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- 16 Dec 2013
MTN Presents Prizes to Winners of App Developer Challenge
Following the successful completion of the MTN App Developer Challenge, MTN Nigeria, leading Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Company, has presented prizes to the winners in all the…
- 28 Jan 2013
WITIN Opens Mobile Apps Challenge for Girls in Nigeria
Women in Technology in Nigeria (WITIN) in line with ITU's Girls in ICT project & Tech Needs Girls campaign, brings Technovation Challenge to Nigeria. The Mobile App Challenge was opened last week…
- 2 Nov 2020
FG Rewards 12 Winners of 60-Day App Challenge
Federal government has rewarded 12 youths who won the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development 60-day App Challenge. Sunday Dare, minister of Youth and Sports Development 10 of the youths…
- 25 Jul 2013
MTN Launches App Developer Challenge
MTN, Nigeria’s leading Information Communications Technology Company, has flagged off a competition for mobile application developers. The competition, MTN App Developer Challenge, is focused on…
- 29 Jul 2013
Winners Emerge in VISA/Cc-Hub Financial Literacy Apps Challenge
“Money TALKS”, a financial platform where users can get audio tutorials in multiple languages on specific financial issues that Nigerians face was declared the finest app by judges at financial…
- 18 Jul 2013
Visa Supports Financial Literacy with Apps Dev. Challenge
Visa, a global payments technology company, has announced a mobile application development challenge, geared at stimulating the development of innovative web and mobile applications and games, to…
- 1 May 2019
BOWEN University Students Develops App To Solve Security Challenge
Bowen University of the Nigerian Baptist Convention radically challenged the status-quo recently when it formally launched its specialized Innovation and Entrepreneurship Revolution Hub, at a…
- 11 Nov 2021
Treepz Nigeria Launches App to Ease Interstate Travel Challenges
In an attempt to ease commuters’ interstate traveling challenges within the nation, an indigenous transportation firm, Treepz Nigeria Limited has launched a management software for booking system.…
- 25 May 2023
Blakskill App: A Bridge to Solve the Challenges Organisations Face in Sourcing Verified Talents across all Sectors of the Economy - Olugbenga Omojola, CEO
Blakskill limited an indigenous talent organization has developed an app designed to give organisations global access to verified talents while also giving talents (job seekers) a platform to…
- 21 Mar 2019
Axiom Tech Launches Petro-App
Axiom Tech has launched an app, Petro-App, to address challenges confronting product distribution network in the downstream sector. Mr Andre Bassey, managing director, Axiom Tech Limited, said…
- 12 Dec 2013
Nokia Extends Developers Rewards Program to Nigeria, Ghana
Nokia, global phone manufacturer, has extended its rewards program for developers, DVLUP, to Nigeria and Ghana. DVLUP is a rewards program for Windows Phone developers across the globe which enables…
- 15 Dec 2022
KoinKoin Unveils Crypto Exchange App for Traders
African-focused crypto exchange KoinKoin has launched an app to enable retail traders to buy and sell crypto using local payment methods. With the app, KoinKoin intends to challenge established…
- 13 Jun 2024
Fraud: FCCPC Delists 47 Loan apps, 88 on Watchlist
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has delisted 47 unregistered loan apps, Google playstore as at May 2024, in a renewed crackdown on such platforms. This is coming after…
- 17 Jul 2015
Airtel Africa Partners Samsung, Singtel on Continental Application Challenge
Bharti Airtel, the world’s third largest telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Africa and Asia has launched an application challenge for startup developers as it…
- 14 Feb 2012
Nokia Drives Locally Relevant Apps on Nokia Store
Mr. Olumide Balogun, Nokia’s Services Manager for Ecosystem Developer Experience (EDX) has said that there are over 177 publishers of applications on Nokia Store with more than one million downloads…
- 6 Nov 2012
Conducive Ecosystem can Create Local Apps HoneyPot -Bolade
Bolade Oyekanmi is the digital and content analyst, Samsung West Africa who believes Nigerian local (application) developers can perform better with the availability of friendly ecosystem. He also…
- 4 Oct 2016
Nigeria’s SaferMom, Tuteria & Four Others Win Internet.org Innovation Award
Internet.org has presented six Innovation Challenge in Africa awards to leading examples of ideas, apps, websites and/or online services that provide real value in the categories of education and…
- 8 May 2015
MTN Opens Nigerian Apps Free Downloads Gateway to 61m Subscribers
Truly, the world is changing faster than we ever imagined some decades ago, this MTN Nigeria calls the era of APPtitude! The increased penetration of technology across the globe especially…
- 19 Jan 2021
African Edtech Startup uLesson Secures $7.5mn Series A Funding
uLesson, the African learning technology platform, has closed a $7.5mn Series A round led by Owl Ventures, with inclusion from existing investors, TLcom Capital and Founder Collective and…
- 28 Nov 2023
PalmPay Entices Users with iPhone 15, Phantom X2 in Savings Challenge
Fintech company, PalmPay is rewarding its users for their saving habits in a new savings promotion geared towards driving financial literacy. The savings challenge will run from November 28 to…
- 29 Oct 2023
Winock Launches app to Drive Financial Inclusion
With the rising economic challenges, a firm, Winock, has introduced a website application to drive access to finance for Nigerians and promote financial inclusion. This was according to a statement…
- 7 Sept 2018
FG Celebrates Winners of Silicon Valley Contest, Promises Support
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the federal government will support the “FD-Detector,” a mobile application (app) developed by five Nigerian girls. In August, the five girls from Anambra…
- 14 Jun 2022
9mobile Launches 9mobile Safety App for Improved Security
Demonstrating its concern for the safety of its customers across the country, innovative telecommunications company 9mobile has launched the first fully embedded safety app, '9mobile Safety App, for…
- 1 Apr 2015
Gartner Says Mobile App Adoption Is Maturing as Usage Mellows
The mobile apps marketplace is maturing as users declare themselves satisfied with current engagement rates, according to a survey by Gartner, Inc. As users integrate apps more deeply into their…
- 15 Aug 2014
Visa Supports Mobile Apps to Promote Financial Literacy in Nigeria
Visa Inc., the global leader in payments, today supported the launch of three locally-developed mobile apps to promote financial literacy in Nigeria. The apps were conceptualized and developed by…
- 23 Jun 2021
ALAT Challenges Young Nigerians to the Ultimate Speed Eating Contest
ALAT By Wema Bank, Nigeria’s first digital bank, has announced the first edition of its speed-eating competition, the #ALATFoodChallenge, where young Nigerians across the country are being called…
- 28 Sept 2016
Gartner Says 25% of New Mobile Apps Will Talk to IoT Devices by 2018
With the convergence of devices, bots, things and people, organizations will need to master two dimensions of mobility, according to Gartner, Inc. CIOs and IT leaders will need to excel at mainstream…
- 6 Jan 2015
Ericsson First to Give Smartphone Users Indoor Boost with LAA
It is also believed that phone users spend more than 85% of their time indoors, however, a recent Ericsson ConsumerLab study conducted with more than 47,000 respondents across 23 countries revealed…
- 12 Sept 2024
Vale Finance Unveils New Business Banking App to Empower Nigerian Businesses
Vale Finance has launched a new business banking web app. The app is designed to provide innovative financial solutions to empower businesses to thrive amidst the current economic landscape.…
- 18 Jul 2013
CcHUB Expands Incubation Space, Commences CodeCamp 2013
Following the growing number of incubates at Co-creation Hub Nigeria, the centre said it had expanded the space for more, just as the centre commenced the 2013 CodeCamp for start-ups. In a statement…