Articles by Jesse Oguntimehin

Fri, October 12th, 08:32 · Jesse Oguntimehin

J.P. Morgan invests in Africa’s Jumia and Zando

Africa’s fastest growing online retailer Jumia has, alongside South African online fashion retailer Zando, announced that U.S.-based J. P. Morgan Asset Management has injected funds into their operations. → Read more
Fri, October 5th, 09:50 · Jesse Oguntimehin

Main One connects West Africa to London Internet Exchange

Nigeria’s submarine cable company Main One Cable has added London Internet Exchange to the list of IXPs it is connected to, in an effort to create more value to its existing customers by providing faster and more affordable Internet. → Read more
Wed, September 26th, 07:57 · Jesse Oguntimehin

RIM expands presence in Africa, opens retail stores in Nigeria

Canada-based Blackberry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) yesterday announced the first official BlackBerry-branded retail store in the country’s commercial capital Lagos, furthering the expansion of the company’s footprint in Africa. → Read more
Thu, September 20th, 06:54 · Jesse Oguntimehin

Nigeria’s wait for Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 almost over

Microsoft is to launch its Windows Phone 8 operating system across the globe next month, with Nigerians finally set to get access to the product having been excluded from previous versions. → Read more
Sat, September 15th, 07:10 · Jesse Oguntimehin

Office 365 officially available to Nigeria’s businesses, Microsoft

Technology juggernaut Microsoft yesterday officially launched Office 365, the company’s next-generation cloud productivity service for business, in Lagos, Nigeria. → Read more
Fri, September 14th, 07:58 · Jesse Oguntimehin

Rocket Internet GmbH blends Kasuwa and Sabunta into one

Two of Africa’s leading online stores, Kasuwa and Sabunta, have merged as Rocket Internet GmbH, the firm behind the two, steps up efforts to consolidate its Nigerian operations into offering unified services across Africa. → Read more