Companies

More problems, more success: Paga inches closer to its tipping point 0
- Companies, Technology
- January 23, 2016
Earlier this week, the news made the rounds about Uber’s partnership with Paga. The partnership would see paga integrated into the Uber experience as a payment solution. I'm excited @Uber_Lagos has partnered with @mypaga for payments. We're committed to making payments easy for merchants & consumers #PagaUber — Tayo Oviosu (@oviosu) January 21, 2016 This
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Feast your eyes on BRCK’s new office space 0
- Companies, Technology
- January 12, 2016
BRCK is moving to a new office space in the iHub. Seems the startup is growing faster than they anticipated. 2015 was a big year for the team as they grew from a team of 9 to almost 40. They also released three new hardware products. “At the beginning of the year (2015) we
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Netflix in Africa has “no effect” on IrokoTV and other Africa VODs, but for how long?0
- Companies, Technology
- January 11, 2016
Last week, Netflix went global, opening up its gateway to the African continent. The announcement sent ripples across the internet, as editors the world over scribbled with glee, pontificating and predicting what the announcement meant for their countries. Over here, in Nigeria, one man may have had more to think about than any other person.
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BRCK closes a $3 Million funding round from International Investors 0
- Companies, Entrepreneurs, Technology
- January 8, 2016
Erik Hersman, CEO of BRCK, will be in really good spirits right about now. That’s because BRCK, the Kenyan company making the all-terrain internet router and backup power for remote regions of Africa, has closed a US$ 3 million funding round. The investment was made by former AOL executives Jean and Steve Case, Jim Sorenson,
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And that’s a wrap: MTN finalises Visafone acquisition 0
- Communication, Companies, Technology
- January 7, 2016
The MTN Group has finally acquired Visafone Communications Limited, the second leading CDMA provider in Nigeria, Technology Times reports. The deal was reportedly signed at the tail end of last year, after approvals from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Federal Government of Nigeria. It would have happened earlier but for the hefty N1
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Netflix is now available in Nigeria, and South Africa, and Kenya, and…1
- Companies, Technology
- January 7, 2016
Netflix is now available worldwide. Excuse me while I geek out for a minute. As of today, @netflix is live in nearly every country around the world @reedhastings #netflixeverywhere #CES2016 pic.twitter.com/GBcnwSiB4E — Steve Canepa (@stevecanepa) January 6, 2016 Yes, worldwide in this case includes every African country (excluding three). This is huge news as the
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