Author: Paul Adepoju

Editor at Innovation Village

DHL Express today announced the unusual deliveries it made in 2014. According to the company, it not only had the opportunity to test its global transportation network with some unusual and non-traditional deliveries, but also its ability to innovate in an effort to overcome potential delivery delays. Oliver Facey, Vice…

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Telecoms company MainOne has announced plans to extend its subsea cable to Cameroun, the company is also planning to open a branch in Nigeria’s oil producing Delta. Funke Opeke, Chief Executive Officer of the company made the announcement in Lagos while delivering a paper on “Enabling Oil and Gas Production…

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One of Africa’s second generation banks, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has announced the introduction of mobile Point of Sale (mPOS) terminals in partnership with POS partners across Africa. Even though the mobile POS terminal is as small as the Blackberry Curve phone, it works just like the traditional…

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Call for applications has been announced for the 2015 Cartier Women’s Initiative Award, the award seeks to support creative, financially sustainable and responsible women-led companies, in all countries and industries. The Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards is looking for committed female entrepreneurs heading initiatives with the potential to grow significantly in…

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Technology company has launched a new laptop whose battery life could be as long as 27 hours. Panasonic’s Toughbook 31 can run for up to 18 hours depending on the use case, or 27 hours with an optional second battery installed. It has a tough briefcase-type exterior so it can…

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has threatened to slam sanctions  on telecoms companies in the country who engage in running political ads without getting approval from the commission. The Director of Public Affairs, Nigerian Communications Commission, Mr. Tony Ojobo said NCC will sanction mobile network operators for violating rules and…

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Nigeria’s National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has revealed that the country may not meet the June 15 deadline for the migration from analogue to digital broadcasting following the non-release of the NGN65 billion needed for successful migration. Director General of the commission, Mr. Emeka Mba said the  Nigerian government has not…

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President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR has approved the appointment of Ms Abimbola Alale as the Managing Director, Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) LTD. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator Ayim Pius Ayim GCON, in a letter, conveyed the President’s message of her appointment as Managing…

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Nigeria’s major online betting platform Nairabet has launched a new website Nairabet Special, the company has also announced a partnership with payment solutions platform SimplePay. The partnership means that now, Nairabet users don’t have to walk to physical locations to fund their accounts or make cash withdrawals. They can do…

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Ecommerce giant Jumia Nigeria has announced a partnership with one of Nigeria’s leading banks FirstBank of Nigeria to introduce ‘buy-now-pay-later’ option on the ecommerce platform. A statement made available to Innovation Village by Africa Internet Group (AIG, owners of Jumia Nigeria) revealed the one of a kind partnership in the…

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