In 2016 I got accepted into the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST). MEST is an institution dedicated to training, mentoring and investing in world-class tech entrepreneurs in Africa. In my time at MEST, I have learnt so much about startup formation. From extensive reading, listening to teaching fellows/established founders,…
Author: Stephen Amaza
Stephen Amaza
Stephen Amaza is the founder of Codaye Technologies, a web and app development enterprise. He enjoys the world of technology and writes about the happenings-on in that field in his spare time.
As far as I am concerned, BlackBerry is doing it all wrong in the way they run ads on their Messenger app, the BBM. I believe this is a move that is more destructive than helpful to advertisers. If there is a rule book on how not to advertise, folks…
The Lagos state Rapid Response Squad of the Nigerian Police Force has begun the use of drones in helping track down crime. In a statement released by the force, the Police narrated how they used drones to recover an SUV vehicle belonging to an editor with the Ovation Magazine. The…
Popular Nigerian singer, Yemi Alade launched an Android app on the Play Store, yesterday, December 9, 2015. The singer excitedly announced to her 322,000 Instagram followers, “No need to use up your data anymore…with this app..you might just catch me in the bathroom it’s personal like that! !its NOT the…
Yahoo has released its annual list of top searches made in 2015. From categories ranging from questions on cocktails, obsessions, and personalities, the list comes with some surprises while most of the search terms were well expected. The top searches list is full of female American celebrities, with Bobbi Kristina,…
Apple has been revealed as the Most Valuable Brand of 2015, taking the spot back from Google. This new ranking is according to the Millward Brown’s annual Brandz report. Apple held the No. 1 spot on the annual research commissioned by WPP and Millward Brown for 2011, 2012 and 2013, but…
For the first time ever, Oxford Dictionary’s word of the year is an emoji – ?. The emoji stands for ‘face with tears of joy’
A court in Uganda has ordered MTN Uganda to pay a sum of Shs 2.3bn (about N131 million) to EzeeMoney Ltd for sabotaging its business. EzeeMoney is an e-transaction business which obtained a contract from MTN for the provision of digital transmission [E1] and 30 fixed telephone lines to carry out its mobile money business.…
Anonymous recently declared “total war” on Islamic State (IS) after the terrorist attacks in Paris, and they recently made good that threat by publishing the names and addresses of alleged ISIS recruiters. In addition to leaking the details of at least five men it claims are recruiters for the terror group, Anonymous has also…
Traffic is an increasing problem in major Nigerian cities. But even worse, is the law enforcement officials who use every opportunity to extort road users at every slight mistake. The myFRSC is a recently launched app that aims to solve these problems. On its Play Store page, the app promises…
Kanye West went ballistic on game apps on iOS who lure users to make unnecessary purchases after North West racked up some charges while playing games on an iPad.
Facebook has released an update its service allowing users to upload 7 seconds looping video as profile videos instead of the conventional profile picture. Lately, Facebook has been releasing updates that tend to place emphasis on video content – from autoplay videos to its shareability. In addition, the Facebook…
Apple is being investigated by Russian authorities over its inclusion of gay emojis in its operating system which is against Russian laws
Earlier today, Facebook went down for what it is the second time this week. As early as 5:30 AM, the social network was said to be inaccessible via desktop, Android app, iOS app, and Windows Mobile app, in certain regions around the world. An automated message appearred on the website,…
Internet users in Nigeria are now at a record 93 million users, the Nigerian Communications Commission revealed in its Monthly Internet Subscriber Data
Former Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola’s website and Twitter account have been taken over by hackers today, Saturday, 12 September 2015.
At least four new cases of Ebola has been recorded in Sierra Leone, just few weeks after the last Ebola patient was discharged for being free of the virus.
Analysts at Zscaler, an information security company have put out an alert on an Android porn app that takes photos of the person using it. It says the unsuspecting users whose compromising photos are taken are then blocked out from using their phones by the application. The porn app called Adult Player…
Unlock phone. Launch Instagram app. Scroll through feed. See hilarious video. @mention your circle of friends in the comments so they can enjoy the video
Frank Odega who has been Nollywood’s biggest social media sensation has clinched an ambassadorship deal with telecoms network, Etisalat.