Are You A Developer In Nigeria?Take Part in the Developers Survey by Vision Mobile and a Chance to Win Great Prizes
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Are You A Developer In Nigeria?Take Part in the Developers Survey by Vision Mobile and a Chance to Win Great Prizes

Vision Mobile in partnership with  Intel,HTC,Microsoft,Qualcomm and a host of other companies,is conducting the 2017 Developer Economics Survey. The Developer Economics Q3 2017 survey is the 13th developer survey by research firm VisionMobile. This is an independent survey, aimed at measuring the pulse of the developer community. This survey tracks all the latest trends on…

Nigeria Innovation Summit 2017 To Discuss Technology and Innovation for Economic Transformation

Nigeria Innovation Summit 2017 To Discuss Technology and Innovation for Economic Transformation

Photo shows: (L-r): Reginald Osuji, project executive; Loveth Igbo, project executive; Tony Ajah, director, all from Nigeria Innovation Summit;Rosemary Agu, direct sales manager, DigitalPR-Wire; Olajide Ojeniyi,Western Regional Coordinator, Nigeria Innovation Summit and SamuelSalami, director, Operations, DigitalPR-Wire, during a press conference to announce preparations of the Summit, held in Lagos on Wednesday Nigeria Innovation Summit (www.innovationsumit.ng),…

DigitalPR-Wire Emerges Official Media Partner for Nigeria Innovation Summit 2017
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DigitalPR-Wire Emerges Official Media Partner for Nigeria Innovation Summit 2017

Photo shows: (L-r): Reginald Osuji, project executive; Loveth Igbo, project executive; Tony Ajah, director, all from Nigeria Innovation Summit;Rosemary Agu, direct sales manager, DigitalPR-Wire; Olajide Ojeniyi,Western Regional Coordinator, Nigeria Innovation Summit and SamuelSalami, director, Operations, DigitalPR-Wire, during a press conference to announce preparations of the Summit, held in Lagos on Wednesday DigitalPR-Wire’s innovative approach to…

4 Nigerian Startups Accepted Into Google Launchpad Accelerator

4 Nigerian Startups Accepted Into Google Launchpad Accelerator

4 Nigerian Startups  have been accepted into Google Launchpad Accelerator.The Startup companies are:Delivery Science,Gidi Mobile Limited,Flutterwave and Paystack .This was announced today through Google blog post. Google Launchpad Accelerator is a 6 months Program where the selected Startups: Work closely with Google for 6 months Get 2 weeks of all-expense-paid training at Google Headquarters Get Equity-free support Have…

Africa Competitiveness Report 2017

Africa Competitiveness Report 2017

The Africa Competitiveness Report was first published in 1998 and has, since 2007, been a biennial project highlighting areas that require policy action and investment to ensure Africa’s sustained growth. As the result of a longstanding collaboration, the report incorporates the knowledge and expertise of the African Development Bank, the World Bank Group and the…

United Nations Development Programme(UNDP )Open Innovation Challenge To Implement a Sustainable ‘African Youth Entrepreneurship Online Portal

United Nations Development Programme(UNDP )Open Innovation Challenge To Implement a Sustainable ‘African Youth Entrepreneurship Online Portal

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has created an incredible online resource: ‘YAS! Youth for Africa and SDGs’.YAS! is an online portal for African Youth Entrepreneurship. The portal aims to support the development and growth of youth entrepreneurship in Africa by providing the following services: Help entrepreneurs begin their entrepreneurship journey by providing the answers that…

MainOne Advocates Need For Greater Investments To Drive Data Explosion in Africa
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MainOne Advocates Need For Greater Investments To Drive Data Explosion in Africa

Funke Opeke,CEO MainOne Experts at the International Telecoms Week conference in Chicago have highlighted the need to accelerate investment in Africa to facilitate the continent’s broadband data explosion. Based on the theme “Achieving A Connected Continent: Leading The Data Explosion Across Africa”, the expert panel session with participation from Google, Facebook, WIOCC, Liquid Telecom and…

Lagos State Government partners MainOne on free Wi-Fi
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Lagos State Government partners MainOne on free Wi-Fi

Picture above from L-R: Mr. Ifeloju Alakija, Head, Regulatory Services, MainOne; Mr. Femi Odubiyi, Honourable Commissioner of Ministry of Science and Technology; Ms. Funmike Olayera, Sales Manager, MainOne and Mrs. Funmi Balogun, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Science and Technology during the launch of free public Wi-Fi at Alausa, Lagos State recently. The Lagos State Government…

