Odunayo Eweniyi

3 Coolest Features Of eTranzact’s PocketMoni App

Last week, at an invite-only event held at the CcHub, eTranzact launched the new PocketMoni Mobile payments application, a retake of what mobile money can be with a new mobile experience, and some new features on its mobile money network. Of all the features, 3 really s...

Odunayo Eweniyi

8 years ago

Ecosystem

Grit Systems, Mamalette and Autobox join the CcHub incubation programme

The Co-creation Hub (CcHUB) announced on Monday that three (3) new ventures have been admitted into its Incubation program. The startups will each receive seed funding ($15,000 – $25,000), mentoring, business development support and office space critical to their ...

Odunayo Eweniyi

8 years ago

Ecosystem

Did VoguePay Rip Off PayPal’s Website?

First of all, introductions. If you don’t already know, Paypal is an international financial service that allows anyone to pay in any way they prefer, including through credit cards, bank accounts, PayPal Smart Connect or account balances, without sharing financia...

Odunayo Eweniyi

8 years ago

Ecosystem

Verizon Is Buying AOL; And By Extension TechCrunch, HuffPo and Engadget

US telecoms giant, Verizon has announced it’s purchase of AOL for a price of around $4.4 billion. After the acquisition is completed, AOL will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Verizon along with its assets: the dial-up subscription business and websites such as...

Odunayo Eweniyi

8 years ago

Mobility & Logistics

Uber is testing first ever cash payments in India

We like paying with cash here too, Uber. LOL No. I don’t know. I wouldn’t like to. Uber has announced this week that it will allow cash payments for Indian customers looking to hail a car, as part of a pilot program. This is a first for Uber who has – ...

Odunayo Eweniyi

8 years ago

Mobility & Logistics

4 struggles of an Uber Lagos rider

The addiction usually starts slowly: a little free Uber code from a friend and then you are watching those mini cars drive around the mini map like nobody’s business. See that’s not a problem in itself, you know, sometimes, a little slide up to Uber Black just f...

Odunayo Eweniyi

8 years ago

General

Access Bank’s New Recruitment Method Is a Disappearing Application Form

Access Bank is recruiting, but not in the way that you think. On the bank’s recruitment website, the application portal opens for 10 minutes every 24 hours and Access Bank says this will come up everyday till June 10th, 2015. On opening, the portal takes applicants ...

Odunayo Eweniyi

8 years ago

Startups

Demo Africa 2015 Will Also Host An Investor Summit

Preparations for the 2015 edition of DEMO Africa which will hold in Lagos, this year, are intensifying. The event dates have been confirmed as 24th and 25th of September at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. DEMO Africa has now announced that this year’...

Odunayo Eweniyi

8 years ago

Entertainment

IrokoTV Is Hiring Developers and The Highest Test Scorers Get One Million Naira

Look, hiring by social media is upon us. First, It was Mark Essien’s genius quizzes; next we had Sim Shagaya asking people to go bug searching through the Konga iOS and Android app, and now we have Jason Njoku of IrokoTV announcing that IrokoTV is hiring and he wo...

Odunayo Eweniyi

8 years ago

Apps & Gadgets

Konga Dares You To Find A Bug On Their App…For 10,000 Naira

Konga’s CEO, Sim Shagaya, in a tweet yesterday evening, invited everyone to find bugs on the Konga Android/iOS app, and get paid for it. He has got quite a response. Find a bug on Konga's android/iOS apps over next 2 weeks & earn N10,000. Be the 1st to email i...

Odunayo Eweniyi

8 years ago

Startups

TalkingBookz Wants to Be Africa’s iTunes For Books

For people who like to read, advancements in reading solutions are a joy. For people who don’t like to read, advancements in reading solutions are also a joy, but for totally different reasons – advancements mean easier ways to get through those books. Talki...

Odunayo Eweniyi

8 years ago

Ecosystem

Startup Weekend Ibadan Will Begin This Friday

Startup Weekend is a global movement of active and empowered entrepreneurs who are learning the basics of founding startups and launching successful ventures. It is a large community of passionate entrepreneurs with over 1800 past events in 120 countries around the w...

Odunayo Eweniyi

8 years ago

Opinion

10 Things Apple Could Buy With Their $194 Billion

Apple has the financial influence of a not-even-that-small country at this point. The company’s $194 billion— yup, $194 billion (over ₦38 trillion)!— puts it on par with the GDP of a country like New Zealand, surpassing the GDPs of Vietnam, Morocco, and Ecua...

Odunayo Eweniyi

8 years ago

Ecosystem

One Africa Media Acquires 100% Of Jobberman

First, some background. One Africa Media – Venture capitalists who own stake in and operate one of Africa’s largest portfolio of online marketplaces focused on Jobs, Cars, Property and Travel. companies in their portfolio include Jobberman, Cheki, Private Proper...

Odunayo Eweniyi

8 years ago

Ecosystem

Attend The MEST Meet-Up with Prospective Nigerian Entrepreneurs-in-Training

Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST), the Ghanaian incubator, has just released news of a meet-up being organised for prospective Nigerian Enterpreneurs-in-training. The event will hold this Friday, 10 am at the Lagos Garage (located upstairs at the Moo...

Odunayo Eweniyi

8 years ago

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