Author: Paul Adepoju

Kaspersky Lab has announced a major expansion of its enterprise security product portfolio with a solution designed to detect targeted attacks. The Kaspersky Anti Targeted Attack Platform is a premium solution based on the most advanced technology to date that draws on Kaspersky Lab’s expertise in the detection and analysis…

Mark Zuckerberg and Dr. Priscilla Chan’s social issues-minded fund has invested $24 million in Andela, the fund would enable the Nigerian startup to train more engineers in Africa to get tech jobs. The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is leading a new $24 million Series B round of funding into Andela, the first…

Dar es Salaam today becomes the 475 city to join in Uber’s growing global network. With the launch of Uber, the company stated that Dar es Salaam has joined the list of smart transportation hubs in Africa. Alon Lits General Manager for Uber Sub-Saharan Africa said: “We are proud to…

Adebayo Shittu, Nigeria’s communications minister, yesterday said the NGN780 billion fine slammed on MTN by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) was slashed to N330 billion in order to attract investors and give businesses confidence to invest more. The minister disclosed this while playing host to Nigeria’s Chief of Staff, Lieutenant-General…

Yesterday, OEM company Tecno officially launched its latest device, the Tecno Camon C9, into the Nigerian market. It would be recalled that Innovation Village exclusively reported rumors about the device and its specifications. One of the device’s unique features is its innovative dual front camera with dual flash. It comes…

Samsung Electronics has launched its new interactive whiteboard solution, an integrated all-in-one digital solution designed to help schools, government and corporate organisations enhance learning and productivity. The solution delivers convenience and compatibility through an upgraded design and enhanced functionality. Changwook Lee, Managing Director, Samsung Electronics West Africa, said that the…

The newly launched Jobs portal of the Federal Government, N-Power, has recorded over 400,000 successful registrations since it opened for submissions at on Sunday, June 12, 2016, according to the Job Creation Unit in the Presidency. “We have been very impressed by the enthusiastic response to the call for applications.…

A new report has predicted that revenues from digital content would rise to $180 billion in 2017 (next year). This increase represents 30% rise from the figures for last year when consumers spent $140 billion on digital content, according to Juniper Research. Juniper predicted that revenue growth would primarily be…

Today, Uber is officially rolling out its electric ride service, UberGreen, in Africa starting with South Africa, this time, it is in Cape Town. The electric ride test will last from today 13 June to 18 July and will feature BMW i3 vehicles being operated at uberX prices. Johannesburg’s UberGreen initiative in…

Last week, the world’s football community stood still when news of the demise of Nigeria’s ex-captain and former coach, Stephen Keshi, found its way to social media. Few days later, we also heard of the demise of another Nigerian coach, Amodu Shuaibu. As expected, everyone began to say sweet things…

The Dangote Foundation is partnering with payment solution company, Paga, for the Lagos leg of the foundation’s micro grants program geared towards complementing existing grassroots efforts to empower indigent women across Nigeria. The micro grants programme has particular focus on the disadvantaged and vulnerable women in the targeted communities. Paga…

MTN today announced it has reached an agreement with the Nigerian government over the hefty fine the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) slammed on the network last year. MTN in a statement issued today and made available to Innovation Village said it has agreed to pay a total cash amount of…

Lenovo this week intensified its focus on the $87 billion data center technology market by unveiling an expanded arsenal of IT solutions, including next-gen software defined storage, enterprise networking offerings and capabilities, the latest high-performance servers and an enhanced suite of hyperconverged appliances. The broader portfolio drives Lenovo deeper into…

Divorce and African celebs are fast becoming joined together just like the meme of President Zuma’s fingers. It is no longer a big deal that African celebs are filing for divorce because it is also becoming very popular in our communities. What if there is a way to predict who…

I woke up this morning and as usual, I went on Twitter to know the trending topics. When I saw Stephen Keshi at the top that early in the morning, I suspected something was up. I later found out that the great coach had been pronounced dead. So I still…

The fastest computer in Africa will be unveiled today in South Africa by the Cape Town-based Centre for High Performance Computing (CHPC). The computer is referred to as the petaflop (PFLOP) machine. It was built to process speeds of a thousand trillion floating point operations per second. Floating point operations…

Nigerian startup Amplify today officially becomes the latest player in Nigeria’s highly competitive payment space. Amplify is focusing on helping Nigerian businesses to accept recurring payments online. The name Amplify may be new, but the company isn’t. It spent months testing its services under the name SlushPay. “Using Amplify, businesses…

Etisalat has announced its call for entries to the 2016 edition of the Pan-African Prize, Etisalat Prize for Literature. This is coming just a few months after the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Fiston Mwanza Mujila won the 2015 edition of the Prize with his first novel, Tram 83. Chief Executive…

Next month, July, Nigerian government will be hosting the first ever Aso Villa Demo Day where President Muhammadu Buhari will unveil  the 50 most innovative startups in Nigeria. “President Muhammadu Buhari will host the brightest startups from across the country as they pitch to a wide range of investors and…

Recent moves to introduce plain (standardized) packaging of tobacco products can save lives by reducing demand for tobacco products, according to WHO and the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Secretariat (WHO FCTC). Plain packaging of tobacco products restricts or prohibits the use of logos, colours, brand images and promotional…