Articles by Paul Adepoju, Page 3
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Tue, December 9th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
New app launched to ease traffic on Nigerian roads
Community based app TrafficLite has been launched in Lagos, Nigeria. The app provides users with real time traffic updates and was developed by Panthelope Technologies, a Lagos-based tech startup. → Read more
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Tue, December 9th, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju
CCHub announces first Lagos Raspberry Jam
Lagos-based Co-Creation Hub has announced it would be hosting hackers from within and around Lagos at the city's first Raspberry Jam. → Read more
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Mon, December 8th, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
Venture Bus Tunisia to focus on using mobile tech, ICT to improve legitimacy of public governance – AMPION
AMPION has announced participants on the Tunisian Venture Bus will be encouraged to work on solutions to use the power of mobile technology and ICT to improve the legitimacy of public governance and to strengthen public participation in policy-making processes on the African continent. → Read more
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Mon, December 8th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
Supermart.ng, BidorBuy, Yuppiechef join eCommerce Africa’s advisory panel
Organisers of eCommerce Africa Conference 2015 have announced members of the conference's advisory panel. They are Nigeria's Supermart.ng, South Africa-based Bidorbuy.co.za and ecommerce platform Yuppiechef.com → Read more
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Mon, December 8th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
Cloud technology has made contact centres simpler and cheaper – 1Stream
Cloud contact centre provider 1Stream has revealed that cloud technology has brought about a reduction in the cost of operating a contact center. According to Jed Hewson, Director at 1Stream, the evolution of technology that has driven the evolution of customer service. → Read more
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Fri, December 5th, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian bank launches portable POS solution
The management of Heritage Bank one of Nigeria's commercial banks has launched portable POS solution a Mobile Point of Sale (mPOS) product that getting popular in various parts of the world. → Read more
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Fri, December 5th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
Omobola Johnson to speak at West African Conference on EMF Exposure and Health
Nigeria's communication technology minister Omobola Johnson is expected to deliver the keynote address at the forthcoming West African Conference on EMF Exposure and Health to be hosted by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). → Read more
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Fri, December 5th, 10:03 · Paul Adepoju
Startup Weekend Nairobi kicks off today at Nairobi Garage
Startup Weekend, Nairobi kicks off today at the Nairobi Garage and organizers are calling all entrepreneurs, budding business men and women, operators and innovators to turn their business ideas into action by participating in the event that runs from 6pm today till 8pm Sunday at Nairobi Garage. → Read more
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Thu, December 4th, 15:00 · Paul Adepoju
Truecaller exceeds 100 million users, new version launched on Google Play,
Search technology company Truecaller has announced it now has over 100 million users, each of which is transforming his or her phonebook making it more intelligent and useful. → Read more
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Thu, December 4th, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
Employers could recruit better qualified candidates through free internet access – BrighterMonday.com
BrighterMonday’s Marketing Manager Emmanuel Mutuma has said free access to the internet could go a long way in ensuring more qualified personnel get to see advertised jobs, apply and in the end ensure employers get the best human resource. → Read more
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Thu, December 4th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s SimplePay announces partnership with Ariiyatickets.com
Nigeria's online payment platform SimplePay has announced a partnership with Ariiyatickets.com an online ticketing platform. With the partnership, individuals can now use SimplePay to instantly and safely purchase tickets to their favorite events. → Read more
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Thu, December 4th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
NATCOM Consortium wins bid for Nigeria’s national telecoms company
NATCOM Consortium has become the preferred bidder for the moribund Nigeria's national telecoms company the Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL) and Nigerian Mobile Telecommunications Limited (Mtel) after offering US$252.5 million for both companies. → Read more
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Wed, December 3rd, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
Millicom announces support for SMS-based AU Ebola initiative
International telecommunications and media company Millicom has announced its support for the African Union's campaign to raise funds for its fight against the Ebola virus in West Africa using an SMS dedicated platform to raise funds for the deployment of African health workers to affected countries. → Read more
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Wed, December 3rd, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
Call for chapters for new book on Digital Kenya
Dr. Bitange Ndemo and Tim Weiss, editors of Digital Kenya | The new generation for entrepreneurs said they are seeking to enhance and invigorate together with practitioners and scholars the dialog surrounding business environments and entrepreneurship in Kenya. → Read more
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Wed, December 3rd, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
mBanking transactions in Nigeria hit over US$2bn – CBN
Nigeria's apex bank the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced mobile financial transactions in Nigeria had exceeded US$2 billion. This was announced by the bank's Head of Payment System Policy and Oversight Division of Banking and Payments Department, Musa Itopa-Jimoh. → Read more
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Tue, December 2nd, 14:01 · Paul Adepoju
Cape Town to host eCommerce Africa Conference & Exhibition
The next edition of eCommerce Africa Conference & Exhibition is set to hold from 3 - 4 February 2015 at the CTICC in Cape Town, South Africa. In a statement, organisers said for the continent's leading ecommerce event for 2015, leaders in the industry have been consulted to tailor an agenda that is both current and topical. → Read more
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Tue, December 2nd, 13:01 · Paul Adepoju
#ISurvivedEbola multimedia campaign launched
A new #ISurvivedEbola multimedia campaign that features Ebola survivors from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea sharing their stories and perspectives with the world has been launched. The campaign is being supported as part of the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation’s broader #TackleEbola initiative into which Allen has promised $100 million to support organizations working to end the Ebola outbreak. → Read more
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Tue, December 2nd, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
#BlackFriday: Nigeria’s Konga.com announces 1440% year on year increase in online revenue
One of Nigeria's ecommerce platforms Konga.com has announced it recorded 1440% year on year increase in online revenue during its Black Friday sales tagged Yakata which started on Thursday and ended by midnight on Black Friday giving shoppers more time to shop. → Read more
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Mon, December 1st, 16:00 · Paul Adepoju
MTN launches mobile money cross-border remittance service between Ivory Coast and Benin
Telecoms company MTN today launched mobile money cross-border remittance service between Ivory Coast and Benin. It said the service will further enable cheaper and easy movement of money in the West Africa region. → Read more
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Mon, December 1st, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
Metacom acquires Stellenbosch-based Multenet
Industrial and commercial communications operator Metacom has announced it has acquired 100% of Stellenbosch-based hardware development company Multenet. → Read more
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