South African non-profit organization – Women in IT, has announced it is accepting applications for its 2016 “Women in IT bursary.” The IT bursary is aimed at empowering young South African women entering their final year of IT or ICT studies and are seeking a career...
A couple of business leaders and celebrities like Mark Zuckerberg, Bono, Bill Gates, Richard Branson, amongst others, signed a declaration challenging world leaders to make the internet available to the whole world by 2020. As ambitious as this may seem, it’s still...
I thought about this a few days ago – although my idea was for a chat app – maybe I can claim Facebook stole my idea? (tongue in cheek). Anyways, the social network announced it’s testing a new feature called profile videos, which will let users upload seven-second...
London based Venture capital firm, TLcom Capital (TLcom) yesterday announced the appointment of Omobola Johnson the ex-Minister of Communications in Nigeria, as a general Partner to open and head their new office in Lagos, Nigeria - their second in Africa....
The Innjoo Halo is a simple looking but sleek phone with impressive performance and specs considering its price range. We stepped into the shoes of the average mobile phone user and had first-hand experience with the phone. Here’s what we discovered…. The Design The...
Omo Alata Foods emerged as the winner of the She.Leads.Africa Entrepreneur pitching competition in Lagos, Nigeria. The food and beverage startup pitched before a panel of international and local judges alongside other startups like InstaHealth, Heat Free Hair...
Omo Alata Foods emerged as the winner of the She.Leads.Africa Entrepreneur pitching competition in Lagos, Nigeria. The food and beverage startup pitched before a panel of international and local judges alongside other startups like InstaHealth, Heat Free Hair...
As the saying goes, what a man can do, a woman can do too (maybe even better). Women are not “sleeping” or folding their arms while they watch men dominate the tech space. The United Nations – UN Women has entered into a strategic partnership with Intel Corporation on...
So I was in the banking hall yesterday and I literally began to get scared.... It was a closed environment and loud voices were raised in anger and impatience all around me.... Obviously one could understand the chaos was as a result of the long weekend stretched out...
DEMO Africa 2015 begins today at Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos, Nigeria. This year's summit is themed “The African Opportunity: Angel Investing in Africa” and is hosted by the African Business Angel Network (ABAN), Lagos Angels Network (LAN), DEMO Africa and...
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