Author: Paul Adepoju

10 winners have emerged for the 2015 eNNovation Challenge that was organised by the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement Systems PLC (NIBSS) in partnership with Samsung and IBM. The eNNovation Challenge, an online crowd sourcing contest, was open to members of the public and according to the Managing Director/CEO, NIBSS, Mr Ade…

Nigeria’s largest telecoms network MTN has rolled out its HyNetLTE broadband Internet service which it said is in line with its bold new digital world vision through the delivery of business-enabling solutions and technology. “Our objective is to continuously create new value for our customers,” said Mr. Alexander Ibehre, the…

Telecoms company Tigo Tanzania have launched Millicom University to develop the learning and development experiences of its employees. Millicom University is a virtual e-learning platform  that targets employees of Tigo across Tanzania. Tigo General Manager, Mr Diego Gutierrez, said “Several milestones have been achieved, since the inception of the e-learning…

Nigeria’s fastest growing and most innovative telecommunications company, Etisalat has announced the call for entries for the 2015 Etisalat Prize for Literature which is in its third year. The prize is the first ever Pan African prize celebrating debut African writers of published fiction. According to Matthew Willsher, the Chief…

Infinix Mobility officially launched the Infinix Zero 2 in Nigeria at an event held at the University of Lagos, it was subsequently launched in Kenya in partnership with ecommerce platform Jumia. A quick comparison of the unique features of Infinix Zero 2 showed it’s great improvement over its predecessor the…

The growing popularity of Emoji is brought to the fore today with the celebration of the World Emoji Day. Social media in Nigeria, across Africa and other parts of the world are taking to social media to share the Emoji that best describes them. Emoji 101 Wikipedia described Emoji as…

Journalist and social media personality Tolu Ogunlesi is set to be named President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Assistant on New Media. PREMIUM TIMES reported Ogunlesi has undergone security screening and his appointment is to be announced in the coming days. During the last presidential election, Ogunlesi was very active on Twitter,…

Online shopping community Kaymu.com.ng today announced it has witnessed a direct impact on its sales via social media. According to Evangeline Wiles, Managing Director of Kaymu, “With more people spending time on social media via their mobile phones, Kaymu is able to reach and engage new and existing buyers all…

PATH is leading global initiative to crowdsource and assess innovations with the potential to save millions of lives by 2030 The PATH-led Innovation Countdown 2030 initiative (IC2030) today launched its inaugural report, Reimagining Global Health, at the Third International Conference on Financing for Development. The report features 30 innovations selected…

Making Africa’s most remote regions accessible for trade will not only promote prosperity in those regions, but also elevate the continent’s continued growth path, says DHL. Africa continues to remain vastly unexplored, and making Africa’s most remote regions accessible for trade will not only promote prosperity in those regions, but…

John Cardente is a distinguished engineer at EMC Corporation. In this guest post, he writes on innovative ways to use big data for social good. Earth’s climate is changing. The rising global temperature, shrinking ice sheets, and increase in extreme weather events all serve as evidence that the phenomenon is real. These…

Supermart.ng, Nigeria’s largest online supermarket and 3 hour grocery delivery service has launched its wholesale store. The wholesale store will enable customers buy in bulk to access lower prices than available in retail outlets like supermarkets and the local market. Raphael Afaedor, Co-CEO & Co-founder of Supermart.ng, said the wholesale service is being introduced…

Africa’s leading food delivery marketplace hellofood has released an infographic showing how the emerging mobile market impacts online food delivery in Africa. Worldwide, mobile penetration is constantly on the rise. Particularly rapid growth can be observed in emerging markets such as many African countries. In 2014, the growth rate of…

RTI International – a leading nonprofit research institute – and IBM’s Africa research lab have announced a partnership to deploy big data analytics and cognitive technologies to help transform development approaches in Africa and around the world. In one of the first projects, IBM and RTI are developing and testing…

Helios Towers Africa (HTA), one of the leading, independent telecommunications towers companies in Africa, announces the appointment of Kash Pandya as its new Chief Executive Officer and Director, with effect from 13 July 2015. Concurrently, HTA’s co-founder and current Chief Executive Officer, Chuck Green, will become Executive Chairman. Kash joins…

It has been revealed that 95% of smartphones shipped to Africa in the first quarter of 2015 run on Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS operating systems. These operating systems are believed to be responsible for the increase in the number of smartphone shipment to Africa. Middle East and Africa (MEA)…

Following its successful launch in Lagos, Nigeria, Infinix Mobility has launched the Infinix Zero2 in the East African (Kenyan) market in partnership with ecommerce giant Jumia. The Zero2 device is an attempt to fulfil aspirations of young entrepreneurs, professionals and even students looking to enjoy quality, by delivering great functionality…

BlackBerry 10 users can download or update to BlackBerry Blend 1.2 to take advantage of a new UI and enhanced features, the company said today. In a statement made available to Innovation Village, the company said BlackBerry Blend seamlessly brings messaging and content that’s on your BlackBerry smartphone to your…

South Africa’s city of Cape Town is the host city for this year’s Mobile 360 Series – Africa conference organised by the GSM Association (GSMA) and sponsored by MTN. GSMA has also announced first set of speakers for the conference, they include experts from China Mobile, Huawei, the Internet Society,…

Global tech company Huawei has revealed plans to launch its wearable devices in Nigeria in August. The company’s range of products that would be launched include the Huawei Watch, TalkBand B2, and TalkBand N1. Speaking on the plan, the Senior Marketing Manager, Huawei Consumer BG, Olaonipekun Okunowo, said the company’s…