Author: Paul Adepoju

Latest figures released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) revealed Nigeria now has more than 81 million mobile internet users across the nation’s telecoms companies. In 2014 the country had 76,322, 802 mobile internet users but the figure at the end of January 2015 rose to 81,892,840. The commission’s latest…

Huawei has been awarded a major contract by the Togolese government to connect 500 public buildings to optic fiber. Facilities to be connected include hospitals, universities, airports, and ministries. Togo government said it is engaging Huawei to lay 200km of cable, and the project will be financed by funds gotten…

Microsoft’s 4Afrika initiative has launched Biz4Afrika, an online hub for SMEs in Africa. The platform gives SMEs in Africa access to locally relevant information and resources to promote SMEs and improve trade across Africa. Country Manager of Microsoft Kenya, Kunle Awosika, said: “The Biz4Afrika.co.ke online hub aims to meet the…

If the One Area Network Agreement (OANA) is successfully implemented, East Africans could be able to access a regional mobile money service. This was announced by Kenya’s Information, Communications and Technology Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i. Fred said the ICT Ministers from the region are now seeking approval from all respective…

Electronic payment transactions in Nigeria grew by 50 per cent in 2014 according to the Nigeria Inter Bank Settlement System’s (NIBSS) latest figures. NIBSS said e-payment in Nigeria is increasing in volume and value of transactions especially through internet banking, e-commerce, Point of Sales (PoS), Automated Teller Machines (ATM) and…

Social media played a crucial role in Nigeria’s just concluded Presidential elections that ended with Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Even though the candidates were trending during the collation process, former minister of Niger Delta, Godsday Orubebe became the trending topic across Nigeria when he attempted to…

As part of process to transform education into a student centric system enabled by technology, the Rwandan government is transforming its One Laptop per Child program into a One Digital ID per Child Program. Rwanda’s Minister of Education Silas Lwakabamba said: “We are currently working on a holistic ICT for…

The seventh edition of the Connected East Africa Summit (formerly Connected Kenya) is underway, the conference is organised by Kenya’s ICT Authority in consultation with ICT industry players and government decision makers. The theme for the summit this year is ‘The Strength in Our Networks, and it will address issues…

Samsung Electronics West Africa has announced that the FUTURE IS NOW with its latest exciting collection of smartphones, Galaxy S6 edge and S6 duos which will be available for pre-order in Nigeria from March 30th, 2015. The devices will be available in 32GB and 64GB for the S6 edge and…

Twitter today unveiled Periscope which it said is the best way to share and watch live video broadcasts from mobile phones. The app which runs on iOS can now be downloaded by users in Nigeria and across Africa. In a statement made available to Innovation Village, Twitter said just over…

One of Nigeria’s major newspapers Premium Times, has launched its digital election reporting centre ahead of the March 28 and April 11 general elections. The center is a comprehensive resource platform for the elections. It holds crucial election data but its greatest strength is its ability to live blog the…

Introduction of the permanent voter card (PVC) reader could be described as the closest the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) could go in the bid to introduce electronic voting in Nigeria. Its introduction is not without strong opposition from political parties and interest groups. But INEC said it is going…

In response to a thread on Nairaland referring to PushCV’s elite programme as a scheme, the startup has explained why it is asking users to pay to have their CVs rewritten by the company. In an exclusive interview with Innovation Village, Odunayo Eweniyi, Co-Founder of PushCV, said the company is…

The City of Joburg today held an induction ceremony for the first 250 digital interns of the 1000 it plans to train this year under its J.E.D.I (Joburg educating digital interns) programme to enable them to become employable or start SMMEs. The group was selected from a group of 600…

Over 144 applications have been whittled down to 50 teams in The #Hack.Jozi Challenge, a competition for the best digital solution ideas to turn Jozi into the city we all want to live in. They include ideas that range from mobile banking applications and social interactive applications to online game…

To tackle the challenges faced by budding SMEs in Nigeria, leading online community, Kaymu Nigeria has launched the Next Big Entrepreneur campaign to teach entrepreneurs about the online business and give them an opportunity to win startup capital. ​To register, participants should​ fill a registration form after which a select group of the best applicants will be contacted…

Twitter has suggested how Nigerians can make use of the social media platform for Saturday’s presidential elections holding across the country. In the run-up to the Nigerian Elections, due to hold on 28th March 2015 and 11th April 2015, Twitter provides a great way to stay up-to-date, by providing Nigerians…

Microsoft Nigeria has announced the company will be ending its support for Windows 2003. Scheduled to become effective from 14 July, Microsoft said there will no longer be security update, online assisted support and technical update for Windows 2003. The company however warned the announcement should not be taken as…

The Tony Elumelu Foundation has released the list of 1,000 finalists for its US$100 million entrepreneurship programme (TEEP). The list is dominated by applicants from Nigeria followed by Kenya. There are also several applicants from Ghana, South Africa, Rwanda and several other African countries. Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme, in January,…

Easy Taxi is today launching their newest payment option – Easy Taxi Pay (ET Pay), an in-app cashless payment option in Kenya. With Easy Taxi Pay, customers can add their credit/debit card details and pay for a ride by simply tapping their smart phone screen. The application also provides a…