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17 August 2011 0 Comments

Co-creation Hub Nigeria announces Membership plans, go get yours

As we count down to the official launching of Co-creation hub, the co-working space has just announced membership structures for interested community members to bootstrap their startups. As outline on the site; CcHUB is a membership based community of hackers, designers, tech companies, entrepreneurs, social entrepreneurs, academics, investors and everyone interested in technology innovation and [...]

16 August 2011 0 Comments

Nokia holds second edition of its free Mobile Application Development Training

To further cement its place as mobile phone of choice in the country, Nokia has planned to hold second edition of mobile application development training. The training is meant to help aspiring mobile developers know how to get it done. The training will also take participants through monetization of apps on Nokia’s OVI store. [...]

16 August 2011 5 Comments

E-commerce in Nigeria, waiting for the e-payments

I really want us to start a conversation around e-commerce in Nigeria. Firstly, I need to let you know that as far as I’m concerned, e-commerce in Nigeria is as good as non-existence. Let’s agree, we have quite a number of e-commerce sites in Nigeria and no single unifying payment system people are comfortable with. [...]

08 August 2011 0 Comments

Most visited Nigerian sites in July 2011; Trends and Analysis

Firstly, let me apologize for a long absence of our monthly review of the Nigerian web industry. We are working to make it better. In the main time, we are back and will to take you through what has been happening in the industry, how the top sites feared and how technology business in Nigeria [...]

03 August 2011 1 Comment

Nigerian New Ad-network gets sweet spot on Nairaland Homepage as Nairaland make millions

I wrote recently about the looming explosion in the online ad network industry in Nigeria. For couple of days now, you will notice that Nairaland now place 2 ads on its homepage, one from Google Adsense and the other from the new ad network; adplacers.com. The startup will officially launch to the general public in [...]

20 July 2011 0 Comments

Pitch Monday; pitch your Ideas to VCs

Register for next week’s Mobile Monday to pitch your ideas to investors and users. The seats are running out, it will be an interesting time, seriously. Dealfish has been confirmed as the official sponsor while Mobitel has signaled interest in making broadband internet access available at the event. To participate, please register here.

20 July 2011 0 Comments

Breaking News: Omidyar Network to donate $200, 000 to Nigerian Innovation Hub

Omidyar Network, a foundation with focus on helping innovation growth across the world has just signified interest to donate a whopping $200,000 to Co-creation Hub. The hub will be launched in Lagos next month. It will help create access to infrastructure to foster technology innovation in the country. On the other hand, Indigo Trust is [...]

18 July 2011 0 Comments

CONSUMER ENGAGEMENT: Harnessing the power of social media for brands

It is no more news that consumers are changing. The habits and expectations of today’s social customers are challenging the traditional practice of advertising, marketing and how business is done. New media platforms are emerging, business models are being redesigned, word of mouth is going digital and there’s the need for the Nigeria businesses to [...]

15 July 2011 5 Comments

Eskimi.com Mobile Social Network boasts 1.2M Nigerian Users, 50% of total Members

Eskimi.com is a Lithuania-based mobile social network which focuses on mobile flirting announced it has reached a milestone of 2.4 million users global with Nigeria making up 50%. The site founded in March 2010 internationally, in November 2010 a Nigerian version was launched. Some interesting stats were released exclusively to WebTrendsng.com; Nigerian Stats on Eskimi: [...]

15 July 2011 0 Comments

Finally, Nigeria gets new Minister of ICT

We wrote recently about the search for an ICT minister in the country, on Wednesday a new minister was sworn-in in the person of Omobola Johnson. Mrs. Omobola Johnson is the Former Chairwoman and Country Director of Accenture Nigeria. With this appointment, the president hopes to revitalize the sector and position it for 21st century [...]

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