New innovation accelerator aims to end hunger globally
Based in Munich, the Innovation Accelerator combines internal World Food Programme (WFP) staff with experts and entrepreneurs from…
TagPay secures $1m investment
Mobile banking service company TagPay, has secured a one million dollar investment from Société Générale which in return…
About 50% of Nigerians buy more than 2GB of data per month
A new report has shown that Nigerian mobile subscribers have high affinity for free messaging apps. According to…
MasterCard-powered Africa’s first virtual payment solution launched
Businesses can now accept digital card payments in-store, remotely or on-the-go using their connected mobile devices, following the…
Feature phones penetration in Nigeria hits 70%
Africa Infotech Consulting (AIC)has revealed that 70% of mobile subscribers in Nigeria use feature phones while 30% use…
Tony Scott, US CIO is coming to Nigeria for TechPlus 2016
Tony Scott, United States Chief Information Officer (CIO) will join leaders in industry and government and other technology thought leaders as a…
Facebook is bringing connectivity to remote areas with Opencellular
The Founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, yesterday announced the launch of Opencellular which he described as a critical…
Antivirus giants Avast and AVG announce merger
Avast is planning to acquire AVG for $1.3 billion. When the acquisition is completed, antivirus products of both…
MTN names new VP as CFO resigns
MTN this morning officially announced the appointment of Stephen van Coller as Vice President of Strategy and Mergers…
Politicians are threatening the growth of Nigeria’s tech ecosystem
The good thing about democracy is that everyone has an opinion and can express it; but the very…