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Visa sponsors Lagos Financial Literacy Challenge Bootcamp
Co-Creation Hub Nigeria is hosting a Financial Literacy Challenge Bootcamp in Lagos this weekend, sponsored by Visa.
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11 days ago
Afrinolly now available for Windows Phone
African entertainment app Afrinolly has announced its launch on Windows Phone becoming the first African entertainment app on Windows 8.
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13 days ago
LAGBook restored as Available.fm
The Nwaogu twin brothers, who sold LAGBook to Canada’s Gulf Pearl Ltd earlier this year, have officially launched Available.fm, aimed at (more)
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15 days ago
If you can crack Lagos, you can crack anything – Rocket Internet
A company which can operate in Lagos can operate anywhere in the world, according to Ferdinand Von Kalm, global chief operations officer of (more)
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15 days ago
More than 1,000 Nigerians use Traffix in two days
The new web app providing drivers in Lagos with information on traffic congestion in the city has recorded 1,200 users in the first two (more)
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18 days ago
I won’t sell Traffix.com.ng to Google until I understand it – Sadiq
The founder of the Traffix.com.ng web app has said selling innovation to an international company is not necessarily his ultimate goal.
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19 days ago
Nigerian app trying to spread organised traffic information
The founder of Traffix.com.ng has told HumanIPO the web app was created to solve the challenge of disorganisation associated with popular (more)
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29 days ago
Nigeria is the most exciting market - Silvertree Capital
The founders of Silvertree Capital, Africa’s latest tech startup investment fund, have told HumanIPO they see Nigeria as the place to be (more)
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1 month agoTen teams inducted for Nigeria’s Techlaunchpad initiative
Ten teams have been inducted into the Techlaunchpad initiative of Nigeria’s Ministry of Communication Technology, setting them on a (more)
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1 month agoNigerians want to play computer games with some traditional Nigerian content
The Nigerian twins behind the LAGBook social networking site have told HumanIPO there is a great opportunity for games companies to produce (more)
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1 month agoLocal excellence key to less global dependency
The growth of locally produced mobile solutions will be sufficient once enough recognition is given to African expertise, social media (more)
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1 month agoFirst social network with dating solution set to launch in Nigeria
Available.fm, the first Nigerian social network site to also offer a dating solution, will be launched next month by the twins behind the (more)
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1 month agoSilvertree Capital seeks innovative approach to African tech business
Silvertree Capital, one of Africa’s latest venture capital companies, has told HumanIPO they are hoping to bring a new, flexible approach (more)
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1 month agoWe don’t regret selling LAGbook - Chidi and Chika Nwaogu
The Nigerian twins that launched the Ladies and Gentlemen Book (LAGBook) social networking site have told HumanIPO they do not regret (more)
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1 month agoNigerian developers have missed out on big app opportunities – Omobola Johnson
Nigeria’s communication technology minister, Omobola Johnson, has said Nigeria’s app developers have missed out on major lucrative (more)
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1 month agoSilvertree Capital invests in Nigerian e-commerce
Two Nigerian e-commerce sites have received capital investment from South African fund Silvertree Capital, as internet shopping in the West (more)
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1 month agoJumia celebrates one year anniversary, secures US$35 million funding
Rocket Internet’s flagship African e-commerce site Jumia is celebrating its first year anniversary with US$35 million funding from (more)
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1 month agoQ&A: NextSpeel.com founder Larry Oti
The Nigerian online streaming business is growing at a fast rate as more Nigerians and African diaspora demand indigenous content. (more)
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1 month agoNextSpeel is 100% protected from download managers – Larry Oti
Larry Oti, founder of online Nigerian soap opera service NextSpeel.com, has told HumanIPO the website is totally protected from download (more)
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1 month agoCcHub partners Microsoft and BlackBerry for Lagos CodeCamp 2013
Microsoft and BlackBerry are among the sponsors of a four-week intensive residential training programme organised for 15 Nigerian students (more)
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1 month ago2go Android app gets 50,000 downloads and 4.3 rating in one week
Mobile messaging app 2go has revealed its Android version has had 50,000 downloads within a week of its soft launch and been consistently (more)
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1 month ago
More than 100,000 downloads on Nigerian job site
Web-based platform Jobs In Nigeria has recorded more than 100,000 downloads within a year of the app being introduced as a beta phase (more)
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2 month ago
Afrinolly hits more than 2.5 million downloads
Afrinolly, a multi-platform app that allows users to watch African content and receive the latest news and gossip on celebrities, has (more)
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2 month ago
MedEnhanz gives doctors quicker access to drug information
An accessible web-based point of care drug reference platform has been launched to give physicians in Nigeria easier and faster access to (more)
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2 month ago
Kenyan consumers prefer face-to-face to online - Yum
Online startups in Kenya are hindered by consumers’ preference for face-to-face interaction when making purchases, says Jacob Lennheden, (more)
