These are the stories that made the rounds today on the African tech space:
Registration Opens For NASA’s Space App Challenge In Lagos, Calabar and Ilorin
NASA has opened applications for Space Apps Nigeria 2015. The event is scheduled to hold in Nigeria from April 16-19, 2015; in Lagos, Calabar and Ilorin.
Intel Education Accelerator Launches To Give EdTech’s Worldwide A Boost
Intel has launched an Education Accelerator to support developers with daring innovation that will define the next generation of education.
Writerack Says Its Redesign Sets it up as The Best Tweetstorming Tool
The geeks at Fonebase Labs just told us they have the best tweetstorm machine in the history of tweetstorm machines with the latest modification to their tweetstorming tool, Writerack. Here is how it works.
FinTech Firm, 1963, Onboards 700 New Matatus In Nakuru
ePayment solutions firm, 1963 announced that it has added 700 public vehicles and Matatus to electronic fare collection in its partnership deal with sixteen cooperative societies – SACCOs – in Nakuru, Kenya.
UBA Cameroon’s CoBranded ID Wins At Visa’s Prepaid Summit
UBA Cameroon won the award for a cobranded Student ID that provides students with a multi-function Visa card.
New Game: Thrivia’s Highway Flee
Highway Flee is an endless runner game developed by Thrivia Studios.
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StudySearch Launches Advisor Network to Connect Students to Advisors Globally
Launched early last year, StudySearch has announced a new features to connect students to advisors globally anytime they need them from wherever they are
Andela opens applications for Fellowship programme
Global talent accelerator, Andela, which finds talented young Africans and trains them to become top developers for global firms, has opened applications for its Fellowship.
NATCOM Pays Outstanding $177m to Clear its NITEL, MTel Acquisition
NATCOM Consortium has paid the outstanding $176,575,700 as the 70 per cent remainder of the $252,521,000 bid price for NITEL and MTEL’s acquisition after an earlier $75,756,300 deposit, a 30% down payment the firm made in January.
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