Tigo Cash Wins Best Mobile Money Product in West Africa
Tigo Cash has been awarded "Best Mobile Money Product in West Africa" at the 2013 Kalahari Awards in Lagos, Nigeria. This award is given to organizations that have made significant contribution to the mobile financial sector and are poised to change the market landscape in the near future. At this year’s Kalahari Awards, only eight categories existed of which Mobile Money, with a focus on innovation, was listed. ...
Social Media Week Lagos – #SMWLagos
Social Media Week Lagos - #SMWLagos debuts in Lagos, Nigeria from February 18 – 22, 2013. I’m more than excited to be attending the event in Lagos this year. When Social Media Week across the globe debuted in 2009, no African city was chosen. Barcelona, Berlin, Bogota, Chicago, Glasgow, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Sao Paulo, Seoul, Shanghai, Torino and Vancouver were the only cities selected to host t...
Ghana & 35 African Nations Signs New ITRs Act
Reports from far and near indicates that, 89 countries including Ghana and a couple of other African countries has signed the final Acts of the International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs) of the World Conference of International Telecommunications which took place in Dubai, UAE from December 3 – 14, 2012. The new ITU Act allows governments to regulate the Internet - that is governments now have control ove...
Day 1: Maker Faire Africa Lagos – Entrepreneur Spotlight – Nneamaka Nwosisi
African fabrics are been used in designing fashion accessories and more these days. Not only in Ghana is this creativity and innovation available. At Maker Faire Africa Lagos event, young and elegant Nneamaka Nwosisi showcased fashion accessory made with locally sourced African fabrics/prints. According to Nneamaka, she started her fashion line Mak Nisy Collections in June 2011 after returning from the UK to ...
Day 1: Maker Faire Africa Lagos – Makers Spotlight
Maker Faire Africa – a celebration of African innovation, designs, invention and ingenuity started on a very cool note. Most makers and exhibitors at this year's event arrived early on time to start setting up their inventions and designs for the day. Designs/Inventions ranged from out-stretched “tuk-tuk” Limo bicycles, hydraulics powered toys from old syringes, simple wind turbines, pavement stones produced f...
In memoriam across the globe: Chinua Achebe | african perspectives says:
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Great job, Mac-Jordan. I like how you're able to use digital media in your articles. I look forward to the partnership between BloggingGhana & Internews. I think it will be a great one. Thumbs up & enjoy your stay in the US.macjay10 says:
To be honest, I don’t value Valentine’s Day. I see the day just as a normal day, hence no significance to me. Maybe it’s a day to value, but love should exist every day. It is important that we value the people we love on a daily basis, especially in our society, where there is so much abuse and hurt.Oh Canana says:
I look forward to any day that allows me to show my loved ones how special they are and how much I appreciate them. Days like Valentine's day allow me to tell them that despite all the challenges of life and our hectic schedules, I dedicate this "Thursday" to them. I have nothing to loose by bringing a little joy to the face of a loved one that I may not have had time to appreciate recently.Africa's Mobile Technological Revolution In Numbers says:
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