Author: Paul Adepoju

NappiDaddi app, a parenting app that was developed within 24 hours has won the R10 000 top prize at the SA Innovation Summit 2015 Hackathon for Early Childhood Development (ECD) held at the SA Innovation Summit in Cape Town. NappiDaddi aims to use technology to encourage fathers of young children…

LinkedIn yesterday introduced chat-style messaging experience allowing users to attach photos, documents, stickers, emojis and GIFs to their connections or groups via web, mobisites and on its iOS and Android apps. The service is initially rolling out to all English speaking users globally, including paying and non-paying users. LinkedIn Premium…

Worldreader, a global nonprofit dedicated to improving literacy in the developing world through digital books, today announces a new partnership with Opera Software that has provided 5 million readers in Africa access to 25,000 free digital book titles, via their mobile phones. The nonprofit aims to reach 10 million readers…

Huawei is targeting to double its current mobile phone market share in Kenya by next year. The company’s share of the market currently stands at 10 percent and is looking to increase it to 20 percent come next year. To achieve the goal, Huawei will be betting not only on…

The deadline for applying for the 2015 ONE Africa Award has been extended until midnight Monday, September 7, 2015. Africa-led, Africa-driven organizations now have an additional week to submit their applications for consideration for the Award.  The Award honors outstanding contributions by African based organizations leading the fight against poverty…

Nigeria’s Cybercrime Act 2015 has been described as socially deficient by lawyers and stakeholders in the ICT industry who were at the latest Technology Outlook Series held in Lagos. Signed into law on May 15, Nigeria’s Cybercrime Act of 2015 which aims to stop cybercrimes in Nigeria is extensively described…

Microsoft’s latest operating system Windows 10 is on more than 75 million devices in almost a month it was released, according toYusuf Mehdi, Microsoft’s marketing chief for Windows and devices. “More than 90,000 personal-computer and tablet models have upgraded to the new OS, which is running in 192 countries,” Mehdi…

SimbaPay, a leading digital money transfer provider – today announced the expansion of its free instant deposit service to Choice Microfinance Bank in Kenya. SimbaPay has partnered with Choice Microfinance Bank a microfinance institution founded by Kenyans abroad. Money transfers made to Choice Microfinance Bank by Kenyans living abroad using…

A new e-certification platform has been unveiled by the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON). The goal of the platform is to integrate the agency’s e-certificate into the Nigeria Integrated Customs Information System (NICIS). Explaining the new platform, Dr. Joseph Odumodu, Director General of SON, said the move will ease trade…

The 1st Annual Powering Africa: Nigeria meeting is fast approaching and despite no sign of the new APC cabinet, the Nigerian power sector is still gaining momentum, organizers said. In a statement that stated emphatically that President Buhari ensured that the government signed the World Bank Partial Risk Guarantees which…

The Eko Hotel & Suites in Lagos, Nigeria will once again host the 2nd annual Dental Africa Exhibition & Conference. The only specialised dental event to benefit from the privilege support of the Nigerian Dental Association. The exhibition will host some of the region and world’s well-known names in dentistry…

E-ticketing is set to be used for sports for the first time in Rwanda, even though e-ticketing system is already being used in the transport sector to book seats. The Country’s football body has announced that tickets will be sold through the E-ticketing system when the Rwandan national soccer team Amavubi…

Kenya’s communication company, Safaricom has emerged the Best Managed Company in Kenya, awarded by Euromoney Magazine during the latter’s presentation of its Best Managed Companies ranking. The ranking was based on a survey of market analysts at leading banks, consultancy firms and research institutes around the world. Commenting on the…

Ghana and Mauritius have signed a framework agreement for the development of a Technology Park in Tema, the agreement was signed in Port Louis, Mauritius. The first phase of the park, which will be developed and managed by a Special Purpose Vehicle, will be on a 6.1 hectare serviced land…

Stakeholders in Zimbabwe’s ICT industry converged at Jameson Hotel in Harare to debate and deliberate on the national importance of the internet and its governance in Zimbabwe. At the end, they came up with resolutions and a way forward. MISA Zimbabwe, as initiators of the event have committed to working…

Kenya has launched a biometric registration exercise for medical scheme for civil servants and disciplined services and eligible dependants. Beneficiaries will be able to enjoy air rescue services which used to be only for disciplined services. Speaking on the biometric registration, Kenya’s Devolution Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru said the scheme…

Google’s public transport route planner, Google Transit which that allows local users of Google maps to easily get direction to their destinations. Google Transit is a component of Google Maps and has over a million transit stops mapped in hundreds of cities. It links up map service directions with public…

Global payment company MasterCard has won a government contract for  the roll out of smart cards which would be used by citizens to pay for state services; they can also use the cards to disburse funds to wananchi. On this project, MasterCard will work with Equity Bank, Commercial Bank of…

IBM’s decision to invest three billion and hire 2,000 workers to staff its new Internet of Things Business Unit solidifies its position as a preeminent player and driving force in mainstream IoT adoptions. The Strategy Analytics IoT Strategies Service Report, “IBM Takes Aim at IoT with Multi Billions Investment” reveals…

The annual West African Gaming Exhibition (WAGE) is set to take place in Lagos Nigeria. According to the organizers, the West African Gaming Expo aims to introduce educational gaming, game designing, game development and game playing to the local African community. Like previous events, Over a 3 day period, WAGE…