Author: Paul Adepoju

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…

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,…

The first internet-enabled school lab has been commissioned in a public primary school in South Sudan. Juba One primary school got the facility to impact education. “We want engineers out of you; we want doctors out of you,” Engineer Stephen Lugga Juma, undersecretary of the ministry of Telecommunications, the top…

Telecoms company, Telecel Zimbabwe, has been ordered by the government to stop operations. The government said the teleco does not have a license and is not complying with Zimbabwe’s laws. Minister of Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services, Cde Supa Mandiwanzira said Telecel should stop operating after breaching two…

Key properties of the Internet must be supported for it to succeed and these ‘invariants’ are an important framework to prevent nationally-driven policy from damaging the integrity of the Internet, according to a new working paper issued by the Global Commission on Internet Governance (GCIG). On the Nature of the…

South Africa’s Department of Communications (DoC) has announced it is set to publish the final Broadcasting Digital Migration (BDM) policy in the Government Gazette next week. The management of DoC presented the country’s state of readiness to migrate from analogue to digital broadcasting to a Joint Portfolio Committee on Communication…

Smileandtalk.com has announced the launch of a new game called Oga for Nigerian children. In a statement made available to Innovation Viillage, the company said the game is currently available only for users of iOS devices while the Android version will be released next month. Oga is a popular children’s…

Panelists at a recently held session that focused on mhealth in Africa believe mobile health will be the future of healthcare on the continent. The session held in Washington DC USA was monitored by Innovation Village. The panelists are Adetokunbo Oshin, Deputy Project Director, Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Program, Maternal…

Smartphone manufacturing company, Archos while officially launching its brand presence in Nigeria, has announced it is targeting to control 70% of Nigeria’s smartphone market. According to the company, it is going to be offering the best feature phones and connected objects to the 70% of the 100,000,000 Nigerian mobile phone…

Ecommerce giant Jumia has announced the Infinix Hot Note is its fastest selling pre-order in history. This is coming on the heels of the extensive #JIMsBigThing campaign which is a partnership involving Jumia, Infinix and MTN. The Infinix Hot Note is powered by a 4000 mAh battery and a uniquely…

An international rating agency has raised alarm over the state of the Nigerian economy. According to Standard & Poor’s, Nigeria’s economy is in a “clear and present danger,” with a negative sovereign ratings watch of BB minus. Konrad Reuss regional manager, sub-Saharan Africa, said the factors putting the Nigerian economy…

The website of Nigeria’s major ecommerce website Jumia Nigeria was temporarily down on Wednesday evening, Innovation Village can exclusively report. Official information on the landing page revealed the platform underwent scheduled maintenance and the company apologized for inconveniences promising to be back shortly. This is not the first time that…

Supermartng.com has announced a service that allows customers to pay a fixed fee once and in return will receive unlimited number of grocery deliveries free for 30 days with no minimum basket size. The customers can choose over 50,000 items including fresh meat, fruits, vegetables, household items, Nigerian ingredients, dry…