Saturday, December 29, 2012
E-commerce service Jumia has launched a screaming competition for its customers and non-customers alike. All you have to do is well, scream “Jumiaaaa”. The grand prize is To…
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Friday, December 21, 2012
Following the launch of Sabunta, Kasuwa(now Jumia) and HelloFood, Rocket has launched another e-commerce site that is largely an eBay clone and has named it Kaymu. Kaymu…
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Nigerian music streaming and download service iROKING, has teamed up with mobile social network Eskimi to launch a mobile specific website exclusive to Eskimi users. The mobile site…
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Nigeria’s first online cab booking service, TaxiPark, a source close to the company told us it has added Red Cabs as well as the regular yellow Lagos taxis…
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Monday, December 17, 2012
The first time we saw TaxiPark in March, it was a simple app that let you find cab providers within Lagos and call them. Interactive Shack then added…
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Sunday, December 9, 2012
For the second time in a week, photo sharing service Instagram, has cut off Twitter’s access to its photo cards. Last week, Instagram disabled the ability to view…
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Saturday, December 8, 2012
A handful of e-commerce startups in Nigeria have launched lately retailing various items from grocery to electronics. Sunglasses.com.ng is setting itself apart by focusing specifically on eyewear –…
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Thursday, December 6, 2012
Bomb the presses—it’s official: Activision announced yesterday that Call of Duty: Black Ops II has crossed the $1 billion mark in worldwide retail sales according to Chart-Track retail customer sell-through information and internal company…
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Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Microsoft is reportedly planning to release its next console in time for the 2013 holiday season. According to a new rumor via Bloomberg, people “familiar with the company’s plans”…
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Thursday, November 22, 2012
Mobile Money service, Paga, has announced a cashback promotion for every transaction on its service. The company says users will get N100 cashback over every money transfer transaction….
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