Nigeria, Page 35
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Thu, January 23rd, 17:40 · Paul Adepoju
Mavis Computel boosts Nigeria’s teaching quality with digital education solutions
Innovation technology firm Mavis Computel is looking to tackle the lack of quality teachers in Nigeria with an array of digital education solutions. → Read more
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Thu, January 23rd, 13:40 · Paul Adepoju
Conducive economy needed for startups to perform optimally – TechCabal
Startups can perform optimally only when they are in an economy that is conducive for growing their business, Bankole Oluwafemi, editor of Nigerian tech blog TechCabal, has told HumanIPO. → Read more
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Thu, January 23rd, 08:00 · Paul Adepoju
Afrinolly to announce short film competition winners, honours Komla Dumor
FansConnectOnline Limited, owners of the Afrinolly entertainment app, will announce the winners of its Short Film Competition today, instead of the earlier announced date of January 20, with the postponement in honour of Komla Dumor, the late Ghana-born BBC journalist who was a judge in the competition. → Read more
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Wed, January 22nd, 17:40 · Chris Udemans
Foodstantly cuts out middlemen with online food platform
Nigerian startup Foodstantly is hoping to provide a platform for buying and selling fresh farm produce as well as pre-cooked meals on the internet, cutting out the middleman in the country’s agricultural industry. → Read more
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Wed, January 22nd, 17:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Nigerian constitution prohibits e-voting at 2015 elections
Electronic voting will not be used in Nigeria’s 2015 general elections as the constitution prohibits it, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said. → Read more
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Wed, January 22nd, 15:00 · Paul Adepoju
Subscribers’ demand for compensation a misplaced priority – Nigeria telecoms
The demands of telecoms subscribers in Nigeria for compensation has been described by the network providers as uninformed and a misplaced priority. → Read more
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Wed, January 22nd, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
NCC to support subscribers in suing telecoms
Subscribers who want to take telecoms companies to court over poor quality of services will be supported by regulatory body the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), according spokesperson Reuben Muoka. → Read more
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Wed, January 22nd, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju
Lagos state launches electronic certificate of occupancy
The government of Lagos state has unveiled its highly anticipated electronic certificate of occupancy (e-C of O), phasing out the yellow paper format in use since the enactment of the Land Use Act in 1979. → Read more
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Wed, January 22nd, 08:00 · Paul Adepoju
Q&A: Olaoluwa Samuel-Biyi, co-founder, SureGifts.com.ng
In 2013, three employees of Jumia Nigeria left the company after gathering enough experience to further build the booming e-commerce sector in Nigeria. Three months later, Olaoluwa Samuel-Biyi, Adeoye Ojo and Babafemi Lawal launched SureGifts.com.ng, a platform that aims to popularise gift cards in Nigeria. Samuel-Biyi tells HumanIPO how the platform plans to revolutionise the act of giving without losing the personal touch. → Read more
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Tue, January 21st, 18:20 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s president approves additional fee for frequency spectrum licence
Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan has approved an additional fee to be paid for the nation’s frequency spectrum licence, soon to be auctioned by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). → Read more
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Tue, January 21st, 11:00 · Tom Jackson
TechCabal launches Battlefield startup competition
Nigerian technology blog TechCabal has partnered with Stanbic bank, Jobberman and Social Media Week (SMW) Lagos to launch startup competition Battlefield, allowing Nigerian startups to compete for US$10,000 plus other prizes. → Read more
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Tue, January 21st, 07:00 · Paul Adepoju
Verve announces competition in partnership with Nokia and Microsoft
Verve International, Africa’s leading indigenous payment card brand, has announced a competition in partnership with Nokia and Microsoft aimed at supporting Nigeria’s indigenous application development community by providing payments in mobile apps. → Read more
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Mon, January 20th, 10:20 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian state pioneers e-payment in judiciary
The state of Akwa Ibom in southern Nigeria has introduced online payment for all legal fees, becoming the first Nigerian state to introduce e-payments in its judiciary arm. → Read more
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Mon, January 20th, 09:40 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian national rural telephony project deal set for completion
Nigeria’s Ministry of Communications Technology has revealed it will complete the protracted National Rural Telephony Project (NRTP) by April, blaming the delay in handing over the project to the preferred bidder on the failure to obtain final approval from the federal executive council (FEC). → Read more
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Mon, January 20th, 08:00 · Paul Adepoju
Mobile web platform launched for Nigeria’s SMEs
A new mobile web platform aimed at deepening online business in Nigeria has been launched, allowing small business owners to sell their goods and services at affordable costs. → Read more
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Sat, January 18th, 08:00 · Paul Adepoju
Q&A: Femi Okanla, founder and CEO, Nitestay.com
Nitestay.com is one of the Nigeria’s first online hotel booking services, which since its launch has grown both in the number of listed hotels and bookings. Femi Okanla, founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of the platform, told HumanIPO how the platform came into being, what is unique about it, e-commerce in Nigeria and his plans for 2014. → Read more
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Fri, January 17th, 17:00 · Paul Adepoju
Negative publicity for Nigerian telecoms bad for economy – operators
The Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTCOM) has said the continuous bad publicity for the sector is bad for the country’s economy, accusing the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) of emphasising the few lapses of the operators. → Read more
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Fri, January 17th, 14:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
Etisalat hires Standard Bank to advise on towers sale
United Arab Emirates (UAE) telecoms firm Etisalat has hired South Africa’s Standard Bank to advise on the planned sale of up to 2,500 mobile phone towers in Nigeria, a report claims. → Read more
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Fri, January 17th, 13:40 · Paul Adepoju
Globacom promises network that guarantees seamless communications in Africa
Nigerian telecoms firm Globacom has expressed its commitment towards building a network that guarantees seamless communications in Africa, by increasing investments in Nigeria and across Africa to offer quality mobile and data services in all its operations. → Read more
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Fri, January 17th, 12:20 · Paul Adepoju
Q&A: Somto Ifezue, founder of CVFlash
CVFlash is a Nigerian platform that helps people to create, format, convert and send their CVs online via CVFlash dashboard or via SMS to anywhere in the world. Founder Somto Ifezue spoke to HumanIPO from Port Harcourt, southern Nigeria, on how the platform was conceived, the art of CV writing, and how CVFlash can help unemployed users find jobs. → Read more
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