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Mon, August 11th, 11:30 · Susan Mwenesi

US agencies to support YALI entrepreneurs at DEMO Africa 2014

The United States (US) Department of State and the US Africa Development Foundation (USADF) have announced their support for selected Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) entrepreneurs to attend and participate at the DEMO Africa conference in Lagos, Nigeria, on September 25 and 26. → Read more
Fri, August 8th, 17:00 · Gabriella Mulligan

Ebola Facts website launched to educate public on ebola prevention

Nigerian publishing house Big Cabal Media has launched an educational website focusing on informing the public about Ebola prevention as the virus spreads across West Africa. → Read more
Fri, August 8th, 15:00 · Paul Adepoju

MTN records 22% revenue increase in Nigeria, 7% reduction in South Africa

The MTN Group has released its financial months for the six months ended June 30, 2014, revealing 21.5 per cent revenue growth in Nigeria, while South African revenues contracted by seven per cent. → Read more
Thu, August 7th, 11:30 · Paul Adepoju

Lagos residents buying sanitary supplies online following Ebola scare – Kaymu

Nigerian online shopping platform Kaymu has recorded a significant rise in the sale of sanitary supplies on its platform as a result of the Ebola outbreak in Nigeria. → Read more
Wed, August 6th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju

VConnect launches discounted deals platform

Nigerian local search engine VConnect.com has announced the launch of a discounted deals platform, deals.vconnect.com, saying the new platform will be a game-changer in the country’s online commerce market. → Read more
Wed, August 6th, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria to encourage increased spending on telecoms QoS via tax reductions

The Nigerian government is ready to reduce taxes levied on telecoms operating in the country to allow networks to invest more on improving quality of service, according to minister of communications technology Omobola Johnson. → Read more
Tue, August 5th, 08:00 · Paul Adepoju

Yellow Pages, Google partner for geocoding of businesses across Nigeria

Yell Publishers Limited, publishers of Nigeria’s Yellow Pages, has signed a three year partnership agreement with Google to expand operations and to carry out geocoding of businesses and organisations across the country to make them more accessible to the public. → Read more
Mon, August 4th, 15:30 · Paul Adepoju

OPINION: Can technology transmit the flow of the Holy Spirit?

Today, the Soul Winning Family of God Church in Ibadan, and Africa’s largest church, the Redeemed Christian Church of God would begin their annual convention. In addition to several other major churches across the country, tens of millions of people are expected to be part of these religious events. → Read more
Mon, August 4th, 13:30 · Gabriella Mulligan

iROKOtv.com launches international content offering

African video content platform iROKOtv.com has launched an international content package, to provide its customers with access to television content from around the world. → Read more
Mon, August 4th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria’s Osun state distributes debit cards to farmers

The government of Nigeria’s Osun state has begun the roll out of debit cards to farmers, as part of a wider support programme aimed at promoting “agriculture based prosperity”. → Read more
Mon, August 4th, 10:40 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria telecoms investment tops US$32bn – Juwah

Investment in Nigeria’s telecoms sector has exceeded US$32 billion and is the sector creating the most new jobs, according to the vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr Eugene Juwah. → Read more
Mon, August 4th, 08:40 · Paul Adepoju

Airtel Nigeria launches data bundles for Android devices

Airtel has become the first telecoms company in Nigeria to launch a data offering for Android devices. → Read more
Fri, August 1st, 15:00 · Paul Adepoju

Iran’s Kouros Capital Group expresses interest in Nigeria’s NITEL

Iran’s Kouros Capital Group has expressed an interest in investing in Nigeria Telecommunications Limited (NITEL). → Read more
Mon, July 28th, 09:00 · Susan Mwenesi

IBM, University of Ibadan to collect encyclopaedic knowledge of diseases in Nigeria

IBM is partnering with the University of Ibadan to deploy Watson, IBM’s cognitive computing research computer, to collect encyclopaedic knowledge of diseases in Nigeria. → Read more
Sun, July 27th, 08:00 · Gabriella Mulligan

FEATURE: The week in startups 27/07/2014

This week in startups was characterised by industry experts and investors handing out valuable advice and tips to entrepreneurs in Africa, while towards the end of the week a number of launches took place seeing successful startups expand across the continent. → Read more
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
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
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
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
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