24 October 2011 2 Comments

First Nigerian Internet Billionaire (in USD)

The internet space is Nigeria is growing really fast and a lot of money (not enough yet) is coming into the industry to fund innovation. It is good to note that the internet has given birth to young millionaires (in USD) in Nigeria who are doing great works. Things that can work for us include; [...]

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21 October 2011 0 Comments

Deals, Deals, Deals…propertiesng.com, a Nigerian Real Estate Portal closing acquisition deal

Just as several Startups are getting funded, propertiesng.com, a leading propertise search portal in Nigeria is currently sealing a funding deal with a South African based company. The deal signed and only need to be delivered, in a few weeks you will get full details as they work on integration. No figure was attached to [...]

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20 October 2011 Comments Off

[Exclusive] More on Kalahari, Dealfish and Mocality Shutdown

We broke the news about impending shutdown of MIH properties in Kenya and Nigeria. We pulled it as we wanted to clarify other stuffs before responding to comments. From our sources, MIH is truly shutting down its operations in most of the countries it operates on outside of South Africa. What informed this decision, we [...]

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20 October 2011 0 Comments

A short interview with Online Igbo Dictionary Developer, Oge Nnadi

  Nnadi was at the Co-creation Hub for Developer Parapo, and he demo’d an interesting website for igbo language dictionary. Imagine learning the language and you want to expand your vocabulary, the website is a perfect solution for you. Check out the site at mkpuruokwu.org and you can you read below for his plan and [...]

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20 October 2011 0 Comments

MTN Ideas Forum holds tomorrow, preparing for MTN AppStore Launch

In a build up toward the launch of its AppStore in  Nigeria, MTN, Nigeria’s largest telecom operator will hold Ideas Forum tomorrow to parley with mobile applications developers and tech industry as a whole. MTN recognizes the importance of the growing trends toward mobile apps and they are kind of positioning themselves for the future. [...]

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19 October 2011 0 Comments

We Apologize about MIH post

I wrote a blog post this morning concerning MIH operations in Nigeria and Kenya. Some of the information we get need some corrections. As soon as we clarify, we will post it live. We are very sorry!

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19 October 2011 0 Comments

[Breaking News] MIH to Shut down Kalahari, Dealfish and Mocality operations in Nigeria

This is hot, MIH, the operator of the brands above has decided to shut down the services. Kalahari was expected to relaunch the site but a management decision from MIH south Africa has notified Kenyan Staff about the decision. This means that, the company may want to be operating from South Africa or forget the [...]

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18 October 2011 0 Comments

Attend Microsoft’s Open Door Event in Lagos

Microsoft will hold an event next week in Lagos. The event is targeted at professional programmer and it is held worldwide. The lagos edition comes up next week Tuesday at The Civic Centre. It’s invitation-only though, plan to attend by Registering. Microsoft Open Doors Lagos. Developers Event ID: 1032496192 Civic Centre, Lagos Ozumba Mbadiwe Road,Victoria [...]

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17 October 2011 0 Comments

Mobile Monday October Edition: Get Techie 1.0 holds next week

Next week, the Mobile Monday tech meetup will hold in Lagos. It will be an exciting time to connect with technology entreprenuers in the country. This edition has been structured to have Q&A session, so if you have any question on you mind, come along and get techie! Are you the mobile / internet enthusiast [...]

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13 October 2011 0 Comments

Aimtechng.com integrates eyowo payment system, now charges real-time; Interswitch, Mastercard and e-tranzact

Aimtech Hosting Company, one of Nigeria’s leading hosting provider yesterday officially launched integrated e-payment system to process order instantly. The payment system is powered by eyowo.com, a newly launched disruptive payment system in Nigeria. Aimtech said, old clients can also settle their outstanding with the system. Both new and old orders will be activated instantly [...]

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