Author: Paul Adepoju

The government of Kenya will today launch a presidential ICT programme called the Presidential Digital Talent Programme (PDTP). The event is scheduled to hold at the University of Nairobi and would be presided over by President Uhuru Kenyatta. Kenya’s Ministry of ICT initiated the PDTP in 2014 and the ICT…

Organisers of the annual e-Business Fair, Connect Nigeria, have announced that the second edition of the fair will hold on February 21 in Lagos, Nigeria. They said in 2013, more than 2,000 people attended e-Business Fair. The theme for this year is ‘e-Business and The Growth of Your Enterprise’. Tessa…

Vodacom Business Nigeria has signed into the Convention on Business Integrity (CBi). The signing reinforces Vodacom’s undertaking to observe the values of the Code of Business Integrity both within the company and dealings with customers and partners. The company represented by Douglas Craigie–Stevenson, Managing Director Vodacom Business Africa and Guy…

Lion International Bank and Somali Micro Finance in partnership with BelCash Technology Solution PLC launched the official pilot of the HelloCash mobile money services in Ethiopia. BelCash Technology Solution PLC is an Ethiopian based technology service provider for financial industry. The HelloCash mobile money platform will provide financial services to…

Online taxi hailing company YourTaxiNow.com has announced it is the first taxi hailing that allows its customers to rate its drivers; furthermore, the service is also allowing users to bool their preferred drivers. David Chijioke, founder of the platform said in addition to the regular mediums, users can also access…

Nigerian government though the Nigeria Communications Satellite company (NIGCOMSAT) has announced its readiness to launch its own Ka-band satellite solution in line with its plans to expand technology to rural communities, and to improve the delivery of ultra-high speed connectivity and content in the mainstream of Nigeria businesses. This was…

Even though most attention is currently on Nigeria’s commercial  capital city of Lagos, the nation’s federal capital city of Abuja has been described as the next ‘big thing’ for tech startups. In an exclusive interview with Innovation Village, Abuja-based David Chijioke who is the founder of taxi hailing service YourTaxiNow.com…

Global System for Mobile Communication Association (GSMA) has noted that the increasing mobile penetration rate across Africa is putting immense pressure on allocated spectrum on the continent. This was the opinion of Mortimer Hope, Director, Spectrum and Public Policy in charge of Africa for GSMA. Speaking in Nigeria at the African…

A team led by Nnamdi Christopher Iroaganachi has emerged overall winner of the maiden edition of TotalWennovation Hack 1.0 which is a hackathon sponsored by Total Nigeria Plc and Wennovation Hub. Team Nnambdi led other teams which included first runner-up, Team Jaja (led by Jaja Vincent Tamunomi), second runner-up, Team…

Enterprise Mobility Exchange, the online resource for senior-level enterprise mobile and IT professionals across all sectors to access leading content and information, has announced the appointment of Dorene Rettas to its editorial team. The company said Dorene Rettas has been in the media/publishing industry for the past 20 years; the…

Jumia has become the first Nigerian online retailer to be authorized by Apple to sell their products with the launch of its official Apple store popularly called iStore. The ecommerce giant said with the development, MacBooks, iPhones, iPads, and other Apple products are now just clicks away with the convenience…

Telecoms company Orange this afternoon announced a partnership with one of Africa’s major commercial banks Ecobank. In a statement made available to Innovation Village, the partnering organizations said the service will enable Orange Money subscribers who also have bank accounts with Ecobank to transfer money between their respective accounts. The…

Liberia’s Center for National Documents and Records (CNDRA) has announced it is working with some partners to digitize marriage certification and other documentation processes in the country. It said it has launched a new customer service and marriage transaction software aimed at preventing criminals from using the system produce fake…

Online hotel booking platform Jovago has announced it is now accepting Tigo–Pesa as payment option following a partnership with Tigo, Tanzania’s leading Telecommunication Company. In a statement, the company said Tigo Pesa customers will now be able to pay for their accommodation booked on Jovago with their Tigo Pesa account.…

The US Navy has released video and photos of a prototype firefighting robot. Its scientists on Wednesday unveiled a firefighting robot prototype at the Naval Future Force Science & Technology EXPO, revealing details about its successful demonstrations last fall aboard the USS Shadwell, a decommissioned Navy vessel. A statement gotten…

With immediate effect, Suren Sooklal has become the Group Chief Business Risk Officer for MTN. He is joining MTN from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), where he held various roles during his 12-year tenure, including most recently, Group Audit Engagement Partner and Group Relationship Partner on the MTN account and other listed companies.…

International social media platform Twitter this morning launched its official account for Africa’s leading tech countries – Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa All of the Twitter handles have been verified and although the same tweets are on the respective handles, expectations are that each specific Twitter account would focus on…

The world’s largest real-time mobile survey platform, Geopoll is announcing a strategic partnership with Control Union, global leader in agricultural certifications, food safety, and sustainability. Partnering allows Control Union to tap into GeoPoll’s multimodal mobile platform and database of 200 million users, giving them access the fastest and most cost…

Today at the House of Commons in London, the first-ever tech-enabled trade agency to promote trade between the UK and Africa will be launched. This is one of the world’s first ever technology-enabled trade agencies created to promote bilateral trade between the UK and Sub-Saharan Africa, it is backed by…

Philanthropist, billionaire and co-founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates has expressed confidence in the ability of mobile money to transform the lives of over 2 billion people in various parts of the world that are outside the financial system. In his blog post, he noted the growing impact of mobile money…