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Mon, October 14th, 15:30 · Winfred Kuria
Nigerian Edo State to provide ICT in primary schools
Stephen Alao, chairman of the Edo Universal Basic Education Board in Nigeria, has said introduction of ICT in primary schools is underway as an aim to change the face of primary education in the state. → Read more
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Mon, October 14th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
Affordable satellite broadband internet is the next step in bridging the digital divide – YahClick
Edson Ndanguzi, YahClick project manager at Infinity, believes satellite broadband internet should a play critical role in bridging current digital divide in Africa. → Read more
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Mon, October 14th, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju
Standard Chartered Bank lauds MainOne $100m deal potential for Nigeria
Standard Chartered Bank, one of the leading institutions behind the US$100 million re-financing deal for Nigeria’s cable company MainOne, has described the deal as a turning point for domestic growth and development of Nigeria’s local company. → Read more
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Mon, October 14th, 08:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
Q&A: 2go co-founders Ashley Peter and Alan Wolff
African social mobile network 2go has experienced strong growth during the past 12 months, establishing a significant presence in South Africa and Nigeria. HumanIPO spoke to co-founders Ashley Peter and Alan Wolff about their industry approach and core focus to continue 2go’s growth. → Read more
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Sun, October 13th, 13:00 · Richard Cutcher
FEATURE: The week in startups 13/10/2013
Every week HumanIPO touches base with Africa’s tech hubs - from Cape Town to Cairo, Nairobi to Lagos. This week’s whistle-stop roundup features startup and incubator news from, among other places, Tanzania, Cameroon and Rwanda. → Read more
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Fri, October 11th, 16:30 · Richard Cutcher
Africans dominate ITU innovation competition
Four young Africans have been chosen among the 10 winners of the International Telecommunications Union’s (ITU) Young Innovators’ Competition. → Read more
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Fri, October 11th, 14:20 · Paul Adepoju
UBA and Netplus Advisory launch U-Mall e-commerce platform
United Bank for Africa (UBA), a Nigerian commercial bank, has launched an e-commerce platform aimed at supporting the growth of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the West African country. → Read more
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Fri, October 11th, 11:20 · Nanine Steenkamp
New 2go releases underway
African social mobile network 2go released its 3.71. Java version yesterday (Thursday), as part of a series of updates underway. → Read more
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Fri, October 11th, 11:00 · Richard Cutcher
MainOne secures $100m, joins affordable internet initiative
MainOne, Nigeria’s fibre optic cable company, has agreed a US$100 million financing agreement with four banks which should help it to extend its services. → Read more
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Fri, October 11th, 09:30 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria loses millions of mobile lines
The Nigerian Communications Commission’s (NCC) latest figures have shown a reduction in the number of GSM subscribers for the end of July. → Read more
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Thu, October 10th, 17:30 · Selipha Kihagi
Jumia wins world retail award
E-commerce store Jumia Nigeria has won the Best Retail Launch of the Year award at the World Retail Congress, making it the first African company to win the award. → Read more
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Thu, October 10th, 14:00 · Richard Cutcher
Uber exploring M-Pesa payment integration for Nairobi service
Uber is keen on developing mobile money integration into its taxi hailing app as it prepares to roll out in more African countries. → Read more
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Thu, October 10th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
Simplicity is the most important thing for users in Africa – iROKING
Micheal Ugwu, chief executive officer (CEO) of iROKING, believes developers targeting African users need to keep platforms simple. → Read more
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Wed, October 9th, 19:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Bango and MMIT partner in safe payment solution
UK-based Bango and Africa’s MMIT have partnered to launch a safe payment solution that will enable online transactions for digital content, with Kenya and Nigeria the first African countries to get the service → Read more
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Wed, October 9th, 14:20 · Paul Adepoju
CTO Forum ends with calls for collaboration to achieve broadband connectivity
The Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) believes broadband connectivity can easily be achieved via collaborations involving various stakeholders. → Read more
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Wed, October 9th, 11:20 · Paul Adepoju
5 African startups among VentureOut competition finalists
Startups from Nigeria, Senegal and South Africa have made it to the final of the VentureOut mobile app competition, backed by the World Bank, to compete for US$10,000 in seed funding. → Read more
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Tue, October 8th, 13:40 · Paul Adepoju
Q&A: Vytas Paukštys on Eskimi partnership plans and Africa
Vytas Paukštys, chief executive officer (CEO) of Eskimi, Nigeria’s largest mobile social network, speaks to HumanIPO about the company’s partnerships with Nigerian network operators, its offers for customers and product performance in other African countries. → Read more
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Tue, October 8th, 12:40 · Paul Adepoju
MTN Nigeria launches Smart Number for SMEs and Nigerian businesses
MTN Business Nigeria has launched its Smart Number service to enable SMEs and other businesses to achieve differentiation and competitive advantage. → Read more
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Tue, October 8th, 11:40 · Paul Adepoju
Young people early adopters of technology – Johnson
Omobola Johnson, Nigeria’s communication technology minister, has described the country’s young people as the early adopters of technology, responsible for the high internet penetration rate amongst the youth. → Read more
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Tue, October 8th, 10:40 · Paul Adepoju
Buyology.com.ng e-commerce platform launched in Lagos
Nigerian e-commerce platform Buyology.com.ng has been launched, with executive director Yeye Durojaiye-Arogundade promising it would enable buyers to get what they are looking for at cost-effective prices. → Read more
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