Aella
Fintech Funding Venture Capital

Nigerian Fintech Startup, Aella Closes $10m Debt Financing Round From HQ Financial Group

Aella, a Nigerian fintech startup focused on improving financial inclusion for West Africa’s low-income segment, has raised a $10m debt

SolarX
Investment Renewable Energy Uncategorized

Nigerian Renewable Energy Firm Daystar Power Raises $4m Investment From SunFunder

Daystar Power, a Nigerian renewable energy firm, has closed $4 million debt financing from SunFunder. Daystar Power will invest the

SuperFluid
Competition Entrepreneurship Event

SuperFluid Labs Named Winner of ENGIE Challenge

SuperFluid Labs has been named the winner of the ENGIE Challenge at the Africa Tech Summit in Kigali, Rwanda. SuperFluid

Gebeya
Edtech Funding Venture Capital

Gebeya Closes $2m Seed Round Co-led by Partech and Orange Digital Ventures 

Gebeya, an Edtech and online software outsourcing marketplace geared towards the development of Africa’s technological scene, has closed a $2

Publiseer
Accelerator Africa Digital

Publiseer Selected For SA’s TechTribe Accelerator 2020 Cohort

Publiseer,  a Nigerian digital content distribution startup has been selected for the TechTribe Accelerator (TTA) 2020 Cohort. TechTribe Accelerator is

VAT
Government Social Media Telecom

Nigerians Complain on Twitter as Telcos Commence Charge of New 7.5% VAT on Data and Calls

Nigerians have taken to Twitter to complain as telecommunication companies commence charge of the new 7.5% Value Added Tax (VAT)

Carbon
Apps Fintech

Carbon Launches iOS Version of its App

Carbon (formerly Paylater), a Nigerian fintech startup, has launched an iOS app, making it the first digital lender in Africa

Chekkit
Accelerator Africa SMEs

Nigerian Anti-counterfeiting Solution, Chekkit Selected For 8th Cohort of Merck Accelerator

Chekkit, a Nigerian anti-counterfeiting solution has been named among the 12 startups that will participate in the 8th Cohort of

Off-Grid Energy Challenge
Africa Renewable Energy Social Entrepreneurship

Applications Open For $100k Nigeria Off-Grid Energy Challenge 2020

Applications have opened for the Nigeria Off-Grid Energy Challenge 2020 worth $100,000. The Nigeria Off-Grid Energy Challenge is powered by

Innovation Showcase Week
Accelerator Entrepreneurship Event

Facebook, CcHUB Announce Second Edition of Innovation Showcase Week

Facebook and Co-creation Hub (CcHUB) have announced the second edition of the annual Innovation Showcase Week (ISW 2020). The theme