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Thu, January 15th, 13:16 · Paul Adepoju
Availability of low-cost smartphones will increase in 2015 – A4AI
The Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) has predicted that availability of low-cost smartphones will increase in 2015. The alliance in its list of predictions for the expansion of global broadband access in 2015 said it also expects National broadband plans across emerging markets will become more comprehensive and focus on lowering costs. → Read more
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Wed, January 14th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
Tigo Music streaming service launched in Tanzania
Telecoms company Tigo has announced a partnership with music streaming service Deezer to launch Tigo Music, a service that offers Tanzanians access to about 36 million tracks. → Read more
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Mon, January 12th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
SimplePay announces mobile money integration with eTranzact’s PocketMoni
SimplePay users can now send money instantly to any PocketMoni account by logging into their SimplePay account. This is as a result of the company's partnership with mobile banking and payments services eTranzact. → Read more
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Fri, January 9th, 15:08 · Paul Adepoju
Safaricom launches bundled roaming service in 20 countries
Subscribers on Safaricom network can now enjoy cheaper roaming services in more than 20 countries following the announcement of a new service by the telecoms company. → Read more
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Thu, January 8th, 09:59 · Paul Adepoju
MTN Nigeria announces full scale focus on data, digital services and leveraging the power of the internet
One of Nigeria's major telecoms companies MTN has announced it is fully focusing on data, digital services and leveraging the power of the internet.The telco's general manager, Corporate Affairs Funmi Onajide said this in Lagos at the launch of the company's BetterMe campaign. → Read more
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Wed, January 7th, 11:24 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s First Bank partners Etisalat to extend mobile money services
Major Nigerian commercial bank First Bank has announced a partnership with telecoms company Etisalat to make Firstmonie mobile money services available on Etisalat’s Easywallet SIM application. → Read more
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Mon, January 5th, 14:04 · Paul Adepoju
MTN launches subscription-based video service in South Africa
Telecoms company MTN has launched FrontRow, a new subscription-based video service that offers subscribers access to thousands of movies and TV series. → Read more
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Mon, January 5th, 13:04 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s major opposition party to deploy mobile phones for general elections
Nigeria’s major opposition party the All Progressive Congress (APC) has announced it would be issuing mobile phones to its agents that would be deployed to 1130 polling stations in Ogun state’s senatorial districts in the forthcoming general elections. → Read more
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Mon, December 22nd, 15:51 · Paul Adepoju
Zambia’s StreetCred announces partnership with South Africa’s Nomanini
Zambian airtime distributor StreetCred today announced a partnership with Nomanini, a South Africa-based mobile point of sale service. → Read more
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Mon, December 22nd, 14:49 · Paul Adepoju
Escola Online provides real time platform to improve school management in Mozambique
Erick Kande, CEO and co-Founder of Escola Online, has told HumanIPO the platform is serving as a means of improving school management. According to him, Escola Online is allowing parents and teachers to keep track of students' academic performance. → Read more
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Fri, December 19th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
Mobile app on Nigeria’s heritage launched
A new app focusing on Nigeria's heritage has been launched by the School of Media and Communication of the Pan-Atlantic University. The app called the Centenary Project mobile app is powered by the Google Cultural Institute. → Read more
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Thu, December 18th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian startup launches SceneFlix cinema app
Sceneflix a new app has been launched by a Nigerian company. The free app which is available for Android and iOS devices allows users to have information on cinema locations, latest blockbusters, premier and short movies. → Read more
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Mon, December 15th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
Campus news app wins Safaricom Appwiz Challenge
A mobile application that allows students and others to access latest campus news has won this year's Safaricom Appwiz Challenge. The app called Magazine Reel was developed by some graduates of Egerton University. → Read more
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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, 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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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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