Spurred by increased infrastructural investments, improved connectivity and affordability, positive government interventions, and the spread of mobility, the African digital media landscape is rapidly evolving, according to global IT market intelligence firm International Data Corporation (IDC). Referencing its ‘Assessment and Outlook of the Digital Media Ecosystem in Africa’ report, IDC today said the future…
As nations, governments, institutions and organizations around the world are promoting and developing their entrepreneurship ecosystem, it has become obvious that entrepreneurship now holds the key to sustainable economic development in today’s world. It can simply be put that the future of Nigeria’s growth lies majorly on how well and fast Nigeria’s entrepreneurship…
By Richard Chowning (@TheAfricaMentor) I have just returned from the Startup Africa’s 11th Annual Africa Entrepreneurship Conference and Awards Gala which took place on September 27th in Wilmington, Delaware. I was honored by the organizers to be on a panel “How Africa’s Start-ups are Using Lean Startup Principles” It was a gathering primarily…
Aflix,a mobile online video streaming app which launched in Nigeria, Kenya and Ghana last month has expanded its operations by unveiling the Hollywood mobile streaming service in thirty other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. The new territories include: Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Cape Verde,Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, and Ethiopia. Others include: Gambia, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho,…
In a bid to improve the online experience and deliver better services to its fashion consumers, Traclist, a fast growing fashion e-commerce platform has upgraded to a more trendy and simplified portal. The refreshed platform is a marketplace designed and crafted to provide seamless connections between fashion merchants and online buyers of local…
Editor’s Note: As several efforts are constantly needed to combat the spread of Ebola in West Africa,the Innovative Technologies for Development Foundation Nigeria has launched this App to help educate more people and also prevent the spread of this deadly scourge. Akinmade Akintoye, CTO of CloudWare Technologies contributes this article: The visit of…
Cloud computing is an umbrella term used to describe a group of technologies. Unlike previous computer technologies that relied on decentralized, essentially independent computers and software, cloud computing unifies resources through web-based applications and tools, storing data and software alike in a remote server. Cloud computing potentially allows computers or smartphones to be…
Venture capital firm TLcom Capital recently announced the sale of virtual identity solutions provider for mobile operators Movirtu to global mobile communications leader Blackberry, in TLcom’s second profitable exit in Africa this year. The sale sees TLcom achieve a cash on cash return in excess of two times its initial investment in Movirtu made…
EDITOR’S NOTE; Adebayo Sanni, who is the Country Director Nigeria at Oracle Corporation ,in this article looks at how the cloud debate is set to evolve with a focus on delivering business advantage. To date the real meat and potatoes of the cloud – the transformational cost and performance benefits it brings to…
Lack of Power is a major challenge to the growth of businesses and to the survival of a people in Africa especially Nigeria-one of the largest countries and economy in Africa.The Power Africa initaitive being facilitated by the US Government is an initiative to double the number of people with access to power…
Six of the ten fastest growing world economies are African, and the International Data Corporation (IDC) expects overall IT spending in Africa to total $33.4 billion over the next five years. In fact, according to the IDC one third of all Kenyan enterprises view the implementation and expansion of cloud capabilities as a key…
Labour and employment in Nigeria maybe facing its toughest challenge yet soon. This is in-line with a World Bank warning. The world is facing a global jobs crisis that is hurting the chances of reigniting economic growth, and there is no magic bullet to solve the problem, the World Bank warned on Tuesday. In a…
Just recently,Royal Philips in collaboration with the University of Johannesburg inaugurated a state-of-the-art medical training simulation lab on the University premises during the Johannesburg stopover of Philips’ fifth consecutive pan-African Cairo to Cape Town roadshow. This pioneering project will contribute to the hands-on training of medical students in South Africa by providing accurate simulations…
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MainOne-a leading provider of innovative telecom services and network solutions for businesses in West Africa, Funke Opeke, joined global policy makers, international organizations and other global internet stakeholders in Istanbul, Turkey this week to discuss “Policies Enabling Access, Growth and Development on the Internet”. The 9th Annual…
Over the years following the Technology Trends in Nigeria,of key interest has been the constant development of the Nigeria Startup Ecosystem.So it becomes an exciting news when certain progresses are being made,as we receive this great news that Co-Creation Hub Nigeria(CcHub) is boosting her incubation program with the launch of a $500,000…
