Author: Paul Adepoju

Livestream has announced the introduction of Broadcaster mini which with the Livestream app make it possible for live streaming direct from HDMI camera to any device in full HD. In a newsletter announcing the brand new product, Livestream said the device was designed to turn any HDMI camera into a…

At Mobile World Congress, MasterCard today announced an agreement with eTranzact International plc, a leading pan-African mobile banking and payment services company, to make international remittance services available to millions of consumers in Nigeria. Under the agreement, citizens will be able to securely receive international remittances into their eTranzact mobile…

As consumers increasingly trade cash to use their cards through connected devices, Samsung is enabling a wider audience to take advantage of digital commerce. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a leading global technology company, has unveiled Samsung Pay, a mobile payment service that will enable MasterCard cardholders to use their Samsung Galaxy S6…

Orange has launched a new breakthrough digital offer across its significant African and Middle Eastern footprint. The Orange Klif digital offer starts from under US$40 (€35), inclusive of a smartphone, data, voice and text bundle, setting a new benchmark in price that will act as a major catalyst for smartphone…

Recently, there has been a lot of media attention and news reports on surveillance cameras being easily invaded by hackers. With the obtained video data and images, some have been uploaded to the internet and are available via web browsing. This is a serious issue, which can cause harm to…

Rocket Internet today announced it is launching a new startup called Everjobs for frontier markets in Asia and Africa. The new venture seeks to digitalize and simplify the job market, beginning with Sri Lanka today and plans are already in place for rapid expansion across Asia and Africa continents. Rocket…

At the Mobile World Congress holding in Barcelona Spain, telecoms company MTN announced it is set to broadcast live TV channels and VOD on mobile as a result of a partnership with SUMMVIEW culminating in the launch of a new service called “MTN TV” accessible on mobile. Through this service,…

TrueCaller, the service that that transforms today’s phonebook with a set of smart features to make it more intelligent and useful, is seeing Africa as a growth opportunity considering the continent’s rapidly growing smartphone penetration rate. The company is also seeking brand ambassadors in Africa, according to Nami Zarringhalam, the…

Millicom yesterday announced that it has joined the GSMA’s cross-ecosystem Pan-African mHealth initiative (PAMI) which is designed to connect people with the mobile industry and health services in eleven countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, including the Tigo operations in Ghana, Rwanda and Tanzania. PAMI aims to develop commercially sustainable and scalable…

Online retailer JUMIA today announces its expansion to Angola, extending the number of countries it is operating to 11. Christina Hawley, Managing Director for New Countries at JUMIA, commented: “Angola is emerging as one of the most important countries in Africa. Our goal is to meet the demands of customers…

In January 2014, attention of internet freedom and online privacy advocates were drawn to a bill that Nigeria’s president, Goodluck Jonathan, sent to the country’s lawmakers for approval. The bill reportedly empowers security operatives to intercept various forms of communication including voice and data. This week, after months of outbursts…

Nigeria’s largest telecoms company MTN has re-launched its TruTalk package and has upgraded its family and friends feature. According to the network, subscribers on this package can make calls at half the price to as many as 11 specific friends or family members while enjoying greater value for money on…

A new partnership that will give global payment company MasterCard access to about 500,000 SMEs in Nigeria have been signed with Grooming Centre focusing on micro, small and medium scale enterprises (MSMEs) in peri-urban and rural areas in Nigeria. Grooming Centre is a Nigerian micro-finance organization that seeks to address…

Entries are now open for the Anzisha Prize, the premier award for Africa’s top young entrepreneurs. Over US$75,000 in cash prizes will be shared among 12 of the continent’s most exciting social and business entrepreneurs between the ages of 15 and 22 years old. The Anzisha Prize is managed out…

Joburgers loves to complain. If it’s not about load shedding or traffic, it’s about the potholes or city billing issues. Well, here’s your chance to do something about the city’s problems. The #Hack.Jozi Challenge wants to pay you for your ideas that will turn Jozi into the city that we…

Online taxi hailing platform and call centre service that connects customers with their choice and closest taxi, Yourtaxinow.com has announced it has upgraded its cloud based Web App. The founder of the company, David Chijioke told Innovation Village the decision to carry out the upgrade was reached following the demand…

Leading online real estate marketplace Lamudi has launched the first property hotline for the Nigerian community. The Dial-4-Home hotline has been developed as an extension to Lamudi’s market-leading Internet platform to extend access to the country’s largest database of properties to the estimated 50 million mobile users who do not…

Six companies owned by Africa Internet Group (AIG), Easytaxi, Lamudi, Carmudi, Hellofood, Kaymu and Jovago, yesterday officially announced they’ve moved to Yaba, a place that is fast becoming Nigeria’s version of the Silicon Valley in the USA. The AIG companies in Nigeria are offering services such as online retail, online…

Annual conference Social Media Week Lagos is back for the third year as this year’s edition is set to officially kickoff today. Social Media Week Lagos is a week long conference that provides the ideas, trends, insights and inspiration to help people and businesses understand how to achieve more in…

Education-focused Nigerian startup Pass.ng was among the winners of Airtel’s Catapult A Startup competition that was recently held. In this exclusive interview, Samson Abioye, the CEO and Co-Founder of the startup, told Innovation Village the startup’s opinion concerning the feat, impacts it would have on their operations and the ecosystem…