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  • Open Call for International Startups at Tel Aviv Global Launchpad
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    Open Call for International Startups at Tel Aviv Global Launchpad

    ByKenneth Omeruo December 23, 2016

    The Tel Aviv University Entrepreneurship Center(StarTAU) in partnership with key players from the Israeli start-up ecosystem opens application to International Startups to learn and grow their business from the Israel startup ecosystem through the TLV Global Launchpad programme. International  startups will be immersed into the the Israeli startups scene for an exclusive one-month Launchpad in…

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  • A Note from Mark Zuckerberg on How he Built Jarvis-his Artificial Intelligence (AI) Assistant
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    A Note from Mark Zuckerberg on How he Built Jarvis-his Artificial Intelligence (AI) Assistant

    ByKenneth Omeruo December 23, 2016December 23, 2016

    This is a note from Mark Zuckerberg on how he built Jarvis My personal challenge for 2016 was to build a simple AI to run my home – like Jarvis in Iron Man. My goal was to learn about the state of artificial intelligence – where we’re further along than peo- ple realize, where we’re…

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  • Mark Zuckerberg and his Artificial Intelligence(AI) Assistant called Jarvis
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    Mark Zuckerberg and his Artificial Intelligence(AI) Assistant called Jarvis

    ByKenneth Omeruo December 23, 2016December 23, 2016

    The realities and opportunities been created by technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI),Virtual realities(VR) and  Internet of Things(IoT) give machines great intelligence and cognitive abilities,one I find very fascinating. Mark Zuckerberg the founder of Facebook is one guy set to expand the scope of what is possible and push these realities we have today like…

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  • STYLISH, SLEEK AND SOPHISTICATED; THE GIONEE S6S IS RATED S+
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    STYLISH, SLEEK AND SOPHISTICATED; THE GIONEE S6S IS RATED S+

    ByKenneth Omeruo December 19, 2016December 19, 2016

    After two weeks with the Gionee S6s, I had to do something about the phone and since I can’t sing, I thought to write of its wonders. The phone has turned my doubts into incredible Selfies. With a plethora of other interesting features, you will not wonder why the phone is fast becoming a favorite…

    Read More STYLISH, SLEEK AND SOPHISTICATED; THE GIONEE S6S IS RATED S+Continue

  • Novartis launches SMS for Life 2.0 in Nigeria to help improve Access to Essential Medicines
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    Novartis launches SMS for Life 2.0 in Nigeria to help improve Access to Essential Medicines

    ByKenneth Omeruo December 17, 2016

    Novartis announced recently the launch of an innovative technology-based healthcare program called SMS for Life 2.0 in Kaduna State, Nigeria. The program aims to increase the availability of essential medicines and improve care for patients across the region by using simple,available, and affordable technology. SMS for Life 2.0 is a joint public-private partnership led by…

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  • Ideas Matter Research Fellowship Program Supports Young Academics in West Africa
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    Ideas Matter Research Fellowship Program Supports Young Academics in West Africa

    ByKenneth Omeruo December 17, 2016

    A new fellowship which supports the research of young academics in the region focusing on women, technology and entrepreneurship The West African Research Association at the Boston University in Massachusetts,US and The Master Card Foundation  are pleased to announce the recipients of the Ideas Matter Fellowship Program, a new fellowship which supports the research of young…

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  • Samsung Electronics  Africa on How Government and the Private Sector can Advance Skills  Development in Africa
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    Samsung Electronics Africa on How Government and the Private Sector can Advance Skills Development in Africa

    ByKenneth Omeruo December 17, 2016

    Private sector participation needs to be viewed as not only valuable to education and skills development but as integral to it. At a national level, the private sector should be considered an essential partner in education planning and as advisors to Ministries of Education.This important change of perspective should also see private companies recognise the…

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  • Pictures from Nigeria Innovation Summit 2016
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    Pictures from Nigeria Innovation Summit 2016

