In the US, social media giant Facebook has been accused of allowing its platform to be used to target voters during the country’s last general elections. With several other developments that are increasingly making its users and regulators to be suspicious of the platform, the social media giant is taking steps towards regaining users’ trust […]

TechCity Disqus here! This one is particularly exciting for me because I got featured in the show. Yes guys, I’m finally putting my face out there. Elections are just a few days away and I personally feel some sort of tension in the air. I guess a lot of Nigerians are as curious as I […]

As I have noted, Nigeria’s problem is never money: we do have decent enough money in this country. Our biggest problem is paralysis at all levels of leadership. Interestingly, over the next 14 days, Nigerians will have opportunities to make their calls via elections. So, the trending Premium Times report which noted that in the last 15 years Nigeria has spent $107.4 billion (the equivalent of N15.46 trillion) from the Excess Crude Account (ECA) under the administrations of Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Musa Yar Adua, Goodluck Jonathan and incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari while recording mass poverty is nothing new. In the… The post How Nigeria Created Mass Poverty Over 15 Years with $107.4 billion! – Premium Times Report appeared first on Tekedia.

Another episode of What You Said has landed and this one promises to be exciting and hilarious. So apparently, a twitter account @WeVoteAtiku claims presidential aspirant Atiku, has launched the world’s first emoji manifesto for Nigerian youth voters. While I’m not exactly sure of what that means, Nigerians had some comments about this and of […]

In 2011, I brought a team of 11 Nigerian graduates to build a mobile development business exclusively on Android. Yes, that was the time when Blackberry was on the mountaintop, in Nigeria, but living in America gave me a small edge on the potentials of Android. We ran Fasmicro Masterclass and training, bringing 100 graduates together, and at the end we would onboard the ones we desired. Along the way, we had great quarters, winning a business with Shell Nigeria. Led by a first class graduate of Covenant University, we found success. The young man, just 22 years, and his… The post Beyond Exodus To Canada, Beyond Better Wages, Nigeria Can WIN appeared first on Tekedia.

By Durotoluwa Olumide Strategy is a high-level plan of action designed to achieve a set-target.  Business level strategy is a set of integrated and consolidated set of commitments and blueprints that a firm employs to achieve a competitive advantage by putting into action, its core competencies in a specific market. It helps firm to make the best of choices to give their products/services a competitive advantage. With the intricacies and complexity surrounding the survival of a firm in the global economy, it is quite difficult to make sound decisions that will contribute to its long-term performance. However, every firm must… The post Structuring Your Business-Level Strategy appeared first on Tekedia.

Innov8tiv Innov8tiv - Blacks In Technology in USA, UK, Caribbean Islands & Africa It is about time men play a role in family planning in the relationship, and so far they have had three options: condoms, vasectomy, and withdrawal during sex. Well, if all goes well, men will have a third option, a male birth control gel. The gel is currently in trials, and Kenya is one of […] Kenya becomes first African country for Male Birth Control gel trials Milicent Atieno

Innov8tiv Innov8tiv - Blacks In Technology in USA, UK, Caribbean Islands & Africa The clock is ticking fast on Windows 7, its euthanization day will be up in less than a year. That means as a user, you don’t have much time with the operating system. Unless of course, you don’t mind being left out alone in the cold by Microsoft to protect yourself from all the zero-day […] You bought Windows 7 and you’re fine with it: So why Microsoft arm-twisting you into paying for Windows 10 Felix Omondi

It is a case that needs to be made before MultiChoice: if you freeze the price of DStv Premium in South Africa, it makes sense to do the same in Nigeria. Your argument for the price freeze is solid – you want to make sure your customers in South Africa do not experience undue financial burdens. Well done for thinking about them. MultiChoice has announced that it will “freeze the price” of DStv Premium from 1 April 2019, ensuring customers will pay the same rate for their package. The announcement was part of a media release which stated that MultiChoice… The post MultiChoice Freezes DStv Premium Price in South Africa, Nigerians Will Not Mind appeared first on Tekedia.

It is not really news that TechCrunch, a pioneer tech-focused blogging platform, is going subscription. Without subscription, TechCrunch has no future. Adjacent to the ruined empire of Yahoo via Oath/Verizon, TechCrunch was walking dead. Simply, because of Facebook and Google, no massively organized news website can survive without subscription unless you are the Guardian UK which knows how to beg for donations. Yet, I give the Guardian three years to join the full party which New York Times, WSJ, FT, WashPost, Bloomberg, and others have since toasted. I won’t bury the lede. TechCrunch is launching a subscription product called, appropriately and… The post TechCrunch Falls To Subscription appeared first on Tekedia.

This is very fascinating for people that like this platform: LinkedIn is launching LinkedIn Live, a live video product. For years, the platform where global professionals congregate has refused to focus on video. But that is now history, as LinkedIn pivots to align with the world where Facebook, TikTok , etc have made video a critical part of communication and information exchange. LinkedIn — the social network for the working world with close to 600 million users globally — says that video is the fastest-growing format on its platform alongside original written work, shared news and other content. Now it’s taking… The post LinkedIn Graduates From Video Product College appeared first on Tekedia.

