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According to Nigeria Communications Week Enhancing Financial Innovation & Access (EFInA),a financial sector development organization has announced the release of an Innovation Grant in the sum of $2,000,000 (Two million US Dollars only), to support First City Monument Bank (FCMB) Limited with its “Group Lending and Agency Banking” project, which provides financial services and access to…

Few days ago my wife was telling me about this new game called Pokeman Go in Augmented Reality.At first,it didn’t quite interest me because am not so much into games but until I saw everyone catching ’em all. Pokémon Go is a location-based augmented reality mobile game, developed by Niantic, published by The Pokémon Company,…

In an update to its Worldwide Semiannual Internet of Things Spending Guide,International Data Corporation (IDC) forecasts that organizations in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) will invest more than $6.6 billion in Internet of Things (IoT)hardware, software, services, and connectivity in 2016. The global ICT consulting and advisory services firm expects IoT revenues in the…

Vantage Capital, Africa’s largest mezzanine fund manager, announced todaythat it has disbursed the second and final tranche of a R250 million ($16.6 million)expansion capital facility to Vumatel . The funds will be used for the on-going expansion of Vumatel’s fibre-to-the-home (“FTTH”) network in a growing number of Johannesburg and Cape Town suburbs. The Vantage mezzanine…

Over the years for people who want to study abroad finding the right school could be a big challenge.An innovative tech platform SchoolApply is helping prospective students navigate this challenge of finding the right school to study abroad.According to them, SchoolApply is an innovative tech platform that matches students’ interests and academics, among other factors, with schools…

This September African heads of State, government ministers, global business leaders, and leading academics will gather to discuss the future of Africa’s economy. In Rwanda’s newly constructed Convention Centre, and under the patronage of His Excellency Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda, delegates will explore how the public and private sectors can work…

With two-thirds of Africans expected to live in cities by 2050, how Africa urbanises will be critical to the continent’s future growth and development, according to the African Economic Outlook 2016 released today at the African Development Bank Group’s 51st Annual Meetings. Africa’s economic performance held firm in 2015 amid global headwinds and regional shocks….

See Part 1 of this Article Education: Undoubtedly, education is a powerful agent of socio-economic transformation. Educational technology and teaching methods would put nations that adopt them above others. We need a paradigm shift in our educational system with improved method of learning through the application of innovative technological development as obtainable in leading countries…

Orange launches the 6th edition of the Orange Social Venture Prize. Four winners will receive 55,000 Euro. Please share the news to help the entrepreneurs you know seize this opportunity. If they use information and communication technologies (ICT) in an innovative fashion to exert a positive influence on society and/or the environment in Africa or…

In a time where most of the news articles you read or hear about Nigeria is on corruption,boko haram or a gloomy economic disposition ,and being here in the US I take so much time and passion to explain to anyone I meet about  many great stuffs about Nigeria and how hard working ,industrious the…

In this age of exponential technological advancement, innovation has become the prime drivers of economic growth, especially in countries that have embraced it. And for Nigeria not to be left behind, she must aggressively adopt innovation in every facet of her economy. Innovation is considered by experts to be a critical component of business productivity,…

The FIRE Africa Grants will provide four Grants of up to US$25,000 each for projects aligned with one of the following categories. This Grant is for projects that will be implemented within a 12-16 month period. 2016 Funding Categories Technical Innovation Innovative projects that use technical concepts and solutions related to Internet development, security and access. This category includes…