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Apple Buys A Nigerian-owned ICT Firm For $1 Billion by dlox147(m): 10:06pm On Apr 23, 2017
UNITED States of America’s most celebrated brand, Apple, has bought Nigeria’s Chinedu Echeruo’s HopStop.com. According to The Wall Street Journal’s publication, AllThingsDigital, it informed that though the term of the deal has not been disclosed officially, but HopStop has been compared to Israel’s Waze, which was recently acquired by Google for $1 billion.

Founded in 2005, HopStop.com makes mobile applications for both iOS and Android that covers over 300 cities and that helps people get directions or find nearby subway stations and bus stops.
Re: Apple Buys A Nigerian-owned ICT Firm For $1 Billion by Eggcelent(m): 10:24pm On Apr 23, 2017
This Is A Great One.

Positive Things Being Done By Nigerians.

I Hope Fear Of Kidnappers Will Not Make Him & Entire Family Relocate Elsewhere
Re: Apple Buys A Nigerian-owned ICT Firm For $1 Billion by locosis007(m): 5:35am On Apr 24, 2017
BEAT BY DRE. $1BN

HOPSTOP.COM. $1BN


I WILL CREATE SOMETHING WORTH MORE THAN THESE.

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