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Fri, December 12th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
USAID, Orange announce mHealth partnership for Africa
A new alliance to develop innovations in mobile health (mHealth) in Africa has been announced at the Global mHealth Forum by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and telecoms company Orange. → Read more
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Fri, December 12th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
Obiwezy.com allows Nigerians to purchase top quality used gadgets with warranty
A new recommerce platform has been launched in Nigeria to allow individuals to purchase top quality used gadgets at the most affordable price. → Read more
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Fri, December 12th, 10:03 · Paul Adepoju
Prayerbox.co allows Christians to share prayer points, testimonies – founder
Prayerbox.co has been launched in Nigeria to allow Christians to connect with their churches on the go. In an exclusive interview with HumanIPO, Oyelaja Oyekan Adebambo, CEO and founder of the startup said users can share prayer points and testimonies on the platform. → Read more
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Thu, December 11th, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
UNICEF, Millicom partner to improve respect for children’s rights in telecom sector
International telecoms company operating in several African countries Millicom has announced a partnership with UNICEF aimed at improving respect for children’s rights in the telecommunication sector. The partnership will strive for positive change within the industry through pilot implementation of the Children’s Rights and Business Principles and the UNICEF and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Guidelines for Industry on Child Online Protection. → Read more
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Thu, December 11th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
E-Kwanza mobile payment service launched in Angola
Angolan Investment Bank (BAI) has launched e-Kwanza a mobile money service that allows users to make transfers and payments for goods and services across the country. → Read more
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Thu, December 11th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
Airtel Nigeria targets 5 million new subscribers in 60 days
One of Nigeria’s major telecoms company Airtel has announced plans to add 5 million new subscribers to raise its subscriber base to 32 million through its Red Hot promo. The 19% increase is expected to be achieved within 60 days. → Read more
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Thu, December 11th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s Shopinfo.com.ng wins British Council’s Entrepreneurs Pitching Contest
Sulaiman Teslim Olalekan, founder of Shopinfo.com.ng, a mobile application that helps shoppers source goods in local shops, check stock availability and compare prices, has emerged the overall winner of the Entrepreneurs Pitching Contest at the recently held British Council Creative Industries Expo in Lagos, Nigeria. → Read more
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Wed, December 10th, 06:26 · Paul Adepoju
440.ng startups set to pitch to investors for follow-on funding at its Investor Day
With the first 440.ng accelerator programme fast running to an end, the startups under the programme will today pitch to potential investors for follow-on funding at 440.ng's Investor Day holding at the Lagos Garage. → Read more
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Tue, December 9th, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
Who will bring in-flight Wi-Fi connectivity to Africa?
Three years after Emirates launched in-flight WiFi connectivity, over 500,000 passengers have accessed the World Wide Web. But in most African countries, airlines and regulatory agencies are still reluctant to add internet connectivity to permissible, available and accessible bouquet of services in the continent's airspace. → Read more
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Tue, December 9th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
PesaCalc launched to help Kenya’s mobile money users save money
Kenyan mobile app company Mobile Matrix has released PesaCalc, a free Android app that helps mobile money users in Kenya save money when using mobile money services. → Read more
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Tue, December 9th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
New app launched to ease traffic on Nigerian roads
Community based app TrafficLite has been launched in Lagos, Nigeria. The app provides users with real time traffic updates and was developed by Panthelope Technologies, a Lagos-based tech startup. → Read more
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Tue, December 9th, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju
CCHub announces first Lagos Raspberry Jam
Lagos-based Co-Creation Hub has announced it would be hosting hackers from within and around Lagos at the city's first Raspberry Jam. → Read more
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Mon, December 8th, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
Venture Bus Tunisia to focus on using mobile tech, ICT to improve legitimacy of public governance – AMPION
AMPION has announced participants on the Tunisian Venture Bus will be encouraged to work on solutions to use the power of mobile technology and ICT to improve the legitimacy of public governance and to strengthen public participation in policy-making processes on the African continent. → Read more
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Mon, December 8th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
Supermart.ng, BidorBuy, Yuppiechef join eCommerce Africa’s advisory panel
Organisers of eCommerce Africa Conference 2015 have announced members of the conference's advisory panel. They are Nigeria's Supermart.ng, South Africa-based Bidorbuy.co.za and ecommerce platform Yuppiechef.com → Read more
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Mon, December 8th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
Cloud technology has made contact centres simpler and cheaper – 1Stream
Cloud contact centre provider 1Stream has revealed that cloud technology has brought about a reduction in the cost of operating a contact center. According to Jed Hewson, Director at 1Stream, the evolution of technology that has driven the evolution of customer service. → Read more
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Fri, December 5th, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian bank launches portable POS solution
The management of Heritage Bank one of Nigeria's commercial banks has launched portable POS solution a Mobile Point of Sale (mPOS) product that getting popular in various parts of the world. → Read more
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Fri, December 5th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
Omobola Johnson to speak at West African Conference on EMF Exposure and Health
Nigeria's communication technology minister Omobola Johnson is expected to deliver the keynote address at the forthcoming West African Conference on EMF Exposure and Health to be hosted by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). → Read more
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Fri, December 5th, 10:03 · Paul Adepoju
Startup Weekend Nairobi kicks off today at Nairobi Garage
Startup Weekend, Nairobi kicks off today at the Nairobi Garage and organizers are calling all entrepreneurs, budding business men and women, operators and innovators to turn their business ideas into action by participating in the event that runs from 6pm today till 8pm Sunday at Nairobi Garage. → Read more
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Thu, December 4th, 15:00 · Paul Adepoju
Truecaller exceeds 100 million users, new version launched on Google Play,
Search technology company Truecaller has announced it now has over 100 million users, each of which is transforming his or her phonebook making it more intelligent and useful. → Read more
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Thu, December 4th, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
Employers could recruit better qualified candidates through free internet access – BrighterMonday.com
BrighterMonday’s Marketing Manager Emmanuel Mutuma has said free access to the internet could go a long way in ensuring more qualified personnel get to see advertised jobs, apply and in the end ensure employers get the best human resource. → Read more
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