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OTEKBITS Sucks!

Here at OTEKBITS, we’ve got something awesome going on (like how we get African startups into the spotlight and update our audience with technology…

iDea Hub Set To Launch With Developer Session – April 19th

Information Technology Developers Entrepreneur Accelerator (iDEA) is a non-profit organization established to support the development of indigenous skills and capabilities in software development. Its…

Words From GigaLayer Founder, Ahmad Mukoshy On .NG Domain Landrush

If you have been following the tech news, you will know that as at yesterday, Nigerian Internet Registry Association (NIRA) opened up the registration…

Sim Shagaya Closes In On Amazon Status With Konga Mall

There is a renaissance the Nigerian e-commerce space; the dawn of online retail in Nigeria, and many brands and businesses are scrambling to find…

Jumia Featured In Forbes, Announce Additional Stores Across Nigeria

On the trail of successes they have achieved as one of the pioneers of online retail in Nigeria, co-founders of Jumia , Raphael Afaedor…

Nigeria: And The Winners Are… Microsoft Imagine Cup [Part 2]

The afternoon continued with the next set of teams presenting their solutions. READ: Microsoft Imagine Cup Nigeria Finals Part 1 [Live Blog] Team i-Ace This…

Microsoft Imagine Cup Nigeria Finals Part 1 [Live Blog]

Today at VCP Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, Microsoft West Africa is hosting a number of Nigerian students and media representatives at the Imagine Cup finals Imagine…

Taxi Park Releases Android Version Of Mobile App

TaxiPark, an online service created by Interactive Shack Africa, to help people move around easily within cities by the means of taxi from pickups to…

Paga’s Latest Milestone, 500,000 Users And Counting

Paga, arguably the biggest transfer and payments service in Nigeria that allows users send and receive cash, pay bills, merchants and buy airtime online, on…

Knowing When To Call It Quits – Ade Olonoh, CEO And Founder Formspring

Formspring, one of the original social question and answer sites, has announced that it will be shutting down on March 31st. Launched in November 2009,…