Chris Kwekowe- The 23 Year Old Entrepreneur Who Turned Down A Job Offer from Microsoft To Build His Startup

In August 2016, Chris Kwekowe was one of a number of young African innovators who had the chance to meet with Bill Gates. It was a TV interview, and Kwekowe had the stage to let the world into what made

New TV App for Apple is Now Live

Updates on iOS and tvOS are being released today and inclusive of this update is Apple’s new TV app. Customers across Apples’ multiple platforms will now have a single app to watch TV shows and movies, as well as to

Tech for the Street: Taking Tech to Public School Students

Tech for the Street is an initiative aimed at providing public school students with ICT skills and enabling them to take advantage of current technological advancements. Students were tutored by seasoned facilitators on the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, Corel

Flutterwave Launches Moneywave, a Payment Platform

Flutterwave a platform that provides technology, infrastructure and services to enable global merchants, payment service providers and Pan-African banks accept and process payments on any channel (Web, Mobile, ATM & POS), has announced the launch of a new product, Moneywave.

Nigeria to Get ICT University in 2017 

Minister of Communication, Adebayo Shittu, has revealed that the Federal Government intends to establish an ICT university in the country. The institution will become functional in the first quarter of 2017, with the mandate of bridging the gap that currently

Apple’s App Stores Soon to Charge in Naira

Good news for customers of Apple as they’ve made a change to their pricing policy. Presently, purchases made by users on the Apple Store and other products are in US Dollars and this has proven challenging to many Nigerians, especially

Is Your Phone VR Compatible? Here’s How To Check

Virtual reality is becoming a wide spread tech trend across the world. Despite the sluggish adoption rate in African countries, smartphone users in other parts of the world are already using VR for games, movies, virtual tours and so on.

Online Security: Top 3 Free Password Managers

A password manager is a software application (or hardware) that helps you store and organize your passwords. The software uses encryption to store and protect passwords and requires a master password before you can access the password database. Password managers

VLC Media Player Gets Support for 360° Media Playback

VLC media player, one of the world’s most widely used media players (with over 100 million downloads), now has support for 360° video and image playback. The new features debut in the latest preview release called VLC 360 (VLC 3.0

Ike Okosa: The Nigerian Whose Startup Is Connecting African Freelancers to Companies Across the World

When Ike Okosa arrived Lagos from London to attend the Social Media Week in 2015, he probably had little idea what light bulbs would get turned on in his head. Today, he credits that event with opening his eyes to

Techjam Comes To Ibadan

Technology seems to be the new “oil”, but most people are still not very much aware of the role technology plays in their respective field and their day to day lives. Also, people don’t know about the different opportunities that

Instagram Updates 2 New Exciting Features

In order to improve the experience of the millions of users on its platform, Instagram has announced 2 new updates, live video on Instagram Stories and disappearing photos and videos for groups and friends in Instagram Direct. According to a

Register for the 2016 Hour of Code with Re:learn

School owners, teachers, parents and children have the chance to participate in the global movement to learn code. Re:learn is offering schools the opportunity to join in this year’s Hour of Code, which will be observed in over 180 countries.

Online Security: 6 Tips for Creating Strong Passwords

When it comes to the security of social media, email accounts, online payment and e-commerce accounts, passwords are the first line of defense, and sometimes the only one. The problem is, most of the passwords we use to protect our

Calabar Could Become Nigeria’s First Smart City

The Cross River State Government has clinched a deal with Chinese technology company Huawei to transform Calabar, the state capital, into a smart city. A Memorandum of Understanding signed by the parties provides the basis for a project that would

Federal Government Seeks to Get Rid of Ghost Workers through Online Verification

Ghost workers have been a consistent source of worry to government agencies, and they seem to be defying every method being used to weed them out. A ghost worker is someone who is not employed by a public service institution

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