Author: Paul Adepoju

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…

The European Union (EU) has provided funds for installation of ECOLink software for the internal management system of the ECOWAS Parliament to the tune of €2.48 million. The application will eliminate weaknesses in procurement system, internal controls, financial reporting and external audit through the discarding of manual process. The Speaker…

A new report released today by Schneider Electric has revealed that as high as 80% of most common electrical products in Nigeria and several other African countries are counterfeit. According to the report, locally manufactured counterfeits originate mostly from Tanzania, Nigeria and Ivory Coast. The survey which is the first…

Sex workers in Zimbabwe’s capital city of Harare are reportedly switching to mobile money as preferred medium of payment following the country’s high penetration rate, ubiquitous nature of mobile phones and wide acceptance of mobile money. The sex workers that spoke to NewZimbabwe.com said they are choosing mobile money to…

Students of the University of Lagos can now apply for internship opportunities at some of Africa Internet Group (AIG) companies in Nigeria which includes Carmudi, Jovago and Kaymu. This announcement was made at TEDxUnilag tagged ‘Breaking Through the Box’ . Christian Keller, Managing Director Carmudi Nigeria announces the internship opportunities…

Today 20 March, social media platform Twitter clocks 9 and in a statement made available to Innovation Village, the company said Twitter is what it is because of the people who use it. “After all, it’s because of you that we have product features like hashtags and best practices such…

JUMIA has announced further expansion with the opening of six new hubs in Cote d’Ivoire in the cities of Yamoussoukro, Bouaké, San Pedro, Daloa, Gagnoa, and Korogho. Jumia intends to achieve its goal to revolutionize the shopping habits of all Ivorians. The new JUMIA hubs will enable the e-commerce leader…

Nigeria’s online hotel booking portal Hotels.ng has announced plans to promote citizen participation in the forthcoming general elections. The company is giving one night free in a hotel room for voters who turn out to vote. The company’s public relations personnel Flora Ori said: “To participate in this competition, members of the…

The application window for DEMO Africa 2015 is now open and entrepreneurs can now apply. The application process will be hosted by DEMO Africa’s partner VC4Africa. The application window will remain open throughout the months of March, April to close by end of May. This will be followed by all…

Microsoft Nigeria in partnership with Mara Mentor and Fate Foundation has launched CloudPreneurs, an initiative that seeks to empower early-stage startups in Nigeria to become cloud resellers. The project which officially kicks off today is targeted at engaging 1,000 entrepreneurs in cloud technology. Applicants can now start online registration on…

The United Nations through its latest campaign is asking ‘does happiness have a sound? And, if so, what does it actually sound like?’ #HappySoundsLike is an appeal for the global citizenry “to nominate a song that brings a smile to your face” ahead of this year’s International Day of Happiness,…