Technology
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Virtual Banking: Mobile Phone Becomes A Personal Banking Assistant In Rural China
Jan 7, 2015Since 2008, Taisys had been enabling Slim SIM banking services with local banks in China, especially in the rural areas where inadequate financial resources are provided. With Taisys Slim SIM technologies, the banks have successfully built up... -
Ebola: Ask your questions LIVE to the Minister of Information and Communications of Sierra Leone
Dec 11, 2014The Minister of Information and Communications of Sierra Leone, Alpha Kanu, will host an online press conference Thursday, December 11, at 15 GMT It is now seven months since Sierra Leone recorded the first case of... -
Served Hot: FaceBook Food Canteen
Dec 5, 2014If that was a smart phone, you can bet he was checking his Facebook updates 🙂...Read More -
Social Media Awards Africa Unveiled
Oct 18, 2014Development Diaries Ltd/GTE has announced the maiden edition of The Social Media Awards Africa (SMAA) – a premier continental initiative established to recognize and celebrate excellence, creativity and impact of social media. The SMAA features 4... -
CcHUB Releases 2nd Edition Of The “How I Use My Phone” Research Series
Sep 10, 2014CcHUB’s Mobile Experience Centre released a 2nd edition of the “How I Use my Phone” series, this time targeted at Nigerian working professionals. “How I Use my Phone” is a CcHUB research aimed at gathering market... -
From Aid To Empowerment: How “Project Hello World” Is Closing The Digital Divide In Nigeria
Aug 28, 2014Rural development remains a concern of many developing countries despite impressive advances in technology and increase in intensive developmental policies. Sustainable development and poverty alleviation in rural areas depend on effective common resources management and local... -
Empowering Nigerians To Report [@UreportNigeria]
Jun 20, 2014UNICEF Nigeria has recently introduced U-report platform in Nigeria. U-Report is an SMS based platform, a user-centered social monitoring tool based on simple Short Message Service (SMS) messages ... -
Using Technology to Improve Access, Utilization and Monitoring of Health in Nigeria
May 31, 2014“Technology is changing a whole lot of things…the way we see our health should also change.” Dr. Nkiruka Orajiaka, Product Advisor, Hugh Alies. Hugh Alies is a technology solutions company with a focus on health. Founded a... -
How Technology Is Fostering Good Governance In Nigeria
May 31, 2014As Nigeria marks its 53rd year since independence from the British on October 1st 1960, techies in the oil-rich West African country have come a long way from queueing at public cafes, to creating a multitude...