DEMO Africa unveils 30 tech start-ups to pitch in Lagos
DEMO Africa today released a list of 30 technology start-ups from across Africa that will pitch their products at its 2015 edition to be held in Lagos, Nigeria in late September. The list features...
View ArticleGearbox plans to launch a ‘GE Garages’ manufacturing program in Kenya
Gearbox, a non-profit, open platform for hardware innovation based in Kenya is planning to launch a GE Garages manufacturing program to help build a skilled workforce and drive entrepreneurial...
View Article440 Wants To Fund Startups in Less Than 24 Hours at Deal Weekend Lagos 2015
Tech startup investment fund, 440, a Joint Venture between Nigeria’s L5Lab and and Kenya’s 88mph has launched Deal Weekend Lagos, a 24-hour event where startups will compete to receive equity-based...
View ArticleUber Lagos Invites Entrepreneurs To Pitch Their ideas To Investors On A Ride...
Uber Lagos is looking for entrepreneurs with strong ideas to pitch to investors during a 15-minute ride in three cities in Lagos — Victoria Island, Lekki and Yaba — tomorrow, July 28, in partnership...
View ArticleMeet The World’s 10 Richest Billionaires In Technology
FORBES magazine has released its first-ever list of the world's 100 Richest People In Tech, which features over half of them from the America, with thirty-three people hailing from the Asian region,...
View ArticleTruemessenger app launches globally to make SMS smarter by blocking spam
True Software, the company behind the popular Truecaller and Truedialler apps, has just launched a new application called Truemessenger, which hopes to do for SMS what Truecaller does for calls: remove...
View ArticleOnline hotel booking platform, Jovago expands operations into Mozambique
Africa’s leading online hotel booking platform, Jovago.com has expanded its operations into Mozambique with more than a hundred hotels already listed on the platform. Located in south eastern Africa,...
View ArticleGoogle Launches The First Android One Phone in Africa, Infinix Hot 2 in Six...
Google today announced the launch of Android One, its affordable smartphone program for Africa, with an official launch in Nigeria, Egypt, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya and Morocco today in partnership...
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 ArticleHTN Towers enters into agreement to increase its tower portfolio by up to 58%
Following a deal with SWAP Technologies and Telecomms Plc, HTN Towers, the pioneer of tower infrastructure sharing in Africa, has announced that it has increased its tower portfolio by up to 58%, after...
View ArticleFirstmonie now lets you pay for international digital content with local...
Nigeria’s First Bank has teamed up with Mobile Media Info Tech Global Limited (MMIT) in a deal that enables consumers purchase services on international merchant websites via Firstmonie with local...
View ArticleThis Designer Is Attempting To Fix Fidelity Bank’s Design Flaws In New Logo...
By now, you’ve probably seen the new identity of Nigeria’s Fidelity Bank, either on the streets or online, which according to the bank, comes with a renewed promise: helping you do the ‘tough job’ of...
View ArticleTECNO’s New Phantom Set To Launch On September 16
By now, you might have heard that TECNO is releasing its latest flagship smartphone, which it simply calls The New Phantom, but what you probably don’t know yet is that it will be TECNO’s best...
View ArticleThe 5 Biggest Entertainment Sectors In Nigeria [REPORT]
According to a recent PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) report, Nigeria’s entertainment and media industry is expected to grow from $4 billion USD in 2014 to $8.1 billion in 2019, at a compound annual...
View ArticleNigeria’s Internet spend grew by 32.6% in 2014 to reach US$2 billion, says...
Nigeria’s Internet spend grew by 32.6% in 2014 to reach $2.1 billion USD and is expected to reach $5.6 billion USD by 2019, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) report released in September 2015.
View ArticleWhoGoHost to host web design training for 2000 tech entreprenuers
Leading web hosting and domains registration company, WhoGoHost has announced that it has teamed up with the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) to empower over 2000 youths to...
View ArticleInterswitch set to unveil its new brand identity
Interswitch, a leading digital payment and commerce provider focused on Africa, has announced that it will unveil its new corporate identity with a "new bold, yet simple, design [that] encapsulates the...
View ArticleStartup Radar: Yubeyi – Online Shopping Mall For Rwanda
An online retail shopping site offering a huge selection of products, based in Kigali, Rwanda.
View ArticleApp Radar: SendPadii Is A Discovery and Delivery App for Laundry Services
A discovery and delivery app for on-demand laundry and dry cleaning services in Lagos, Nigeria.
View ArticleAppRadar: Verve Paycode Puts All Your Electronic Cards In One Place
In a nutshell: A payment app from Interswitch that brings all of your electronic cards in one place. What it does: This app allows you to put all your electronic cards from different banks, including...
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