Liquid Telecom
Acquisition Funding Investment

Creadev, a French Investment Company Acquires $5m Stake in Twiga Foods

Creadev, a French investment company, has announced that it has acquired a $5 million stake in Kenya-based agrictech startup, Twiga

Eghosa Omoigui
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Nigerian Startups Lost $10m ICT Funds to Corruption Says EchoVC Partners Founder

Eghosa Omoigui is the Founder and Managing General Partner of EchoVC Partners, an early-stage and growth-stage technology venture capital firm

NIMC
Africa Technology

NIMC Begins Diaspora Enrolment in South Africa

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) is set to commence enrolment of Nigerian adults and children in South Africa into

Ecobank
Banking Business Fintech Payment

Ecobank Appoints MFS Africa as Digital Payment Partner

Ecobank has announced the appointment of MFS Africa as Digital payment partner enabling cross-platform payment services for Ecobank account holders.

Entrepreneurship Innovation Startup

Babymigo Named One Of TIME Magazine’s 50 Genius Companies Of 2018

Nigerian startup, Babymigo has been named one of TIME Magazine’s 50 Genius Companies list. The companies are evaluated based on factors such as

Internet Social Media

Facebook Executive Adam Mosseri Named New Instagram Head

Longtime Facebook exec Adam Mosseri has officially been named the new head of Instagram, assuming the helm after the surprise departure of the Facebook-owned service’s co-founders,

Business Ecommerce Entrepreneurship Innovation

Jack Ma, Alibaba Co-founder to Step Down as Chairman

Jack Ma, the co-founder of Alibaba is to step down as the chairman. The executive chairman role will now be

Internet Technology

Nigeria’s Ex-ICT Minister, Omobola Johnson Appointed to the Board of Web Foundation

The World Wide Web Foundation has appointed Nigeria’s former ICT Minister, Dr Omobola Johnson as a board member. The former

Apps Internet Social Media Technology

Nigeria’s ex-Finance Minister, Okonjo Iweala Appointed to the Board of Twitter👏👏👏

Nigeria’s ex-finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been named to the board of Twitter.  She was appointed to the board along