Mobility, Cloud, Big Data,IoT drive Nigeria IT spending to $5.3 Billion in 2016
Information Technology spending in Nigeria-the largest economy in Africa- will top $5.3 billion in 2016 as organizations increasingly embrace digital…
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AfricaConnect2:A €26.6m Africa and European Union Internet project to transform African science and education
African research and education network associations WACREN, the UbuntuNet Alliance and ASREN have partnered with their European counterpart GÉANT in…
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Steve Wozniak,Alec Ross,Muhammad Yunus,Jonathan Henning,Chinedu Echeruo at Access Conference Lagos Nigeria
Top experts in Innovation and Transformation around the world gathered today in Lagos,Nigeria at the 2015 Access Conference.The theme of…
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Facebook launches Innovation Challenge in Africa
Facebook is launching the Internet.org Innovation Challenge in Africa, with the aim of recognising developers and entrepreneurs who are using…
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British High Commission hosts Future African Leaders
The British High Commission in Nigeria hosted winners and nominees of The Future Awards Africa 2015 to a reception at…
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China Emerges the Fastest Growing Market for Wearables-IDC
Image from FitBit A recent report from International Data Corporation (IDC ) has shown that China has quickly emerged as…
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Signal Alliance subsidiary Sasware invests in Health Technology Startup-Medismarts
According to Nigeria Communications Week,Sasware, the Technology investment subsidiary of Signal Alliance today announced an investment in Medismarts, a health…
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Senate Confirms Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta as Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).
We got this news from Nigeria Communications Commission that the Nigerian Senate yesterday confirmed Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta as Executive…
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CradleCount App by Kesandu Nwokolo-An innovative Healthcare App for Pregnant Women in Africa.
CradleCount App by Kesandu Nwokolo is an innovative Health care app for pregnant women in Africa,the app is set to…
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Connecting the next 1 billion:Microsoft Launches Fund to improve Internet Access in Developing Countries.
The need to connect the next 1 billion people to the internet is growing as many organisations like Facebook and…
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Orange announce winners of the 2015 Orange African Social Venture Prize
Orange announced the winners of the 2015 Orange African Social Venture Prize during the AfricaCom Awards ceremony held in Cape Town…
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Chris Kwekowe,A 22 Year Old Nigerian and founder of Slatecube wins Anzisha 2015 Grand Prize for African youth entrepreneurship
The Anzisha Prize is thrilled to announce this year’s winner of the $25,000 Grand Prize in the 5th year of…
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Meet Nigeria’s new Minister of Science and Technology- Dr.Ogbonnaya Onu
The new global economy is one that ranks nations top of the other based on their Science and Technology Development.For…
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Nigeria:President Buhari Swears in Ministers,becomes Minister of Petroleum Resources
President of Nigeria,Muhammadu Buhari today swore in Ministers to help him oversee the affairs of the country.Interestingly the President himself…
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Raising the Next Generation of African Leaders:2016 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders
The Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders which begun in 2014, is the flagship program of President Obama’s Young…
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African Innovators selected for Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation by the Royal Academy of Engineering.
A solar-powered high-tech greenhouse, systems to stop electricity theft, and food supplements made from caterpillars are among twelve innovations shortlisted…
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When Big Data, Cloud and Internet of Things Technologies can enable African Startups become Disruptive.
The new technologies making waves now revolve around Big Data, Cloud and Internet of Things. We are really getting so…
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Leveraging the Growing Digital Opportunities in Nigeria
Image illustration from Bangkokpost Opportunities around digital economy is increasingly growing in most regions of Africa especially in Nigeria.For West African…
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Oracle announces latest products across the 3 Layers of Cloud at the Oracle Open World 2015
As the Oracle Open World 2015 enters into its second day, Oracle has announced several products across the three layers…
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Oracle and Intel team up to Empower Businesses and Enterprises with latest Big Data and Cloud Solutions ahead of IBM.
The whole idea of new technologies and trends like Big Data, Cloud and also internet of things is to…
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Introducing TECNO WinPad 10 Powered by Intel and Microsoft
The Tecno WinPad 10 is the…
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One Year After,Nigerians Celebrate Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh,the courageous doctor who identified and contained the first case of Ebola in Nigeria
Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh was the courageous doctor who identified and contained the first case of Ebola in Nigeria….
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Microsoft appoints Amrote Abdella as Regional Director for Microsoft 4Afrika Initiative
Amrote Abdella has been announced as the new regional director for Microsoft’s 4Afrika Initiative, effective October 2015. Previously the director…
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World Map showing ‘Who is Who’ in the Internet of Things Ecosystem
IoT Image from engineering.com Technology trends around the world determines the next big companies and what their products are.The trends…
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Google is looking to hire Developer Relations Ecosystem Program Manager for Sub-Saharan Africa
Google is looking to hire a Developer Relations Ecosystem Program Manager for Sub-Saharan Africa. Primary Location: Lagos Nigeria. Job type:Full time…
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Oracle Expands Operation in Nigeria,Positions for more Opportunities in Africa
PIX:L-R: Alfonso Di Ianni, Oracle Senior Vice President, ECEMEA;Orla Nichorcora, Oracle Senior Director, Business Development, ECEMEA; Adebayo Sanni, Oracle Nigeria Country…
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SimbaPay winner of DEMO Africa 2015 goes for DEMO in Silicon Valley
SimbaPay – a leading digital money transfer provider – was on Friday, 25 Sep 2015 announced as the winner of…
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International Data Corporation(IDC) set to promote Internet of Things (IoT) in Africa
International Data Corporation(IDC) is set to promote Internet of Things (IoT) in Africa with the recent announcement that its ‘Internet…
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GITEX Dubai Celebrates 35th anniversary edition,becomes one of the most Influential Tech events in the World
GITEX Technology week Dubai,has grown to become one of the most influential tech events in the world.In 2013, I attended…
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Hollywood Celebrates Dr Bennet Omalu,the Nigerian Forensic Neuropathologist that discovered Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy(CTE) in American Football Players.
Dr.Bennet Omalu A movie called Concussion,in honour of the Nigerian Forensic Neuropathologist Dr Bennet Omalu, will be released internationally by…
