In commemoration of the International Women’s Day, the United Nations Women and Uber have launched a partnership to work together around the world toward a shared vision of equality and women’s …
VC4Africa Launches Partner Pages, To Support Organisations Targeting African Startups
VC4Africa, an online community that helps entrepreneurs meet with investors, has launched a new platform – Partner Pages – to help organisations target African startups better, whilst pro…
Rocket Internet Babies’ Home [PHOTOS]
We broke the news of African Internet Holdings entry into Yaba neighbourhood earlier this year. The building, which is an extension of the E-Centre, houses Kaymu, Jovago, Lamudi, Carmudi, Easy Taxi an…
Ericsson’s commitment to smart cities in Africa
The president of Ericsson Sub-Saharan Africa, Fredrik Ledling has affirmed the communications technology and services provider’s commitment to help African countries develop smart cities. Speaki…
CcHub Launches Geeks Club, An After-School Computing Club For Secondary School Students
CcHUB has launched the Geeks Club, an after-school computing club for secondary school students in Nigeria that provides a co-curricular outlet, engaging students in secondary school giving them a pla…
Is The SmartWatch Apple’s First Step Into Fashion?
Yesterday, I along with the rest of the Apple cult following – and the world – watched the proper unveiling of the Apple Watch. Not the tease, the full monty. Of course as with apple the p…
Nairaland is TEN
Nairaland, the online community created by Seun Osewa in March 2005, is ten years old. With over 1.3 Million registered accounts and a considerable number of unregistered users [registration is only n…
Breaking: Konga May Soon Enable 3rd Party Merchants Deliver Orders Themselves
Information reaching us confirms that online shopping platform, Konga.com is on the verge of launching a new feature that might excite 3rd party merchants who sell on the Konga Marketplace. The compan…
The Africa Angels Network is a startup that invests in Startups — Pule Taukobong
The Africa Angels Network (AAN) is a network of angel investors that invests in Africa-focused startups, primarily in the tech sector. Founded in July 2013 by Pule Taukobong – a former software …
This week on TechPoint: The future is mobile, PayPal loves Nigeria, why you should build your startup, more
Here’s a highlight of the stories that made headlines on Techpoint this week: Free Wins “Wait you’re giving me over 20 million music downloads for free (legally) if I buy your phone&…
Gamsole releases teaser video for upcoming endless runner game, Gidi Run
Gamsole has released a teaser video in anticipation of its soon-to-be-released game title, Gidi Run. Gidi Run is a three dimensional endless runner set in Lagos, and is based the relationship between …
That didn’t take long; Nigeria is now PayPal’s second largest market in Africa
Barely 9 months after PayPal first commenced operations in Nigeria, the company has revealed that Nigeria has already grown to become its second largest market in Africa after South Africa. The news w…
Watch: The Internet in Real-Time
Our daily life increasingly revolves around blog posts, emails, and status updates. This animation shows how quickly data is generated and how internet giants acquire wealth in real time: Click the an…
Uber Demand Has Grown 100-Fold Since Arriving In Lagos
Uber has recently disclosed that the demand for their transport services have grown 100-fold since they launched in Lagos, last year. According to a media report, Ebi Atawodi, General Manager of Uber …
Libon Lets You Receive Calls Even When You Have No Signal
At the ongoing Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Orange-owned Libon’s pitch was short and simple:Even without reception, you’ll still be available on your phone, thanks to a little VoIP …
Today Is ‘Take Your Action Figure To Work’ Day
Today, Friday, March 6 is Take Your Action Figure to Work Day! And I am so sorry that I didn’t remind you sooner. Now I realize that most people have already left home for work, but if you haven…
HackJos gets more sponsors for Northern Hackathon competition
HackJos, which is organizing the first hackathon in Northern Nigeria next month has concluded its one-month pre-Hackathon workshop in the city of Jos, Plateau State. The workshop which had a total of …
The SOLO S500 phone brings a lot to the table
The SOLO S500 is the official flagship of the SOLO Phone line. With 1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, 5-inch display and an 8MP primary camera, it has the best specs of the 5 SOLO phones released till dat…
Instagram Ads Are Now Clickable
I’m not sure if this is good news for anyone, or even good news at all, but Instagram ads which were previously unclickable because Instagram wanted people browsing photos, not the web are now openabl…
Here’s The Trailer Of ChopUp’s Latest Easter Game – Chicken Escape
Easter is coming and ChopUp is asking all of us to join them in doing something different this Easter. The company will release a new game: Chicken Escape. The premise: Don’t kill the chicken. …