Can the Abmode government work to ensure they do not create additional difficulties for startups in the process of trying to make things easier for them…
This is Nana Twum-Danso, the ‘Angel’ of pregnant women in Rural Ghana
Her dream is to save lives of expectant mothers and their unborn children in rural Ghana. She does this through her emergency health transportation startup, MAZA. Although MAZA has been a recipient of…
Bad eating and working habits of Techies
Just imagine how awful it will be for a techie or a geek (or someone in that circle) to keel over and die just when s/he is about to become famous for an invention. Horrible, right? Unfortunately, tha…
MTN Project Fame and social media, a very beneficial relationship
I was scrolling through my news feed on Facebook, with a mildly bored expression on my face, suddenly my eyes narrowed in and I think my mouth was open. I had just seen a Facebook ad for Elizabeth, on…
Forget JayZ and Beyonce, Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan are the real power couple
If you have ever been in a relationship with a Nigerian (I am not going to say Yoruba demon or demoness as the case may apply), chances are, you sometimes compare your relationship to that of a power …
Why Nigerians will spend over ₦327 billion shopping online outside Nigeria in 2016
“Early evidence suggests that Nigerians are well on their way to becoming some of the biggest online shoppers in Africa.” This was the prediction in September 2012. Four years on, with the introducti…
Ijeoma Oguegbu: From school gates to running an incredible startup
Ijeoma Oguegbu graduated from the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) in June, 2016. Before her graduation, her startup Beavly, was selected for the second generation of S-factory, r…
Meet Saudat Salami, the Mother of Nigerian eCommerce
When Saudat Salami, a certified Microsoft trainer with background in web programming, started her online grocery shopping business “EasyShop EasyCook” 11 years ago, she had no one to look …
Of funding sprees, low ROIs and massive layoffs: The future of eCommerce in Nigeria
I’m not going to bother myself with big grammar; eCommerce is simply talking about business done over the internet. And I am shocked to report that as at 2013, over 60 million Nigerians were on the in…
Of certifications and Nigeria’s problem of unemployable graduates
Microsoft wants more data scientists on the job market, Microsoft launches a series of classes in data science through edX.org, the nonprofit online learning destination founded by Harvard University…
What is the fate of WeChat in Nigeria?
The truth is I don’t know where to start or rather how to put my thoughts in a cohesive train but I’ll do my best. Reports (or should I say rumours) have filtered in that the free instant messaging ap…
MTN Group and their ‘Family Issues’
Ladies and gentlemen of the nation of tech, permit me to introduce you to the latest blockbuster movie starring MTN and the Nigerian Communications Commission. In the beginning, NCC fined the telecomm…
So Jumia wants to completely take over?
As has been rife all over the tech scene lately, AIG (Africa Internet Group) the African subsidiary of the German cloning giant Rocket Internet, will be rebranding all of her ventures into Jumia. Huge…