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Nigerian Fintech Startup, Payhippo Acquires Maritime Microfinance Bank

Ester Adams 11/01/2022

Nigerian Propertytech Startup, SmallSmall Closes $3m Funding

Musa Suleiman 11/01/2022

Meet 5 Startups Selected For MEST Africa Challenge Grand Finale

Ester Adams 11/01/2022

Ariika secures $3m Series A Extension Led by Beltone VC

By Mohammed Mane / 11/24/2024

ariika, an Egyptian direct-to-consumer home furnishing brand, has secured $3 million in Series A extension led by Beltone Venture Capital...

Ariika secures $3m Series A Extension Led by Beltone VC

How to Stay Ahead of Social Media Shopping Scams this Black Friday

By Musa Suleiman / 11/22/2024

South African shoppers are turning to their social media feeds to find the best Black Friday deals – unfortunately, cybercriminals...

How to Stay Ahead of Social Media Shopping Scams this Black Friday

Starlink Suspends New Orders Until NCC Approves Price Increment

By Musa Suleiman / 11/20/2024

Starlink, the internet company, has halted new orders for its residential kits in Nigeria until the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)...

Starlink Suspends New Orders Until NCC Approves Price Increment

TLP Advisory Marks 10 Years with New Report on Nigeria’s Startup Ecosystem

By Adebayo Trevor / 11/20/2024

TLP Advisory, the venture law firm headquartered in Lagos, marks ten years of operation with the launch of a new...

TLP Advisory Marks 10 Years with New Report on Nigeria’s Startup Ecosystem

Global Investors Call For Increased Investment in Africa At Ventures Platform Africa Prosperity Summit

By Oluwasegun / 11/20/2024

Ventures Platform, an early-stage venture capital fund investing in innovative startups across Africa, held the second edition of its Africa...

Global Investors Call For Increased Investment in Africa At Ventures Platform Africa Prosperity Summit

CNCF and Andela Announce Partnership to Train 20,000+ African Tech Professionals

By Mohammed Mane / 11/20/2024

The Cloud Native Computing Foundation® (CNCF), which builds sustainable ecosystems for cloud-native software, along with Linux Foundation Education, the training and...

CNCF and Andela Announce Partnership to Train 20,000+ African Tech Professionals

Why Your Business Needs a Consultative Approach to Technology

By Ester Adams / 11/20/2024

In any business, while a one-size-fits-all approach may have cut it in the past, today, organisations need unique, customised solutions...

Why Your Business Needs a Consultative Approach to Technology

Yellow Card Secures Crypto Asset Service Provider Licence in South Africa

By Musa Suleiman / 11/20/2024

Yellow Card, the African stablecoin-based infrastructure provider, has been issued a Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP) licence by the Financial...

Yellow Card Secures Crypto Asset Service Provider Licence in South Africa

Don’t fear AI in Cybersecurity – Embrace it

By Ester Adams / 11/13/2024

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the most talked about topics today, with sentiments running the gamut from concern to...

Don’t fear AI in Cybersecurity – Embrace it

Orange Announces Winners of 14th Edition of Orange Social Venture Prize in Africa and the Middle East

By Musa Suleiman / 11/13/2024

The winners of the 14th edition of the Orange Social Venture Prize (OSVP), which recognizes and supports startups whose technological solutions...

Orange Announces Winners of 14th Edition of Orange Social Venture Prize in Africa and the Middle East

Starlink Suspends New Orders Until NCC Approves Price Increment

Musa Suleiman 11/20/2024

How to Stay Ahead of Social Media Shopping Scams this Black Friday

Musa Suleiman 11/22/2024

Why Your Business Needs a Consultative Approach to Technology

Ester Adams 11/20/2024

Yellow Card Secures Crypto Asset Service Provider Licence in South Africa

Musa Suleiman 11/20/2024

Ariika secures $3m Series A Extension Led by Beltone VC

Mohammed Mane 11/24/2024

How to Stay Ahead of Social Media Shopping Scams this Black Friday

Musa Suleiman 11/22/2024

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Ariika secures $3m Series A Extension Led by Beltone VC

Mohammed Mane 11/24/2024

Janngo Capital Announces Final Close of its 2nd Fund at $78m

Mohammed Mane 10/30/2024

BasiGo Secures $42M in Funding to Scale Public Transport Electrification in Sub-Saharan Africa

Ester Adams 10/23/2024

Grid Africa Secures $2.8m Equity Investment

Mohammed Mane 10/22/2024

Sistema.bio Secures $15m in Additional Financing to Accelerate Global Expansion

Adebayo Trevor 10/17/2024

Entrepreneurship

Apply: NaijaHacks From Home Hackathon 2020

Musa Suleiman 09/24/2020

Accelerator

Kenyan, Ugandan Startups Join Africa Transformative Mobility Accelerator

Musa Suleiman 09/24/2020

Ecommerce

Jumia Partners Reckitt Benkiser, Others to Enable Consumers to Save Money

Oluwasegun 09/24/2020

Entrepreneurship

Mastercard Announces Fintech Express to Empower MEA Fintechs to Launch and Expand Rapidly

