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Why Kenya’s iHub Works: Lessons From Erik Hersman

By Loy Okezie On July 19, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Last November, I had the rare opportunity of visiting Kenya’s iHub in Nairobi, during the Open Innovation Africa Summit organised by Nokia.

Before then, I’ve been a huge advocate of technology hubs (still am) and have avidly written about how positively…

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ICT4D Skype Chat: Nigerian Internet Business Opportunities

By Loy Okezie On March 19, 2010 · 13 Comments

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Google Announces G-Nigeria Day 2010

By Loy Okezie On January 22, 2010 · 15 Comments

Last August, I gave a hint that Google could be launching their G-Africa Initiative, a series of events in Sub-Saharan Africa for software developers, marketers and entrepreneurs in Nigeria.

Well, I think Google got my hint. The…

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Google Announces Business Development Manager Role for Nigeria

By Loy Okezie On November 6, 2009 · 2 Comments

It is no longer news that Google has been making its footprints across Africa, starting with South Africa and Kenya and now spreading to all sub-Saharan African countries.

Last year, Google announced an

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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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Isn’t It Time for a “Technology Community” in Nigeria?

By Loy Okezie On August 24, 2009 · 8 Comments

It’s been about 100 days since BarCamp Nigeria gathered software and mobile applications developers, technology enthusiasts and entrepreneurs in Lagos, Nigeria where discussions on building a tech community in Nigeria amongst others were highlighted.

“BarCamp was

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