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Uber To Acquire Middle East RideSharing Company, Careem for $3.1B

Uber is set to announce $3.1 billion acquisition of its Middle East rival, Careem in a cash and stock deal

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For Less Than 5MB, You Can Now Download The Uber App in Nigeria

The ride-sharing company, Uber, has announced the launch of Uber Lite in Nigeria, a redesigned app that uses less storage

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Jumia Launches Cruise Travel to Deepen Market Offerings

Jumia’s hotel and flight marketplace, Jumia Travel, has launched cruise travel to encourage more Nigerians to go on cruise voyages. The

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Nigeria’s Farmcrowdy Secures $1m Seed Funding From Cox Enterprises, Others

Nigeria Agro-tech startup, Farmcrowdy has disclosed that it has secured an additional $1m seed funding from Cox Enterprises and Techstars, along with

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Walt Disney Seals $71 Billion Deal to Acquire 21st Century Fox

The Walt Disney Company has sealed its $71 billion deal to acquire businessman Rupert Murdoch’s mass media firm 21st Century

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Out of the Photo/Video Boundary! Instagram Trials Ability to Make In-app Purchases

The photo and video sharing social media platform, Instagram, is rolling out a trial of a new shopping program in

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Nigerian Grocery Startup, Gloo.ng Finally Pivots to Gloopro; an e-procurement Platform

In January, Olumide Olusanya announced that he is shutting down his online grocery startup Gloo.ng to start a new venture.

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Jumia files for IPO on the New York Stock Exchange

Pan-African e-commerce company Jumia has filed for an Initial Public Offering on the New York Stock Exchange according to SEC

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Ride-Sharing Company Taxify Becomes Bolt

The ride-sharing company, Taxify has rebranded to become Bolt. It is the name the business has been using for its electric

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GTBank Partners With Tech Startup Publiseer

Guaranty Trust Bank is in partnership with digital content distribution company Publiseer on its recently launched platform Habari, a social community