Yemi Johnson

How to operate a profitable internet business in Africa

In 2012, I started following tech news in the ecosystem, just as companies like Konga and iROKOtv raised big cheques. I became very curious about what this was all about, and believed in the hype, just as you probably did. Fast forward, it is 2017, many of the companies...

Yemi Johnson

6 years ago

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9 quick tips to boost your email marketing results

In most circles, email marketing is highly underestimated as a revenue driver for businesses and even when the potentials are understood, it’s frequently done wrong. So I put together a simple list of tricks you can act on now without spending anything to improve your...

Yemi Johnson

7 years ago

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Profiling Omobola Johnson's 4 Years as Nigeria's ICT Minister

From 1960 to 2000, there were only 400,000 connected lines in Nigeria (mobile and landlines). The new millennium brought about the arrival of GSM phones and the mass adoption of mobile phones by Nigerians, catapulting the number of connected lines under a decade to 90 m...

Yemi Johnson

8 years ago

General

10 of the most disruptive startups shortlisted for Tech Lab Africa accelerator programme

Barclays Africa through TechLabAfrica called upon some of Africa’s brightest, ambitious and revolutionary early stage technology companies to take on some of Africa’s biggest financial and healthcare challenges and now, the first batch of startups have been selected...

Yemi Johnson

8 years ago

General

Startup Grind to host fireside chat with Angel Investor, Tomi Davies

Startup grind is an independent startup community that educates entrepreneurs and connects them to opportunities such as mentorship, funding and partners will be holding its monthly fireside chat with renowned ICT expert and Angel investor, Tomi Davies at its Lagos chap...

Yemi Johnson

8 years ago

General

Etisalat partners NIBSS to bring you your BVN on your Mobile

What’s your BVN? Yes, almost no one remembers those 10 digits that will “define the future of banking” in Nigeria. It’s probably written on some paper hidden in the deep crevices of your wallet or on some notebook you can’t find or a notepad you created on you...

Yemi Johnson

8 years ago

General

TL:DR; Tidbits from the Apple event

The internet is buzzing with the Apple event, which is Apple's annual event where major Apple announcements are made, and it might be hard for you to keep up with everything going on, so I have highlighted the major announcements. I sometimes ask Cortana questions about...

Yemi Johnson

8 years ago

General

15 million Nigerians use Facebook monthly on their mobile devices

teInteresting statistics have been published on the use of Facebook in Africa, mainly in Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya at the end of Facebook's second quarter in 2015. The company racked up 1.49 billion monthly active users during its second quarter report and 1....

Yemi Johnson

8 years ago

General

Leaked Pictures Reveal what Nokia's First Android phone will look like

Twitter went mushy with sentimental love on the 15th anniversary of the Nokia 3310; and now, Nokia, the company that brought us the world’s most popular phone brand, has rebounded with the first unofficial pictures of its Android smartphone. Earlier this year, Nokia...

Yemi Johnson

8 years ago

General

"DeclareYourAssets" Might be that next Viral game

You might remember the bride price app from Anakle that went viral and got raving reviews both from satirists and feminists alike, well your friendly neighbourhood correspondent might have found another piece of viral in a hopeless place ? Shortly after the President of...

Yemi Johnson

8 years ago

General

Instagram will Launch 30-second Video Ads globally by September 30

3 years ago, Facebook bought Instagram for 1 billion dollars. 2 years ago, Facebook started rolling out managed-ads on Instagram and added extra features like Instagram Direct. Last year, Instagram surpassed Twitter in its number of monthly active users and added a few ...

Yemi Johnson

8 years ago

General

OAU, FUTA & RSUT students can now apply for the Intel Student Partnership Program

Intel announced last month that it was kicking off its Intel student partnership program in 3 Nigerian universities - Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife; Federal University of Technology, Akure and Rivers State University of Technology, Port Harcourt; and now, the multi...

Yemi Johnson

8 years ago

General

Silicon Valley fan fiction from millionaire Co-founder of Firefox

If you’re a fan of Richard Hendricks and the and his crew on the sitcom, Silicon Valley, you might just love this. Blake Ross, a founding member of the Mozilla project and former Facebook employee is not a new face in Silicon Valley. Like popular Tv star, Miley Cyrus,...

Yemi Johnson

8 years ago

General

OAU, FUTA & RSUT students can now apply for the Intel Student Partnership Program

Yemi Johnson

8 years ago

General

She Leads Africa Brings the SheHive, a female-focused coworking space this September

She Leads Africa, a social enterprise dedicated to supporting high-growth female entrepreneurs on the continent, has announced their coworking space for young ambitious African women called She Hive which will take place from September 20-25 at Victoria Island, Lagos....

Yemi Johnson

8 years ago

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