Author: Paul Adepoju

Nitestay has announced the relaunch for their new platform and the opening of a new office in the UK . The new platform was launched earlier this month and will allow customers to book hotels in Nigeria with a more user friendly platform at the best hotel rates and earning…

Infinix Mobility has officially launched its latest device, the ZERO3. The new smartphone comes with 5.5 inches full HD display, Mediatek Helio X10 octacore processor, 20.7 megapixel rear camera and 5 megapixel front camera with flash, 3GB RAM and 4G network Infinix ZERO3. “At Infinix Mobility, we do not think…

Samsung has officially opened an assembly plant in Zimbabwe through SamZim, a local Zimbabwean partner of Samsung Electronics. The plant offers services including manufacturing, sales and servicing. It also houses an engineering academy at the Zimpost Complex along Airport Road. The production plant is a strategic tool that will create…

After months spent conducting a detailed research on the e-commerce ecosystem in Nigeria, online shopping community Kaymu Nigeria has put together a white paper tagged; E-commerce in Nigeria: Market Trends and Consumer Behavior where they researched on the purchasing habits of e-commerce consumers in Nigeria. E-commerce research encompasses a wide…

Microsoft has decided to expand its official online store franchise to Africa with the launch of its official online store in South Africa. With the launch of the platform, customers in South Africa will be able to purchase any product from the company’s ecosystem of devices through the local Microsoft…

An organisation has identified shortcomings in South Africa’s proposed cybercrime bill. The Right2Know Campaign said the bill in its current form is designed in a way to censor the internet. Micah Reddy told News24 the proposed bill was too broad and it would effectively give state security control over the…

Landlocked African countries will soon be able to access affordable internet access as a result of a new subsea cable thatt would serve landlocked countries in Eastern, Central and Southern Africa. The project is being undertaken by Liquid Sea which is a subsidiary of Liquid Telkom and will run approximately…

Alibaba has ventured into the business of news with its agreement to acquire the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post (SCMP). The Hong Kong-based newspaper and SCMP Group’s other assets, which includes local editions of Esquire and Elle, will cost Alibaba a little over HK$2 billion — around US$262 million…

Nigerian government has announced plans to set up ICT hubs across the country. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo revealed this while signing a Memorandum of Understanding on “ICT for Change Empowerment Programme” between the Federal Government and Huawei Technologies Co. Nig Ltd at the State House. “We are looking at developing…

Toshiba has said it is making the most amazing personal storage devices in the whole MEA region. The evidence? In Q3 2015, the company’s storage division solidified its position on the top spot by achieving impressive market shares of 40.72% in KSA and 30.43% in the UAE and 26% in…

In 2015, the word “cyber-security” became trendy globally. Perhaps for the first time in history, issues relating to the security of the Internet and the protection of internal networks were discussed by, and became relevant to every sector of the economy as well as everyday life: from finance, manufacturing/industrial, automotive…

Two companies, Cenhealth and ER24, are teaming up to deploy technology in improving emergency response. They will be closing the gap between patient information and emergency services, saving crucial minutes by providing paramedics with rapid access to life-saving information. CenHealth is a user-controlled platform which allows users to keep a…

In achieving its goal of improving access to entertainment and combating piracy, Afrinolly, a Nigerian entertainment company, has launched Afrinolly MarketPlace a marketplace for the distribution of Nollywood and other African films, as well as other content. The marketplace is very unique allowing users to pay-per-view via a secured mobile…

Figures released today by from online shopping community Kaymu Nigeria revealed that millennials spent the most during this year’s Black Friday, spending an average of NGN10,600 each. The data also found that men spent more than women during this shopping event at a ratio of 7:3. “This corroborates PwC’s prediction…

Turn-key ecommerce solution provider SlimTrader has launched a White Label Rewards scheme, Mo’Rewardz Club, for its ecommerce platform MoBiashara. Aggregating the 1,500+ hotels it currently powers across Africa, MoBiashara is introducing the add-on loyalty programme to simultaneously reward guests and hotel staff for using the e-commerce platform. In stark contrast…

The Akinwunmi Ambode-led government of Lagos is set to digitalize laws enacted in the state since 1967. The goal of the project, the government said, it to make the laws accessible to everyone in any part of the world via an online platform. Governor Ambode made the announcement at the…

Airtel Nigeria and education startup Pass.ng will today hold the maiden edition of the Pass.Ng Excellence Award 2015, organized by examination preparatory and e-testing platform, Pass.ng, to honour 10 outstanding students in the 2015 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) JAMB examination. According to the organisers, the aim of the award…

CNN has diversified its portfolio with the launch of CNN Money Transfers which is powered by moneycorp.The service allows users to enjoy exchange rates that are typically 3-4% better than those offered by the banks “Our customers also enjoy free online transfers, your bank may charge you anything from $30…

451 Research today released its 2016 IoT Preview Report, highlighting the key challenges facing this emerging sector. While communications protocols, security, competing WAN approaches and data management remain concerns, early adopters are focusing on much-needed business process changes required to fully exploit the Internet of Things. In its newly released…

An unpopular bill among Nigerians has been passed the second reading by the Nigerian Senate. It is entitled A Bill for an Act to Prohibit Frivolous Petitions and other Matters Connected therewith and is being sponsored by Senator Ibn Na’Allah, APC, Kebbi South. The bill is seeking a two-year jail term…