Africa’s tech conversation shifts to digital solution Economy
*As Over 600 Innovators, enterprise leaders grace Innovate Africa By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech Editor Africa’s technology conversation is shifting from simply producing digital talent to building the products, businesses and innovation systems capable of solving the continent’s most pressing problems. That was the central message as more than 600 product managers, founders, enterprise executives and […]
Innovation critical to Nigeria’s devt – Etisalat boss
CHIEF Executive Officer, Etisalat Nigeria, Mr. Matthew Willsher, has said that Nigeria’s developmental needs can be met through the creation of innovative products and ideas. Willsher said this at the 2016 edition of the Etisalat prize for innovation held in Lagos recently. This was as Etisalat announced the winners of the 2016 edition of the Etisalat Prize for Innovation. They include: “OneMedical” who won in the category of The Most Innovative Product/Service category and “Dresses by Aloli” who won in the category of The Most Innovative Idea category.
Stamping out corruption: Buhari launches four special postage stamps
FOR nearly two decades now, new technologies have relegated the postal services in Nigeria to the back burner. Mailing services, courier services and postage stamps have been overtaken by emails, text messages and instant messaging services, most of which cost little or nothing to users.
Software coding: 12 year college student develops mobile tracking app
A 12 year old student, Tomisin Jasmin Ogunnubi of Vivian Fowler Memorial College for Girls Oregun, Lagos, under the tutelage of an ICT partnership between Vivian Fowler Memorial College for Girls School and New Horizons Computer Learning Centre has developed an android mobile tracking application tagged “My Locator.”
How Ghana’s best start up began with no funding
Asoriba is a Ghanaian word which means ‘church member.’ However, since September 2014, it has been synonymous with something else; a tech start-up adjudged Ghana’s best by Seedstars. The company, founded by four Christian students during their time at Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology, provides a unique web and mobile application that enables effective church administration for leaders, and seamless engagement with members via mobile phones, while making it easy to pay tithes and offerings from your phone via mobile money and cards.
Airtel rejigs Smartconnect with family and friends package
AIRTEL Nigeria has rejigged its Smart Connect package, specifically designed to give new customers six times the value on every recharge to include a family and friends feature. To enjoy the family and friends bonuses on every recharge, Customers should add up to four Airtel numbers as Family & Friends, by dialing *311*2*Airtel Number#. To enjoy the free social bonus on every recharge, customers need to install Whatsapp, Twitter, Facebook and BBM on their phones.
