The need to connect the next 1 billion people to the internet is growing as many organisations like Facebook and now Microsoft are developing initiatives and strategies to connect under served and developing countries around the world. Recently,Microsoft launched a fund to improve access to affordable Internet in under-served markets as a part of the company’s Affordable…
Orange announced the winners of the 2015 Orange African Social Venture Prize during the AfricaCom Awards ceremony held in Cape Town last night. For the fifth year in a row, the Orange Group is recognizing three innovative projects that are set to stimulate development in Africa. The prize aims to encourage entrepreneurs as they launch initiatives…
The Anzisha Prize is thrilled to announce this year’s winner of the $25,000 Grand Prize in the 5th year of Africa’s premier award for youth entrepreneurship. Chris Kwekowe (22), founder of Slatecube which offers a job-relevant skills learning platform and job placement services,impressed the judges. Slatecube has had significant success to date with potential for scale…
The new global economy is one that ranks nations top of the other based on their Science and Technology Development.For Africa,one of the continents in the world,there is little or nothing in the global arena that shows any African country progressing in the area of Technology and Innovation.And sometimes I wonder how long it…
President of Nigeria,Muhammadu Buhari today swore in Ministers to help him oversee the affairs of the country.Interestingly the President himself is the Minister of Petroleum Resources. Here is the list of Nigeria’s new Ministers and their appointments: 1. Chris Ngige – (Anambra) – Minister of labour & Employment 2. Kayode Fayemi- (Ekiti) – Minister…
The Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders which begun in 2014, is the flagship program of President Obama’s Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) that empowers young people through academic coursework, leadership training, and networking. In 2016, the Fellowship will provide 1,000 outstanding young leaders from Sub-Saharan Africa with the opportunity to hone their skills…
A solar-powered high-tech greenhouse, systems to stop electricity theft, and food supplements made from caterpillars are among twelve innovations shortlisted for the 2015/2016 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation by the Royal Academy of Engineering. Also selected are mobile technologies which guide parents through pregnancy and connect heart patients to cardiologists, and a three-wheeled mini-tractor which…
The new technologies making waves now revolve around Big Data, Cloud and Internet of Things. We are really getting so familiar with these words these days. Am sure this is a very exciting times for anyone, no matter where in the world you live in, you don’t even have to be a techie to start…
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…
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…
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…
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 utility value of mobile technology is almost second to none. In sub-Sahara Africa, the mobile phone has proven to be an innovative and transformative tool for positive social and economic change, empowering individuals, communities and organizations in a variety of ways. One key area where mobile is transforming realities and becoming positively disruptive is…
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…