    ByKenneth Omeruo December 11, 2016December 11, 2016

            See  more Pictures  of the Nigeria Innovation Summit on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pg/openinnovationnigeria/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1616805398614852   About the Nigeria Innovation Summit The Nigeria Innovation Summit held recently in Lagos Nigeria .The summit is an annual event that focuses on the need for the country,businesses,organisations,entrepreneurs in Nigeria to become more innovative and apply innovation…

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  • Tony Elumelu Foundation Announces 3rd Round of TEF Entrepreneurship Programme
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    Tony Elumelu Foundation Announces 3rd Round of TEF Entrepreneurship Programme

    ByKenneth Omeruo December 11, 2016

    On January 1, 2017, The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) will begin accepting applications for the third round of the TEF Entrepreneurship Programme. The Programme is the Foundation’s 10-year, US$100 million commitment to training, mentoring and funding 10,000 African entrepreneurs. The application portal will be open until midnight (WAT), March 1, 2017. Entrepreneurs must complete the…

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  • African Innovation and Entrepreneurship Academy Supports African Innovators
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    African Innovation and Entrepreneurship Academy Supports African Innovators

    ByKenneth Omeruo December 10, 2016

    African Innovation and Entrepreneurship Academy is an Innovation Accelerator for African Small businesses and Startups.The academy supports  African Entrepreneurs and Innovators with a focus on both  on corporate Innovation as well as Startup Innovations through the following: -Training Programs and Courses -Workshops and Seminars -Innovation Management -Investments -International Opportunities -Research and Development -Events See more…

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  • African Innovators recognized by the Royal Academy of Engineering at the Africa Prize for  Engineering Innovation
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    African Innovators recognized by the Royal Academy of Engineering at the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

    ByKenneth Omeruo December 10, 2016

    The inventors of an all-terrain ‘smart wheelchair’, a solar-water heating appliance that slashes energy use by 90% and a pneumonia-diagnosing biomedical jacket are among African innovators recognised by the Royal Academy of Engineering as the continent’s future technology pioneers. Tackling global challenges as diverse as climate change, childhood disease, and access to renewable energy, 16…

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  • African Academy of Sciences-Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa (AAS-AESA) Drive Innovation and Research in Africa with $7M
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    African Academy of Sciences-Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa (AAS-AESA) Drive Innovation and Research in Africa with $7M

    ByKenneth Omeruo December 10, 2016December 10, 2016

    With support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, AESA will commit US$ 7 Million in innovation grants to catalyse pioneering research to achieve health and development outcomes. The African Academy of Sciences and the NEPAD Agency’s Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa (AESA) is committing US$7 million to fund innovative ideas and…

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  • THE GIONEE M6: MARATHON IS NOT A MYTH
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    THE GIONEE M6: MARATHON IS NOT A MYTH

    ByKenneth Omeruo December 5, 2016

    For the smartphone world, it is the best of times, as it is the time of bests. The Gionee M6 is a fresh evolution of the almighty Gionee species that promises to raise the smartphone experience to newborn dimensions with a powerful battery. SLIM BUT MIGHTY The Gionee M6 can claim such a tag. With…

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  • EY, Asoko Insight and IC Publications Launch Africa Ranking
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    EY, Asoko Insight and IC Publications Launch Africa Ranking

    ByKenneth Omeruo December 3, 2016

    EY, Asoko Insight and IC Publications are set to launch Africa’s first continent wide survey of Africa’s fastest growing, privately-held companies.The tripartite partnership will result in the inaugural Africa Ranking on the continent’s fastest growing companies. The Africa Ranking is a collaboration between Asoko Insight (Asoko),Africa’s pre-eminent provider of corporate data, African Business magazine,the continent’s…

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  • Barclays, Techstars Open Applications to Fintech Entrepreneurs in Africa
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    Barclays, Techstars Open Applications to Fintech Entrepreneurs in Africa

    ByKenneth Omeruo December 3, 2016

    Applications have opened for the Barclays Accelerator programme, powered by Techstars, an initiative aimed at uncovering the next M-Pesa or Paypal by working with exceptional fintech entrepreneurs innovating Africa’s financial services industry.This collaboration between Barclays Africa and Techstars offers a game-changing opportunity to 10 qualifying fintech startups, which will take part in a 13-week programme…

