FoodTech Africa
AgricTech

Kenyan Startups Invited to Apply For FoodTech Africa

FoodTech Africa is an accelerator aimed at addressing food security through fostering innovation. The project is commissioned by GIZ Make-IT

Africa’s Business Heroes
Competition Entrepreneurship Funding

7 Nigerian Startups Among 50 Finalists Selected For 2020 “Africa’s Business Heroes” Competition

The fifty finalists for the 2020 Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) prize competition powered by the Jack Ma Foundation’s Africa Netpreneur

NIPOST
Government Logistics

Pantami Orders NIPOST to Suspend New License Fees For Courier Companies

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami has ordered The Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) to suspend the new

NITDA
Event Innovation Hub Technology

NITDA Launches ICT Hub at University of Lagos

National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has launched an Information Technology Hub at the University of Lagos (UNILAG). The NITDA

MEST Africa Challenge
Africa Competition Edtech

EdTech Startup, Gradely To Rep Nigeria at Grand Finale of MEST Africa Challenge

Gradely, an edtech startup, has been named the winner of the Nigerian leg of the MEST Africa Challenge Country Final

BitMEX
Bitcoin Investment Venture Capital

Why BitMEX Just Invested in VALR, a South African Bitcoin Exchange

100x Ventures, the venture arm of the parent company of BitMEX, invested in South Africa’s largest Bitcoin exchange, VALR. Two

Stanbic IBTC
Banking

Customer Reportedly Accuses Stanbic IBTC of Hoarding High-value Currencies

Fisayo Soyombo, a Nigerian investigative journalist, has accused Stanbic IBTC of reportedly hoarding higher denominations of high-value currencies from their

HouseAfrica
Blockchain Partnership

HouseAfrica.io Partners NMRC For Property Title Authentication and Verification System Powered by Blockchain

HouseAfrica.io – a blockchain startup focusing on real estate, has signed a partnership agreement with Nigeria Mortgage Refinance Company (NMRC),

Dara Owoyemi
Appointment Venture Capital

Dara Owoyemi Appointed Interim AVCA CEO

Dara Owoyemi has been appointed the interim CEO by the Board of Directors of the African Private Equity and Venture

Samsung
Health Technology Telecom

Samsung, MTN Donate 500 Phones, Data To Fight COVID-19

Samsung and MTN Nigeria have provided communication support to health workers across the country to stop the spread of Coronavirus