Research In Motion, makers of the leading smartphones in Africa, recently announced that the first-ever BlackBerry Curve model with a touch display, the new BlackBerry® Curve™ 9380 smartphone and also the Bold 9790,are now available in Nigeria. The sleek and stylish all-touch BlackBerry Curve 9380 smartphone is powered by the BlackBerry® 7 operating system, which…
Tom Pegrume Vice president, Oracle Hardware Sales, Middle East and Africa, will be in Nigeria on February 27th to interact and answer relevant questions as to the future of data with Oracle solutions. Following an Oracle report released recently and made available to us by SY&T Communications Limited ,entitled Next Generation Data Centre Index Cycle…
“In Africa we don’t lack ideas,we only lack people who believe in our ideas and can genuinely invest in them” said Terry- a young Nigerian i met recently who shared some of his great ideas with me. Terry, no doubt is one of the millions of African youths whose ideas are yet to see the…
Look! Africa is fast becoming a digital colony without her realizing it.Am deeply afraid with the way we are going,that one day if nothing is done, we will wake up and see one smart kid in say China remotely controlling the economies of nations in Africa!Yes,it is as bad as that, if you have keenly…
Waserise.com a job search engine which took over 5 years of study and research on human needs and the recruitment process was recently launched in Nigeria.According to Seyi Eluwole”We have a job navigation model where users are able to pick several tags describing themselves and exactly the type(s) of job(s)they want. Our system uses a…
On 18th day of January,2012,the Internet World woke up to see that Wikipedia,the fifth most visited website on the internet,has blacked out its content to protest two anti- piracy bills;the SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect IP Act) being moved by the US house of representatives and the Senate respectively. I quickly recalled…
As part of Google’s ongoing commitment to encourage women and minorities to excel in computing and technology through her Google University Programes, Google has announced the following scholarships for 2012. -Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship 2012: Europe, the Middle East and Africa. You can find more details at http://www.google.com/anitaborg/emea/ -Google Europe Scholarship for Students with…
Nigerian content creators can now leverage the power of a localised version of YouTube to showcase Nigeria’s rich cultural, social, educational, Journalism, Entertainment and other relevant content as Google recently announced the launch of YouTube in Nigeria, showcasing the best and brightest local talent. YouTube Nigeria will now offer some of the most informative and…
As the mobile and online card games are gaining followers due to the addictive multi-application availability and the exciting interaction with plenty of twists and surprises,the Nigeria- owned nKanika,a multi-platform, global interactive entertainment and licensing company based in Silicon Valley is creating the next generation of free -to play games for mobile devices and the…
Legatum, a private international investment group and Omidyar Network, a philanthropic investment firm, recently announced that SECURICO has won the US $100,000 grand prize of the 2011 Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship. Based in Harare, Zimbabwe, SECURICO provides guarding services and electronic security solutions, and is the first security company in Zimbabwe to be ISO (International…
In July during the Education Networks Conference Africa held at University of Lagos Nigeria,the leading education network-Students Circle Network was presented to the participants with great enthusiasm.The rate of growth and expansion of the network for students globally is really exponential,we had this online interview with Mr Gossy Ukanwoke,the Founder of Student Circle Network who…
Nigeria as a developing nation is faced with youth unemployment, poverty, diseases, corruption, lack of power, lack of Transparency in government at different levels among other issues. Interestingly, facts have shown that the population of young people in Nigeria(even in Africa )is greater than any other group; therefore it becomes important to channel the energy…
At the just concluded 2011 Annual General Meeting of the Information Technology (Industry) Association of Nigeria (ITAN), Mrs. Florence Seriki, CEO of Omatek Computers was elected as the 6th President of the Association. Also, the new Constitution was approved by consensus at the AGM. The AGM which took place at the Transcorp Hilton in Abuja, on…
There is no doubt that Africa’s techsphere is fast evolving with great opportunities orchestrated by the broadband and fibre initiatives into and around Africa which lights up the continent with affordable internet access.This has also increased the appetite of foreign investors into Africa as seen by several delegations to Africa in recent times just to…
You don’t have any reason not to be part of YouWin because Innovative young Nigerians will be supported with training in Entrepreneurship and a total of 1200 existing and start-up businesses will be given up to N10m grant(each) over the course of one year as they meet target milestones. The date for the submission of…
