The company is yet to disclose the timelines of the live stream launch and is likely still in the preliminary stage. However, the move opens up the potential to order a whole new raft of unscripted series to use the technology, bringing it into line with its linear networks, which often air live specials for big competition series such as ABC’s American Idol and Dancing with the Stars, which is moving to Disney+....

Farmers in Nigeria struggle to increase yield, tore produce, get their goods to market on time, and secure a fair price for their produce. This is the problem Agrilet is trying to solve through its platform for microfunders to invest in farms and food-processing related projects. Agrilet is giving farmers access to a larger market, machineries, and thus improved farm inputs, and to microfunders, impressive return-on-investment, fulfillment of dreams, and thus an increased alternative source of income....

According to Adeloye Olanrewaju, the founder of Babymigo, he was inspired to launch the Babymigo platform after engaging in extensive work with pregnant mothers during his professional training years. Adeloye also watched his sister in law during her pregnancy and this was his major push to innovate a solution for safe motherhood .His sister in law was concerned about every little thing and wanted to be assured that her baby was doing okay....

Tell us about yourself, your team, educational backgrounds I am Paula Aliu, CEO of Cogno-Aid. My experience with software-based service delivery start-ups began in 2012, when I was recruited as part of a team to build a Poultry Management System for medium to large scale Poultry farmers in Nigeria. My experience in software development includes but isn’t limited to Web Application development and Mobile Application development. I have a BSc in Computer Engineering from the University of Lagos Nigeria....

Tell us about yourselves; your team, your educational and professional backgrounds My name is Frank Umeadi, a software developer and avid tech entrepreneur from Anambra, Nigeria. I’m a graduate of Computer Science from Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra, Nigeria. I’m the founder & CEO of Mart.NG. I’m also the founder of https://appwebsms.com; one of the largest and most reliable mobile marketing platforms in Nigeria with over 5,500 users and 6,000 downloads on Google Play....

The Series B equity round was led by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) – a member of the World Bank Group, with participation from Novastar, Sahel Capital, CDC Group, Endeavor Catalyst and existing investors, Partech and MSA Capital. The debt funding was led by Arcadia Funds. According to Onyekachi Izukanne, CEO and co-founder of TradeDepot, said, “We remain super focused on making digital commerce and financing both accessible and affordable to neighbourhood retailers across key cities in Africa....

While addressing journalists in Abuja, Nigeria’s minister of Industry, Trade and Investment Olusegun Agang said the online registration will help reduce the cost of conducting business significantly and the time it takes for foreign and local investors to establish their businesses. “We hope to have electronic registration of companies, which will begin from 1 October 2014,” Aganga stated. He added that they hope to ensure that Nigerians would no more have to incur additional costs and inconveniences to travel to CAC office to register and stay for a long period before registering their business....

Let’s just go to the main body already. ? Nigerian tech startup founders and their G.O.T characters. You’re definitely free to think differently. Jason Njoku (CEO, IrokoTV) – Jon Snow The irokotv website was launched by the Iroko partners in 2011 (Jon Snow at Winter fell). Jason tried to build his own company after this but failed at each attempt (nights watch). But now, he is the king of the North Nollywood contents....

The research revealed that Nokia users took (41.4%) while Tecno took 23.6%, Blackberry 12.1% and Samsung 8.2%) as more. It should be noted that over 65% of nokia devices owned were feature phones (non-smartphones). 48.6% of workers cited the cost of the phone as the main influencer when purchasing a new phone. With over 50% of blue collar workers earning NGN 30,000 or less monthly, it is perhaps not surprising that cost of phone is a major factor in choice of device purchased....

“The Nokia X2 was designed to help the next billion people connect to the mobile Internet and cloud services, affordably,” said Kingori Gitahi, Product Manager, Microsoft. “Following on from the great reception we saw to the first Nokia X device, we’re pleased to offer the next step in the line-up with the affordable Nokia X2.” Among the notable features of the device are a larger 4.3” ClearBlack display, a 5MP rear-facing, autofocus camera with flash, as well as a front-facing VGA camera....

