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Jobberman.com: A Job Search Website for Nigeria
With a population of about 154,729,000 (UN estimate), Nigeria ranks as the 8th most populous country in the world. Add the fact that a sizeable percentage of this population is made-up of the youth, plus Africa's 2nd largest economy (GDP nominal) and what you have is a very vibrant job market. It is thus not much of a surprise that a whole [...]
More Naira dot-com Websites
I have noticed a few new naira dot-com websites since my initial blog post: The Naira Brand: Naira dot-com websites earlier this year. Nairaparking.com The domain parking website is owned by AIMTECH NG web hosting service, itself an enterprise of Ahmed Mukoshy. It basically offers a free platform to residents of Nigeria to sell their [...]
Kayode Muyibi speaks about nairajobs.com, the first Vertical Job Listing website in Nigeria
Based in Malaysia, Kayode Muyibi is not only one of the well-known names in the Nigerian dotcom industry, but is also an avid lover of technology. His first experience with using the Internet was in 1997. It has been a long journey since then and he now commands some respect in Nigeria's web space due to his knowledge & experience, as well as [...]
Featured Website: Web Trends Nigeria
The Nigerian web space is maturing rapidly. Compared to just a few years ago, a lot more well-focused and niche websites are appearing, all geared towards meeting the needs of Nigerian web professionals and web users. One of such websites I have been monitoring for a while now is Web Trends Nigeria. Located at webtrendsng.com, the website seeks to [...]
Text2fly.com.ng: Check domestic flights availability in Nigeria by SMS
Each time I had a tough time travelling within Nigeria, I always wished there was an electronic Nigerian travel information service that met the needs of the business traveller. A service that offered flight, hotel, car rental information via SMS, mobile web or a full-fledged website. Though there are several websites that offer air travel [...]
Facebook for Africa: Facebook Lite
World's number 1 social networking website Facebook last week launched a very light version of their popular platform, for people in low-bandwidth situations who still need to connect to Facebook without opting for the mobile phone versions. Facebook Lite is truly light. Announced in August 2009, Facebook Lite is optimized for users on [...]
Francis Omokhape Oghuma (CEO of Naijaborn.com) speaks
Francis Omokhape Oghuma is the CEO of Naijaborn. In this interview, he shares the vision behind Naijaborn as well as the future plans of the new Nigerian social network. Enjoy and remember to share your thoughts as well. Oluniyi: Please introduce yourself and tell me about your background. Francis: My name is Francis Omokhape Oghuma CEO [...]
Introducing Naijaborn.com: Nigeria’s hottest online social network
There are several websites today, sharing the "Naija" brand. Naijaborn.com is one of such websites. Naija is the funky word Nigerians and friends of Nigerians use to replace "Nigeria", out of affection for the country or more for the sake of brevity, in speech. Naijaborn.com is more than your average website. It is a platform for people of [...]
I’m sorry about the rapid changes
Any regular reader of this blog would have noticed the very rapid changes in the look of this blog in the past few days. It might give some the impression of an inconsistent Oluniyi David Ajao. I am truly sorry about that. You see, I have this insatiable craving for excellence in every thing I do and that has driven me to search for "the [...]
Re-branding Nigeria, a charade
I have stayed away from commenting on this charade called Re-Branding Nigeria but now forced to share my candid thoughts as a result of what I just noticed on the web as being the official website of the Re-branding Nigeria campaign. Someone posting under the alias olush0la supposedly in Lagos Nigeria shared the link to the website via [...]
You can build a website with Google Sites
I have just noticed a new service from Google. It is called Google Sites and it enables an average individual to build a website through a simple web interface. This is their pitch: "Google Sites makes creating and sharing a group website easy. Google Sites is powerful enough for a company Intranet, yet simple enough for a family [...]
Ghana 2008: Official Website Hacked
Joy FM reports that the official website of the MTN Africa Cup of Nations (Ghana 2008) tournament, was hacked earlier today by hackers claiming to be Moroccans who are avenging the defeat of Morocco by the Black Stars of Ghana last Monday.
e-gold available in French language
Oui, e-gold now offers a French version their popular e-currency website. This would bring more folks from francophone countries on-board though some were using it even when it was in English only. This is long overdue if you asked me. All the same, c'est tout bien.
Advertise your website for free
So you run an online business or are an affiliate of a big online MLM or you want to promote your blog and have a low budget and thus cannot advertise with the big boys on Adwords, ValueClick Media, DoubleClick and other big ad networks? Not to worry. You can still get a piece of the Internet cake albeit you have to work smart for it. How? I'd [...]
Davidajao.com’s new look. Coming to a screen near you. :)
This young man named Oluniyi David Ajao has maintained a personal online presence since 2002. Well, in the context of Ghana or Nigeria, that's quite early. I was then a Computer Science student at The Polytechnic, Ibadan (Nigeria). I simply wanted to acquire web design skills and wanted a personal website because I felt it was cool. I'd [...]
