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    Monday News Roundup: Rich Tanksley Leaves SimplePay, HUB Africa 2015 in Casablanca, Twitter Meter for Nigerian Elections

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    Bolade Popoola
    23rd Feb, 2015
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    Monday News Roundup: Rich Tanksley Leaves SimplePay, HUB Africa 2015 in Casablanca, Twitter Meter for Nigerian Elections

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    Here are the news making the rounds around the tech globe:

    Rich Tanksley Moves From SimplyPay to Pulse.ng

    Rich is leaving the payments startup to head the Nigerian operations of Swiss media giant, Ringier, at Pulse Nigeria.

    HUB Africa 2015 Entrepreneurial Conference Will Hold in Casablanca This April

    This two-day event from 2nd to 3rd of April will bring together entrepreneurs, companies, and influencers as they discuss ways to strengthen SMEs  and create a better ecosystem.

    There’s a Twitter Meter For Nigeria’s Upcoming Election

    Sterling & Greenback is using an in-house tool, Brandseeker, to get sentiment score ahead of the Nigeria’s upcoming presidential election.

    Zille Accuses Zuma of Favouritism in Broadband Distribution

    The Western Cape Premier Leader, Helen Zille has accused the South Africa president of attempting to monopolize the broadband rollout initiative in favour of Telkom.

    Orange’s GSM Network Now Reaching Wajir in Kenya

    Orange telecommunications has extended its 3G network to Wajir and also looks forward to extend to other urban centres in Kenya.

    Visa’s Checkout Service is Spreading its Tentacles to More Market in 2015

    Visa Inc hopes to bring its Visa checkout payment service to sixteen countries by the end of the year.

    Lamudi Nigeria Opens Call Centre, Dial4Home

    The Dial4Home service will give property-seekers the opportunity to access Lamudi’s online real estate marketplace via voice call and SMS.

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