Author: Paul Adepoju

The African continent’s most prominent ICT and Technology industry’s annual awards event took place in Cape Town this evening with customary flair and anticipation. The AfricaCom Awards for 2015, attracted more entries than ever before, with some serious heavyweight projects giving the judges some added food for thought. Two of…

Merck, a leading science and technology company, today announced the opening of its new office in Nigeria by Stefan Oschmann, CEO-elect of Merck, and Karim Bendhaou, President of North & West Africa. It’s the company’s first in the country and part of its strategy to grow its market share in…

Interactive Intelligence has been named the winner of one of the excellence awards at the fourth annual Contact Centre Association of Zimbabwe (CCAZ) Service Excellence Awards. Interactive Intelligence won the top award in the Best CRM and Call Centre Vendor Supplier category. CCAZ, noting that the awards were presented to…

Consensus at the closing 10th Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Brazil today underscored the contribution of Information Communications Technologies (ICTs) and the Internet to the achievement of the recently adopted 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the United Nations announced. Goal 9 of the agenda sets an ambitious target to “significantly…

Mahindra Comviva, the global leaders in providing mobility solutions, today announced the launch of the “first-of-its-kind” Mooditt Digital Store. Mahindra Comviva has created this unique Digital Store that brings the entire ecosystem of content providers, application providers and distribution channels on a single platform and leverages multiple channels of content…

Nigerian-born mobile game production company Gamsole has emerged one of the winners of the AppsAfrica 2015 Innovation Award. Gamsole was adjudged the best entertainment product on the continent. A total of ten winners of the AppsAfrica.com Innovation Awards 2015 supported by Uber, Mobile Monday South Africa, Appsworld and Picup were…

Airtel, a major telecommunications service provider with operations in 17 countries across Africa, today announced its partnership with Facebook which will see the launch of Free Basics in Africa. Free Basics is a set of basic websites and services to introduce people to the internet and demonstrate how it adds…

Microsoft through the Microsoft 4Afrika Initiative has launched the SME Public Relations & Communications toolkit aimed at serving as a one-stop resource for entrepreneurs across the African continent and other emerging markets to get started in building an effective, impactful, measurable and repeatable communications strategy. It noted that the 52-page…

Mobile phones have become as much an indispensable part of our daily lives as it is redefining our personal and professional lives in different ways. Their impact is not limited to any particular industry as they find ready use and application in increasing areas of human endeavour and enterprise. The…

Nigeria’s major telecoms company MTN today confirmed the extension of deadline for the payment of the record high fee slammed on it by the regulatory body in Nigeria the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). In a statement sent to its shareholders, MTN said the Nigerian authorities have, without prejudice, agreed that…

The recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa highlighted the importance of early disease detection and response in preventing the rise of new global health threats. Early detection requires that rapid disease testing capacity reaches across countries and into rural communities where people live. Now the health experts in Africa are…

This year’s edition of Startup Weekend will hold from November 20th to November 22nd, 2015 at the iDEA Hub Lagos. Organisers have revealed 5 things to expect at this year’s edition. Startup to Company Even though startups are early stage companies they still have the aura of temporariness about them — so…

Indications have emerged that OEM company InnJoo is partnering with ecommerce giant Jumia. The new product is expected to become available on Black Friday. A statement released by Jumia further confirmed the development. Innjoo is brewing up something and it is going to be massive! We heard from the grape…

Experts have concluded that the two most popular funding options for franchises in Nigeria are commonly equity and debt, a combination of the two is usually utilised. Franchises are rapidly increasing and the option to finance the business through acquiring a debt has become more popular since a franchise as…

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has announced the latest Grand Challenges Explorations (GCE) grant recipients. Grand Challenges Explorations grant program funds early-stage discovery, awarding initial grants of US $100,000 and potential follow-on grants of up to US $1 million. Grants target an expanding set of topics. The 59 winners…

The founder of Hotels.ng, Mark Essien, and co-founder of Paga, Jay Anabraba, ‎are among the speakers lined up to speak at the maiden edition of Startup South conference scheduled to hold in Port Harcourt on November 28. The aim of the conference is to inspire startups in the region. ‎…

Computer Warehouse Group a Nigerian ICT company has launched Openmall.ng, which is an online market place that aggregates products from different stores that are on Openshopen.ng. With Openmall.ng, buyers enjoy ease of navigation and it enhances sales for store owners. James Agada, Chief Technology Officer for CWG Plc said Openmall…

A new managing director has been announced for Nigeria’s online property portal Lamudi Nigeria, she is Akua Nyame-Mensah who until her latest appointment was the managing director of Lamudi Ghana. With her latest appointment, she will be overseeing operations of both companies. Akua described the transition process from Ghana to…

Nigerian senators are set to receive training on how to use Facebook and other social media tools as approved by the president of the Nigerian senate, Senator Bukola Saraki. The training is expected to enhance communication skills of the 109 members of the house, helping them to communicate effectively on…

Vodacom has launched its Fleet Management solution in Lagos, the reliable, secure and effective solution is developed in partnership with Tracker South Africa. The solution which comes in two packages, LiveTrack and TomTom, enables companies of any size to easily manage and control in real time, all the activity of…