Image illustration from Bangkokpost Opportunities around digital economy is increasingly growing in most regions of Africa especially in Nigeria.For West African enterprises that want to keep pace with a changing consumer, employee and business landscape need to invest in the right business management solutions that will enable them to digitise their business processes. That’s the word…
As the Oracle Open World 2015 enters into its second day, Oracle has announced several products across the three layers of the Cloud: Software as a service(Saas),Platform as a service(Paas) and Infrastructure as a service. Further enhancing its digital business platform for the enterprise and the cloud, Oracle outlined new innovations across the Oracle Fusion…
The whole idea of new technologies and trends like Big Data, Cloud and also internet of things is to help enterprises focus more on fast, innovative ways to satisfy their customers, increase their performance, income and become more innovation making the enterprise a leader in their niche. All of these can only be achieved…
The Tecno WinPad 10 is the newest from Tecno to offer all the comfort you desire from your smart device. It easily transitions from a tablet to a PC whenever you require, giving you the best functionality a tablet can give.The…
Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh was the courageous doctor who identified and contained the first case of Ebola in Nigeria. Her heroic efforts prevented an outbreak in the most populous African country.In honour of this,The Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh (DRASA) Health Trust a non-profit focused on Nigeria’s health sector has been created. DRASA was created…
Amrote Abdella has been announced as the new regional director for Microsoft’s 4Afrika Initiative, effective October 2015. Previously the director of Startup Engagement and Partnerships at 4Afrika, she takes over from Fernando de Sousa and affirms Microsoft Corp.’s commitment to Africa across the 54 countries. In her new role, Abdella will oversee Microsoft’s investments in…
Larry Ellison will announce a broad set of new products and highlight why integrated cloud will deliver the most innovative and cost-effective benefits to customers.Intel CEO Brian Krzanich, along with some special guests, will explore these opportunities and challenges, share the innovative solutions Intel and our partners are creating to address them, and show how…
IoT Image from engineering.com Technology trends around the world determines the next big companies and what their products are.The trends in itself are said to disrupt the ecosystem.As Internet of Things (IoT) will change the Connected-ness of everything,the way we interact with each other, with machines,between machines and machines and the environment,I came across this…
Google is looking to hire a Developer Relations Ecosystem Program Manager for Sub-Saharan Africa. Primary Location: Lagos Nigeria. Job type:Full time As a Program Manager at Google, you lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects. You plan requirements with internal customers and usher projects through the entire project lifecycle. This includes managing project schedules, identifying risks and clearly communicating…
PIX:L-R: Alfonso Di Ianni, Oracle Senior Vice President, ECEMEA;Orla Nichorcora, Oracle Senior Director, Business Development, ECEMEA; Adebayo Sanni, Oracle Nigeria Country Director; and Janusz Naklicki, Oracle Vice President: Technology, AFTA Cluster at the Oracle West African headquarters office opening in Lagos. Join Oracle and Oracle Partners Globally and learn the latest in Big Data,Cloud,Engineered Systems,Internet of…
SimbaPay – a leading digital money transfer provider – was on Friday, 25 Sep 2015 announced as the winner of the prestigious DEMO Africa 2015 event which was held in Lagos, Nigeria. SimbaPay now automatically qualifies for the global DEMO event that will be held in Silicon Valley, USA. At DEMO Africa 2015, SimbaPay showcased…
International Data Corporation(IDC) is set to promote Internet of Things (IoT) in Africa with the recent announcement that its ‘Internet of Things Roadshow’ will be visiting South African shores in February 2016, with the country’s inaugural event set to take place at the Radission Blu hotel in Johannesburg. Providing a perfect platform for South Africa’s…
Oracle OpenWorld is an annual Oracle convention for business decision-makers, IT management, and line-of-business end users.It is the world’s largest conference for Oracle customers and technologists, Oracle OpenWorld San Francisco attracted some 60,000 visitors in 2014 and an additional 7 million were expected to follow the event online. In 2014, the convention program included…
GITEX Technology week Dubai,has grown to become one of the most influential tech events in the world.In 2013, I attended this event and saw for myself.The event explores deeply and brings opportunities on emerging global tech trends to the world’s greatest emerging markets.This year (October 18-22 2015) marks the 35th edition of the event.At the…
Dr.Bennet Omalu A movie called Concussion,in honour of the Nigerian Forensic Neuropathologist Dr Bennet Omalu, will be released internationally by Sony on December 25,2015.The movie is about Dr Omalu’s discovery of a disease called Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy(CTE) which affects American Football(NFL) players.At first, Dr Omalu’s work was discredited by the NFL.Watch this detailed Interview of…
