Over the weekend, I decided to solve a persistent air-conditioning problem with one of our cars. I needed to replace the air conditioner compressor but the prices quoted were outrageous.

The biggest news in technology recently has been Amazon’s acquisition of the premium grocery chain – Wholefoods - for $13.7 billion. The acquisition was unexpected, and it came as a surprise to a lot of people.

I have created and administered some groups on Facebook with significant numbers as well, and I have seen how useful Facebook groups have become in not only giving people a voice but aggregating knowledge.

Their clients also earn interest income on the savings made. All that is required is to link a debit card to their platform online only. I was at first intrigued by the name. It is catchy and straight to the point. It is a savings product and nothing more. 

Facebook concluded its 10th annual F8 developers’ conference last Wednesday. The 2-day event took place in San Jose, California with a record number of over four thousand attendees. Here are a few things to keep an eye on.

Bunmi Banjo is the SMB Marketing, and Digital Education Lead for Africa at Google. She drives the initiative by Google to offer digital training to as many Africans as possible.

I have always believed that in all prosperous nations, investment in education is seen not just as a fundamental social contract but a strategic one as well.

While compared typically to China’s Shenzhen’s SEG Electronics Market, Otigba is more than Nigeria’s own BestBuy. In some ways, Otigba has been our own Silicon Valley.

One of the biggest issues affecting most people that very few talk about in African tech is the problem of corruption. It exists, and we cannot wish it away.

When my 25-year-old friend and fellow Google Developer Mentor, Kenneth Kinyanjui got to Silicon Valley last year, his card from his local Kenyan bank was not working.

The first time that I met Greg Reeve of MFX was at a Mobile Payments event in Dubai. He was working then with Safaricom, and the mobile payments platform which is known as “MPesa” was his baby.

Long ago, when I was studying for ICAN exams at MAYO in Yaba, I observed something which at that time seemed illogical. Those who appeared to visibly be working the hardest by coming straight to lectures .....