Articles by Paul Adepoju, Page 16
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Fri, July 25th, 17:00 · Paul Adepoju
Global attention on Africa’s online real estate sector within 5 years – Lamudi
Africa’s online real estate sector will be the focus of the entire world within the next five years, according to Obi Ejimofo, managing director of Lamudi Nigeria. → Read more
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Fri, July 25th, 15:30 · Paul Adepoju
Large unmet demand for online real estate services in Nigeria – Lamudi
Nigeria’s online real estate sector is not yet big enough to service the high demand for such services in the country, according to Obi Ejimofo, managing director of Lamudi Nigeria. → Read more
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Fri, July 25th, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju
Lamudi launches iOS app in 9 new African countries
Online property platform Lamudi has announced the launch of its iOS app in nine new countries in Africa, allowing users to access thousands of listings on the go. → Read more
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Thu, July 24th, 17:00 · Paul Adepoju
Twitter acknowledges lack of diversity in workforce
Twitter has followed Facebook, Yahoo! and Google in acknowledging a lack of diversity in its workforce, reporting around 70 per cent of its worldwide workforce is made up of men while 90 per cent of its United States (US) employees are either White or Asian. → Read more
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Thu, July 24th, 16:30 · Paul Adepoju
Infrastructural investment to drive mobile expansion in Ethiopia, DRC
The underdeveloped mobile communications markets of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Ethiopia are set to expand substantially in the next three to five years, mainly driven by growing infrastructural investment, a report by Frost & Sullivan has predicted. → Read more
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Thu, July 24th, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
Verve cards to be accepted on PayPal
Plans are being concluded to add Verve cards to the accepted cards for integration on PayPal, according to Chuma Ezirim, head of e-business at FirstBank Nigeria. → Read more
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Thu, July 24th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
Uber launched in Lagos
Uber has launched Lagos, making Nigeria the second African country in which it operates. → Read more
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Thu, July 24th, 09:30 · Paul Adepoju
Cash on delivery threatens e-payments in Nigeria – FirstBank
FirstBank of Nigeria has said the continual promotion of the cash on delivery method of payment for e-commerce transactions is a major threat to e-payments in Nigeria. → Read more
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Wed, July 23rd, 18:00 · Paul Adepoju
BCC fines SABC2 $950 over sex scenes
The Broadcasting Complaints Commission (BCC) of South Africa has ordered the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) to pay a fine of ZAR10,000 (US$950) for broadcasting explicit footage on SABC2 without previously warning viewers. → Read more
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Wed, July 23rd, 17:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria has huge e-commerce potential – PayPal
Global e-payments company PayPal believes Nigeria has huge e-commerce potential both locally and internationally. → Read more
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Wed, July 23rd, 15:46 · Paul Adepoju
Forget.me extends management of right to be forgotten requests to Bing
Reputation VIP’s Forget.me, the online platform that offers ‘Right to be Forgotten’ services, has added Bing to the list of platforms it serves. → Read more
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Wed, July 23rd, 15:00 · Paul Adepoju
Connect Nigeria’s 2nd annual e-business fair to focus on growing enterprises
ConnectNigeria.com has announced its second annual e-business fair, tagged “e-business and the Growth of Your Enterprise Part II”, will take place on Saturday, October 18th 2014 at the Eko Hotel in Lagos. → Read more
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Wed, July 23rd, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
FirstBank confirmed as PayPal’s official partner in Nigeria
Nigeria’s oldest commercial bank, FirstBank Nigeria, has been announced the official partner of PayPal in Nigeria. → Read more
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Wed, July 23rd, 11:30 · Paul Adepoju
IBM innovation centre not in Nigeria to compete but to partner – Allison
IBM has said its new innovation centre, which is set to be officially opened, was not created to compete with other such projects but rather partner with them, according to Adeola Allison, business development executive at IBM West Africa. → Read more
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Tue, July 22nd, 17:30 · Paul Adepoju
BlackBerry Z3 launched in Nigeria with free apps
BlackBerry has unveiled its Z3 smartphone in Nigeria, offering users who buy the device this month free application downloads valued at NGN8,000 (US$50). → Read more
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Tue, July 22nd, 15:00 · Paul Adepoju
Airtel Nigeria targets 30 million subscribers by December
Airtel Nigeria is targeting 30 million subscribers on the network before the end of the year, an 18 per cent increase in its subscriber base in the last nine months of 2014 → Read more
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Tue, July 22nd, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
StarTimes to entirely cover Nigeria next year
Joshua Wang, managing director of StarTimes Nigeria, has announced the company will totally cover Nigeria by June next year. → Read more
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Tue, July 22nd, 12:30 · Paul Adepoju
Vodafone Egypt to improve network with $1.3bn investment
Vodafone Egypt has announced plans to improve its network with EGP9.5 billion (US$1.3 billion) over the next three years. → Read more
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Mon, July 21st, 17:00 · Paul Adepoju
Etisalat reports $680m quarterly net profit
United Arab Emirates-based operator Etisalat has announced a year-on-year profit increase of 26 per cent for the second quarter profit, with newly acquired Maroc Telecom a major factor in the improved performance. → Read more
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Mon, July 21st, 15:30 · Paul Adepoju
Tech companies at revenue generation stage more valuable – FirmCore Capital
FirmCore Capital, an independent investment firm focused on advisory and private equity in Nigeria, has said tech companies at the product development or revenue generation stage are more valuable to investors than others. → Read more
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