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PUSHCV IS ON A QUEST FOR NIGERIA’S MOST ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES

Online enterprise solution service, PushCV, has announced its plans to connect exactly 5000 prime employees to headhunters and employers with a new initiative, Elite Employee Quest 2015.

RWANDA’S GOVERNMENT AND GSMA SET TO ACCELERATE ICT USING MOBILE BROADBAND

Rwanda’s Ministry for Youth and ICT and GSMA has announced an agreement to take on a series of initiatives to speedup ICT inclusion and economic growth using mobile broadband technologies.

TWITTER OPENS OFFICIAL ACCOUNTS IN SOUTH AFRICA, NIGERIA AND KENYA
Twitter has created official accounts in three African countries; South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya.

NIGERIA’s CAC LAUNCHES ONLINE REGISTRATION PLATFORM, AGAIN
Nigeria’s Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has reintroduced its online registration platform, Company Registration Portal.

TECHNOVATION IS BRINGING MORE WOMEN INTO TECH AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP 
Technovation’s 3-month technology entrepreneurship program is now open to young women within the ages of 10-18.

YOURTAXINOW, NEW e-HAILING SERVICE DEBUTS IN NIGERIA

YourTaxiNow is the new kid on the Nigerian e-hailing taxi block, and unlike is typical for e-hailing services currently jockeying for dominance in Nigeria (Taxipixi, Uber, Easy Taxi), this one is not based in Lagos.

NAPAFRICA IXP REACHES 20GPS THROUGHPUT IN SOUTH AFRICA
Then it wants to exceed the current 20Gps network throughput within the next quarter

BLACKBERRY OFFERING NIGERIANS MOBILE AIRTIME IN EXCHANGE FOR MASS RECRUITING FRIENDS TO BBM’
Know BBM? Good. The IM platform is giving out N10, 000 ($52) worth of prepaid airtime to one thousand users in Nigeria who recruit the most new BBM users.

WHERE ARE THE MOONSHOTS?
Mich Atagana is asking the hard questions from African startuppers in Episode One of new podcast series.

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JOVAGO INCORPORATES TIGO PESA AS PAYMENT OPTION IN TAZANIA
Online hotel booking platform Jovago has announced a partnership with Tanzanian telecoms firm, Tigo to allow users on the operator’s Tigo Pesa service pay for accommodations using mobile money.

MARK ESSIEN, ABIOLA OLANIRAN AND IYIN ABOYEJI MAKE THE FORBES’ 30 UNDER 30 IN AFRICA
The 30 Most Promising Young Entrepreneurs In Africa 2015 list has been released and it features six Nigerian entrepreneurs.

 

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