AgriFood Youth Opportunity Lab Launched in Nigeria

AgriFood Youth Opportunity Lab Launched in Nigeria

The MasterCard Foundation is partnering with Michigan State University (MSU) for the AgriFood Youth Opportunity Lab, a five-year, $13 million collaboration. This partnership will support 15,000 young people aged 18 to 24 in major bread basket food shed regions surrounding Lagos and Dar es Salaam to access employment and entrepreneurship opportunities. AgriFood Youth Opportunity Lab…

Africa Finance Corporation(AFC) Summit Centres on Accelerating Infrastructure Development in Africa
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Africa Finance Corporation(AFC) Summit Centres on Accelerating Infrastructure Development in Africa

Africa’s premier infrastructure summit, AFC Live, has welcomed more than 600 leading thinkers from government, academia, business and finance and fuelled ground breaking debate on both the opportunities and the challenges of investing in infrastructure in Africa. Keynote speakers including HE Yemi Osinbajo, Acting President of Nigeria, and Professor Chukwuma Soludo, the former Governor of…

Facebook chooses 60 finalists in Bots for Messenger Developer Challenge
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Facebook chooses 60 finalists in Bots for Messenger Developer Challenge

Facebook has selected 60 finalists from the hundreds of entries it received from across the Middle East and Africa for the Bots for Messenger Developer Challenge. The Bots for Messenger Challenge is a contest to recognise and reward developers who create the most innovative new bots on Messenger. Developers, in teams of up to three…

Microsoft to Deliver Microsoft Cloud from Datacentres in Africa Enabling Greater Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth
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Microsoft to Deliver Microsoft Cloud from Datacentres in Africa Enabling Greater Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth

Microsoft recently revealed plans to deliver the complete, intelligent Microsoft Cloud for the first time from data centres located in Africa. This new investment is a major milestone in the company’s mission to empower every person and every organisation on the planet to achieve more, and a recognition of the enormous opportunity for digital transformation in…

Ghana to Host the 6th Innovation Prize for Africa Event in July 2017
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Ghana to Host the 6th Innovation Prize for Africa Event in July 2017

Pics:African Innovation Foundation Founder, Mr Jean-Claude Bastos de Morais meeting with H.E. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo-Addo, the President of Ghana to discuss investment opportunities and hosting IPA 2017 in Ghana. The African Innovation Foundation (AIF) in collaboration with the Government of Ghana, represented by the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI), Ghana…

UN World Summit Awards 2017 Opens Application for Digital Innovations Around the World

UN World Summit Awards 2017 Opens Application for Digital Innovations Around the World

The UN focused World Summit Awards 2017 Opens Application for Digital Innovations around the World that are changing and impacting the society.The World Summit Award is a unique awards system, selecting and promoting local digital innovation with high social impact. Combining an ongoing a series of international events and activities with a global network of start-ups,…

World Economic Forum on Africa to Hold in Durban 3-5 May 2017
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World Economic Forum on Africa to Hold in Durban 3-5 May 2017

The World Economic Forum in Partnership with the Government of the Republic of South Africa will hold  the World Economic Forum on Africa in Durban,South Africa between  3-5 May 2017.The forum will convene regional and global leaders from business, government and civil society to agree priorities that will help Africa achieve inclusive growth. Africa is facing…

Nigerian FinTech Startup REACH Makes Finalist of Digital Financial Services Lab (DFS Lab) Boot Camp in Sri Lanka
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Nigerian FinTech Startup REACH Makes Finalist of Digital Financial Services Lab (DFS Lab) Boot Camp in Sri Lanka

A Nigerian Fintech Startup REACH is one of the finalists of  the Digital Financial Services Lab (DFS Lab) Boot Camp in Sri Lanka.REACH is an innovative app that helps you set, track, and achieve your financial goals.It is a group savings tool, helping customers plan savings for big life moments. REACH partners with Zenith Bank to bring…

Enter for the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation 2017

Enter for the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation 2017

The Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation organised by the Royal Academy of Engineering is open for applications and will close on 24 July 2017.The Africa Prize encourages ambitious and talented sub-Saharan African engineers from all disciplines to apply their skills to develop scalable solutions to local challenges, highlighting the importance of engineering as an enabler…

The Inexhaustible Power Source: A Breakthrough Energy Innovation that Provides Cheap, Clean Energy for Everyone

The Inexhaustible Power Source: A Breakthrough Energy Innovation that Provides Cheap, Clean Energy for Everyone

Picture above:L-R is Mr Simon Olanipekun receiving Award for the Best Innovative Energy Invention at the Nigeria Innovation Awards 2016 from Mr Olayinka Omolere of Asoko Insight In order to make energy cheap and available 24/7 a young Nigerian engineer is working towards an effective and efficient energy source. Engr. Simon Olanipekun has invented an…

