Ecobank Fintech Challenge
Fintech Investment Venture Capital

Catalyst Fund Announces New Cohort, Gets Fresh $15m Funding to Support Kenya, Nigeria and SA Fintechs 

Catalyst Fund, a global fintech accelerator focused on emerging markets has announced six early-stage fintech startups that will participate in

Facebook Accelerator
Accelerator Africa Entrepreneurship

Facebook Accelerator Nigeria Startups Have Raised Over $500k In investments

Startups participating in the second cohort of the Facebook Accelerator Program have raised over $500,000 in investments and grants in

Ocean Innovation Challenge
Competition Entrepreneurship Funding

Applications Open for UNDP Ocean Innovation Challenge

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has launched a new global call to action— Ocean Innovation Challenge (OIC) to accelerate

SolarX
CleanTech Funding Venture Capital

ResponsAbility Launches $200m Energy Fund to Invest Clean Power Startups in Sub-Saharan Africa

ResponsAbility, a Swiss impact asset manager, has announced the first close of its new energy access fund at $151m. The

UNILAG
Edtech Education Innovation

UNILAG Students Invited to Apply For UNILAG Innovation Challenge

University of Lagos (UNILAG), one of the best universities in Nigeria, is inviting its students to apply for the UNILAG

Finance Bill
Government SMEs

Key Points to Note in New Finance Bill PMB Just Signed into Law

The 2019 Finance Bill has been signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari. The President disclosed this on his Twitter

UBA
Africa Banking Business

UBA Rightsizing Set To Boost Productivity, Increase Value Delivery

For Nigeria’s biggest employer of labour in the banking industry, finding the right size to optimise value delivery to its

Bolt
Appointment People Ride-hailing

Meet Femi Akin-Laguda, New Country Manager of Bolt

Bolt, formerly known as Taxify, has appointed Femi Akin-Laguda as the new country manager for Nigeria to drive the company’s

Lagos
Africa Funding Government

Lagos Govt Woos Tech Entrepreneurs With ₦250m Seed Funding

The Lagos State Government (LASG) through the Lagos State Science Research and Innovation Council (LASRIC) has launched a ₦250 million

UK-Nigeria Tech Hub,
Health Technology

Google: Here Are 2019 10 Most Searched Health Questions

Google has no doubt become the go-to platform for asking making any kind of inquiries from life to health, security