This is from a LinkedIn comment on the piece titled – The biggest failure is NOT fixing things that lead to failures. One of my greatest pieces of wisdom on time management cleverly linked to success & failure! Period! Even greater than my masterpiece “Eat that frog” by Brian Tracy. Thanks, Ndubuisi Ekekwe As I noted in the piece, I hold this principle that those that come on top are not always the most gifted but those that plan BEST. “I was a bookworm in university: yes, the too-much reading type because I knew I was not the smartest in class. But I… The post Fix The Root Cause of Failure – Understand That Failure Is Part of Success appeared first on Tekedia.

We work with many global and local entities, helping them to understand the state of commerce and industry in Nigeria. To do this work very well, we build database of firms, quarterly tracking indicators and many things. This process is done fanatically as we want to walk into Boardrooms and Workshops with arsenals of the latest trends, and trajectories in Nigerian business ecosystem. The fact is this: we know of most companies which are six months old in Nigeria. Today, we are happy to share 7,000 companies from our massive database. Data is provided for the following: Company Name Address… The post Comprehensive Directory of 7,000 Nigerian Companies and Startups appeared first on Tekedia.

Accion Venture Lab believes that startups can re-imagine what is possible and bring transformative innovations to the financial services sector. So far, they have invested in more than 40 startups around the world that leverage innovative technology and business models to offer financial solutions. These startups offer solutions that are higher in quality, less expensive, […]

It is a serious issue and one I do not have the moral fiber to discuss since I also resigned a job and left for America many years ago. Yet, because commenting is free, I will go ahead.  There is a big exodus happening in Nigeria right now, and the destination is Canada. When I say exodus, I mean real type like the one described in the recorded Exodus. Lol. As at 2017, there were over 11,000 Nigerian students in Canada. They hardly go back to Nigeria after graduation. Canada will gladly keep them to work because of their skills… The post Nigerians’ Big Exodus To Canada appeared first on Tekedia.

Health is wealth, and across nations, different innovations have been pioneered by governments and organizations to improve the wellbeing of citizens by making healthcare services more accessible. Before the modern digital age of aggregation and orchestration of demand and supply, in platforms under the positive continuum of network effects, the healthcare systems in most developed nations have followed such redesigns. Yes, ecosystem players make it possible for those offering health services and those needing those services to have efficient equilibrium within healthcare service frameworks. In Nigeria, however, we are just beginning to build such systems as enablers of healthcare service… The post HealthPoint’s Innovation to Scale Health Insurance in Nigeria appeared first on Tekedia.

You want to start that web startup. You have looked left and right, within Nigeria, and came to the conclusion that no single company was in that territory. So, you extrapolated, I have no competition. Unfortunately, that you wished so does not mean that is the state of things. There is a diminishing abundance that comes with Internet: you are global and local at the same time. So, are your competitors! Because internet is unbounded and unconstrained, most times, a local company faces competition from any part of the world. You need to have that in mind and not judge… The post The Illusion of Localization in Pure Web Business appeared first on Tekedia.

Innov8tiv Innov8tiv - Blacks In Technology in USA, UK, Caribbean Islands & Africa Lately, China’s biggest telecommunication technology firm Huawei has been receiving one turn down after the other from governments across the world. The company can trace back the root of this unfortunate turn of event to the United States where last year several security chiefs raised concern about the Huawei telecommunication infrastructure. Ever since many governments, […] U.S. President about to sign an Executive Order banning use of Huawei network equipment Felix Omondi

We’re documenting Nigerian initiatives increasing the number of women and girls in tech, and we need your help. The post Mapping Women in Tech Initiatives appeared first on TechCabal.

Innov8tiv Innov8tiv - Blacks In Technology in USA, UK, Caribbean Islands & Africa Jumia, perhaps the biggest online retailer in Africa is set to offer its Initial Public Offering (IPO) in New York some time this year. People familiar with the matter say the planned IPO could see the business be valued at about $1.5 billion (about R20.4 billion). MTN Group, as the biggest shareholder in Jumia, is […] $1.5 billion Jumia IPO could see MTN rise out of its debt Milicent Atieno

In line with its commitment to building a safer online world for all, Facebook, on February 5, supported Safer Internet Day with Continue reading Facebook Partners African Firms For Safer Internet at BizWatchNigeria.Ng.

The biggest victory in life is victory over your time. If you master your time, you will win your future. Greatness has been achieved not because of special talent but rather via total dedication, perseverance and commitment through mastering of time. A man who cannot manage his seconds will wander through the boundless of time. Tenacity is critical because without it, any mission could be lost. In business, I have come to understand that one of the most important skills is the capacity to do the best possible job at the shortest time possible on something with the highest impact. Yes,… The post Master The Victory of Time appeared first on Tekedia.