Glo subscribers can now roam when they travel outside Nigeria following the launch of Glo Wi-Fi roaming service which allows subscribers to have ultimate mobile internet experience in over 300,000 internet hotspots in 42 countries around the world. Ajay Mathur, chief commercial director of Globacom, said the service gives subscribers…
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Launching today, YONO is a new in-ear wearable to help women understand their ovulation cycles and predict their fertility window when trying to get pregnant. With 1 in 8 couples experiencing difficulty when trying to conceive, YONO hopes to help more women manage their health with solid data. YONO is…
Jovago.com today announced its second year anniversary celebration, it said it has provided online hotel booking services by linking guests to hotels through listing assorted accommodation, providing an e-Marketing platform for hotels and publishing industry reports. “Two years ago, Africa’s respected online business incubator – Africa Internet Group – set…
There was a new twist to the lawsuit filed by Etisalat, which is dragging MTN and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to court over the unfair advantage the latter is giving to the former. The commission yesterday (Monday) asked the Federal High Court in Lagos to grant an adjournment to…
Safaricom has partnered with Google to launch launched the search engine-owned Waze traffic application to offer motorists accurate and real-time traffic information, based on crowd-sourced data from other road users. The app which uses a Global Positioning System technology to collect traffic information varying from accidents, impassable routes and traffic…
A new report by Cyberoam has revealed that Kenya’s universities have more hackers than Nigeria and other countries in Africa. The Kenyan universities with most hackers in Africa are Kenyatta University and JKUAT. According to the report, Kenya is competing with the likes of Egypt, Morocco and South Africa in…
Safaricom interest in expanding into fulltime TV broadcasting has gotten the approval of Kenya’s Communications Authority following the latter’s approval of Safaricom’s application for requisite licenses. Safaricom applied for four TV broadcasting licenses, all of which got approved subject to objection from the public within a month, according to the…
Nigerians are spending more than N212 billion every month on phone calls, according to the current active mobile subscriptions in the country and the subsisting Average Revenue Per User (ARPU). ARPU is the financial performance benchmark in the telecoms industry that measures the average monthly revenue generated by operators from…
This year’s edition of the annual Lagos Dealer Forum put together by Nigeria’s online automobile marketplace, Cheki Nigeria is set to host its annual Lagos Dealer Forum tomorrow Tuesday, 4th August with the theme “Bridging the gap”. The event would explore challenges faced by Car Dealers in the Nigerian Automobile…
New research from PwC projects that traditional assets under management (AuM) in 12 markets across Africa will rise to around $1,098 billion by 2020, from a 2008 total of $293 billion. This represents a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of nearly 9.6%. Traditional asset management, in particular the mutual fund…
In an ever changing and fast paced world where alternatives are rife, customer experience is rapidly becoming one of the most important elements of a business’ success. According to the Institute of Customer Service, the driving factor that will determine decisions going forward will be the level of a customer’s…
For the first time, She Leads Africa is giving the public the opportunity to select the top finalists for their 2015 Entrepreneur Showcase through the People’s Choice Award. This year, the She Leads Africa community has the opportunity to vote for their favourite of 12 semi-finalists and the entrepreneur with…
The CEO of Microsoft Corporation, Satya Nadella, is in Kenya for the launch of Windows 10. He announced his visit via Twitter. https://twitter.com/satyanadella/status/626015991093268480 Nairobi is among the 13 cities where Microsoft is holding special launch events today (Wednesday). InnovationVillage earlier reported that Microsoft launched Windows 10 in 190 countries available…
Telecoms company MTN has launched an app that allows its subscribers to pay for fuel across the country using mobile money. This service was launched by MTN Rwanda in partnership with Societe Petroliere (SP) which operates 25 SP petrol stations across the country. Speaking at the launch, Norman Munyampundu, MTN…
Airtel Nigeria has won the award of ‘Africa’s Telecommunications Company of the Year’ at the 6th African Business Leadership Forum & Awards 2015 held at the Hilton London Metropole, United Kingdom. Airtel also received a Special Commendation Award from the US Georgia Legislative Black Caucus at the event. Organisers of…
Nigerian Armed Forces radio, which is the first of its kind in West Africa, has begun transmission in the federal capital city of Abuja. The station is located on the hills of the Mogadishu Cantonment in Abuja, and was launched with the aim of enhancing the management and dissemination of…
Drivers with auditory impairment can now make money on Uber following a partnership between the company and the Kenya National Association of the Deaf (KNAD). Jambu Palaniappan, Regional General Manager for Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa, says the Association has helped Uber understand the challenges deaf and hard-of-hearing people…
Following the successful hosting of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit held in Kenya, South Africa has been named the host country for the Global Entrepreneurship Congress (GEC) in 2017. The Congress will map out entrepreneurial ecosystems, share new developments in startup financing, connect entrepreneurs to the best resources and networks, and…
10 Nigerian startups have been selected to pitch at the Seedstars World event in Lagos on July 31st, 2015. Three of them were selected at the pre-event that was held in Abuja. The winner in Lagos will then be invited to Switzerland to represent Nigeria in the final round, which…
Etisalat is asking a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos to review a decision taken by Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) that allowed 30 per cent differential between MTN’s off-net and on-net retail mobile voice tariffs. In the filed suit, Etisalat said with the 30 per cent differential, MTN had been…