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. c…
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 ho…
Startups, Apply Now For The 2015 iDEA Incubation Programme
Applications are now open for early founders or growth stage start-ups who can benefit from being part of the iDEA incubator program; especially for entrepreneurs with innovative solutions in Finance,…
7 Memorable Quotes From The Mobile West Africa 2015 Focus Day
Mobile West Africa kicked off yesterday with Focus Day. Focus Day is an opportunity for experts in the industry share their experiences and lessons learnt so far. It takes the form of presentations pu…
5 African Tech Founders You Don’t Want To Ignore
… at Mobile West Africa 2015. Africa’s biggest gathering of mobile industry experts and enthusiasts is here in Lagos again. Now in its 5th iteration, Mobile West Africa is a mobile-focused…
The Resurrection? Nokia Buys Alcatel-Lucent for $16.6 Billion
Nokia may well soon become the largest manufacturer of telecoms equipment in the world, overtaking Ericsson and Huawei with the purchase of French telecom equipment maker, Alcatel-Lucent for 15.6 bill…
No, Google is not the Highest Paying Tech Company in America
A few months back, there was uproar here about how Nigerian developers are underpaid and there was a lot of argument about how there was a dearth of talent that could command the amount being requeste…
LinkedIn Acquires Online Learning Platform, Lynda.com for $1.5 Billion
Lynda.com, a leading online learning company, has been acquired by Linkedin, the world’s largest professional network on the Internet with more than 300 million members. The online learning company wh…
Mobile West Africa 2015 Garners More Industry-Wide Sponsorships
Since 2011, Mobile West Africa has been regarded as the leading technology event in Africa so it should come as no surprise that All Amber, the organisers of this highly acclaimed conference were able…
These are the biggest drawbacks to Nigeria’s internet ecosystem
It is interesting to see the increasing level of interest in the technology space in Africa and in Nigeria to be specific. However, I still strongly believe that we do not have a proper technology eco…
Of Jumia, Konga And The Truppr Tech Football Tourney
In case you were wondering, which I’m almost sure you’re not, the Jumia-Konga rivalry runs deeper than who is the superior online retail store in Nigeria. Last Saturday, Jumia defeated Kon…
Naspers acquires OLX Competitor in Nigeria, TradeStable. Redirects to OLX
In what appears to be an aggressive takeover move, popular classified ads platform, OLX.com.ng recently bought over its competition TradeStable.com.ng, and then shut it down. Visitors to the TradeStab…
Microsoft Nigeria Signs Employability Portal MOU With Jobberman
That’s it. Microsoft will partner with Jobberman to create an employability portal. And as the Microsoft Twitter account said, Everyone is Invited. You are invited to the signing of the Employab…
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 …
MasterCard and eTranzact, Bringing Easier International Money Transfer
At the ongoing Mobile World Conference, payments giant MasterCard today announced a partnership with mobile banking and payments service, eTranzact, to make international remittances available to mill…
Ace.ng raises $850,000 from Interswitch’s new $10m e-Payment Growth Fund
Integrated payment company, Interswitch has announced the launch of a new $10 million ‘ePayment Growth Fund’. The fund is set up as a catalyst for funding innovation and disruptive busines…
Jobberman hosting a cocktail to launch their new office
Jobberman recently moved into their spanking new, modern designed office space, which we, of course, brought pictures of for you; and the office is indeed beautiful. But it was not officially launched…
Events Roundup: Tech events happening this week
There’s an interesting mix of events coming up this week. If you happen to be in Lagos or Abuja around this time, check them out and save the date. DrinkEntrepreneurs DrinkEntrepreneurs is a new discu…
Attend DrinkEnterpreneurs on Thursday
As the name suggests, DrinkEntrepreneurs is a new discussion forum for entrepreneurs, startupers, techies – and non techies – and any and all stakeholders in the Lagos tech scene. The even…
Demo Africa returns to Lagos
Preparations for the 2015 edition of DEMO Africa are in full gear as Lagos has won the bid to again host the global event for the second year in a row. The event dates have been confirmed as 24th and …