Njorku in a top local newspaper in Cameroon

Last thursday (29th Oct 2015) Njorku was featured in a top local newspaper in cameroon " LE QUOTIDIEN DE L’ECONOMIE" and I wasn't even aware we got some national press.. I got to Chad yesterday for an up coming event where I have to talk to youths on how to use the internet to find jobs and this is where I found out
check out the image below for more details on the article (note: the article is in french ).

The #team237show

A few days ago, Fabdal gave me the privilege to talk about my entrepreneurial journey so far in form of a 40mins video.
check this out !

Software As A Service (SAAS) in Africa

source: www.vocso.com

 I hold this belief to be self-evident and unarguably true that Software As A Service (SAAS) based offerings will have an incredible potential to engulf the African market as it opens up unlimited horizons for tech startups to sprawl and find lucrative openings.
Africans who desire to find lucrative inroads into the wealth of possibilities that an internet company offers are short-circuited by lack of money to pay engineers or the skills to build it themselves. interestingly, SAAS based offerings present unique options whereupon those who want to start an online company can actualise their dream with minimal tech or financial constraints by simply installing the software and  running their business

source: www.itiqsolutions.com/

Apparently, an array of internet startups in Africa did no more than download and install open source solutions and then built momentum from there. Cases in point include (But are not limited to) nairaland which used simple machine forum, irokotv which started up with nollywoodlove and found stamina through the use of wordpress and youtube, jobberman which took its first strides with jobberbase and so on and so forth.

 SAAS based offerings have an enormous range of possibilities. Prominent among these possibilities is the fact that it can empower the next startups that are underway to simply click and install and they’ll have their technology sorted out all in the cloud while other pressing business demands and day-to-day operations in sales and marketing are attended to with a 100% focus.

 Come to think of it, the familiar trend which makes waves in Africa runs about as shallow as this: A cross-section of Job-sites are hosted on blogger.com or take the form of wordpress installs. Wouldn’t it be a phenomenal idea if someone offered handy solutions for anyone to start an online company with neither engineering nor money and run on a pay-as-you-go basis?

Just in case you are wondering whether SAAS can fill this engineering and capital void, hang your worries on the shelf and watch SAAS based platforms supply this missing link in Africa.

To further confirm this views, the sort of tech-based companies that make money in Africa via direct technology sales like Huawei do nothing more than provide platforms and then get on to the backstage and push the buttons behind the scenes. That is about as good as it gets, and when all is said and done, there is little else that the general public knows about them in Africa.

Having reviewed the massive benefits of SAAS based solutions, the only logical thing I can do is to throw my full weight behind such initiatives and marshal it to fruition.

September 2015 and beyond

I will be getting back to my rants as a way to spread my crazy mind to the world from the 13th of September 2015 on-wards. Its been crazy 10yrs of writing codes, trying to sell and trying to define a career in a market that really wasn't  ready for what I am producing.

I turn 30 on the date above and I will put a lot more effort in monetizing solid software systems that I have learned to build or manage teams that build in the past 10yrs.

I will step on toes and I will get a bit more bold and hide my real shy self in my house.. this is the internet we can rant what ever we feel like without any remorse...

I WILL BE BACK !

My 26th birthday - The African Hustler Rebirth

Today I just turned 26 and I thank God for that "Noni"... I hope I get a piano as a gift today else I buy it myself.
 Ok here are quotes from my friends and I must say I am very glad reading all the quotes and birthday wishes on facebook, twitter, sms, mobile voice, etc

Friends had the following to say

T Ngu Kingsley a.k.a Dr Sley www.drsley.com said:
"Churchill, i see you sitting right in the center of the source of change. I hope many can see. So many changes to happen will come from you. This one more year add so many blessings and responsibilities as many will come upon u for change in their lives. Be strong and be ready. Be more in spirit for you a greater than man. Blessed you bro. Happy birthday. thanks for all you have been doing for me..." 


