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Thu, October 2nd, 10:00 · Susan Mwenesi
SkyVision VPN to ensure seamless connectivity between Unity Bank branches
SkyVision Global Networks Ltd has partnered with Unity Bank, one of Nigeria’s leading retail financial institutions to provide its satellite-based Virtual Private Network (VPN) services via its local Nigerian hub to support Unity Bank’s LAN network, connecting the bank’s headquarters in Lagos to its numerous branch offices nationwide. → Read more
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Wed, October 1st, 14:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya’s NTSA launches new internet, mobile system to Modernize Road Transport Sector
The National Transport & Safety Authority (NTSA) in conjunction with the ICT Authority (ICTA) have launched a new system that relies on Internet and Mobile technology to carry out operations aimed at modernizing the transport sector. → Read more
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Wed, October 1st, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
OPINION: Google’s unrepresentative Doodle for Nigeria’s Independence Day
Over the years, Google's Doodles have become popular especially during events of significant importance across the world. In Africa, Doodles are regularly released to commemorate significant days in Africa's history. → Read more
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Wed, October 1st, 11:13 · Paul Adepoju
Upwardly Mobile theme announced for SMW 2015
Toby Daniels, Founder and Executive Director, Social Media Week (SMW), this morning announced the theme for SMW 2015. In a newsletter sent to subscribers, Daniel said the theme for next year is 'Upwardly Mobile: The Rise Of The Connected Class'. → Read more
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Wed, October 1st, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju
Google, Globacom celebrate Nigeria’s independence day
Major players in Nigeria's technology sector including Google and Globacom are joining citizens in celebrating the nation's fifty-fourth Independence Day. Google released a Doodle that showcased the major forms of road transportation in Nigeria. → Read more
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Tue, September 30th, 15:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Intel in ICT literacy campaign for Kenyan women with She Will Connect Program
A total of 2000 women and girls stand to benefit from a digital literacy training program under Intel known as She Will Connect that will run until 2016 and will involve training of women and girls at various Pasha Centres in a number of counties. → Read more
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Tue, September 30th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria can achieve 30% broadband penetration rate by 2018 – Johnson
Omobola Johnson, Nigeria's communication minister has expressed confidence in the actualisation of the National Broadband Plan to raise broadband penetration in Nigeria from 6% to 30% by 2018. → Read more
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Fri, September 26th, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju
70 startups added to Nigeria’s iDEA incubator
Nigeria's minister of communication technology Omobola Johnson has announced the addition of 70 startups to the government-supported iDEA incubator which produced 10 percent of finalists at this year's DEMO Africa. → Read more
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Thu, September 25th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
Experts warn African governments against interfering with startup ecosystem
Industry experts that spoke at VC4Africa's Investor Summit at DEMO Africa 2014 in Lagos, Nigeria have warned Nigerian government and those of other African countries not to upset the nascent ecosystem that is being built for startups. They urged governments to limit their involvements in the industry to promulgating policies and protecting intellectual properties. → Read more
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Thu, September 25th, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju
Q&A: Oluranti Efunwoye, Chief Administrative Officer, FresHires.com
FresHires is an online socio-academic and socio-professional self-branding platform for college students, university students and fresh graduates with little or no work experience. Efunwoye spoke to HumanIPO on the uniqueness of the platform and how it is filling the vacuum created by LinkedIn and Facebook. → Read more
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Wed, September 24th, 16:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Liquid Telecom to invest $34 million in Rwanda
Liquid Telecom is seeking to invest $34 million (Rwf24 billion) in Rwanda to build internet infrastructure such as fibre optic cable around the country. → Read more
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Tue, September 23rd, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
UNICEF launches RapidPro open source app store
The United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has launched RapidPro, an open-source platform of apps that can help governments to quickly deliver important information in real time. It can also be used to connect communities to lifesaving services. → Read more
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Tue, September 23rd, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
FresHires.com launched for students and graduates with little or no experience
Online social and professional self branding platform FresHires.com has been launched with the aim of allowing college and university students and fresh graduates with little or no working experience to enjoy exposure, self-branding and showcasing. → Read more
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Mon, September 22nd, 14:06 · Paul Adepoju
South Africa’s national soccer association, teams verified on Twitter
The South Africa Football Association (SAFA) has announced its official Twitter account and those of the male and female national football teams have been verified thus removing the confusion often encountered when seeking official updates from the football association and teams → Read more
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Fri, September 19th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
Mobile internet subscribers in Nigeria to reach 50.4m in 2018 – PwC
A new report released by PwC has predicted that mobile internet subscribers in Nigeria would surge from 7.7 million in 2013 to 50.4 million in 2018. → Read more
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Fri, September 19th, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju
Interswitch acquires Paynet
Integrated payments company Interswitch Transnational Holding has acquired a majority shareholding in Paynet Group, a multi-institutional payments provider in East Africa. Interswitch said with this development, Paynet’s existing shareholders will become shareholders of the Interswitch Group. → Read more
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Thu, September 18th, 15:00 · Paul Adepoju
Internet, consumers driving growth in South Africa’s entertainment, media industry – PwC
Vicki Myburgh, Entertainment & Media Industries Leader for PwC South Africa, has described the Internet and consumers as the major drivers of the growth of the entertainment and media industry in South Africa. → Read more
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Thu, September 18th, 15:00 · Paul Adepoju
Cloud is the ultimate place to do business – Vodacom
Pan-African corporate connectivity and telecommunications provider Vodacom has described cloud as the ultimate place to do business. Nkosi Kumalo, Vodacom’s Executive Head of Cloud and Hosting Services said this while speaking on "Utilizing Cloud as a key business tool" at the Vodacom Business Nigeria-sponsored CIO forum in Lagos. → Read more
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Thu, September 18th, 14:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Investments in Mobility and Analytics Set to Spur Strong IT Spending Growth in MEA Finance Sector
Financial institutions’ spending on IT within the MEA regions is set for a strong year-on-year growth of 10.8% in 2014, the latest insights from global advisory services firm International Data Corporation (IDC) has revealed. → Read more
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Wed, September 17th, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Emerdis launches security and data storage solutions in Kenya
The Kenyan IT market has a new entrant, Emerdis which is a UK technology distribution company that is planning to venture into the Kenyan market by introducing IT Security, Connectivity and Data Storage solutions. → Read more
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