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Who are the 10 most powerful people in Nigeria’s Tech Eco-system? We have the list!
by Akintomiwa Agbaje Bosun Tijani The Nigerian tech space may still be finding its feet but players have already emerged, staking their claim and finding their niche. The industry is…
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PrepClass wins $20,000 at the TechCabal Battlefield competition in Lagos
by Akan Ido We are pleased to announce that out of 92 applications, a fiercely competitive shortlist of 20 and a final group of seven who went through the Battlefield…
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Daddy’s boy: iROKO TV boss, Jason Njoku poses with his cute son (LOOK)
by Oge Okonkwo Tech media mogul and founder of iROKO TV, Jason Njoku, is proud to show off his little bundle of joy, Jason Obinna Njoku, who was born on July…
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Come & be inspired! ‘Crocodile in the Yangtze’ (The Alibaba story) powered by Konga
by Oge Okonkwo In a social responsibility drive to give internet access to the Yaba Police station and to power Nigerian entrepreneurs, Nigeria’s Largest Online Mall,Konga.com will be bringing the movie/documentary…
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iROKO chief executive, Jason Njoku is the Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2013; beats Aliko Dangote, Mike Adenuga & Akinwunmi Adesina to get the prize
by Oge Okonkwo The editors of Y! – TV, Magazine & Online – yesterday announced the Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2013 – founder and chief executive of iROKO, Jason…
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Editorial: The Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2013 is… Jason Njoku
by Our Editors Jason Chukwuma Njoku, 33, is chief executive and co-founder of iROKO Partners, an online start up that has revolutionised the availability and distribution of African media content.…
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See who won the popular vote for Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2013 | Overall winner to be announced on 30 December
by Chi Ibe And we have a winner - at least for the popular vote! The Y!/YNaija.com voting for Person of the Year 2013 began in November, and as announced,…
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Jason Njoku writes: Who says iROKO is dead?!
by Jason Njoku iROKO will be here in the next 5 years. $8Mn and my revenue growth over that period guarantees that. We have institutionalised and survived too many things…
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iROKOtv becomes Africa’s most funded internet company with $8 million investment
by Oge Okonkwo iROKOtv, the Africa-based movie platform for Nigerian movies, known colloquially as ‘Nollywood’, today announces a funding round of $8million, led by existing investor Tiger Global, with further…
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Jason Njoku: No, iROKING is not dead
by Jason Njoku Nope. Not even close to it. There has been a chorus of all types of strange sayings recently about the imminent demise of iROKING platform and aggregation…
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It’s official! Don Jazzy, Psquare, Omotola, 20 other Nigerians named among 100 most influential Africans (See list)
by Adeola Balogun Nigeria's place as the giant of Africa has been further highlighted as a list of the continent's most influential citizens have been revealed with Nigerians dominating the…
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YNaija Editorial: Beyond Twitter fights, contracts have to be honoured – that’s all
If you’ve paid attention to the Nigerian entertainment industry lately, it is unlikely you have missed the network of conflicts that roil it, or have over the past few weeks.…
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Ex CEO of iROKING, Michael Ugwu reacts to company’s claim of gross misconduct & contract breach
by Rachel Ogbu On Thursday October 31, Jessica Hope, Global Communications Officer of iROKO Partners released a press release announcing the dismissal of iROKING CEO, Michael Ugwu siting gross misconduct.…
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Jason Njoku writes: iROKO is dead. Long live iROKOtv
by Jason Njoku Jason Njoku The most obvious and globally acceptable way of monetizing premium content on ANY platform is via subscriptions. Asking viewers to pay a small amount for…
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Jason Njoku: The death of a startup – RIP Brash magazine (Part 3)
by Jason Njoku I was left with nothing. My ego was shattered, my life’s work amounted to £0, my reason for being didn’t exist anymore, I had spent the best…
