged 18 to 35 who have made outstanding achievements. According to the organizers, the Prize represents a pioneering Initiative in the French-speaking world aimed at highlighting some of the best innovations in a zone populated by 900…

Leading development finance institutions and heads of Nigeria’s most accomplished energy companies will meet with national government at EnergyNet’s (www.EnergyNet.co.uk) Powering Africa: Nigeria Investment Summit (), taking place in Abuja from 12-14 October 2016. Over 50 public and private sector decision makers will address 300 power developers and investors to discuss…

Scatec Solar this afternoon announced it has signed an agreement with CDIL, a Canadian renewable energy development company focused on Africa, and BPS, a Nigerian strategic consulting firm, securing the 100 MW (DC) Nova Scotia Power plant located in Jigawa State, Nigeria. This agreement was announced in connection with Scatec Solar’s…

Serial Internet entrepreneur Vinny Lingham, the Co-founder and CEO of Civic – an identity protection and management solution – startup and Co-founder of Silicon Cape will speak at DEMO Africa 2016, that will take place from the 22nd to 26th August 2016 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Mr.  Lingham is founder-CEO…