startups

Enough With The Digital High Fives – African Developers Need To Up Their Game

Still basking in the afterglow of what obviously must have been an uber exciting outing in San Francisco, the Saya Mobile  team is arguably…

Operation Phoenix: oTeKbits Going Offline For Scheduled Maintenance

oTeKbits would be going offline from Monday, 10th of September, 2012 until Wednesday, 12th of September, 2012 for the purpose of maintenance. We apologize for…

Nigeria: Ministry of Communication Technology, And Intel Corporation Organizes Software Competition

As part of the initiatives to generate employment and drive ICT entrepreneurial development in Nigeria, the Ministry of Communication Technology in conjunction with Intel…

Help: Developers and Programmers Wanted!

It is no more news that things are happening at a faster rate in Nigeria. New businesses are being started daily. Existing businesses are…

ProWork: Task Management App from Nigeria ready to Storm the Enterprise market

A few events have been held in the Nigerian tech space to promote innovation and ideas around mobile and web technology business. There has…

Startup From School: Fawale Gbolahan’s CollegeAdverts.com

After my piece about why students should run startup in school, I reached out to a student just starting out: Fawale Gbolahan, a student…

The Series: E-Commerce Emergence in Nigeria

I am a big fan of the handshake between technology and business, and the e-commerce scene in Nigeria has got me excited. While some argue…

Founders Stories: Why Some Startups Never Take off

I took some weeks off writing but I am back. I will be focusing on the startup community sharing my experience and that of…

Beni American University – BAU Set To Launch

Remember Beni American University – BAU? The brain child of the young Nigerian, Gossy Ukanwoke – Founder of Student Circle, is finally ready to disrupt education…

Is RIM, Makers of Blackberry, Going To Split Up Into Two?

Things are not looking too smooth for RIM and they have been looking into how they will save the company. They have changed management…