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  • Ashish J. Thakkar Global Entrepreneurship Index 2016 Ranks Namibia Top in Africa
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    Ashish J. Thakkar Global Entrepreneurship Index 2016 Ranks Namibia Top in Africa

    ByKenneth Omeruo December 3, 2016

    The Ashish J. Thakkar Global Entrepreneurship Index 2016 recently launched measures entrepreneurial environments around the world against a strict set of criteria that spans cultural, educational, administrative, infrastructural, financial and policy factors. It is designed to highlight which countries are performing well and which countries have room for improvement. Among the 85 countries reviewed,Singapore has…

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  • A NEW WAY TO SELFIE
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    A NEW WAY TO SELFIE

    ByKenneth Omeruo November 28, 2016

    When the perfect comes, the good has to give way. The Gionee S6s is an ingenious craft of perfection. It comes with a back Fingerprint Shutter for capturing Selfies and a Front flash for perfect Selfies even in imperfect lighting conditions.   The specifications at a glance There’s a secret inside this box, let’s unwrap…

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  • TECNO RELEASES THE ALL-IN-ONE DROIPAD 10 PRO II WITH REMIX OS 2.0
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    TECNO RELEASES THE ALL-IN-ONE DROIPAD 10 PRO II WITH REMIX OS 2.0

    ByKenneth Omeruo October 26, 2016November 7, 2016

    The evolution of mobile devices has created a visible borderline between mobile and PC. The swift movement from PC to mobile is one that several people have embraced even though they still crave for certain core PC experiences on their mobile. Remix OS 2.0 drives the DroiPad 10 Pro II beyond the borderline The TECNO…

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  • NCC, Swiss Embassy, RIIS South Africa,OneDokita Healthcare, Top Speakers and Organizations Line Up For Nigeria Innovation Summit
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    NCC, Swiss Embassy, RIIS South Africa,OneDokita Healthcare, Top Speakers and Organizations Line Up For Nigeria Innovation Summit

    ByTony Ajah October 23, 2016

    Prof Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC); Yves Nicolet , Consul General Switzerland in Lagos, Nigeria; Davis Cook, CEO, Research Institute for Innovation and Sustainability(RIIS),South Africa, Dr Daniel Folukoya, CEO & Founder of OneDokita Healthcare Limited, Dr Tunde Adekola, Senior Education Specialist at World Bank…

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  • Mozilla Announces $250,000 Innovation Challenge
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    Mozilla Announces $250,000 Innovation Challenge

    ByKenneth Omeruo October 23, 2016

    Mozilla announces a $250,000 Innovation Challenge to bring Internet to the next billion people around the globe.The challenge which is known as  global Equal Rating Innovation Challenge, is a competition which invites contributions on ways to provide unfettered access to the open Internet for anyone across the globe. As part of its initiative, Mozilla is asking entrepreneurs,designers, researchers…

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  • I WILL CHOOSE YOU. AGAIN AND AGAIN
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    I WILL CHOOSE YOU. AGAIN AND AGAIN

    ByKenneth Omeruo October 23, 2016

    I needed a phone. And as every other time I had bought a phone; I brooded, browsed and asked every human I knew for their opinion. This time, I even carried out a twitter poll to find out which phone was the hottest in the market, most especially because the last time I bought a…

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  • EVERYTHING ABOUT THE GIONEE S6S IS BEAUTIFUL
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    EVERYTHING ABOUT THE GIONEE S6S IS BEAUTIFUL

    ByKenneth Omeruo October 16, 2016

    Over the years, fashion magazines and Models have made us all believe that beautiful photographs are exclusive to a select few. This has made some people so comfortable hiding behind the scenes that they could almost bet their lives they aren’t cool for the cameras. This self-imposed belief has been further aggravated with a cool…

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  • Mark Zuckerberg Invests  $3 Billion to Scientific Research to Cure  and Prevent Diseases in Children
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    Mark Zuckerberg Invests $3 Billion to Scientific Research to Cure and Prevent Diseases in Children