These three events in September are continuously shaping the African start-up ecosystem in now small way.The events are: –Angel Investors Summit by the African Business Angel Network : On Wednesday September 23, the African Business Angel Network (ABAN), Lagos Angels Network (LAN), DEMO Africa and VC4Africa,will jointly present “The African Opportunity: Angel Investing in Africa” Investor Summit at…
Africa’s most prestigious innovation Awards celebrates its 5 year milestone in catalysing the innovation spirit in Africa! Are you an African ground breaker? Can you innovate for positive change? Do you want to be part of the growing innovation movement in Africa? Does your innovation boast the “Made in Africa” brand? If your answer is…
Image credit to CNN African Startup Successful Start-ups and Companies are celebrated no matter their country of origin, from Waze to Google to Alibaba and many others. They end up becoming international brands but their countries pride.For Africa her future will largely depend on the growth of entrepreneurship and the building of companies by African young…
PICS (L-R): Kabelo Makwane, Managing Director, Microsoft Nigeria; Funke Opeke, CEO, MainOne; Rob Lever, Business Development Executive, MDX-i Data Center & Cloud Services and Oluwawemimo Adeniyi, Small Medium and Business Partners’ Director, Microsoft Nigeria, at the MainOne/Microsoft Cloud Press Conference in Lagos MainOne’s Data Center subsidiary , MDX-I, recently announced the launch of its new…
Twitter yesterday announced that it has expanded her Twitter advertisement for Small and Medium scale businesses to over 200 countries and territories around the world.The blog post from Twitter reads: Today, we’re excited to expand our self-service ads platform from 33 countries to over 200 countries and territories. Now, small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) from…
Bits & Pretzels is a 3-day event for founders, startup enthusiasts,investors and business incubators. The festival will take place from September 27 – 29, 2015 in Munich. The best-known entrepreneurs from around the world as well as young aspiring entrepreneurs will meet at the event to mingle with like-minded people. Bits & Pretzels was considered to…
Dr. Omobola Johnson The Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) has today announced that Dr. Omobola Johnson, the immediate past Minister ofCommunication Technology of Nigeria, has joined A4AI as its Honorary Chairperson. Drawing on her 30 years of experience, Dr. Johnson will provide A4AI with strategic policy guidance and will lead high level international advocacy efforts,…
The Forbes Under 30 $1 Million Change the World Competition is the largest ever for young social entrepreneurs.Six finalists, selected from the complete pool of competitors, will receive a cash award of $100,000 USD. They will then compete on-stage at the Forbes Under 30 Summit in Philadelphia on October 6, 2015 in front of 2,000 world-class mentors and…
PIC(l-r):Chidinma Iwe, Chief Information Security Officer, MainOne; Lynda Madu, General Manager, Corporate Services & Development, MainOne; Adedoyin Odunfa, MD/CEO, Digital Jewels and Akintunde Adekoya, Information Security Management Systems Manager, MainOne during the presentation of ISO 27001 and PCI DSS certificates to MainOne’s Data Center subsidiary, MDX-I MainOne’s premier Tier III Data Center, MDX-I, has…
The 2015 SA Innovation Summit which holds from 26 -29 of August 2015 in Cape Town,South Africa,will be a gathering of African innovators and entrepreneurs.This is where the very best of South African, African and global innovators get to showcase their exceptional talents, innovations and ideas. According to the organizers,the theme for the 8th SA…
Charles Onu,a young Nigerian Software Developer and Technology Entrepreneur, is one of the 12 young leaders – and the only African – selected from across the globe to participate in the Jeanne Sauvé Public Leadership Program 2015 –2017 The Jeanne Sauve Public Leadership Program is a 2-year fellow ship organised by the Jeanne Sauvé Foundation….
Just few minutes ago via twitter,Saul Singer,Co-author of Start-Up Nation,twitted about The World’s Top 10 most innovative companies of 2015 in Africa compiled by Fast Company. Interestingly,Konga,IrokoTV and Jobberman are among these innovative companies from Africa.It’s something to be excited about.Truly,these companies deserve this mention following their progressive growth in the Nigerian…
Barclays Africa launches Tech Lab Africa programme to accelerate Fin Tech and Health Tech ventures across the continent Cactus Advisors has been commissioned by Barclays Africa to run the Tech Lab Africa program Barclays Africa Group Ltd (Barclays Africa) announced the launch of Tech Lab Africa, a venture programme which promises to change…
Microsoft Corp today releases windows 10 as a free upgrade or with new PCs and tablets.According to Microsoft, Windows 10 includes innovations such as Cortana, an Xbox app and Microsoft Edge for a familiar, yet more personal and productive, experience. The most secure Windows ever, Windows 10 is delivered as a service and kept automatically…
Over the last year, Facebook has worked closely with more than a dozen mobile operators across 17 countries to give people access to relevant basic internet services without data charges. Today Internet.org is available to more than a billion people. African countries where Internet.org has been launched include Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Senegal, Zambia,…