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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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Google Releases World Cup Theme for Nigeria

By Loy Okezie On June 14, 2010 · 1 Comment

Since the 2010 FIFA World Cup opening match kicked off last Friday, soccer fans all over the world have been in high spirits. Even companies that are not football-related are also taking advantage of the buzz.

Last week, Google released…

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ICT4D Skype Chat: Nigerian Internet Business Opportunities

By Loy Okezie On March 19, 2010 · 13 Comments

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Yrn.me – Nigeria’s first URL Shortener Service

By Loy Okezie On February 8, 2010 · 20 Comments

Nigeria has made its own mark in the url shortening space with the launch of Yrn.me on February 4th, 2010.

Since Twitter limited web users to publishing not more than 140 characters, url shortening services have continued to populate…

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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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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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Mobile Web Africa @ Johannesburg, South Africa

By Loy Okezie On August 6, 2009 · 3 Comments

This week, I confirmed my participation at the forthcoming Mobile Web Africa Conference in Jo’burg, South Africa on October 13 & 14, 2009. The event being organized by All Amber, is poised to be a…

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