COVID-19
Health Social Media

Facebook Launches New ‘Facts about COVID-19’ on its Information Centre and Expands Face Cover Reminders to Nigeria

Having connected over two billion people to resources from health authorities through its COVID-19 Information Centre, and seeing over 350

COVID-19
Report SMEs Social Media

73% of Nigerian SMBs on Facebook Remain Optimistic About Future of Their Businesses Despite COVID-19 Pandemic – Report

Facebook has published the Global State of Small Business Report to lay bare the scale of challenges small businesses are

BabyBliss
Business Ecommerce Merger Press Release

BabyBliss Nigeria and MumsVillage Kenya Merge to Create Bliss Group

BabyBliss Nigeria and MumsVillage Kenya have announced their merger to create the Bliss Group establishing an entity with a Pan-African unparalleled omnichannel commerce,

Banking

As From August 1 Banks Will Debit Accounts of Chronic Loan Defaulters

In a bid to protect the banking sector from Chronic loan defaulters, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued

Mastercard Foundation
Edtech Education Press Release

Mastercard Foundation and USIU-Africa Partner to Expand Access to Higher Education in Africa

The Mastercard Foundation and USIU-Africa have announced a partnership that will enable 1,000 high-performing students to receive a quality education

Rise Capital
Accelerator Payment

Nigeria’s Rise Capital Selected For Techstars & Western Union Accelerator

Rise Capital, a Nigerian-based digital wealth manager connecting Africans to global dollar investments, has been named among the startups selected

Komaza
Climate Change Funding Investment

Komaza, a Kenyan Tech-Enabled Forestry Firm Raises $28M Series B

Komaza, a tech-enabled, sustainable forestry company that is revolutionizing the wood industry in Africa through its innovative smallholder platform, has

TradeDepot
Ecommerce Funding Investment SMEs

TradeDepot Secures Additional $10M to Transform Informal Retail Supply Chain in Nigeria

TradeDepot, the B2B eCommerce platform for consumer goods in Africa, has raised a further $10 million in a pre-Series B

Facebook
Accelerator Startup

4 Nigerian Startups Join Facebook Community Accelerator Program 2020

The startups joining the 2020 Facebook Community Accelerator program have been announced and 12 Sub-Saharan Africa startups have been selected

LASG
Agro-tech Social Entrepreneurship

LASG to train 450 entrepreneurs in coconut’s waste-to-wealth initiative

The Lagos State Government (LASG) says it will train no fewer than 450 young entrepreneurs on the use of coconut