Uber
Africa Apps Business Transport

On-Demand Motor Transport Competition Moves From Land to Sea as Uber Joins Gokada, Max.ng to Launch Boat Taxis in Lagos

The on-demand motor transport scene is getting really interesting in Lagos as competition has moved from land to sea. On

Pitch AgriHack
Africa AgricTech Agro-tech Awards Entrepreneurship

Organizers of Pitch AgriHack 2019 Competition Have Announced its Semi-Finalists 

Organizers of Pitch AgriHack 2019, the annual competition that awards young entrepreneurs in ICTs for agriculture (ICT4Ag) have selected 104

Jumia Food
Business Health Press Release SMEs

Jumia Food Adds So Fresh to its Platform to Promote Healthy Living

Jumia Food Nigeria has added So Fresh, Nigeria’s leading fresh food chain, to its ever-growing catalogue of restaurants on its

Womenpreneur Pitch-A-Ton
Accelerator Banking Entrepreneurship SMEs Women

5 Million Naira up For Grabs in Acess Bank Powered Womenpreneur Pitch-A-Ton Programme

As part of efforts to provide financial and business skills to female entrepreneurs, Access Bank Plc has announced the launch

IITA
Africa AgricTech Apps Innovation Technology

IITA Launches “Herbicides Calculator App” That Will Help Farmers Control Weeds

IITA Herbicides Calculator app, an app that enables farmers to control weeds through the use of inputs, has been launched

Global Business Forum
Africa Entrepreneurship Startup

5 African Startups Selected For Global Business Forum (GBF) Mentorship Programme in Dubai

Five African startups have been selected to participate in the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Global Business Forum (GBF)

Google
Accelerator Africa Entrepreneurship Innovation Social Entrepreneurship Technology

Applications Open for Cohort 4 of Google Launchpad Africa Accelerator

Google has launched applications for the fourth class of its Launchpad Africa accelerator. Ten startups will be selected to join

MDaaS
Africa Entrepreneurship Funding Health Investment Social Entrepreneurship

MDaaS Global Set to Launch 100 Additional Centres After Raising $1m

MDaaS Global, which is building a network of tech-enabled diagnostic facilities in Nigeria, has closed a seed funding totaling US$1

PwC Innovation Experience Centre
Entrepreneurship Event Innovation Hub Technology

PwC Innovation Experience Centre Launches to Support Entrepreneurs

Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC) as part of efforts to support enterprise development and technological advancement in Nigeria has launched the PwC

Africa’s Business Heroes
Africa Business Funding Investment Transport Venture Capital

MAX.ng Raises $7m to Scale Moto-taxi Transportation in Africa

MAX.ng, the pioneering Nigerian mobility startup, announced today that it has raised $7 million from an elite group of strategic