INNOVATIONS

Google on Thursday announced its array of offerings: –Offering of $1 million to anyone who can deploy a unique hack into its pixel 3 and 4 phones. –Offering up to $1.5 million for exploits found on developer preview versions of Android. –Rewards...

Data Science Nigeria (DSN) has taken the bull by the horn as it launches first Artificial Intelligence (AI) book in both primary and secondary schools in Nigeria. The book launch which brought together education and technology enthusiasts in Lagos,...

OPay, also known as Operapay, has launched OCar as part of its app services in Lagos. https://twitter.com/getoride/status/1196736697356181504?ref_src=twcamp%5Ecopy%7Ctwsrc%5Eandroid%7Ctwgr%5Ecopy%7Ctwcon%5E7090%7Ctwterm%5E3 This is following a Series B raise of $120 million led by existing investors Meituan-Dianping, Source Code Capital, IDG Capital, Sequoia China and GSR...

Africa-focused e-commerce company JUMIA has reportedly shutdown its operations in Cameroon five years after inception. The e-commerce Group CEO & co-founder, Jeremy Hodara told TechCabal the commerce platform "as it is run today is not suitable to the current context...

The Nigeria's civic-tech organization BudgIT is looking to tackle corruption in the grassroots –local government areas of the country with the "LET'S TACKLE LG CORRUPTION" movement. https://twitter.com/BudgITng/status/1191418409533222912?ref_src=twcamp%5Ecopy%7Ctwsrc%5Eandroid%7Ctwgr%5Ecopy%7Ctwcon%5E7090%7Ctwterm%5E3 As part of its objectives of "Raising the standards of transparency, citizen engagement and...

This year’s Samsung Developer Conference (SDC 2019) offers attendees exclusive looks at technologies that will enable partners and developers to shape the next generation of experiences. The event held at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in sunny California, highlighted...

"Health is expensive" for the poor and average person in the world, which accounts for about 70% of the world healthcare challenges encountered today. In as much as "health is wealth", factors such as awareness, access and cost create...

The Nigeria loan system is an illusion of truth; Over the years, banks in Nigeria have constantly given false impressions to the public through print, electronic, and social media platforms (advertisements, billboards, text messages) of possible access to credit...

Employees in Lagos are stressed, burned out and exhausted because of 'hellish traffic'. The state's economy isn't exempted from the whole traffic menace as well. However, global ride-hailing firm, Uber Technologies is set to salvage the situation with the pilot...

A Nigerian developer has yet again put his country on the spotlight as he wins an international competition in Dubai, bags away $10,000. The competition which took place on 9th October, involved 750 contestants from 73 countries for the start...