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African Innovation Hubs To Benefit From World Bank And Nokia Funding Initiative

It is indeed great times for technology in Africa. This has been further proven by the announcement of a joint initiative by the World…

Learning From Founders Chapter Two: Jason Njoku’s Story

After graduating from the University of Manchester in 2005, Jason Njoku already knew paid employment was not for him. Ten failed businesses later, he…

Mobile Number Portability: Early Days In This Game of War

From the point where Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) stepped in to champion the cause of the consumers in telecommunications, the competition has gotten interesting….

Why Is Facebook Losing Active Users In Nigeria? – Emeka Okoye

Editor’s Note: Emeka Okoye is the CEO of Vikantti Software and co-founder/CTO of Next2.us, geo-based topic driven social classified network for emerging markets. He…

Understanding The Business Side Of Geek

I have always been a proponent of building well rounded individuals; the more reason why I believe that geeks must begin to learn the…

OTEKBITS Polls: We Love E-Commerce But Prefer To Shop On…

We asked you – our readers to tell us your favorite e-commerce site and after more than 200 entries, we have the results up…

The Up Side of Social Media – Going Viral

There is no argument that technology is here to stay, especially with the combination of the internet, computers, mobile gadgets and related devices. Then…

E-commerce Case Study: How I Made N839,547 In 3 Months Online

Editor’s Note: Tito Philips, Jnr. is an unusual Nigerian who is passionate about rebuilding Nigeria through entrepreneurship. He is currently empowering entrepreneurs about starting up an…

Learning From Founders Chapter One: Sim Shagaya’s Story

Eons ago, I mentioned that I will be sharing Nigerian technology founders’ stories here. My first founder is Sim Shagaya, founder of DealDey, Konga (both…

Gadget Craze? Things To Consider Before Buying Your Next

The average Nigerian in this generation (who can afford to be) is gadget crazy, owning something close to three gadgets and still intending to…