Kathleen Ndongmo said:
"Happy birthday to one of the smartest innovative techkies #Cameroon has seen this generation @mambenanje! We are proud of everything you do!"


Leslie Tita said:
"Happy BD to one the best Developers of this generation and a fellow friendly competitor @mambenanje"


Detunji Emmanuel said:
"A Cup of HOT HELLO; 
A Plate of Crispy Wishes;
A Spoon of Sweet Smiles; and,
A Slice of Great Success ... especially for you.
Enjoy the Day ... Sail High into this New Year of yours.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!"


Mbella said:
"on your birthday may u get lots of wishes and praises with sweet dishes and delicacies andkisses from the heart of your near and dear ones"


Julie Owono said:
"Tu as bloqué ton mur pour ne pas avoir de messages d'anniversaire ? Bon anniversaire Churchill ! J'espère que nous aurons l'occasion de nous rencontrer dans la vraie vie, lol ! Take care and enjoy !"


Kanel Landry said:
"Happy B'Day Bro'.This means take a break to realise and enjoy.;) May God bless u for a continuum of heatlh, hapiness,success and prosperity"


Jay Hudson said:
"Am sure he is coding..loool
I just hope the codes are gonna wish u a HBD too dude"

LaReina DeLa Belleza said:
"HAPPY BDAE.WISH U MANY MR YEARS OF BLESSINGS.WISH I WAS DERE SO I BE A MENBER OF POPX THOSE BOTTLES. HV FUN.MINE IS CMX ON DE 24 HP U ASSIST ME."


Senge Ngonge Sone said:
"i say eh papa, over technology for ya side go handicap we oh! why i no di fit write straight for ya wall? u don transform it?
i wanted to wish you A HAPPY BIRTHDAY IN ADVANCE? HOPING AND PRAYING GOD GRANTS YOU MANY MORE RETURNS AND THAT YOU ENJOY YOUR DAY TO THE FULLEST. send wa own bday cake oh!"


MC Baloko said:
"The more candles, the bigger the wish.
Wishing you everything happy for your birthday.
Wishing you miles of smiles in the coming years.
Wishing you all the best for your Birthday.
May all your dreams and wishes come true!
Wishing you all the fun and excitement that only birthdays can bring.
Wishing you all the best on your speacial day.
Wishing you a cheerful birthday.
Best wishes on your birthday and throughout the coming year.
Wishing you a Happy Birthday and many more to come.
May the best of your wishes be the least of what you get.
Wishing you a happy and prosperous birthday and a sweet night of birthday dreams."

Pelagie Ajaga said:
"hppy bday dear. hope u get d courage to feast each time it comes with the sept 11 tragedy lol.hppy bday, enjoy it, rem . God bless u dear"

Gontran said:
"HBD!! May God on this new year help u to accomplish what u hav plan to do, once again happy birthday !!!"

you can get to read all the wonderful comments and wishes on my facebook wall: www.facebook.com/mambenanje


The reason I call this day Rebirth will be apparent in a few months to come

Moving forward in 2011...

My blog has been silent in months or maybe years... I have been hustling at alot of levels and my new nick name became I AM A HUSTLER ;)... inspired by rap music ;).

Ok this is why I haven't blogged in a while:

1) working on www.njorku.com a Human Resource technology hub in the making for Africans world wide and maybe other countries... There is just no limit to this platform I am killing myself on... coding, business ideas, testing, research, growing mad, getting sad, crying, laughing... and watching Google Analytics ;).

2) AfroVisioN Group my foundation is profitable but I have been battling with new staff month over month I have had like 4 failed hirers where I train guys only to realise they cant be up to what I want them and hence cant use them. There is a big problem with education in Africa... the level at which they leave university is like 2yrs behind world class work force for the most intelligent of them all. I have been having a hard time trying to get them up to pare and the frustration wont let me do any other thing like updating my blog

3) I have been having alot of stress and fatigue from step 1 and 2 above to the level where I have had to involve into gaming PLAY STATION FIFA 10 has become a new friend and at times I just sit at home reading news and thinking hard on what next to do. but the HR issues I faced in my business led me to developing the HR platform www.njorku.com... great right ;).