Mohammed Mane 09/24/2020

Accelerator

MEST Africa Invest $700,000 in 7 Startups As Class of 2020 Graduates

Mohammed Mane 09/23/2020

Health

UNWTO And Google Host First Tourism Acceleration Program In Sub-saharan Africa

Mohammed Mane 09/23/2020

Entrepreneurship

Tony Elumelu Named in “Time 100” List of 100 Most Influential People in The World 2020

Musa Suleiman 09/23/2020

Funding

AirSmat, a Pan-African Software Startup Raises $100,000 Pre-seed Fundin

Musa Suleiman 09/22/2020

Accelerator

Visa, She Leads Africa Partner to Empower Female Entrepreneurs in Africa

Mohammed Mane 09/22/2020

Business

Ride-hailing Service, Bolt Launches in Jos

Oluwasegun 09/22/2020

Entrepreneurship

Aptive Capital Announces 3 African Startups to Each Receive $10,000 Equity-Investment

Musa Suleiman 09/22/2020

Money Transfer

inwi money Partners WorldRemit, MFS Africa to Offer International Money Transfer Services in Morocco

Oluwasegun 09/22/2020

Accelerator

11 Kenyan Agritech Tackling Food Security Set to Receive $100,000 Investment

Mohammed Mane 09/21/2020

Bitcoin

Paxful Builds 4th School of its 100 school Initiative Supporting Communities in Emerging Markets

Oluwasegun 09/21/2020

Appointment

Paxful Boosts Operations in Nigeria by Expanding Local Footprint

Musa Suleiman 09/21/2020

Entrepreneurship

CEO Of 54gene, Dr. Abasi Ene-Obong Selected As Endeavor Entrepreneur

Mohammed Mane 09/21/2020

Fintech

Nigerian Fintech Startup, Mono Secures $500,000 Pre-seed Round

Mohammed Mane 09/21/2020

Government

Survival Fund Registration For MSMEs: Everything You Need to Know

Musa Suleiman 09/21/2020

Africa

Nigerian Healthtech Startup, RxAll Secures Investment From Founders Factory Africa

Musa Suleiman 09/21/2020

Business

FilmOne to Exclusively Distribute Walt Disney Movies in West Africa

Musa Suleiman 09/20/2020

Government

Power Bit Crunchers and Zeena Platform Win Lagos Smart Metre Hackathon

Musa Suleiman 09/19/2020

Innovation

Edo Election Update: How to Follow Real-time Results on INEC Results Viewing Portal

Musa Suleiman 09/19/2020

Government

Osinbajo, Sanwo-Olu Commission Eko MSME Fashion Hub

Musa Suleiman 09/19/2020

Huawei

Checkout Phones With The Best Camera

Musa Suleiman 09/19/2020

Five Things To Do Before Selling Your Smartphone
Whether you are using an Android or iOS device, you may someday decide that you have enough of the phone
Taxify Joins #$1Billion Gang As It Secures $175M Investment From Daimler
Mercedes-Benz-owner Daimler has taken a stake in Taxify in a funding round that values the ride-booking group at more than
Meet The 10 Startups That Are Disrupting Agriculture In Africa
Gone are the days when you have to physically go to the farm before you can call yourself a farmer.
Piggybank.ng Secures $1.1M Capital Led by LeadPath
Funds has always been a huge problem when starting a business. However, you a business can only attract the attention
Jumia Nigeria to Reward Football Fans for Supporting the Super Eagles
Nigeria’s no.1 online shopping platform, Jumia has concluded plans to launch a series of exciting activities around the 2018 FIFA World
Scramble For African Startups By Venture Capitalists: Good or Bad?
Like the scramble for Africa that saw European powers invading, occupying and colonizing African territories without their consent, venture capitalists seem to
Nigeria’s Publiseer Selected For Startup Istanbul Challenge 2018
This year seem to be going well for Nigeria’s digital publishing startup, Publiseer. It recently declared a profit of 3
GitHub Is Now Own By Microsoft As Later Buys Former For $7.5B
Microsoft has acquired code sharing website, GitHub, for $7.5 billion. The all-stock deal is expected to be sealed by the end of
Biggest Announcements From Apple’s WWDC 2018
Apple’s big WWDC 2018 keynote is a wrap! Millions of Apple fans around the world tuned in to Apple’s live
Apply For The AppsAfrica Innovation Awards 2018
AppsAfrica has opened application for the 2018 AppsAfrica Innovation Awards set to be held on 12 November in Cape Town. Applications close 7

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