Research In Motion today announced that BlackBerry® smartphones running on the BlackBerry® 7 Operating System (OS) have been independently evaluated by a third-party Common Criteria evaluation facility and meet the security criteria for evaluation assurance level (EAL) 4+. The Common Criteria is an international standard for validating that products meet specific security requirements. Widely respected…
In a latest report from InMobi made available to us through Africa Practice, InMobi, the world’s largest independent mobile ad network recently released its Mobile Insights Report for Africa for 3rd quarter of 2011, providing insights on mobile advertising trends on the continent. Data from the report shows that in Africa, the mobile impressions grew…
Google has announced the launch of Google Trader ,as part of its efforts to drive the web forward in Nigeria, and highlight the entrepreneurial opportunities presented by the Internet. Trader is a free online classifieds service that helps Nigerians buy and sell products and services, as well as search for jobs, housing, second-hand items, or…
Akinyele Olubodun and his team at the weekend received the international multimedia award „World Summit Youth Award“ in Graz, Austria. The Nigerian website “Playmyjamz” which offers underprivileged musicians a unique gateway to fans and fame:release their songs for free and have them rated by the online community. The most popular artists win air time on…
Legatum, a private international investment group and Omidyar Network, a philanthropic investment firm, recently announced the selection of 10 companies as finalists of the 2011 Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship .A record three Nigerian companies have been named to the top ten, including First Atlantic Semiconductors and Microelectronics , a technology company based in Owerri; Chocolate…
Engineered Luxury Meets High-Powered Performance Recently Porsche Design and Research In Motion announced the elite new Porsche Design P’9981 smartphone from BlackBerry®. Designed by Porsche Design, in collaboration with RIM, the luxury brand’s first smartphone delivers engineered luxury and performance. The Porsche Design P’9981 smartphone from BlackBerry is instantly identifiable as a Porsche Design product….
A speech delivered by the Minister of Communication Technology Mrs Omobola Johnson at the opening ceremony of the GNBO SMB Fair in Lagos on the 31st of October 2011 Information and Communication Technology ICT has been globally credited for changing the course of history and adding value to human lives in many ways. In practically…
Our team is pleased to announce the 2011 timeline for the Nigeria Website Awards, an award instituted to reward and encourage web presence in Nigeria.It is all about Nigeria Websites! where the Best of Industry Website is determined and recognised with an award. www.nigeriawebsiteawards.com.ng The 2011 nominations start from Tuesday October 25,2011 till Friday November…
Google even as they mark their 13th year in business today launched Getting Nigerian Businesses Online (GNBO), an initiative that aims to bring thousands of small and medium sized enterprises online over the next year. Businesses across the nation will have the opportunity to create their own website and develop an online presence, for free….
InMobi, the world’s largest independent mobile advertising network, is embarking on a tour with several of its senior executives including Isis Nyong’o (Vice President and Managing Director, Africa). InMobi’s Mobile Insights event series runs from 24 September to 11 October 2011 in 5 cities across the continent: Accra, Lagos, Nairobi, Johannesburg and Cape Town. The…
MTN Nigeria has added another feather to its first-class profile on attributes of excellent vision and performance, by being the first Mobile Telecommunications Network Solutions Provider to recognize the importance of the nation’s Software project, through her endorsement of the first National Software Conference and Software Competition in Nigerian Universities. The event which is scheduled…
The world’s largest independent global mobile ad network InMobi, and SOFTBANK Corp, completed a $200 million investment. In a recent press briefing made available to us by Africa Practice, the funding will take place in two trenches of $100 million in September 2011 followed by an equivalent trench in April 2012. Softbank joins existing investors…
Research In Motion (RIM) recently announced the launch of the new BlackBerry® Bold™ 9900 smartphone in Nigeria.The smartphone will be available through Airtel, Globacom, Etisalat and MTN Nigeria. BlackBerry Bold 9900 is the thinnest BlackBerry smartphone yet at only 10.5mm,and the first to offer the perfect union of a high performance keyboard and touch display…
The Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON) in a press release made available to us today, has finalized arrangements to stage the First National Software Competition billed to take place in Calabar, Cross River State – in what perhaps, can be classified as the greatest IT-Quest and knowledge encounter of the year. For the…
Afrinolly a mobile phone based application which allows users to stream African entertainment bundles will be available for download from Wednesday, September 7th 2011.The App built for both the Android and Blackberry devices provides access to African movie trailers, music videos, comedy online, celebrity gist and gossip, latest entertainment news and many more.AfriNolly is a…