Next month, Nigerians will go to the poling stations to elect or reelect leaders. In order to ensure effective coverage of the electioneering process, Google over the weekend held a training workshop for media practitioners in the country. The training was a was a hands-on certificate program focused on using…
Author: Paul Adepoju
Following its successful launch in South Africa and Nigeria, ride-sharing and taxi-hailing service Uber is set to launch in Kenya. To ensure a successful launch, Uber Kenya is partnering with local restaurant discovery platform, EatOut Kenya to offer complimentary taxi rides during the forthcoming Nairobi Restaurant Week campaign that would…
Organisers of Connecting West Africa 2015 have announced confirmed speakers for this year’s edition of the annual conference scheduled to hold in Dakar, Senegal on 9 – 10 June 2015 at Radisson Blu Hotel. Information made available to Innovation Village revealed the theme of the forum is Broadband in West…
The Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) has predicted that competition to get cheaper smartphones to the market will grow and allow millions of new customers, especially in Africa and Asia, to access the Internet on their mobiles. A4AI noted that Microsoft recently announced the release of its cheapest ever smartphone,…
A Nigerian media company SmileandGame.com has launched a new Nigerian mobile game called “The Adventures of the Nigerian Ninja: Attack on Fantasy Island”. This is the second game the company which is a subsidiary of SmileandTalk.com would be releasing and is currently available only for iOS devices although plans are…
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has become the first Nigerian-based multinational to join the ranks of Vodafone Global Enterprise customers. Vodafone Global Enterprise is part of the Vodafone Group, dedicated to simplifying the management of global communications for the world’s largest multi-national companies. A statement made available to Innovation Village by…
Ebi Atawodi has been appointed General Manager for app-based transportation network and taxi company Uber Lagos. Atawodi was the Chief Marketing Officer at Afro Technologies, she was previously Head of Corporate Communications and Sponsorships at Etisalat Nigeria. The graduate of electrical electronics engineering describes herself as a problem server whose…
Gemalto the world leader in digital security, announces the opening of an office in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, to better meet the needs of its customers on the ground throughout West Africa. This move is part of the Group’s strategy of being a global player with a local presence, as demonstrated…
Telecoms company Tigo today announced the launch of Tigo Music through a partnership with Deezer, an international music streaming service. The new product launched in Tanzania will offer users access to an unlimited music experience. Announcing the launch of the new service in Dar es Salaam, Tigo Brand Manager, William…
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has launched the ‘I See Your Dreams’ campaign to engage fans and help the youth in pursuing soccer in Africa during the Orange Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Equatorial Guinea 2015, which will be held from the 17th January to 8th February 2015. As an official…
A new report released today by the Internet Society has revealed there is a strong correlation between locally relevant contents and internet adoption especially in Africa. The report added that Local Internet hosting is key to the development of the Internet ecosystem in emerging countries. The society said as the…
In a move to further strengthen its position in the enterprise business segment, MTN Group today announced the appointment of Debbie Minnaar, a former executive at IBM South Africa, as General Manager for Products and Services within its Group Enterprise Business Unit. Minnaar’s appointment is effective immediately. In her new…
South African bitcoin exchange ICE3X has partnered with VoguePay to launch Nigeria’s First Bitcoin Exchange, thus opening up a potentially huge market for bitcoin in Nigeria. ICE3X founder, Gareth Grobler, told CoinDesk that Nigeria is still a virgin territory for Bitcoin market. The partnership with VoguePay, a payment processor in…
Simply put, the phone has a confident feel when you hold it, although it’s a simple smartphone that only satisfies your basic needs. Even though I was asked not to, I couldn’t resist the temptation of comparing the device with my Samsung Galaxy K Zoom that costs about 5 times…
The founder of 9jaBookings.com, Mr. Balogun Danjuma, has told Innovation Village that in addition to providing funds, startups in Nigeria need investors to provide mentorship and support. “Most of the investors have succeeded in one or more businesses. When they invest in a company, they are bringing more than money…
Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali, Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, has called for the adoption of electronic voting in Nigeria. He made the recommendation while speaking at the swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected members of the Executive Committee of the university’s Postgraduate Students’ Association (POGSASS). Speaking through the Deputy…
The over 60 million-subscriber strong largest telecoms company in Nigeria MTN has officially launched BetterMe app, a platform that introduces Nigerians to local contents they are not aware of. Funmi Onajide, MTN’s general manager, Corporate Affairs, said the launch of the BetterMe campaign will demonstrate how Nigerians can use the…
Nigeria’s telecoms company Etisalat yesterday announced it has added First Bank of Nigeria’s FirstMonie mobile money services to its EasyWallet SIM application. Speaking on the partnership, Lucas Dada, director of Business Segment at Etisalat Nigeria said the partnership with First Bank is going to offer all customers and stakeholders in…
The Supreme Court in Kenya has extended the deadline for analogue switch off and digital migration earlier fixed for December 31 2014. This development followed the court’s decision to allow Kenya’s three main media houses, Nation Media Group (NMG), Royal Media Services (RMS) and Standard Group (SG) to legally broadcast…
One of Africa’s major tech news websites HumanIPO yesterday announced it would be shutting down on January 15, the news came as a surprise to many readers of the platform who rely on it for technology news. A post on the website revealed the decision to shut down the website…