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Nigerian merchants prefer face-to-face visits over e-mail – PriceCheck
Online shopping and price comparison directory PriceCheck says merchants in Nigeria prefer one-on-one conversations to online business (more)
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Spinlet lures Nigerian musicians with new revenue opportunities
Spinlet has revealed its ongoing efforts to get more Nigerian musicians to embrace the app as an avenue of reaching local and foreign (more)
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2 month ago
iROKOtv team to manage Nigerian startup investment fund
Nigerian startups are set to receive a boost from the founders of Nollywood’s online streaming service iROKOtv, after they secured US$1 (more)
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2 month ago
African mobile sector witnessing maturity and progress – Dawes
Matthew Dawes, managing director of All Amber, organisers of Mobile Web West Africa 2013 (MWWA2013), has told HumanIPO Africa’s mobile (more)
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2 month ago
BrandNubians supports Africa’s SMEs with Shopistry.com.ng
BrandNubians has launched Shopistry.com.ng, an online business unit for its e-commerce software, aiming to support small and medium-sized (more)
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3 month ago
Government cash boost for Nigerian tech entrepreneurs
Omobola Johnson, Nigeria’s communication technology minister, has launched the National ICT Incubation Programme in Lagos, which aims to (more)
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3 month ago
Jamless now active on Tigo network
Ghanaian mobile and online traffic service Jamless is now available to Tigo subscribers in Accra as the startup expands its market reach.
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4 month ago
Boom Wireless Media player launched in the African market
Canadian based technology company, Digifon, has launched its Boom Wireless Media player in Nigeria and is targeting the wider African (more)
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4 month ago
SMEet and Greet conference held in Lagos
A conference is underway in Lagos for small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) to expand their businesses with technology.
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4 month ago
Nigerian business technologies and tools are getting cheaper – Peter Bankole
A business expert has stated the high cost of technology is no longer an issue limiting small businesses from expanding, as several (more)
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4 month ago
Nigeria’s online game company set to launch new website
Olakunle Ogungbamila, chief executive of Kuluya Limited, has told HumanIPO the online games company will launch its new website by the end (more)
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4 month ago
Hellofood makes online food ordering possible in Nigeria
Hellofood has made it possible for Nigerians to order food online, a common service in other parts of the world but one no investor was (more)
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5 month ago
Public voting open for Afrinolly competition after shortlist decided
Afrinolly have concluded the screening of the entries for the Afrinolly Short Film Competition and drawn up a shortlist of 20 finalists.
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5 month ago
Lagos State Government promoting indigenous innovations with state-owned hubs
The government of Lagos state, Nigeria’s commercial capital, has declared it is promoting innovations in technology with its innovation (more)
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5 month ago
Digital entertainment startup relies on Facebook for market research
Derek Ofodirinwa, Chief Executive of Maje Media Network (MJM) and founder of Majeofficial.com, has told HumanIPO his company used social (more)
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5 month ago
Expert lauds Nigerian cut in company registration cost, pushes government to go further
A Nigerian tech expert has described the government’s recent 70 percent slash in the cost of company registration as a welcome (more)
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5 month ago
CWG to launch unique tech education in Nigeria
Integrated ICT solutions provider Computer Warehouse Group (CWG) will soon launch a “unique entrepreneurship education in technology” (more)
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5 month ago
New Nigerian search engine to be launched on Friday
Nintag, a new search engine, will be launched in Nigeria on Friday by three Nigerians living in the Diaspora, dedicated to providing local (more)
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5 month ago
Nigeria's Tiketmobile in partnership with Nokia to improve its platform's usage
Nigerian technology startup based out of Lagos' Co-Creation Hub, Tiketmobile, has entered into a partnership with Nokia in order to (more)
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6 month ago
ISPON promotes Nigerian software startups with prize for excellence
The Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON) has introduced a Prize for Excellence that is dedicated to software startups.
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6 month ago
Q&A: Celestine Ezeokoye on Tiketmobile.com and disrupting ticket purchasing in Nigeria
Observers and analysts of the technology startup scene in Africa have often commented it is those that feel the pain of the problems they (more)
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7 month ago
Q&A: Rodney Akinwunmi Jackson-Cole speaks about TaxiPark
TaxiPark, the first online taxi booking service in Lagos, is looking to make it easier to travel around the congested Nigerian city and (more)
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7 month ago
Q&A: Chike Maduegbuna talks about Afrinolly App
With Afrinolly App, millions of Nigerians now watch trailers of movies produced in the African movie markets, especially Nollywood. They (more)
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7 month ago
Naspers’ price checking site officially launched in Nigeria
Naspers, a South Africa-based multinational electronic media company, has launched a consumer focused website dubbed PriceCheck Nigeria to (more)
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