Author: Paul Adepoju

Nigerian government believes that the Smart Africa Initiative would not be realised without addressing the continent’s infrastructure deficit. This was the submission of the country’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama. A smart city is an urban development vision to integrate information and communication technology (ICT) and Internet of things (IoT)…

Nigeria’s National Information Development Agency (NITDA) has announced that it hasn’t received any report of the global cyber attack at any Nigerian establishment. It would be recalled that a cyberattack using tools supposedly stolen from the US National Security Agency (NSA) has struck organisations around the world. Avast said it had seen 75,000 cases…

There are strong indications that Google is building a replacement for Android called Fuchsia. Yesterday, the company revealed what their new Armadillo user interface looks like. Here’s what we know about Fuchsia so far: It’s written partially in Dart, an open source programming language developed by Google, which compiles to…

Bank customers in Nigeria will from this month will be paying a N50 monthly card maintenance fee instead of a yearly N100. This simply means that every year, each bank customer would be paying N600 instead of N100 – representing a N500 increment. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is…

While it is a no brainer that Nigeria is relying so much on foreign software, no one thought it would be the fulcrum upon which the country’s economy revolves according to the DG of NOTAP who claims that more than 90% of the country’s economy is being run by foreign…

Eight startups from across including one from Africa, South Africa to be specific, have been named 2017 Global Urban Innovators by the NewCities Foundation. The young entreprises were chosen for their innovative use of technology to address urban challenges and will join the NewCities celebrated community of Global Urban Innovators.…

Telecoms giant MTN Nigeria has reportedly fired 280 workers in a move it said is aimed at allowing the company to delve into full Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and digital operations. According to media report, MTN would inject another group of new employees, capable of delivering on its new…

Google and Samsung have partnered in an agreement for the new Google Play Music to make it even easier and faster for Samsung customers to get the right music no matter where they are or what they’re doing. Starting with the launch of the Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8+,…

LinkedIn – a social platform that has enjoyed steady growth following its acquisition in 2016 by tech giant Microsoft, now has over 500 million registered users It would be recalled that Microsoft paid USD26 billion for LinkedIn making it the biggest-ever deal for a social media company. “We recently crossed…

Rocket Internet SE’s (“Rocket Internet” or “the Company”) selected companies have shown continued revenue growth and progress on their way towards profitability in 2016. Aggregate revenue across the focus sectors Food & Groceries, Fashion, General Merchandise and Home & Living grew by 29% from EUR 1.7 billion in 2015 to…

TheNigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) has released data of domain name registration for January, February & March 2017 and they showed increased adoption of the .ng domain names. NiRA’s latest data revealed that in  March 2017, there were a total of 6,797 domain name registrations which represented significant increase in…

This year, GE Nigeria won the coveted top position when it was voted number one in the 2017 Annual Jobberman Best 100 Companies To Work For survey. GE has been operating in Nigeria for four decades across a number of key sectors including aviation, power generation, oil and gas, healthcare…

By now you would have heard about the case of a Uber driver that was killed in Lagos. The popular story was that the killers requested for a Uber ride, overpowered the driver, killed him and dumped his body before going away with the Kia car. However, there is a twist…

This morning, my attention was drawn to some very shocking figures regarding PoS usage in Africa. While Nigeria has the highest number of telecoms subscribers, its citizens are not doing so far when it comes to paying via PoS. And I can’t help but ask why. According to a new…

Uber’s fiercest competitor Lyft has reportedly raised $500 million in additional funding, valuing it between $6.9 billion and $7.5 billion. The money, which Lyft was rumored to be attempting to raise last month, will fund the company’s competition with the much more valuable — and better funded — Uber. It…

Twitter has rolled out Twitter Lite, a new mobile web experience which minimizes data usage, loads quickly on slower connections, is resilient on unreliable mobile networks, and takes up less than 1MB on your device. Twitter also optimized it for speed, with up to 30% faster launch times as well…

Social media giant Facebook has announced an  expansion of its African operations as demonstrated by its decision to move its Johannesburg offices into new premises, creating a new home for the company to work with its partners to boost innovation and provide an African home for the Facebook culture. The…

In Kenya, Express Wi-Fi by Facebook has been officially launched. The initiative is a collaboration between Facebook and Surf, it will provide fast and affordable public wi-fi hotspot service. Already, Surf has rolled out more than 100 Express Wi-Fi hotspots in several communities in the greater metropolitan area of Nairobi including Ongata Rongai,…

Panasonic has developed “Arbo,” a software for Android phones that brings to life simple smartphone operation utilizing AI and a new user interface. This software will be available on the “ELUGA RAY MAX” series smartphones that will hit the market tomorrow  (April 5, 2017), and will also become available on…

Telecoms giant, MTN Ghana, has announced a partnership agreement with Uber Ghana to offer free rides for MTN customers. According to the details of the partnership, subscribers will enjoy two free rides with Uber, with each ride capped at GHC 15. MTN subscribers will be notified to download the Uber App onto…