Nigeria, Page 29
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Wed, March 5th, 10:20 · Agatha Nduku
RateAfrika launches as an MVP
Pan-African startup RateAfrika, an online business platform where people can find and rate businesses and services, has launched as a minimum viable product (MVP), and will be introducing a free online booking system to over 1,000 restaurants in South Africa tomorrow (March 5). → Read more
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Tue, March 4th, 13:40 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian Stanbic Bank’s mobile money subscribers near 1m – product manager
The number of mobile money subscribers of Nigerian commercial bank Stanbic IBTC will soon reach one million, Gbenga Agboola, the bank’s mobile platform product manager, has told HumanIPO. → Read more
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Tue, March 4th, 07:00 · Paul Adepoju
Vodacom promotes ICT education with tour on cloud computing
Vodacom Business Nigeria through its “Power to You” initiative is exposing Nigerian students to its resources as part of its efforts aimed at promoting ICT education in the country. → Read more
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Mon, March 3rd, 18:20 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s first email newsletter platform launched
MailCliq.com has launched in Nigeria, the country’s first platform that allows users to send trackable email campaigns and newsletters at a low price. → Read more
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Mon, March 3rd, 15:00 · Paul Adepoju
Arab Spring was an historic period in social media – Femi Oke
Femi Oke, journalist and host of Al Jazeera’s social media show “The Stream”, has described the Arab Spring in 2011 as a historic period in social media. → Read more
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Mon, March 3rd, 11:00 · Tom Jackson
440 accelerator programme launched in Lagos
The 440 accelerator programme, a joint venture between African seed investment companies 88mph and L5Lab, has formally launched in Lagos, to invest a minimum of US$1.5 million in mobile and internet startups in Nigeria over two years. → Read more
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Mon, March 3rd, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju
TrafficButter mobile app launched in Nigeria
Nigeria’s TrafficButter, a platform that provides updates on traffic and roads, has announced the official launch of its mobile app, which founder Uche Okafor told HumanIPO was the “logical next step” for the platform. → Read more
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Fri, February 28th, 20:00 · Paul Adepoju
AITEC Banking & Mobile Money conference in Lagos postponed until July
AITEC Africa has announced the postponement of its conference on banking and mobile money due to be held on March 12 and 13 in Lagos until July, due to the recent suspension of the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Sanusi Lamido Sanusi. → Read more
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Fri, February 28th, 17:00 · Paul Adepoju
Insidify.com allows individuals to use networks to find jobs – CEO
Professional network Insidify.com offers users the opportunity to improve and make good use of their networks, according to co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) Emmanuel Okeleji. → Read more
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Fri, February 28th, 11:40 · Paul Adepoju
Africa paramount to Microsoft’s operations – president
Nigeria and Africa as a whole are paramount to Microsoft’s operations, according to company president Jean-Philippe Courtois, with company interested in helping Nigeria maintain its leading role in IT development in Africa and the global market. → Read more
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Thu, February 27th, 15:02 · Paul Adepoju
New mobile learning platform launched in Nigeria
A new e-learning community app targeted at Nigerian teenagers and secondary school students has been launched in Lagos, named Passnownow. → Read more
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Thu, February 27th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
Poor Nigerian roads boost sales on authenticspareparts.com – MD
Ini Akpan, managing director of Nigeria’s authenticsparesparts.com, has told HumanIPO the platform is recording increased sales of shock absorbers, shafts, calipers, hubs and spark plugs as a result of the poor conditions of Nigerian roads. → Read more
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Wed, February 26th, 14:40 · Tom Jackson
88mph, L5Lab partner to form 440 Nigerian investment fund
African seed investment companies 88mph and L5Lab have partnered to create 440, which will invest in mobile and internet startups in Nigeria. → Read more
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Wed, February 26th, 14:20 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian regulator accuses dealers of selling unapproved phones
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has accused major dealers in the nation’s ICT sector of selling phones that have not been approved for sale in Nigeria. → Read more
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Wed, February 26th, 07:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria to host policy dialogue on science, technology and innovation
Nigeria’s capital city of Abuja will next month host a high level policy dialogue on the theme “Science, Technology, and Innovation and the African Transformation Agenda”, organised by the United Nations’ Economic Commission for Africa in collaboration with the Nigerian government. → Read more
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Tue, February 25th, 19:00 · Paul Adepoju
NITDA signs agreement with Indian firm on Nigerian e-governance
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed by Nigeria’s National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and NIHILENT Ltd, a leading Indian company, on the effective implementation of the e-governance programme of the Nigerian government. → Read more
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Tue, February 25th, 13:40 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria gives telecoms deadline for local manufacture of SIM cards
Telecoms companies operating in Nigeria have until December 2015 to commence local manufacture of SIM cards. → Read more
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Tue, February 25th, 11:40 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian spectrum bid winner attributes victory to divine providence
Biodun Omoniyi, managing director of VDT Communications, leader of the Bitflux consortium at the auction of the 2.3 GHz spectrum band held in Abuja last week, has attributed the victory to divine providence. → Read more
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Mon, February 24th, 17:40 · Paul Adepoju
Court rules Econet still stakeholder in Airtel Nigeria, appeal expected
The Court of Appeal of Nigeria has ruled Econet Wireless is still a bonafide stakeholder in Airtel Nigeria, though the latter has expressed its readiness to challenge the ruling at the Supreme Court. → Read more
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Mon, February 24th, 16:20 · Paul Adepoju
MTN, Globacom, Airtel fined $4m by NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has fined MTN, Globacom and Airtel a total of NGN647.5 million (US$4 million) for breaching key performance indicators (KPIs) and providing poor quality of service for the month of January this year. → Read more
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