Finally I will like to thank God for all he has shown me and now mom is also happy and brothers, sisters and family are closer as I get to spend less time working and more time with them especially this past month(May 2011) when my hemophilia brother got me scared as he had appendicitis and that needs operation but his blood condition wont allow an operation, I got so scared for the first time in my life for my kid brother and he is the only one I got. Some how I think I should be successful all the time so if I am not really making great inroads in my current business(AfroVisioN Group-> engineering the way towards more profit), I should make great inroads into my family and also my new venture www.njorku.com but all of that is going to change soon from the next quater I will have enough knowledge to employ the best once again and retain them and move fiercely with great outputs... Amen

Alvarion Selected by 4G Africa to Deploy 4G Network in Cameroon

Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ:ALVR), the world’s

leading provider of 4G networks in the Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) market, today

announced it was chosen by 4G Africa AG to deploy the first Mobile WiMAX network in

Cameroon. The deployment in the cities of Douala and Yaoundé, two of Cameroon’s

largest metropolitan areas with a total population 5 million people, will provide coverage

using Alvarion’s end-to-end Mobile WiMAX 4Motion™ solution at the 2.5 GHz frequency

band.

The deployment is expected to provide connectivity to over 10,000 users within the first

year. 4G WiMAX™ presents an ideal business case for enabling mobile broadband to

mass consumers. By building a network based on Alvarion’s leading platform, 4G Africa

can cost-effectively offer a wide range of data services to consumers in Cameroon.

“We are excited to work with Alvarion on the first 4G network deployment in Cameroon

and introduce a new era of communications to the residents of Douala and Yaoundé,” said

Dov Bar-Gera, CEO of 4G Africa. “4G Africa is focused on establishing WiMAX networks

in emerging Sub-Saharan countries, such as Cameroon with the overall aim to reduce the

digital divide. Leveraging Alvarion’s technology and expertise allows us to provide a high-

performance quality network, offering valuable broadband services to the residents in this

market.”

Sub-Saharan Africa is considered to be one of the world’s fastest growing economies, yet

lacks the proper infrastructure. We recognize the impressive track record Alvarion holds in

Africa in regard to providing operators excellent WiMAX solutions and early deployment

capabilities.

“Bringing Mobile WiMAX services to Cameroon will enable 4G Africa to provide residents

with the benefits of a complete wireless broadband experience,” said Eran Gorev,

president and CEO of Alvarion. “Our advanced technology will provide complete network

connectivity and allow 4G Africa to be one step closer to their goal of reducing the digital

divide in Sub-Sahara Africa.”

About 4G Africa

4G Africa, a Swiss company based in Zurich, was founded by a team of telecom

entrepreneurs who were actively involved in emerging markets for the last decade.

The mission of 4G Africa is to provide affordable, reliable and state-of-the-art broadband

wireless internet access services in chosen countries in sub-Saharan Africa, in order to

help close the digital divide. In 2011 the company will start offering wireless and different

value added services in Cameroon. www.4gafrica.com

About Alvarion

Alvarion (NASDAQ:ALVR) is a global 4G communications leader with the industry’s most

extensive customer base, including hundreds of commercial 4G deployments. Alvarion’s

industry leading network solutions for broadband wireless technologies WiMAX, TD-LTE

and WiFi, enable broadband applications for service providers and enterprises covering a

variety of industries such as mobile broadband, residential and business broadband,

utilities, municipalities and public safety agencies. Through an open network strategy,

superior IP and OFDMA know-how, and ability to deploy large scale end-to-end turnkey

networks, Alvarion is delivering the true 4G broadband experience today

(www.alvarion.com).