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Jason Njoku: The story of Brash magazine, my most epic failure (Part 2)
by Jason Njoku Everyone basically thought (rightly so) I was a failure. But not only that, a whole class of people considered me a scumbag. My failures were widely celebrated…
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Jason Njoku: The story of Brash magazine, my most epic failure (1)
by Jason Njoku It was all egos. The editor and I were friends from the first year at university, but there was always a certain level of dislike there. It…
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Iyinoluwa Aboyeji: Technology in Nigeria – Bridging the generational divide (Y! FrontPage)
by Iyinoluwa Aboyeji One of the fundamental building blocks of the new Nigeria will be the ability of older generations to stoop to conquer so to speak and more willingly share their…
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The Future Awards Africa Winners Spotlight: Jason Njoku (Entrepreneur of the Year, Technology)
by SK Johnson Jason Njoku is a self-proclaimed geek and founder of what is, in his own words, "one of the most awesome internet companies in Africa". That company, of…
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Aww, how cute: iROKO TV boss, Jason Njoku and wife welcome son (LOOK)
by Oge Okonkwo iROKO TV boss, Jason Njoku and wife, actress Mary Remmy Njoku welcomed their first child, a baby boy early today at a hospital in the UK.…
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Chude Jideonwo: Don’t mind us Celestine, just keep moving
by Chude Jideonwo The feeding frenzy is on. If you’ve followed YNaija’s excellent technology pages, or that fine blog TechCabal, you would know about the Nigerian tech space’s trending issue…
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Editi Effiong: Dear Start-up, great job! But what if the VCs don’t come?
by Editi Effiong Last night, I read that post by the co-founder of tiketmobile, and was really saddened, but without a lot of pity. It’s sad that he had to shutter up,…
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Seyi Taylor: 5 things to learn from the Tiketmobile fiaso (yes, I’m calling it a fiasco)
by Seyi Taylor 1. Hindsight is 20/20. And Not Even Then. We don’t know the terms Jason offered for his $25,000 and I won’t speculate. What I do know is…
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Hauwa Gambo: Tony Elumelu must not give Celestine a penny more (Y! FrontPage)
by Hauwa Gambo Wonders shall never cease o. Apparently, last year, banking guru and venture capitalist, Tony O. Elumelu gave $5,000 as seed-money to various technology start-ups in a partnership…
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Behold Africa’s future! Ashish J. Thakkar, Peter & Paul ‘Psquare’ Okoye, 8 others make The Future Awards Africa Young Person of the Year list
by Isi Esene The Central Working Committee (CWC) of The Future Awards Africa has unveiled the long list for the biggest youth award on the continent, the Young Person of…
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“He was hungry for success”: YNaija Investigates the iROKO TV business (Conclusion)
READ: “Jason Njoku is only trying to distract everyone”: YNaija Investigates the iROKO TV business (part 1) by Adegoke Oyeniyi, for YNaija "...but do Nigerians care? We love freebies," Adebambi…
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“Jason Njoku is only trying to distract everyone”: YNaija Investigates the iROKO TV business (Part 1)
One of the easy success stories from Nigeria’s evolving technology space, Jason Njoku can’t stop talking about how successful he has been become. So we dig just a little deeper…
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He’s “a hustler”: Iroko TV’s Jason Njoku speaks to Quartz
by Hauwa Gambo Jason Njoku You could say his Public Relations team is working over-drive and you would be right. Iroko TV's boastful founder, Jason Njoku continues to get rave…
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Andrew Rice: Iroko’s Jason Njoku is creating the next Netflix in Nigeria
by Andrew Rice He was just a poor kid from London, but Jason Njoku has masterminded the African equivalent of Netflix. Four years ago, Jason Njoku sat down with his…
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Iroko TV’s Jason Njoku spoils wife with new Range Rover (LOOK)
by Rachel Ogbu He calls it a toy, but this car is no play thing! This 4x4 SUV offers breathtaking contemporary design with added practicality and extraordinary versatility. Jason…
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