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MIT Sloan Africa Business Club Presents “Africa 2.0 Conference”

By Loy Okezie On February 22, 2011 · 4 Comments

MIT Sloan Africa Business Club presents it’s inaugural conference “Africa 2.0: Achieving Growth Through Innovation”.

In 2010, top African markets experienced a remarkable level of investment capital flow and exit activity as investors enjoyed returns of up to 36.5%.…

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Nigerian Software Developer Invited to SXSW 2011

By Loy Okezie On February 22, 2011 · 3 Comments

A Nigeria software developer has received an invitation to attend the SXSW event in Austin, Texas, next month.

Sheriff Shittu, 25, developed a traffic monitoring tool that won the award for ‘Best Application’ at the AppCircus competition at Mobile…

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6 Tech Ideas To Transform Citizen Participation in Governance

By Loy Okezie On February 9, 2011 · 3 Comments

In an election year, there’s a need for smart ideas to be injected into governance and technology has a key role to play.

Tech-In Governance is organizing a 48-hour event that would gather ideas, people and digital tools aimed…

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10 Young Tech Game Changers Invited To Technology Times Summit 2011

By Loy Okezie On February 8, 2011 · 1 Comment

The organizers of the annual Technology Times Outlook Summit 2011 have selected 10 young Nigerian web entrepreneurs and innovators to participate at the Nigeria Technology Entrepreneurship Forum on Day 3 of the Summit.

The event is scheduled to hold from…

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And the Future Awards 2011 ‘Best Use of Technology’ Goes to…

By Loy Okezie On January 31, 2011 · 8 Comments

If you’re reading this now, it is very likely that you’re reading from a technology-enabled device via web, gadget, or mobile.

Yes, technology has become an important part of our everyday life and any best use of technology should be…

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Get 15% off tickets to Mobile Web West Africa

By Loy Okezie On January 21, 2011 · 1 Comment

If you haven’t yet registered for the first Mobile Web West Africa conference in Lagos, Nigeria, this is a great opportunity to do so.

Following a recent partnership deal announced between ConnectNigeria.com, the Yahoo-esque portal for Nigeria and All Amber Limited,…

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Got A Mobile App? Submit at AppCircus! [Deadline Today]

By Loy Okezie On January 20, 2011 · Leave a Comment

The first mobile showcase in Africa called AppCircus will be held at the Mobile Web West Africa conference in Lagos, Nigeria on February 2 & 3, 2011.

AppCircus is a global mobile application competition which allows local mobile developers to…

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3 Ideas That Might Get Seed Funding At Social Innovation Camp

By Loy Okezie On January 11, 2011 · 4 Comments

This week at the first Social Innovation Camp in Africa to be held in Lagos, Nigeria, a total of 6 ideas out of 46 submitted will be given attention.

The launch48-like event will hold between 13th – 15th January, 2011.…

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Mobile Web Conference Comes To Lagos in 2011

By Loy Okezie On December 14, 2010 · 5 Comments

On February 2 & 3, 2011, mobile stakeholders around Africa would gather for the West African edition of the most innovative and progressive mobile web event on the continent which promises to map out the future direction of data

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Tech Events You Should Attend This Weekend

By Loy Okezie On December 10, 2010 · Leave a Comment

If you’re looking to attend a technology event this weekend in Lagos, here are some you shouldn’t miss.

Joomla Day Nigeria 2010

This is the 4th edition of Joomla! Day Nigeria. An event geared at educating, supporting and socialising…

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