Editor’s Note: As several efforts are constantly needed to combat the spread of Ebola in West Africa,the Innovative Technologies for Development Foundation Nigeria has launched this App to help educate more people and also prevent the spread of this deadly scourge. Akinmade Akintoye, CTO of CloudWare Technologies contributes this article: The visit of…
Cloud computing is an umbrella term used to describe a group of technologies. Unlike previous computer technologies that relied on decentralized, essentially independent computers and software, cloud computing unifies resources through web-based applications and tools, storing data and software alike in a remote server. Cloud computing potentially allows computers or smartphones to be…
Venture capital firm TLcom Capital recently announced the sale of virtual identity solutions provider for mobile operators Movirtu to global mobile communications leader Blackberry, in TLcom’s second profitable exit in Africa this year. The sale sees TLcom achieve a cash on cash return in excess of two times its initial investment in Movirtu made…
Lack of Power is a major challenge to the growth of businesses and to the survival of a people in Africa especially Nigeria-one of the largest countries and economy in Africa.The Power Africa initaitive being facilitated by the US Government is an initiative to double the number of people with access to power…
Six of the ten fastest growing world economies are African, and the International Data Corporation (IDC) expects overall IT spending in Africa to total $33.4 billion over the next five years. In fact, according to the IDC one third of all Kenyan enterprises view the implementation and expansion of cloud capabilities as a key…
Labour and employment in Nigeria maybe facing its toughest challenge yet soon. This is in-line with a World Bank warning. The world is facing a global jobs crisis that is hurting the chances of reigniting economic growth, and there is no magic bullet to solve the problem, the World Bank warned on Tuesday. In a…
Just recently,Royal Philips in collaboration with the University of Johannesburg inaugurated a state-of-the-art medical training simulation lab on the University premises during the Johannesburg stopover of Philips’ fifth consecutive pan-African Cairo to Cape Town roadshow. This pioneering project will contribute to the hands-on training of medical students in South Africa by providing accurate simulations…
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MainOne-a leading provider of innovative telecom services and network solutions for businesses in West Africa, Funke Opeke, joined global policy makers, international organizations and other global internet stakeholders in Istanbul, Turkey this week to discuss “Policies Enabling Access, Growth and Development on the Internet”. The 9th Annual…
African Leadership Academy and The MasterCard Foundation are delighted to announce the 2014 Anzisha Prize finalists., which shows strong growth in entrepreneurship activity amongst youth in West Africa. Five young women are among the 12 finalists in the running for the $75,000 prize money that will be awarded on 23 September 2014, and…
The Co-creation Hub’s (CcHub) CEO and Co-founder, Bosun Tijani recently launched a sports and fitness app called Truppr, an app which aims to simplify and make fitness an attractive lifestyle. Truppr is a social tool that connects people, irrespective of their current lifestyle and shape, with physical activities and teammates in cities across the…
-The organisation marks her 10th year anniversary, holds 2014 Summit in Nigeria, US and the UK. With the Theme: “Women and National Security: Utilizing ICT for Community Policing and Self Actualisation. Following the great need in our society to empower the Nigerian Women and the Youths using Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs),…
TECNO Mobile a brand under TRANSSION Holdings, has made a bold step of market dominance in Smartphone technology within Africa with the unveiling of the phone tipped for the Smartphone of the year – Phantom Z. The event which took centre stage at the prestigious Sheraton Hotel elicited excitement from consumers as 10 lucky…
We have been invited to take part in this year’s thought Leadership Breakfast Session on Sustainable Development with the theme: ICT for Sustainable Development: Aligning Challenges with Potentials. The event which is in her 5th year is being hosted by Etisalat Nigeria and ThistlePraxis Consulting.Some of the Speakers at this 3-hour meet-up include:Mr Odo…
The Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation Forum 2014 will take place from the 8 – 10 September 2014, at the Radisson Blu Water Garden Hotel, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The Forum is the premier ICT conference of the Commonwealth drawing high level participation from ICT ministries, regulators and operators from across the Commonwealth and beyond and is…
Nigeria’s recent economic outlook is earning her choice positions in the global arena. As the largest economy in Africa, there has been a marked increase in foreign investment into the country. Information and Communications Technology is growing at a great speed fostering Technology Entrepreneurship and building the Nigeria Start-Up Ecosystem. This year ,Nigeria is…
