The world indeed is changing at a speed no one could ever imagine before. The social media and mobile technologies have gone a long way in transforming the way individuals interact and also how information is shared among individuals in the society. In today’s society, from a global perspective, the social media has changed how individuals function with each other as well as how business is now conducted. From the simply daily communication to how we seek employment, social media is available.

You just couldn’t have imagined it! Nigerians worldwide celebrated the World Jollof Rice day last week. The celebration which was much on twitter via the Hash tag #WorldJollofRiceDay, has been trending since August 22 till now. Tweets were buzzing from citizens to corporations about Nigeria’s popular traditional dishes. Nigerians shared different funny experiences and also where to find the best type of Jollof Rice via twitter.

Thrilled by the growing start-up market in Africa, Microsoft, under the 4Afrika Initiative, has confirmed its support for the upcoming DEMO Africa event slated to hold this month in Lagos.

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is firming up the country’s participation in the 2015 Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX) holding this October in Dubai with about 20 companies and organisations preparing to showcase the country’s talents in the the Nigerian Pavilion.

In a committed effort to make SMS experience smarter and more social, Truecaller, leading search Technology Company, recently launched Truemessenger, a new mobile app.