Interswitch Acquires Paynet To Build A Pan-African Electronic Transactions...
Interswitch today announced that it has reached a deal with Paynet to combine its businesses in order to create an unrivalled payment infrastructure across the East and West Africa region. The post...
View ArticleOrange Launches Its Start-up Accelerator Programme in Côte d’Ivoire
As part of its drive to support new digital players and help them grow by accelerating innovation, Orange is launching its start-up accelerator programme, Orange Fab in Côte d'Ivoire. The post Orange...
View ArticleMobile Internet Data Subscribers in Nigeria Reaches 65 Million Monthly
Mobile internet data subscribers in Nigeria now averages 65 million, according to data from the Nigerian Communications Commission as at June 2014. The post Mobile Internet Data Subscribers in Nigeria...
View ArticleAirtel and TRACE Wants You To Become The Next Music Star From Your Phone
Telecommunications company, Airtel and music channel, TRACE have teamed up to launch what could become the biggest music competition in Africa, by allowing contestants to audition right from their...
View ArticleWhogohost Becomes The Largest Web Hosting Company in Nigeria
Whogohost has emerged the largest domain name and web hosting company in Nigeria with over 7,000 domain names hosted on its servers, according to WebHosting.Info. The post Whogohost Becomes The Largest...
View ArticleAndroid Is Officially The Most Widely Used Mobile OS In Nigeria [STATS]
Thanks to the proliferation of budget Android devices from manufacturers such as TECNO, Nigeria is now officially an Android nation. The post Android Is Officially The Most Widely Used Mobile OS In...
View ArticleTranzit Co-Founder, Rodney Jackson-Cole Exits The Taxi-Booking Start-up
Co-founder and developer lead of Tranzit, Rodney Jackson-Cole is leaving the start-up to continue his education. The post Tranzit Co-Founder, Rodney Jackson-Cole Exits The Taxi-Booking Start-up...
View ArticleGoogle Doodle Celebrates Nigeria’s 54th Independence Anniversary [PHOTO]
Google doodles, especially the ones that celebrate an event such as a country's independence day, are always anticipated and revered. Since 2010, Google has been creating illustrative artwork that...
View ArticleThis Startup Wants To Use Bitcoin Technology To Enable Low-Cost Money...
A new MEST incubator startup, Beam is attempting to use Bitcoin technology to allow Africans to remit money, cheaply and instantly. The post This Startup Wants To Use Bitcoin Technology To Enable...
View Article13 of the Most Promising Education Start-ups in Africa
Here are the 13 of the most promising education start-ups in Africa for 2014. The post 13 of the Most Promising Education Start-ups in Africa appeared first on TechLoy | The Most Authoritative Tech...
View ArticleiDEA Has Began Accepting Applications To Its Accelerator Programme [APPLY]
iDEA, the government-backed, not-for-profit organisation that supports the development of indigenous skills and capabilities in software development, has began accepting applications to its accelerator...
View ArticleDiamond Bank’s BET Programme Is Offering N3 Million Grants To ICT Businesses
Diamond Bank’s Building Entrepreneurs Today (BET) programme, an annual capacity building and business education project aimed at generating interest in entrepreneurship has began accepting applications...
View ArticleMeet The 4 Startups That Pitched At iDEA’s First Demo Day in Lagos
Last Saturday, four startups pitched in front of venture capitalists, angel investors and the media at iDEA’s very first Demo Day held at its Yaba-based Lagos centre. The four startups — Afrobus,...
View ArticleThis Infographic Tells All You Need To Know About South Africa’s Startup...
Recently, South African-based tech site, Ventureburn partnered with First National Bank (FNB), investment advisory firm, Clifftop Colony and analytics company, Qurio in a Startup Survey that polled...
View ArticleNigerian-born scientist wins prestigious award for cancer-seeing glasses
Nigerian-born scientist, Samuel Achilefu, has been awarded the prestigious 2014 Louis Award for creating cancer-seeing glasses, according to several media reports. A professor of radiology and...
View ArticleAndela Closes $10 Million “Series A” Funding Round Led By Spark Capital
Andela, an Africa-focused technology talent accelerator that trains software developers and matches them with global employers, has closed a Series A funding round, believed to be over $10 million,...
View ArticleWith 120 Million Facebook Users in Africa, Facebook Officially Opens For...
Facebook has opened its first office in Africa to further the company’s commitment to help businesses connect with people and grow locally and regionally, according to a company statement made...
View ArticleW.TEC Is Now Accepting Applications To Its 2015 Girls Technology Camp
Women’s Technology Empowerment Centre (W.TEC), a non-governmental organisation working to empower girls and women socially and economically, using ICTs in Nigeria has began accepting applications for...
View ArticleSamsung Graduates 53 Technicians From Its Engineering Academy in Lagos
Samsung has graduated 53 technicians from its Engineering Academy based in Lagos, Nigeria, as the graduands are expected to deepen the pool of well-trained technicians in the country.
View ArticleMTN Holds Forum To Inspire Business Growth in Africa
MTN Business, a part of MTN Nigeria recently hosted a forum in conjunction with CNN to discuss about the future of African businesses. The forum which held at the Wheat Baker Hotel, Lagos featured...
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