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How Nokia Plans To Innovate Africa

By Loy Okezie On December 11, 2010 · 2 Comments

Nokia recently gathered over 200 thought leaders in the ICT industry to discuss and develop a vision and strategy for an Open Innovation Eco-system in Africa.

The event tagged “Open Innovation Africa Summit” was not about Nokia or any…

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Pagatech’s CEO Tayo Oviosu to Speak at Tech4Africa Conference

By Loy Okezie On June 14, 2010 · 3 Comments

Tayo Oviosu, a leading expert in M&A and private equity investment opportunites in Africa will be speaking at the inaugural Tech4Africa Conference in Johannesburg, August this year.

Tayo founded Pagatech in April 2009 with a vision to enable a cashless society and bank…

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ICT4D Skype Chat: Nigerian Internet Business Opportunities

By Loy Okezie On March 19, 2010 · 13 Comments

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Have You Been to Planet Google?

By Loy Okezie On October 29, 2009 · 6 Comments

As strange as “Planet Google” may sound, it really does exist. Randall Stross was probably the first man to land on that planet and has taken several people there, including me. Just got back from a 2-week exploratory visit…

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With VTN, e-Commerce Gets Better in Nigeria!

By Loy Okezie On September 21, 2009 · 10 Comments

At the end of a dinner and networking event organized by VTNetwork Nigeria Ltd at the Civic Centre in Lagos last Saturday, I was convinced that an e-commerce revolution was underway in Nigeria.

The event gathered industry experts and…

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SeedCamp for Africa?

By Loy Okezie On September 17, 2009 · 9 Comments

Since I started watching the African Technology scene, I’ve seen quite a good number of start-ups from Africa with great potentials. I’ve also reviewed some like Afrigator.

While we’ve also seen several techn0logy events such as BarCamps in several…

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Can Internet Startups in Africa Be Profitable?

By Loy Okezie On June 21, 2009 · 3 Comments

One of my mentors, Paul Graham wrote, in one of his interesting articles, about his own predictions on the future of web startups. In the article, The Future of Web Start-ups, he said:

So my

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Will Zoopy Become Africa’s YouTube?

By Loy Okezie On June 9, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Zoopy, an online and mobile social media community where users upload, share and interact with videos, photos, audio and notes will soon be making its footprints around the African social media space.

Based in South Africa, the company which…

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Is Your Business Using Twitter for Business?

By Loy Okezie On June 6, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Since Twitter became a great tool for business communication, I’ve been researching several ways that Nigerian companies can tap into the power of Twitter to reach their customers/clients effectively. I’ve also been searching for brands that have adopted

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