Author: Paul Adepoju

There are strong indications that Nigerian government officials will soon resume talks with MTN reps over the $3.9 billion fine slammed on the network by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). This follows the green light given to the resumption of the deliberation by the country’s House of Representatives. Saheed Fijabi,…

Agility, a major integrated logistics company, today launched its Africa 2016 Photo Competition, an effort to inspire and showcase images that illustrate the breathtaking pace of change across modern Africa. The company in a statement gotten by Innovation Village said the annual contest, now in its second year, is the…

After saving for a whole year or more to buy a car, it is finally delivered and you take it for a ride on Lagos Island when the traffic is still light or along Abuja highway. While enjoying your new car, out of no way a car speeds by and…

Agriculture is currently standing on the edge of a second green revolution. This revolution will entail fundamental shifts in how the agricultural sector utilises and implements innovative technology to improve output in a sustainable manner and address the need for greater food security globally. These are some of the highlights…

Over the past couple of years, only just a few TV series stood out with very interesting story lines – yet I can’t still think of any of the currently running ones that are as addictive as Prison Break, 24, and Spartacus. But going by the trailers of the soon-to-premiere…

Once in a while you see some things that just don’t add up and when they occur in isolation, you cannot but fight the urge to bring them together. Two of such largely isolated incidences happened this week in Nigeria – prices of data went down while tomatoes became very…

Suburban FiberCo Limited has launched Legend.ng, a product suite that delivers premium content, TV, internet and voice services – all over a high-speed fiber optic data connection in Nigeria’s capital city of Abuja. The company aims to make available improved, “always on” reliable Internet access, crystal clear voice calls and…

MTN Business, in partnership with online accounting tool SMEasy, today announced the launch of an agile, fit for purpose business management and easy accounting solution for small business owners in Kenya – with other markets to follow. MTN Business EasyAccounting gives entrepreneurs with no accounting knowledge or training, the ability…

Facebook for professionals, LinkedIn, has come open with information on data breach affecting some of its users. In a statement aimed at allaying the fears of its users, LinkedIn said it became aware that data stolen from LinkedIn in 2012 was being made available online. It however said the security…

Telecoms company Tigo has affirmed that music streaming is growing globally and has become the second most popular mobile phone feature in Sub-Saharan Africa. In Tanzania, the company said the popular music of the new generation, known as ‘Bongo Flava’ has evolved from being seen as an art for ‘outlaws’-or…

Guaranty Trust Bank Kenya has launched an upgraded version of the Bank’s mobile App introducing fingerprint recognition, a first in the market. With this new capability, customers will be able to log onto their accounts by identifying their individual fingerprints through the Touch ID on iOS devices. The introduction of…

A new venture capital fund has launched with the aim of taking tech startups in Africa to the global market, it is the Niveus Ventures. The entrepreneur-led fund has the support of Niveus Investments, a subsidiary of Hosken Consolidated Investments. Selected entrepreneurs will receive financing that fills the gap between…

Pinnacle Communications Limited is highly confident that Nigeria will meet the June 2017 digital switchover deadline. It said it can achieve it in conjunction with its partners. The chairman/CEO, Pinnacle Communications, Sir Lucky Omoluwa and his partners, Alex Perchevitch, President, JAMPRO Antenas Inc. California, Phil Argyris and Olivier Femenias, Chief…

The West Africa edition of the DEMO Africa Innovation tour is holding this week in Nigeria’s commercial capital city of Lagos, specifically iDEA Hub on 26th May 2016 from 2.00pm. Information gathered by Innovation Village revealed the aim of the tour is to bring together startups and technology industry players to look at ways…

Online supermarket and grocery delivery service, today announced its second anniversary of the company and the launch of a local recipe database. Supermart.ng allows customers shop for groceries from leading supermarkets, including Spar, Park ‘n’ Shop, 9-7, Chi-Shoppe, Medplus, Office Everything, Mega Plaza, as well as the local markets. Supermart.ng…

Nigeria’s ecommerce giant Konga.com this morning denied rumors that it planned to shut down its website for five days in order to test its mobile capabilities. In a statement made available to Innovation Village, the management of the online shopping website said the reports are ‘untrue’ as Konga never sent…

Yesterday, a new report was released by the United Nations in which it revealed that by using digital payments to pay Ebola response workers, Sierra Leone was able to massively cut payment times, avoid large-scale strikes and ensuring a stable workforce to defeat Ebola. This study is of high significance…

The Nelson Mandela Foundation in association with the University of Pretoria, today announced that Bill Gates will deliver the 14th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture on 17 July 2016, the eve of Mandela Day. Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will address the theme “Living Together” in his…

The dwindling fortune of the Lumia brand may have compelled Microsoft to sell its feature phone business it acquired from Nokia in 2013. Microsoft back then announced it will purchase substantially all of Nokia’s Devices & Services business, license Nokia’s patents, and license and use Nokia’s mapping services. This week…

A new General Manager has been appointed for Etihad Airways in Nigeria, he is George Mawadri and is now tasked with the responsibility of growing Etihad Airways’ relationships with its travel trade and corporate customers while furthering the development of the airline’s commercial strategy in Nigeria. Prior to his latest…