TEAMAPT ANNOUCNES SHIFT IN CONSUMER FOCUS AND PLANS FOR WEST AND NORTH AFRICA EXPANSIONS
Africa Fintech Payment

TeamApt Announces Shift in Consumer Focus and Plans to Commence Operations in West and North Africa

Nigerian fintech company TeamApt has announced it will be shifting its focus from delivering financial services products to banks to

Safaricom
Mobile Money Mobility

Safaricom Among 29 Tech Firms Licensed to Offer Cashless Payment on Kenya’s Public Service Vehicles

Safaricom has been selected among a group of lenders and IT firms that have been licensed to offer cashless payments in

MTN
Awards MTN Telecom

MTN Nigeria Wins Excellence in Community Relations Award At LaPRIGA Awards

MTN Nigeria has been recognised for best practices in Community Relations efforts through its social investment arm, MTN Foundation, at

Nawah Scientific
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egyptian Startup, Nawah Scientific raises $1m in pre-Series A

Nawah Scientific has announced the closing of a second pre-series A round of 1M USD in mixed equity and debt

NDLEA
Job

NDLEA Releases List of 5,000 Successful Candidates

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has released the list of successful applicants in its ongoing recruitment exercise. NDLEA

Twitter
People

Elon Musk Becomes World’s Richest Person After Overtaking Jeff Bezos

Elon Musk is now officially the world’s richest person after he overtook Jeff Bezos. Bloomberg reports that a 6% rise

NIMC
Government RegTech

NIN Enrolment Halted As NIMC Staff Commences Strike

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has embarked on an indefinite strike prompting the suspension of the National Identity Number

Ventures Platform
Social Entrepreneurship Startup

Ventures Platform Foundation Launches applications for Gov Labs

Ventures Platform Foundation (VPF), the social impact arm of Ventures Platform Hub, has launched a call for applications for its

MTN
Hackathon MTN

Joshua Agboola Emerges Winner of MTN mPulse Hackathon

Joshua Agboola, a 12-year-old JSS 2 student of Bellina College, Akoka, Lagos has emerged winner of the MTN mPulse Hackathon

Tony Elumelu Foundation
Entrepreneurship

Tony Elumelu Foundation 2021 TEF Entrepreneurship Programme Application Opens

The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has opened applications for the 2021 TEF entrepreneurship programme on its TEFConnect digital platform. This