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Blackberry Unveils a New Smartphone- the Q5

At a Blackberry Live event this week, the company released a new phone for emerging economies, the Q5, a cheaper phone than the already launched Q10 and Z10 phones. According to the CEO, Thorsten Heins, “BlackBerry is excited to bring

GigaLayer Launches International Payment Feature

GigaLayer is a domain registration and web hosting company in Nigeria and has been doing pretty well in the space. To top other players like WhoGoHost, BlueHost, and Web4Africa commonly used in Nigeria, Gigalayer has unveiled a feature that puts

Prowork Introduces Email Connect – Manage your Projects over Email

Improvising emails for project management is a great productivity killer however we realize that some of your team members might still be used to that way of working. So Prowork is introducing Email Connect to provide them a seamless way

Huawei Unveils 4Africa Smartphone to Nigeria

Huawei has introduced its first Windows phone 8 Smartphone, simply named Huawei 4Africa, to Nigeria. Speaking at the official launch of the phone in the country, the Managing Director, Huawei Devices, West Africa, Mr. Tony Liang described the Huawei Ascend

Strategies for Successful Branding

It is a somewhat daunting task to stay afloat in the drowning waters of product competition. This is where the success or otherwise of your brand gets tested. People in the course of their lives have developed loyalty to particular

Airtel Introduces Dual-Purpose Single Recharge Card, for Both Voice and Data Service

One of Nigeria’s leading telecommunications operator, Airtel, has introduced a dual-purpose single recharge card for both voice and data services on the network that will allow customers to recharge for both services with only one recharge card. The Single Recharge

Would You Own a Private Jet by 2020?

On May 8, an article in the PUNCH Newspaper reported that Nigeria may have 500 private jets by 2020. According to the article: “In order to grow the general aviation sector to accommodate the projected number of private jets, the

Cultivating Effective Communication Skills

…Our words can either make or break us, positive words can build a strong generation. Effective communication skills are fundamental to success in many aspects of life. Being able to communicate effectively with others is imperative to our psychological

Yookos Launches New API at the Mobile Web West Africa 2013 Conference

To give developers in Africa the opportunity to create applications that suit the trending and emerging social media landscape, Yookos a social network site that focuses on providing users the best platform to connect, share and interact, has launched their

Nigeria Partners MasterCard for New Identity Cards Scheme

The Nigerian National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has announced partnership with MasterCard, for the new national identity cards project. The ID would have a two-face design, with citizen information and MasterCard, respectively — on both. It is the first time

Google Schedules Data Journalism Training for Nigerian Journalists

Google has announced that it will train Nigerian journalists on Data Tools Training, beginning from June 4, 2013. The training will focus on using Google fusion tables, Google forms and Spreadsheet, Advanced Search 2.0 application, Google Earth Maps and Crowd

The Entrepreneurs Chronicles: The Art of Influence

Being influential means having or exercising influence or power. Power here means control and authority. Exerting power is a process which, when followed, gets other people to do what you want them to do. Gaining power is something that can

Practical Nigerian Content Conference 2013

The Practical Nigerian Content Forum will be taking place once again from 19 – 21 November 2013 in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The forum will address the theme; Engaging Communities of Oil Bearing States across the Oil & Gas Industry, creating

Etisalat Partners biNu To Give Better Browsing Experience

biNu, an app platform that runs on a wide range of mass-market mobile phones, providing super-fast and affordable access to web-based apps and popular internet services, has announced their partnership with Etisalat. This will give more that 15 million subscribers

Experiential Marketing Conference to Reshape Industry, Organisers Say

With the projected surge of 35% by 2015 in global experiential marketing budgets, the marketing communication industry in Nigeria must re-strategize to maximally benefit from this trend, Redbutton International has advised. The increase in the budget, according to the company,

How To Improve Employee Satisfaction

Satisfied employees are at the core of most successful business organizations. A recent study has shown that happy workers are 12% more productive on the job. The pros of keeping your employees far outweigh the cons. There are simple ways

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