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Walt Disney Seals $71 Billion Deal to Acquire 21st Century Fox

The Walt Disney Company has sealed its $71 billion deal to acquire businessman Rupert Murdoch’s mass media firm 21st Century

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Out of the Photo/Video Boundary! Instagram Trials Ability to Make In-app Purchases

The photo and video sharing social media platform, Instagram, is rolling out a trial of a new shopping program in

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Why You Should Apply For Itanna Accelerator Programme For Nigerian Startups

Itanna, the venture platform launched by Honeywell Group in 2018, has announced the commencement of the 2019 edition of its

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NIMC Begins Diaspora Enrolment in South Africa

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) is set to commence enrolment of Nigerian adults and children in South Africa into

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French President Announces €2.5bn Funding for African Startup Via Choose Africa Initiative

French President, Emmanuel Macron has announced The Choose Africa Initiative which is an initiative to provide €2.5bn to African startups.

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Kenya’s MumsVillage and Sierra Leone’s Mosabi make it to Gray Matters Capital’s GMC Calibrator

Gray Matters Capital, a US-based impact investor focused on the funding for-profit social enterprises in markets of Africa, India, Latin

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Apply For the Nairobi Innovation Week Startup Programme 2019

NIW.Startups is a platform for discovering and showcasing the new most promising startups in the region. It also seeks to

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Nigerian Grocery Startup, Gloo.ng Finally Pivots to Gloopro; an e-procurement Platform

In January, Olumide Olusanya announced that he is shutting down his online grocery startup Gloo.ng to start a new venture.

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Jumia files for IPO on the New York Stock Exchange

Pan-African e-commerce company Jumia has filed for an Initial Public Offering on the New York Stock Exchange according to SEC

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“Tourism Has Rebranded Lagos to a Safe and Welcoming Destination”- Commissioner for Tourism

…….Eko Hotel, Ibom Hotel Win Big at Nigeria Travel Awards The Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts, and Culture, Mr