    ByKenneth Omeruo September 21, 2016

    Mark Zuckerberg,the CEO and  Co-Founder of Facebook with his wife Priscilla through their philanthropic organisation-  Chan Zuckerberg Initiative announced today the setting up of Chan Zuckerberg Science which is a partnership that connects software engineers,physicists,scientists,researchers together to collaborate,share data,build tools to help cure,prevent and manage all diseases in children.They made a donation of 3 billion…

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  • IF YOU’VE GOT THE GIONEE F103 PRO, FLAUNT IT
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    IF YOU’VE GOT THE GIONEE F103 PRO, FLAUNT IT

    ByKenneth Omeruo September 19, 2016September 19, 2016

    They say everyone is looking for the phone that makes them complete. Till they find it, their search is endless. But, when they find it….. You can’t deny the joy it brings as they unwrap that special phone The Gionee F103 Pro THE SPECIFICATIONS 2,400mAh Battery 5.0 Inches HD IPS incell 64GB ROM and 2GB…

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  • African Companies Grow Faster And Are More Profitable Than Their Global Peers-Mckinsey Report
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    African Companies Grow Faster And Are More Profitable Than Their Global Peers-Mckinsey Report

    ByKenneth Omeruo September 16, 2016September 16, 2016

    The latest Mckinsey report shows that African companies grow faster and are more profitable than their global peers.It further states that 400 African companies have annual revenue exceeding $1 billion.The report further states: Africa’s real GDP grew at an average of 3.3 percent a year between 2010 and 2015, considerably slower than the 5.4 percent from 2000…

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  • Uber Launches Self -Driving Cars in Pittsburgh
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    Uber Launches Self -Driving Cars in Pittsburgh

    ByKenneth Omeruo September 15, 2016September 15, 2016

    There is no doubt that the world is changing so fast.The future is driven by disruptive technologies and great advancement in artificial intelligence.One of its applications will be on the future of cars and also owning a car. Just yesterday Uber announced the launch of its first  self -driving car in Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh,USA.In their…

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  • How Nigerian Youths are Driving Technology and Innovation in a Challenging Environment.
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    How Nigerian Youths are Driving Technology and Innovation in a Challenging Environment.

    ByKenneth Omeruo September 13, 2016September 13, 2016

    Our world is changing even faster than one would think.Technology and Innovation is driving the way we live,work and play.The 4th industrial revolution is coming upon us so rapidly creating new opportunities and possibilities.Am most thrilled at the rate developed countries are innovating and they continue to do so while most developing countries like Nigeria…

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  • Oracle Report:Industry 4.0 and How The Rise of the Machines is Being Driven by Cloud
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    Oracle Report:Industry 4.0 and How The Rise of the Machines is Being Driven by Cloud

    ByKenneth Omeruo September 13, 2016

    The technologies defining the ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’, more commonly referred to as Industry 4.0, are being powered by cloud infrastructures. The Oracle Cloud: Opening up the Road to Industry 4.0 report has found that from robotics to artificial intelligence, businesses view the cloud as a blank canvas upon which to build their innovation strategies.  …

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  • Africa Summit on Women and Girls in Technology Holds in Ghana
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    Africa Summit on Women and Girls in Technology Holds in Ghana

    ByKenneth Omeruo September 10, 2016

    Over 200 of Africa’s leading technology innovators are scheduled to gather September 13-14 in Accra, Ghana at the Labadi Beach Hotel for the inaugural Africa Summit on Women and Girls in Technology. The two-day event will feature lightning talks from young African female technologists, as well as high-level discussions with many of Africa’s most prominent…

    Read More Africa Summit on Women and Girls in Technology Holds in GhanaContinue

  • IROKO Launches IROKOX-A Multi-Platform Network  For Africa’s Digital Content Creators
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    IROKO Launches IROKOX-A Multi-Platform Network For Africa’s Digital Content Creators

    ByKenneth Omeruo September 9, 2016

    Africa’s leading digital entertainment company, Iroko , today  in a press release made available to us ,announces it is launching a Multi-Platform Network [MPN] to provide a framework and platform for aspiring African stars of the future. IrokoX Africa’s only full-service, cross-media MPN, is set to become the go-to platform for Africa’s digital content creators, enabling…

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