Made in Nigeria: Nadis Cashew Nuts
Quality assurance and packaging is one recurrent reason giving by Nigerians for patronising foreign products. Well, I am quite happy when I see small and medium enterprises that, though they are not quite huge, still ensure the quality of their products without compromising good packaging. I recently came across Nadis Cashew Nuts processed and packaged by […]
Capital Square Organises Demo Day on September 1st, 2016
Capital Square, a hub for professionals that provides working space for businesses in Lagos, is organising a demo day at the Lekki office, the Garnet Building, Igbo Efon Lekki, Lagos on the 1st of September. The demo day is a quarterly startup showcase where entrepreneurs, startup founders and business owners are invited to come and […]
Facebook Organizes Workshop for Developers in Lagos on August 31st, 2016
Facebook is organizing a series of workshops for developers in Lagos, Nairobi and Johannesburg between the 24th and 31st of August, 2016. The events are geared at providing exclusive hands-on instruction via code-labs, tech-talks and updates on the latest Facebook platform product designed to help you build and grow a successful business. The workshop would be divided […]
Well Done Team Nigeria
With all the intrigues that preceded the arrival of the Dream Team VI, Nigeria’s Olympic male football team in Brazil, I infer that most people were not really expecting a stellar performance from them during the match against Japan. But oh, were we surprised. The match against Japan held at Manus Stadium in Brazil was […]
Disruptive Africa Expo Set to Take Place 25th to 27th August, 2016
This seems to be the season of tech events, from one to the other and it seems to be getting better and better. The Disruptive Africa Expo is here again. The event which held last year October is an initiative designed to provide interested developers, service providers and enterprises with the needed knowledge support and […]
Seedstars Lagos Start-up Competition to hold on 11th August
Hope you’re ready and you have submitted your application for the Seedstars World Lagos 2016 Startup competition, because am looking forward to hearing your pitch. I know some of you would be wondering what I am talking about so let me explain… wait I remember I have written about this before so follow this link […]
Lessons from Yahoo’s Sell-out to Verizon
Well, they had a good run, but from the look of things, this seems to be the end of the road for Yahoo as an independent company after about 20 years. Verizon, owners of AOL and Techcrunch, has officially acquired Yahoo’s core business for $4.83 billion in cash. The road to this point has been […]
Connect Nigeria Partners with LCCI for the ICTEL Expo 2016
ConnectNigeria.com, Nigeria’s information portal partners with LCCI for the Information, Communication and Telecommunication ‘ICTEL’ Expo that is set to take place from the 26th to 28th of July 2016 at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island Lagos. The theme of the event is “Mobility, Technology and the Nigerian Economy. It is aimed at exploring […]
The African Passport and Free Trade Agreement
In case you’ve been dreaming of travelling to any country in Africa but when you remember the visa issues you get discouraged and sit down back. Well, you can now go shopping for your travelling bags. The African Union recently launched a new passport– The African Passport. This passport grants citizens of all 54 member […]
Sage Launches Sage 50 Accounting in East and West Africa
Good news for Small and Medium Enterprises in East and West Africa as Sage launches Sage 50 Accounting – a holistic accounting and business management solution for Small & Medium Enterprises. Sage is a Global Market Leader for integrated accounting, payroll and payment systems which supports millions of entrepreneurs in 23 countries. Sage seeks to […]
Introducing Summer Academy for Junior Geeks
Are you a parent with children between the ages of 10-16 and you’ve been wondering how to keep them engaged this summer break? Do your children show an aptitude for gadgets and enjoy breaking and fixing stuff? Well, you’re in luck as SuperGeeks Ltd introduces Summer Academy for Junior Geeks. The summer program is well […]
Opportunity to Visit a Google Campus for Computer Science Students Graduating In 2017
Are you a computer science student or in a related discipline dreaming of visiting a Google campus and you’re graduating in 2017, here is an opportunity for you to visit a Google campus and hear directly from their engineers about the cutting edge products and projects they are working on. Google is organising a Google […]
Techplus 2016 Set to Take Place on July 21st to 23rd at Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos
I know you’re already gearing up for the tech event of the year Techplus 2016. But for those who aren’t aware, the second edition of Techplus, tech 2016 is around the corner. It’s taking place on the 21st – 23rd of July 2016 at the Eko Hotels Conference Center Lagos Nigeria. The event is a […]
Beware of the Hummingbad Virus
No, I don’t mean hummingbird, I mean hummingbad and yes it’s a malware. I know a lot of you might claim ignorance of this particular malware, but it’s fast becoming a source of concern not just because it’s prolific but also because it is a mobile virus. If I ask how many people have installed […]
Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry Announces ICTEL Expo 2016
Christmas seems to be coming early for those in the telecommunication and ICT industry as the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry in conjunction with public and private stakeholders is putting together a professional trade show that focuses on Information and Communication Technology and the Telecommunication Industry. The event which would hold on the 26th […]
How to Do a Successful Product Launch
There are a lot of new products coming into the market almost on a daily basis, but most of them get off to a rough start and eventually crash out of the market while some shoot off like rockets, selling big right from day one. What then makes the difference? Well, there are few factors […]