This article was first published on the Seed Stars World Blog The story of Nigeria’s economic revolution is gradually unfolding as Nigeria recently becomes the largest economy in Africa and the 24th biggest economy in the world. It is very surprising and in fact unique to see a lot of foreign…
Intel Corporation has restated commitment to modern teaching and learning techniques with investment in electronic educational resources to encourage the youths get access to quality education in a pleasant manner. The company announced this at the 4th Edition of the Education Network Conference 2014 (EduNet) tagged “Fostering Technology Entrepreneurship in Nigerian Universities, “held at the…
The Founder/CEO Computer Warehouse Group Plc, and Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR), Columbia Business School (CBS), New York, Austin Okere, will be presenting a workshop titled:From Cradle to listing in an Emerging Economy, the CWG Experience on April 15th at Columbia Business School,New York. Learn about the opportunities and challenges of crafting a coherent long-term…
In an unstructured Technology market like Nigeria,we are seeing several businesses coming out very successful in distribution and sales of tech products.One of such success stories is from Slot Systems limited popularly called Slot, a leading company in the distribution and sale of original mobile Phones and devices in Nigeria who celebrated her 15…
We bring to you this exciting report that MTN Nigeria,a leading Telecommunications company in Nigeria is set to bring Steve Wozniak,who co-founded Apple, the most valuable company in the world with late Steve Jobs and Ronald Wayne. Steve Woznaik will be speaking at the MTN Leadership Seminar in Nigeria between March 4 and 5…
Nokia recently announced at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the release of her 3 Android powered smartphones under the Nokia X series. Analysts are beginning to say that this long awaited move might be a comeback for the Nokia brand. It is interesting to note that few years ago especially in emerging markets…
Sometime ago I wrote about the economic importance of Smartphones in Nigeria and the TECNO brand, and right now it is obvious that TECNO has become a top selling phone brand in Nigeria and has also added in no small way to her brand value in the Nigeria mobile devices market. What has helped…
As 2013 winds up, this is the time to take stock of what has happened in the technology ecosystem in Nigeria and how they have affected the industry over the last 12 months. I would say that the year started on a very high note and we anticipated that it would be a…
TECNO Mobile recently released a set of smart hi-tech devices popularly known as the Smart Family. The Smart family members include the amazing Phantom AIII, the portable Phantom Pad mini, the unique M7, the solid P5, the beautiful M5, and the super-fast Phantom A+. These devices are the latest in town…
Mobile phone Company, TECNO Mobile looking to further deepen smartphone penetration and expand its market share in Nigeria, with the launch of the latest addition smartphone to its phantom family, the Phantom AIII. The highly anticipated smartphone was formally launched to the public at an elaborate ceremony in Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island Lagos. Speaking…
Recently TECNO Mobile launched a campaign called Live Smart that introduces innovative products in the mobile device market in Africa. This is basically aimed at making the users of these devices work and live smart in today’s world of global competitiveness where being smart should be a way of life. Few days ago, the…
At the 5th West African Information and Communications Technology Congress and Exhibition (WAFCIT) organized by Africa’s foremost ICT Magazine, IT & Telecom Digest, stakeholders in the ICT and Telecom sectors from the region gathered for two days to discuss impediments to digital dividends in West Africa under the theme: “Bringing Digital Dividends to West…
I can clearly see that this is going to be one of the greatest campaign from a Mobile Phone company in the region, it promises to make you work and live Smart, set to reward your engagement with the brand and introduces you into the TECNO Smart Family so you could have a…
Editor’s note:Oracle held a Storage Innovation Summit in Lagos Nigeria yesterday,Tom Pegrume, Vice President Oracle Hardware Middle East and Africa gave this insight in the article below: The price of running modern data centers is quickly rising. The astonishing amount of data that companies collect today coupled with a mounting need…
It was an excitement as Zinox Technologies Limited, manufacturers of Nigeria’s First Internationally Certified Branded Computers and a leading African technology company has made an emphatic technology statement with the listing of its range of tablets for launch in November, 2013. Targeted at the growing mobile work force, the Z-PAD range of tablets will…