Articles by Paul Adepoju, Page 21
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Mon, June 23rd, 18:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nairaland down since Sunday
Nigeria’s largest online forum Nairaland has been down since Sunday, with founder Seun Osewa saying the site may be offline longer than expected. → Read more
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Mon, June 23rd, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
She Leads Africa launches $10k pitch competition for West Africa’s female entrepreneurs
She Leads Africa today kicks off a pitch competition for female entrepreneurs in West Africa, offering prize money of USD$10,000 for the winner. → Read more
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Mon, June 23rd, 11:30 · Paul Adepoju
DRONGO offering Madagascar’s local companies translation services
DRONGO Language Solutions is offering local companies in Madagascar general and specialised translation services, targeting new technology firms in particular. → Read more
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Mon, June 23rd, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju
Etisalat Nigeria announces trade-in offer for next iPhone
Etisalat has announced an offer allowing its subscribers to trade in their iPhone 5s for Apple's next model. → Read more
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Fri, June 20th, 18:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian banks lost $246m to cybercrime in 2013 – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced that last year alone banks in Nigeria lost about US$246 million to cybercrime. → Read more
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Fri, June 20th, 17:30 · Paul Adepoju
Electrical surge caused nationwide network glitch – Vodafone Ghana
Vodafone Ghana has revealed the recent nationwide network glitch on its network was caused by an electrical surge, with the operator taking immediate measures to guard against any future occurrence. → Read more
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Fri, June 20th, 12:30 · Paul Adepoju
MNP gaining momentum in Nigeria – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) scheme is gaining momentum, reporting steady development in usage among subscribers who see the need for it. → Read more
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Fri, June 20th, 11:07 · Paul Adepoju
Deloitte’s Fast50 Africa initiative launched to recognise technological innovation
Deloitte has announced the launch of its Technology Fast50 Africa initiative, recognising the 50 fastest growing technology companies in Africa based on revenue growth over the last five years. → Read more
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Fri, June 20th, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju
Q&A: Lola Masha, OLX country manager, Nigeria
OLX Nigeria is a free online classifieds platform that provides options for Nigerian buyers and sellers to trade and connect. The parent company is global with over 123 million unique users across 107 countries. In Africa, the company is present in Kenya, South Africa and Nigeria. Lola Masha heads the Nigerian team and spoke to HumanIPO on how the company is bringing global scale to make a difference locally. → Read more
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Thu, June 19th, 18:00 · Paul Adepoju
Tecno, Etisalat offer one year free data on R7
Tecno Mobile has announced it is offering 6GB of free data on Etisalat for Nigerian customers, with the offer valid for 12 months. → Read more
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Thu, June 19th, 13:30 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian online merchants welcome arrival of PayPal
Nigerian online merchants have welcomed the launch of PayPal in the West African country, saying it will lead to a growth in internet transactions, though warning it needs to integrate with local platforms. → Read more
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Thu, June 19th, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju
Tech firms that create human connection will win in Nigeria – Masha
The ability to create a human connection is a key ingredient to success in Nigeria, according to Lola Masha, former Google business development lead for West Africa and current country manager for OLX Nigeria. → Read more
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Wed, June 18th, 16:00 · Paul Adepoju
OLX not yet ready for monetisation in Nigeria – country manager
Online classifieds platform OLX is not yet ready to monetise in Nigeria, but is currently more focused on growing its user base, according to Nigeria country manager Lola Masha. → Read more
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Wed, June 18th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian IT entrepreneurs to benefit from Interswitch-MEST partnership
Interswitch and the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) have partnered to develop and extend the acclaimed MEST training programme, helping it directly impact and benefit Nigeria’s IT entrepreneurs and its rapidly growing domestic ICT industry. → Read more
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Wed, June 18th, 10:30 · Paul Adepoju
Seedstars World winners announced in Nigeria, Ghana
The winners have been announced of the Seedstars World events held in Nigeria and Ghana, with the winning startups advancing to the global final in Geneva, Switzerland in February next year. → Read more
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Tue, June 17th, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju
PayPal launches in Nigeria, Zimbabwe
PayPal becomes available in ten new markets today, with Nigeria and Zimbabwe added to the platform to take the number of markets it operates in to 203. → Read more
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Tue, June 17th, 08:00 · Paul Adepoju
Vodafone, eTranzact partner on e-payment of mobile bills in Ghana
Vodafone has announced a partnership with eTranzact Ghana to allow the network’s subscribers to make voice and data payments electronically via eTranzact’s e-payment platform. → Read more
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Mon, June 16th, 19:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation set to insure mobile banking
Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has announced plans to extend deposit insurance cover to mobile banking subscribers. → Read more
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Mon, June 16th, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
Omobola Johnson elected chair of UN Commission on Science, Tech for Development
Nigeria’s minister of communication technology Omobola Johnson has been elected chairperson of the United Nations (UN) Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD). → Read more
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Mon, June 16th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
Hivos, DOEN Foundation, Indigo Trust in $500k grant for African tech hubs
Hivos has announced a partnership with the DOEN Foundation and Indigo Trust to launch a EUR373,000 (US$505,000) fund to support technology hubs around Africa with the aim of empowering more sustainable entrepreneurship. → Read more
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