Kabiru Rabiu, Group Executive Director of Bua Group, a leading Nigerian conglomerate held the soft launch of Hollaport, a payment and messaging mobile application he founded on Saturday July 6th at the Tech Park Zone, Gbagada, Lagos.

At an event attended by the Nigerian technology players, the media and friends & family, the founder of Hollaport explained that the journey of the App started about 2 years ago and was borne of the need to ease transaction and increase financial inclusion in Nigeria. He went on to explain that the app will evolve into an expanded platform with added features that will make it exciting and extremely convenient to transfer money and make payments not only in Nigeria but throughout the African continent.

 The app is a multi-layered messaging and financial technology platform on which people can send and receive money using their phone contacts. Other features on the App include airtime top-up; cable, electricity and data subscription; and paycode – a technology that enables recipient withdraws cash from an ATM without the need to have a card or bank account.

Financial Inclusion is a major issue in Nigeria, with over half of the adult population being unbanked and only a fraction of the banked using technology in their processes. Seeing this disconnect, Hollaport Technologies aims to reduce the learning curve associated with mobile applications and has taken time to develop a lifestyle tool that can fit in all areas of life, while maintaining ease-of-use.

“The question has never been one of when, but of how– and this is the gap we intend to fill in the Nigerian market” said Micheal Olowojesiku, Hollaport’s General Manager.

Despite the simple user-interface,The app is packed with features such as media functionalities where you can send photos, videos and documents. Users can request or send money within the chat area for a seamless experience and can also pay bills, utilities and make subscriptions.

Over 85% of Nigerian adults own a mobile device, 103 million have active internet subscriptions, and a large percentage of this data size have a presence on social media. The app aggregates instant messaging features with financial technology to ensure the app is as relevant as it is functional.

Download Hollaport

 The app is available on both the Google Playstore and the iOS Appstore, and can also be downloaded at www.hollaport.net/downloads

To learn more about Hollaport, please visit www.hollaport.net or send an email to [email protected]

Xiaomi Nigeria has released the list of Xiaomi stores in Nigeria and service centers. I must say I am very impressed with this move. This means Xiaomi is here to stay.

Last month they launched the Redmi Note 7 and Redmi 7, the latest smartphones in the new Redmi brand.

According to the Head of Expansion Marketing, Xiaomi Global, Steven Wang –

“Redmi Note is one of Xiaomi’s most popular series, “Redmi Note 7 truly illustrates our philosophy of innovation from everyone because of its amazing performance and attractive price. Partnering with Jumia, we’re very excited today to bring Redmi Note 7 and Redmi 7 to our customers in Nigeria.”

List of Xiaomi Stores In Nigeria

Xiaomi Service Centers / Stores in Lagos

• 18, Kodesho street opposite computer village gate, Ikeja, Lagos
• 16, Saka Tinubu Steet, Victoria Island, Lagos
• Water Front Complex, Plot 8 Block 12E, Admiralty Way, Lekki, Phase 1

Xiaomi Service Centers/ Stores in Oyo (Ibadan)

• Golden Age Plaza (YAMAHA Plaza), Plot 125, Magazine Rad, Jericho, Ibadan

Xiaomi Service Centers / Stores in Kwara (Ilorin)

• 199, Ibrahim Taiwo road, Promo plaza, Ilorin

Xiaomi Service Centers/ Stores in Abuja 

• Discovery Mall, Str. Adetokunbo Ademola, Wuse 2 Abuja
• Alexandria Cresent, Behind Banex Plaza Abuja

Xiaomi Service Centers / Stores in Delta (Asaba)

• 23 Ibusa road, beside winners chapel, Asaba

Xiaomi Service Centers / Stores in Rivers

• 30 Str. Okporo Road, off Aba road, Near Artilary st., Port Harcourt, River State

Xiaomi Service Centers / Stores in Delta(Warri)

• Shop H29, Block, Robinson plaza, Warri

Xiaomi Service Centers / Stores in Kano

• 18D, Civic center road, Kano

Xiaomi Service Centers / Stores in Kaduna

• L30/31, Mangal Plaza, Leventis area, Kaduna

I’ll update this list if New stores are added