Author: Rowland Osahon

Many smartphone users have complained about airtime and mobile data disappearing from their accounts, despite not accessing the Internet or apps. Recently in South Africa, MyBroadband findings proved that indeed disappearing airtime is not an illusion, but it exists for real and MTN was found on the wrong side. MyBroadband presented its…

Chinese technology giant, Tencent has officially announced the launch of a music streaming service Joox in South Africa. South African media giant, Naspers, has a significant shareholding in Tencent hence Tencent is riding on the back of its advertising platforms e.g. DStv, to promote this new service. This will be…

A new trailer of upcoming film – Kingsman: The Golden Circle has just been published. It is the sequel to a 2014  British spy action-comedy film: Kingsman: The Secret Service “Kingsman: The Secret Service” introduced the world to Kingsman – an independent, international intelligence agency operating at the highest level of discretion, whose ultimate…

The logo for the new 9mobile (former Etisalat Nigeria) has been unofficially unveiled. I say, unofficially, because it will be officially unveiled tomorrow, Wednesday 19 July 2017. But the old Etisalat Nigeria website now redirects to 9mobile.com.ng The company has however made an official statement to the change of name:…

It would seem that Google is working on its own job site to compete with the likes of LinkedIn. Google has published a website, Google Hire, which is supposed to play in the jobs space. The service is still hidden from public view. According to an Axios report, “Google Hire…

As broadband increasingly become crucial in modern life, so is the competition amongst mobile broadband service providers competing to lure more consumers and make profits. This intense competition that is moderately developing in the sector, raises hope to the consumers that prices might decline to reasonable levels by regional standards.…

TelOne is a national fixed line telephone operator, also offering Internet access, data and satellite communication services. Zimbabwe’s state owned telecommunications operator, is suddenly resurfacing with new and amazing projects. TelOne is starting to live up to its motto – Bringing You Together. And what do I mean by this?…

Co-founder and CEO of Co-creation Hub, ‘Bosun Tijani, has announced a new initiative for Africans in Diaspora – CcHub Diaspora Challenge. He made this announcement via a post on his Facebook page. According to him, “We can reverse brain drain for the good of the continent. We talk about how…

Celestine Omin is a Nigerian and works as a Senior Consultant at Andela. He left Konga in September 2016 to join Andela. He was on a work trip to the United States on Sunday February 26 when he was stopped by Customs. (Omin was helping NYC-based fintech startup First Access…

By the time some of you read this, Donald Trump would have been sworn in as the 45th President of the United States of America. So you should be expecting a lot of tweets from his Twitter handle @realDonaldTrump and the official handle of the President of the United States…

Have you ever been curious to know the how many rows are on a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet and how long it will take you to get to the last row? Well, one YouTuber Hunter Hobbs, challenged himself and tried it. He filmed the whole episode and after over nine hours…

I came across this ad and I think its is something worth sharing. It is a Mercedes Benz ad orginally done in French. It is titled “La rencontre” which means “The Encounter” in French. I won’t tell you what it is all about. Just Watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06YBI4WMAA0

This morning, Twitter Nigeria was lit with MMM Nigeria trending nationwide. When I saw it at the top of the trending topics, I knew kasala don burst. First of all, I still don’t understand why Nigerians are massively into the scheme when a simple Google search of MMM would bring…

It’s Black Friday Season and all of Nigeria’s retailers, big and small have once again jumped on the band wagon of sales. From Jumia to Konga, Yudala and even your friendly neighborhood store, it seems like everyone is offering some type of Black Friday discount. Looking at what’s being offered…

Nigeria’s most innovative telecoms network, Etisalat Nigeria will be announcing the winners of the Etisalat Prize For Innovation today at an event in Eko hotel in Lagos. The Etisalat Prize for innovation was launched in 2012 by Etisalat Nigeria aimed at encouraging and celebrating valuable innovation in the African market. The…

Microsoft has just launched its own Slack – like service named Microsoft Teams. Facebook launched a similar service called Workplace by Facebook last month. Microsoft Teams brings together people, conversations and content—along with the tools that teams need—so they can easily collaborate to achieve more. According to Kirk Koenigsbauer, corporate vice president…

After fifteen years, Xander Cage is back. This time, Xander played by Vin Diesel reunites with Augustus Gibbons (Samuel L. Jackson). The third explosive chapter of the blockbuster franchise that redefined the spy thriller finds extreme athlete turned government operative Xander Cage coming out of self-imposed exile and on a collision…

At a press briefing yesterday, the Nigerian Minister of Defence, Mansur Mohammed Dan Ali launched a military pension card powered by leading pan-African mobile banking and payment services company, eTranzact International PLC, to offer identification, verification and rewards to all members of the Nigerian armed forces. eTranzact International PLC has…

OneFI with Flex Advance believe getting loans and cash advances for your business should be much easier no matter what type of business you run. Meet Nkechi, Nkechi runs a food Bukka in Festac that sells out breakfast at 8am, lunch at 1pm and dinner at 5pm. The quality and taste…

I just downloaded Google Trips on my Samsung S6 phone. No, it is not just another app from Google. It is a personalised travel guide. One very important feature about this app is that it is available offline. Awesome!! I remember the first time I travelled to the UK and had…