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iDEA Hub Launch At Calabar, Doles Out N450,000 To Hackathon Winner

On Friday, August 2nd, 2013, barely 16 weeks after Information Technology Developers Entrepreneurship Accelerator (iDEA) launched its first pilot Incubation Centre in Lagos, the…

Nigeria Stock Exchange To Run On Microsoft Technology

Microsoft Nigeria has introduced a new technology solution (X-Gen) to the Capital Market operators. This announcement was made last week at the X-Gen expo…

The Founders Of TaxiPark Launch Tranzit.ng

The tech-in-transportation space in Nigeria gets even more interesting. Not just because of the recent Tiketmobile drama, and arrival of Rocket Internet’s Easy Taxi;…

Mentor Or Be Mentored With VC4Africa Mentorship Marketplace

At different times, I have heard some people in my network say they are looking for a mentor, but getting the right mentor can…

MoneyTalks Wins Grand Prize At Visa-CcHub Financial Literacy Hackathon

At the recently concluded Financial Literacy Challenge organised by Visa and the CcHub, Team MoneyTalks emerged winner of the N1.2 million grand prize. We…

iDEA Hub Set To Launch Tinapa Center With 42-Hour Hackathon

On the second of August, 2013, iDEA, a Nigerian innovation centre, will be launching its hub at the Tinapa Knowledge City, Cross River State….

MTN App Challenge For Nigerian Developers

MTN Nigeria, in partnership with Co-creation hub, has launched an App Developer Challenge for Nigerian Developers. Because of the difficulty Nigerian developers face in…

Nokia May Withdraw Support For The Developer Community

Last week we mentioned in a post how Nokia has stopped supporting the Facebook Developer community group where developers get help on development from…

South Africa: BlackBerry And Oracle Organize Mobile Apps Challenge

Collaboration between two tech giants can indeed produce exciting results. That’s what BlackBerry and Oracle are doing with the Mobile Apps Challenge holding in…

Mobile Agriculture Challenge For Africa

In the 1950s, before the discovery of oil in Niger Delta, agriculture was Nigeria’s primary source of income; even in 2001, agriculture contributed 32%…