African Leadership Academy and The MasterCard Foundation are delighted to announce the 2014 Anzisha Prize finalists., which shows strong growth in entrepreneurship activity amongst youth in West Africa. Five young women are among the 12 finalists in the running for the $75,000 prize money that will be awarded on 23 September 2014, and…
The Co-creation Hub’s (CcHub) CEO and Co-founder, Bosun Tijani recently launched a sports and fitness app called Truppr, an app which aims to simplify and make fitness an attractive lifestyle. Truppr is a social tool that connects people, irrespective of their current lifestyle and shape, with physical activities and teammates in cities across the…
-The organisation marks her 10th year anniversary, holds 2014 Summit in Nigeria, US and the UK. With the Theme: “Women and National Security: Utilizing ICT for Community Policing and Self Actualisation. Following the great need in our society to empower the Nigerian Women and the Youths using Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs),…
TECNO Mobile a brand under TRANSSION Holdings, has made a bold step of market dominance in Smartphone technology within Africa with the unveiling of the phone tipped for the Smartphone of the year – Phantom Z. The event which took centre stage at the prestigious Sheraton Hotel elicited excitement from consumers as 10 lucky…
We have been invited to take part in this year’s thought Leadership Breakfast Session on Sustainable Development with the theme: ICT for Sustainable Development: Aligning Challenges with Potentials. The event which is in her 5th year is being hosted by Etisalat Nigeria and ThistlePraxis Consulting.Some of the Speakers at this 3-hour meet-up include:Mr Odo…
The Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation Forum 2014 will take place from the 8 – 10 September 2014, at the Radisson Blu Water Garden Hotel, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The Forum is the premier ICT conference of the Commonwealth drawing high level participation from ICT ministries, regulators and operators from across the Commonwealth and beyond and is…
Nigeria’s recent economic outlook is earning her choice positions in the global arena. As the largest economy in Africa, there has been a marked increase in foreign investment into the country. Information and Communications Technology is growing at a great speed fostering Technology Entrepreneurship and building the Nigeria Start-Up Ecosystem. This year ,Nigeria is…
In an attempt to deepen the recent announcement of operations in Nigeria of Paypal, First Bank Nigeria Plc. will today launch her partnership with PayPal in Nigeria. The event which will feature top PayPal executives: Malvina Goldfeld, Head of Business Development for Africa at PayPal; and Efi Dahan, the Regional Director, Israel and…
With the happenings in economies around the world, Africa has suddenly become the next frontier of innovation ecosystem to conquer. It becomes important that African nations realize their place and collaborate with one another to build sustainable innovation ecosystems. As Innovation has become a universal language no matter where you come from, we…
With increased number of Technology Hubs and Incubators in several countries in Africa,the continent is no doubt fast becoming the home for Technology start-ups promoting Technology Entrepreneurship in Africa.The latest of such initiative is called think based in Kigali,Rwanda. Think,the newly established tech incubator in Kigali announced recently the call for applications to technology…
Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, provides its support to the GSMA Pan-African mHealth Initiative (PAMI), a mobile ecosystem that aims to improve maternal and child health and nutrition in sub-Saharan Africa. Acting as one of the first leading partners in this ambitious undertaking, Gemalto is contributing its digital security expertise to…
Orange Telecom recently opened West Africa’s first very large-capacity IP Point of Presence(PoP). The operational launch of this facility, which is located in Abidjan,Côte d’Ivoire, is set to enhance Internet connectivity in the sub-region by offering faster connection speeds and improved reliability for wholesale customers. An IP Point of Presence is part of the technical…
One of the sectors that has been so revolutionised by Technology is the Media. As the media play vital role in setting agenda for the development of any society, it becomes very pertinent that our people begin to realise the strategic role of the media especially in the economic empowerment of our people…
Megan Smith and her team from Google X are visiting Nigeria this week and meeting up with Tech Start -ups at the Idea Hub this Friday to explore opportunities around the ecosystem in Africa. Megan Smith, who is the Vice President at Google X will also use the opportunity to support ideas from…
It is no longer news that the rate of unemployment in Nigeria is alarming, what interests me is to know the several initiatives being taken by private organizations to mitigate this hydra-headed problem of unemployment in our society. And so at a well-attended press event in Lagos last week, Phillips Consulting Limited, a leading…