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Here are the stories that made the rounds across the African tech space today:

iRokotv Boss is Offering NGN 150,000 Basic Salary

iROKOtv’s Jason Njoku has announced that iROKOTv will pay its developers between N150,000 (USD 753.58) and N400,000 (USD 2010) a month, and they’re willing to pay more, if the coders are exceptionally good.

Hangout this Saturday Discussing APIs with Ezra Olubi and Celestine Omin

The Lagos Google Developer Group will hold a meetup with top developers in Lagos at its “APIs Saturday for Developers” on the 9th May 2015 at the CcHub, Lagos. Attendance is free.

Safaricom CEO, Bob Collymore Gets a Two-Year Contract Extension

The extended contract granted by the Safaricom board is said to be based on Bob’s outstanding performance since he came resumed office.

Savannah Fund Announces Four Startup for its 4th Cohort

Nairobi-based technology seed fund and accelerator, Savannah Fund has announced its 4th accelerator class of four- BitFinance, Djuaji, Forex, and Podozi. Each startup will receive 25,000 to 30,000 in investment after graduation.

ETranzact Launches a new PocketMoni Mobile App

The mobile payment arm of eTranzact, PocketMoni, launched a new app which features – Cash-out at ATMs (without a card), Western Union Money Transfer, to mention a few.

Cruncher Let’s You Know Exactly Where Your Money Goes

Cruncher allows you ‘crunch’ your bank statement and analyse your income and expenditure by simply uploading your statement of account on it. The app was built by Opemipo Aikomo.

Jumia Will Host a Bloggers’ Meetup on May 14

The Rocket-backed online retailer, Jumia has announced a tech sit-down event, ‘Tech Bloggers Round Table’, with tech bloggers in Lagos.

MTN Nigeria is offering free app downloads in its 30-day APPtitude Campaign

Mobile network operator, MTN Nigeria, has launched the APPtitude campaign, an offering that allows its subscribers download Nigerian apps free. APPtitude will run for 30 days and it began May 1. Simply send APP to 131 and enjoy.

Bandwidth Barn Incubator Signs Partnership with Telkom

The Cape Town based incubator, Bandwidth Barn and Telkom has entered partnership to enable the incubator commit more resources in creating and supporting accelerator programmes for startups.

Wild Fusion Received the Innovative Digital Marketing Award for 2014

Online marketing agency, Wild Fusion was awarded the Outstanding Innovative Digital Marketing in the Year 2014, in Nigeria by Marketing Edge.

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