There is a modification for Android file transfer. Google will upgrade its Android operating system through the Play Store and Services for all devices running the operating system, as it does every month. The May 2022 patch has been released, including a small surprise. Starting this month, the rival feature of AirDrop, Nearby Distribute, will make it easier to share files across various Android terminals. Communication between devices will be made much easier....

As his vision grew he invited two of his fellow doctors to be part of what seemed crazy at the time. After much deliberation and discussions Dr. Allan Mukuzi was part of this 3D printing life. A year and a half later of hard work, the two gentlemen realized that they needed a lady’s perspective and just like that Dr. Waruguru Wanjau was part of their team. Since 2015 the big three have created one of the most innovative startups that anyone has come up with in Kenya....

The move comes as part of OPay’s expansion plan in the Egyptian market and capitalizes on the success the company has achieved last year through distributing tens of thousands of Points – of – Sale (POS), and increasing its vendors and retailers, becoming the fastest growing company in the fintech and e-payments market, just one year after its launch in Egypt. Hesham Ezz El-Din, Digital and Cards Business line director at OPay Egypt said that the company is “thrilled to be launching its first OPay store in the Egyptian market, one of the largest markets in the Middle East and Africa, as part of the company’s bid to keep up with the direction of the Egyptian state towards financial inclusion and digital transformation and Egypt 2030 vision....

Whenever you are accessing the internet without a proxy, you are giving away your real IP address and all the information that comes with it. Proxies are an important tool for increasing your online security because they allow you to browse the internet safely, anonymously, and you can access geo-restricted content. What Are Residential Proxies? Similarly to any other type of proxies, when you buy residential proxies, they will mask your real IP address....

What is featured image in SEO? Featured image is the primary image which is used to narrate the theme about a particular blog content or a web page. If we are publishing a blog using the WordPress CMS, then by default we have the option to upload the featured image for each blog post or page that we are publishing. In other words, featured images will be displayed as a preview when the blog links are shared in social media’s or in other networks as like shown in the below image....

“The telco is set to launch two new products. By the end of June 2022, Safaricom will launch M-Pesa Junior Accounts and a virtual debit card for international online payments,” said Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa. M-Pesa has been a very successful model for Safaricom, and the goods that the telco has released later have also been very profitable. We have observed Safaricom’s returns from M-Pesa loan services such as KCB M-Pesa, M-Shwari, and Fuliza....

The East Africa Tower Limited, Safaricom subsidiary provides that they were given approval to dispose of 30 masts out of the 453 it acquired from Essar Limited to Kenya Towers Limited the owner of yuMobile. “East Africa Tower Ltd is fully owned subsidiary of Safaricom Limited which was used as a special purpose vehicle to acquire 453 masts from Essar Limited in 2015. The current transaction that has received approval from CAK refers to the disposal of 30 masts to Kenya Tower Limited,” said Steve Chege, Safaricom director for corporate affairs....

In a bid to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Kenya and reduce infections, an initiative dubbed #Flattenthecurve, Safaricom is pushing for cashless payments via its mobile money platform M-PESA to allow Kenyans avoid the use of paper money. With the ability to pay both offline and online retailers, Safaricom has zero-rated all person-to-person M-PESA transactions below Ksh1,000 allowing users to send any amount below Ksh1,000 for free over the next 90 (ninety) days....

With the new changes, customers on Sh1,000 and Sh2,500 post-paid plans will lose their unspent bundles that they have managed to accumulate ever since the product was launched. Subcribers who choose the Karibu tariff have the option of paying Sh1,000 per month where they get 900 minutes talk time for on-net calls, 100 minutes for off-net calls, 100 megabytes of data and 100 on-net SMSes or they could go for the Sh2,500 per month package where subscribers get 2,200 minutes for Safaricom-to-Safaricom calls, 300 minutes to rival networks, 250 megabytes of data and 250 on-net text messages....

The company is planning to break down its hierarchical structure into smaller teams that will make it more agile. Existing departments will be reduced to groups of 60-100 employees which will be referred to as tribes. The tribes will be further sub-divided into smaller squads of 8-10 employees. The squads will report to the head of the tribe, and then the head of the tribe will report to executive members....