It was a delight to have Nigeria’s oldest Tech Blogger and Founder of Mobility Arena, Mr Yomi Adegboye in the studio to discuss the little beginnings of Tech Blogging in Nigeria. Yomi, who is an Architect by training left the drawing board to pursue a career in ICT, after he successfully pulled through web hosting,website…
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…
Oracle OpenWorld is an annual Oracle convention for business decision-makers, IT management, and line-of-business end users.It is the world’s largest conference for Oracle customers and technologists, Oracle OpenWorld San Francisco attracted some 60,000 visitors in 2014 and an additional 7 million were expected to follow the event online. In 2014, the convention program included…
Editor’s note:Break Digit Show is a leading show that showcases Startup Founders in Nigeria,the Show anchored by Roberta Edu is set to bring you the interesting stories of Startup Founders in Nigeria and Africa. Our Guest this week on the Break Digit Show is Bolarinwa Motoni, the Founder of Jekalo.com. Jekalo is the new Ride…
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…
Bits & Pretzels is a 3-day event for founders, startup enthusiasts,investors and business incubators. The festival will take place from September 27 – 29, 2015 in Munich. The best-known entrepreneurs from around the world as well as young aspiring entrepreneurs will meet at the event to mingle with like-minded people. Bits & Pretzels was considered to…
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…
The 2015 SA Innovation Summit which holds from 26 -29 of August 2015 in Cape Town,South Africa,will be a gathering of African innovators and entrepreneurs.This is where the very best of South African, African and global innovators get to showcase their exceptional talents, innovations and ideas. According to the organizers,the theme for the 8th SA…
Charles Onu,a young Nigerian Software Developer and Technology Entrepreneur, is one of the 12 young leaders – and the only African – selected from across the globe to participate in the Jeanne Sauvé Public Leadership Program 2015 –2017 The Jeanne Sauve Public Leadership Program is a 2-year fellow ship organised by the Jeanne Sauvé Foundation….
Just few minutes ago via twitter,Saul Singer,Co-author of Start-Up Nation,twitted about The World’s Top 10 most innovative companies of 2015 in Africa compiled by Fast Company. Interestingly,Konga,IrokoTV and Jobberman are among these innovative companies from Africa.It’s something to be excited about.Truly,these companies deserve this mention following their progressive growth in the Nigerian…
Barclays Africa launches Tech Lab Africa programme to accelerate Fin Tech and Health Tech ventures across the continent Cactus Advisors has been commissioned by Barclays Africa to run the Tech Lab Africa program Barclays Africa Group Ltd (Barclays Africa) announced the launch of Tech Lab Africa, a venture programme which promises to change…
Microsoft Corp today releases windows 10 as a free upgrade or with new PCs and tablets.According to Microsoft, Windows 10 includes innovations such as Cortana, an Xbox app and Microsoft Edge for a familiar, yet more personal and productive, experience. The most secure Windows ever, Windows 10 is delivered as a service and kept automatically…
Over the last year, Facebook has worked closely with more than a dozen mobile operators across 17 countries to give people access to relevant basic internet services without data charges. Today Internet.org is available to more than a billion people. African countries where Internet.org has been launched include Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Senegal, Zambia,…
Barclays Africa Group has launched an innovation challenge for youth entrepreneurs that will see the winner receive a Sh1 million cash prize and potential funding opportunity from investors. Barclays Africa Chief Executive of Corporate and Investment Banking Stephen van Coller said challenge will help transform the supply chain transparency and lower the cost of doing…
Thank you so much, President Kenyatta, for your timely remarks, your warm welcome, and the great work that has gone into hosting this summit. It is wonderful to be back in Kenya. (Applause.) Niaje wasee! (Applause.) Hawayuni! (Applause and laughter.) I’m proud to be the first U.S. President to visit Kenya. (Applause.) And Obama, this…
The World Bank Group is launching a recruitment drive aimed at increasing the number of Sub Saharan Africans in its work force. This commitment to hire Sub Saharan Africans reflects the Bank Group’s senior leadership commitment for a diverse workforce in which African nationals can play a key role in fighting poverty and increasing shared…
Glaxo Smith Kline (GSK ) and Save the Children today announced the launch of their third annual $1 million Healthcare Innovation Award that rewards innovations in healthcare that have helped to reduce child deaths in developing countries. From the 15 July – 7 September 2015, organisations from across developing countries can nominate examples of innovative…
It’s no doubt that education offers great opportunity for African child.Nelson Mandela one of the greatest African legends of our time in his words said:”Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”.And that really explains it all,if Africa wants to move forward,every child should have the opportunity to be…
As part of a youth initiatives geared towards raising a new generation of digital makers, CcHUB Nigeria has opened applications for it’s annual 2015 Summer of Code.The CcHUB Summer of Code is a 4-week summer programme; and one of the Hub’s initiatives to raise a new generation of digital makers. Through the Summer of Code,…
Monibak is a coupon and deals marketplace that connects customers/clients to their favourite brands, goods and services at a discount using coupons, voucher and discount codes. Nigerian businesses now have the opportunity to communicate with their customers for free in exchange for small rebate on their goods and services. The platform is a traffic builder…
TechQuest Camp is an intensive 2-week Information Technology Training Program designed for primary and secondary school children. Participants will learn the fundamentals of web, animation and game design using tools and a curriculum at par with their age mates from San Francisco to Beijing. TechQuest strongly believes that teaching relevant technology skills to the young…