“Future of Business: How Technology is Redefining Business” is the theme for the first edition of The Orange Summit which holds on Saturday, the 18th of July 2015. It will be a platform wh…
African Developers Can Take Part In The Airtel App Challenge
Telecommunications company, Bharti Airtel, has announced a new app challenge for startup developers. The Singtel/Airtel Accelerator Challenge is part of a strategy to engage with app developers in Afr…
Opeyemi Awoyemi, Nurudeen Faozey, Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata Jnr. To Speak At NIGF 2015 Youth Workshop
Since its inception in September 2012, the Nigeria Internet Governance Forum (NIGF) has been trying to promote Nigeria’s position on the global internet ecosystem by advancing internet governance issu…
Jumia Partners Kaymu To Launch AIG- Express In Kenya
Jumia and Kaymu have partnered up to launch AIG-Express, a logistics system that is looking into a fulfilling delivery platform for online sellers across Africa and creating more job opportunities acr…
Global Investment Is Increasing Dramatically in Africa’s Telecoms Industry
Africa’s telecoms industry is a vital component for the continent’s economic growth, affecting all aspects of the business and social sphere. Dramatic expansion in the telecoms sector has taken …
Keeping Up With Ahmad Farroukh, Former CEO of MTN South Africa
Last week, we reported Ahmad Farroukh’s resignation as the CEO of MTN South Africa owing to, according to MTN Group president and CEO, Sifiso Dabengwa, personal and family reasons. As of yesterday, Sa…
The First Africa Angel Investor Bootcamp Is This July
The Africa Business Angel Network (ABAN) and the Lagos Angel Network (LAN) have announce that the first Angel Investor bootcamp will hold this July, according to TechCabal. The goal of the bootcamps i…
Founder Institute, World’s Largest Startup Accelerator, Testing Launch in Lagos
The Founder Institute, the world’s largest entrepreneur training and startup launch program, has announced today that it is exploring a new semester launch in Lagos this year. The Founder Instit…
Huawei, Intel, Nokia, Samsung and Others Join The FANTASTIC-5G Research Project
The “FANTASTIC-5G” (Flexible Air iNTerfAce for Scalable service delivery wiThin wIreless Communication networks of the 5th Generation)research project was launched to speed up the development of a fle…
Rwanda immortalises the One Laptop per Child initiative on its currency
One Laptop per Child is a non-profit organization offering an inexpensive laptop designed for children in developing countries. The initiative aims to provide each child with a rugged, low-cost, low-p…
American SmartPhone Company, Yezz Mobile, Launches In Nigeria
Yezz Mobile, Miami-based mobile device manufacturer, has officially launched a range of handsets in Nigeria. This move is coming after the company has achieved success in the Latin American markets si…
Bitcoin Company, BitX Is Coming To Nigeria
Bitcoin company, BitX has announced that it will be launching its services in Nigeria, a move that will enable local users to access the company’s bitcoin wallet, exchange and API services. BitX…
Uber Lagos Is Hiring
Transport service, Uber, is hiring to fill an Operations & Logistics Manager position in the Lagos Office. The ideal candidate will help drive growth through the optimization of the growing number…
Ahmad Farroukh Officially Steps Down As CEO of MTN South Africa.
MTN Group has issued an official statement confirming the resignation of Ahmad Farroukh, CEO of MTN South Africa. there have been speculations over the possible departure of Farroukh; and now the move…
Google Launches Carpooling Service, RideWith in Israel
Google is entering the carpooling business this week with the launch of a new app called RideWith. The service will be rolling out via Waze, the GPS-powered, crowdsourced traffic-thwarting company acq…
Applications Are Now Open For SeedStars World Lagos
Seedstars World is a global pitch event organized by Swiss investment company, Seedstars, and the third pitch event in Africa has begun taking applications. Lagos hosts the pitch event following two e…
Interswitch Partners PCI Security Standards Council to Improve Payment Data Security Worldwide
African integrated payments and transaction switching company, Interswitch announced today that it has joined the PCI Security Standards Council on the improvement of data security globally. The partn…
BudgIT Launches Paid Model For Businesses, Budgit.co
Civic technology organization, BudgIT has launched BudgIT for Business, a paid model of its current data analysis and infographics design offerings. BudgIT Cofounder Oluseun Onigbinde, says the model …
Startups Can Win Up To $500,000 At The African Entrepreneurship Award
Applications are now open for the African Entrepreneurship Award (AEA), the competition sponsored by The Moroccan Commercial bank BMCE Bank, reports Disrupt Africa. We seek all Africans, around the wo…
Applications For The Second Cohort of The Leadpath Nigeria’s Accelerator Program Have Begun
LeadPath Nigeria is a technology startup accelerator which launched in March 2014 and then threw open its doors for technology startups to apply for enrolment in the first cohort of the accelerator pr…