Enter For The Union Bank Nigeria Centenary Innovation Challenge

Enter For The Union Bank Nigeria Centenary Innovation Challenge

In celebration of 100 years of heritage & service, Union Bank  Nigeria is running a Centenary Innovation Challenge to find and support great ideas that address the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in entrepreneurial ways. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), otherwise known as the Global Goals, are a universal call to action to end poverty, protect…

Answer Questions on Innovation in Nigeria and Win 1000 Naira Recharge Card Every Week(Week 1)
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Answer Questions on Innovation in Nigeria and Win 1000 Naira Recharge Card Every Week(Week 1)

The recent N756.3m grant to 81 young Nigerian innovators as part of the Federal Government’s Economic Empowerment initiatives is a welcomed development as it is focused on increasing digital innovation and entrepreneurship in Nigeria. As an organisation that promotes technology,innovation and entrepreneurship in Africa we are offering this opportunity to our followers on the social media…

African Institute for Mathematical  Sciences (AIMS) Launched in Rwanda To Drive Innovation and Research

African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) Launched in Rwanda To Drive Innovation and Research

Africa’s first and biggest network of centers of excellence, the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), in partnership with the Government of Rwanda, today announced the launch of AIMS in Rwanda, an ecosystem of pan-African transformation that will leverage scientific innovation, learning and research to apply solutions to the continent’s challenges. The official launch took…

SeedStars Summit-A Global Event for Emerging Markets Holds April 6
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SeedStars Summit-A Global Event for Emerging Markets Holds April 6

No other organisation covers or really supports Emerging Markets like the SeedStars. In 2014,I witnessed this in one of their events around the world. SeedStars is a leading global movement that supports and creates opportunities for Emerging Markets around the world.They have seen the opportunities in these markets as 57% of world GDP comes from emerging markets….

Dot Africa(.Africa) Domain Names Will be Available to the Public in July

Dot Africa(.Africa) Domain Names Will be Available to the Public in July

Africa is in dire need to distinguish,position,grow herself around the world to an enviable height.Am particularly glad to see the energy in young Africans who understand the need and are making great sacrifices to change the narrative of Africa from the world’s perspective.As technology and innovation become the focal point of advancement for economies,there is…

Meet VNTS-A Nigerian IT Company With A Vision of Being Africa’s Leading Provider of Innovative IT Solutions

Meet VNTS-A Nigerian IT Company With A Vision of Being Africa’s Leading Provider of Innovative IT Solutions

As Nigeria faces great economic challenges which calls for innovative ideas,products and services across all sectors of the economy,it becomes interesting to see one Nigerian information Technology(IT) company who is already taking the lead in manufacturing of innovative IT hardwares for the African Market.The company is VNTS. VNTS Company Limited is a Technology products and…

MainOne’s Nerds Unite Raises the Bar for Nigerian IT Professionals

MainOne’s Nerds Unite Raises the Bar for Nigerian IT Professionals

MainOne has continued to push the boundaries for IT professionals in Nigeria from its inception with a 7000km private submarine cable which changed the face of the Internet in West Africa, to the opening of a Tier III data center in 2015. The leadership the company provides in changing the technology landscape is providing the…

Mohammed Dewji,Group CEO of MeTL Wins Africa CEO of the Year Award

Mohammed Dewji,Group CEO of MeTL Wins Africa CEO of the Year Award

Mohammed Dewji,Group CEO of MeTL (Mohammed Entreprise Tanzania Limited) takes home the prestigious CEO OF THE YEAR award and Anta Babacar Ngom Bathily of Sedima wins the award for YOUNG CEO OF THE YEAR. Mohammed Dewji beats off competition from business heavyweights across the continent to take home one of the biggest awards in Africa’s…

Internet Society to Host  Africa Regional Internet and Development Dialogue on Enhancing Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Education in Africa
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Internet Society to Host Africa Regional Internet and Development Dialogue on Enhancing Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Education in Africa

African Regional Internet and Development Dialogue Enhancing Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Education in Africa through the Internet When: 08-09 May 2017 Where: Kigali Marriott Hotel, Kigali, Rwanda The Internet Society recently announced that it will hold the first ever Africa Regional Internet and Development Dialogue from 8-9 May 2017 in Kigali,Rwanda, in partnership with UNESCO and…

Mara Social Media Acquires Nimbuzz-A Global Instant Messaging & Communications Platform

Mara Social Media Acquires Nimbuzz-A Global Instant Messaging & Communications Platform

Mara Social Media of the Mara group, an African multi-channel platform of online and mobile tech innovations that are designed to connect people across emerging markets, has announced this week that it has acquired global platform Nimbuzz Assets. Nimbuzz, initially released in May 2008 is a powerful cross-platform mobile calling and messaging app. The app…