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Yesterday at CcHUB we had our community day, it’s a day for sharing ideas with each other and learning some necessary lessons about our tech landscape. While the entire lesson for the day was great and all, there was a particular sub-topic that struck a chord with me, and it was about ‘selling your idea.’…
I never intended to work in tech, but I stumbled into it this landscape and haven’t had any regrets yet. It’s a growing industry filled with endless possibilities. Technology has come to define a large part of the world we live in, and although Nigeria is just settling into the game, the growth so far…
Last week, at an invite-only event held at the CcHub, eTranzact launched the new PocketMoni Mobile payments application, a retake of what mobile money can be with a new mobile experience, and some new features on its mobile money network. Of all the features, 3 really seemed to stand out and may just attain the…
You probably know a couple or dozens of successful or upcoming Nigerian entrepreneurs, do you think they have one or more things in common aside the money-making spirit? You say! If you are to draw up a list of Nigerian entrepreneurs in the tech space, taking a guess on your list – it could have the…
Thanks to its wide diversity of cultures, wildlife, scenery (and Adam Sandler’s movie; Blended), Africa is fast becoming considered by many leisure travellers to be a top holiday destination as ideal for families as it is for honeymooners or those simply seeking luxury. Well, Jovago, one of Africa’s top booking websites carried out extensive research to…
First of all, introductions. If you don’t already know, Paypal is an international financial service that allows anyone to pay in any way they prefer, including through credit cards, bank accounts, PayPal Smart Connect or account balances, without sharing financial information. PayPal has 153 million accounts worldwide and is available in 190 countries – including…
The African tech industry is growing rapidly. Technology has enabled people on the continent solve problems like financial inclusion and facilitated trade through e-commerce. Africa has a wealth of young entrepreneurs who are hustling to turn their dreams into reality. African entrepreneurs however face common avoidable challenges such as high costs of power generation, internet,…
“Are you a developer?” See, if I got a credit alert every time someone asked me this question, well, let’s just say I wouldn’t need to be working so many jobs. The thing is that I don’t really blame them for assuming, I mean I do kind of look like a developer (yeah, I’ll get…
Earlier today Konga CEO, Sim Shagaya tweeted: https://twitter.com/SimShagaya/status/597662032662503424 Just in case you though it was a joke, a certain Konga merchant, by username Elicollectipn Plus, actually does have a truckload of Dangote cement live on Konga N1,935,000. That’s right ladies and gentlemen, we have a Guinness World Record for the most expensive item ever to be…
The addiction usually starts slowly: a little free Uber code from a friend and then you are watching those mini cars drive around the mini map like nobody’s business. See that’s not a problem in itself, you know, sometimes, a little slide up to Uber Black just feels right [everyone loves luxury] and when you’re…
It is a new week and if you are a training and conference junkie like I am, then it proves to be an awesome week for you. Here are events and conferences happening this week in Nigeria. Covenant University International Conference on African Development Issues 2015 Hosted by Covenant University, the event is designed to create…
Ok, I just watched Samsung’s latest ad for its Galaxy S6 Edge, and I hate to say it – no, I really don’t – but they seem to have really stuck to their tradition of unoriginality. Wait, before anyone calls me an Apple fanboy – which, to be very honest, I am – just look…
Snapchat just launched a new update that lets users message content to their friends from within Snapchat Discover. Yeah, you probably don’t even know what Snapchat’s Discover is, well, this update will likely change that for a bunch of users. Discover, is Snapchat’s news and editorial platform that delivers daily stories and videos from the…
The introduction of GSM into Nigeria can be termed one of the nation’s biggest achievements in the last 20 years. With GSM came improved internet penetration and consequentially mobile/internet based businesses such as online gambling, internet banking and eCommerce. The eCommerce sector has seen tremendous growth in the last 4 years with big players like…
When we go online to search for solutions, what we mostly search for is what we want solved, not specific products. The only exception is when the products have been successfully registered in our minds. I stumbled upon a post by Megan E. Holstein on Medium titled ‘How to Refine Your App Idea‘ which gives some insight…
I think the selfie stick is pretty great, especially when you’re hanging out with a large group of friends, and everyone wants to get into a group shot (instead of just sending the least photogenic friend to take the picture). But, the day I saw a girl using the selfie stick all by herself at the Ikeja…
Apple has the financial influence of a not-even-that-small country at this point. The company’s $194 billion— yup, $194 billion (over ₦38 trillion)!— puts it on par with the GDP of a country like New Zealand, surpassing the GDPs of Vietnam, Morocco, and Ecuador (I’m officially stressed now). If Apple were a country, it’d be the…
Was anyone here really surprised that Nigeria was Tidal’s first stop on its journey to being identified as a “global company”? Well, I certainly wasn’t. Anyone who has been paying any attention on social media knows that Nigerian publicity is good publicity. So since Jay Z claims he sent a representative to “discover new talent,” I’d totally hate…
According to the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, there has been a sizeable increase in the use of mobile phones in Nigeria; 142 million active lines as at February 2015 as against the 90 million lines in 2011. And much of these smartphone usage numbers have been attributed to white collar workers and tech aficionados. But…
The Gionee Elife E7 is a high end Android device, powered by a 2.2 GHz Quad-core snapdragon processor and a 2500 mAh battery. It comes in 2 variations – 2 GB RAM/16 GB memory and 3 GB RAM/32 GB memory. Our review unit is the 3 GB RAM/32 GB variant. Spec Highlights Specheads can view the full specsheet…