Jumia
Business Ecommerce Travel

COVID-19: Was Jumia Right After All to Have Exited its Travel Business?

Monday, December 9, 2019, was an unforgettable day in the lives of many employees of the travel arm of Jumia,

uLesson
Edtech Funding Investment

uLesson Announces Seed Round Participation by Founder Collective

uLesson, a Nigerian-based education technology startup, has announced participation in its seed funding round by Founder Collective, a marquee seed-stage venture

PalmPay
Africa Fintech Funding

Nigeria Fintech Startup PalmPay Launches $260k COVID-19 Support Fund

PalmPay, a Nigerian fintech startup has announced the launch of PalmPay CARES, a $260,000 (N100 million) humanitarian response plan to

Apple
Brands Business Smartphones

Apple Unveils New iPhone SE Starting $399

Apple has launched its iPhone SE (2020)  which is a sequel to the 2016 iPhone SE.  The much-awaited compact phone

Technology Playmaker Awards 2020
People Technology Women

Ada Nduka Oyom and Funmi Adewunmi Get €5k Each in Booking.com’s Technology Playmaker Awards 2020

Ada Nduka Oyom and Funmi Adewunmi have been named among the 10 winners of Booking.com’s Technology Playmaker Awards 2020. They

Bolt
Apps Business Ride-hailing

COVID-19: Bolt Reportedly Requests For State Bail Out

Bolt, the global ride-hailing firm is seeking reportedly requesting credit support from the Estonian government after a move to quarantine-friendly

M-Pesa
Acquisition Business Fintech

Vodacom and Safaricom Buy Out Vodafone in M-Pesa Deal

Vodacom and Safaricom are now the 100% owners of M-Pesa after they bought the shares of Vodafone. Safaricom was a

Africa’s Business Heroes
Event Funding Social Entrepreneurship

Jack Ma Foundation Powered Africa’s Business Heroes Prize 2020 Opens For Application

The Jack Ma Foundation has announced it has officially launched the second edition of Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) prize competition

Ventures Platform
Entrepreneurship Health Investment

7 Nigerian Startups Selected For Ventures Platform #COVID19InnovationChallenge

Ventures Platform in partnership with Lagos State Science and Research and Innovation Council (LASRIC) have selected 7 innovative Nigerian startup

54gene
Funding Health

54gene Fund to Increase Coronavirus Testing Hits $500,000

54gene, an African genomic startup; recently announced that it has launched a fund to boost coronavirus testing capacity of Nigeria