NITDA Hosts Nigerian Innovation Ecosystem Engagement – Listening Session
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) invites the general public to its virtual innovation ecosystem engagement slated for Thursday, January 27, 2022. The program is themed; “Fostering Collaboration: NITDA engages Nigerian Startup Ecosystem”. This program is aimed at nurturing collaboration between the Agency and the startup ecosystem in order to fully harness the potential […]
Legible Handwriting Campaign School Tours 2022
January 23rd is the World Handwriting Day Celebration. HANDWRITING IS THE MIRROR OF KNOWLEDGE! Children should be proud of their HANDWRITING. This date commemorates the birthday of JOHN HANCOCK as the world day of handwriting. Who Was John Hancock? John Hancock was known as a “FATHER OF HANDWRITING “. He was a merchant, statesman, prominent […]
3 Trends Set To Dominate African Mobile Apps In 2022
In 2021, the mobile industry in Sub-Saharan Africa continued to show incredible resilience against the impacts of Covid-19 and experienced high growth. Digital solutions have provided instrumental support for communities and businesses, boosting their transition into adopting a mobile-first approach to tackle most of the daily challenges across the continent, with fintech applications dominating […]
Fourth Edition Of Africa Tech Summit Set To Take Place Live In Nairobi
The African tech ecosystem will finally have the opportunity to connect again in person at the fourth edition of Africa Tech Summit taking place in Nairobi, Kenya on February 23-24, 2022. The leading African tech event will once again provide unrivalled insights, networking, and business opportunities across three Summits and brings together tech leaders from […]
Apply: 2022 Savvy Global Fellowship For Aspiring And Early-Stage Entrepreneurs (Fully-Funded Virtual Program)
Application for the 2022 Savvy Global Fellowship Program for Aspiring and Early-Stage Entrepreneurs is now open! Are you passionate about solving some of the world’s most pressing problems through innovation? Have you ever wanted to build a successful impact-driven business, but didn’t know how to? Do you own an early-stage business that you want to grow […]
Ventures Platform Secures First Close of US$40mn Pan-African Fund
One of Africa’s most active early-stage tech investor closes new fund to expand portfolio and double down on winners Ventures Platform, the early-stage “discovery” venture capital fund championing the next generation of African entrepreneurs, has announced the first close of its new US$40m Pan-African early-stage fund to invest in market-creating innovations. With this close led […]
Nigeria Startup Bill Poised To Unlock Digital Potential
Groundbreaking legislation designed by collaboration between public sector and leading tech firms and investors is headed to the National Assembly Nigeria has moved a step closer to rolling out its landmark Nigeria Startup Bill (NSB) that will further deepen the country’s technology ecosystem and enable a sector on the cusp of exponential growth. The Presidency […]
Edukoya, African Online Learning Platform Announces $3.5M Pre-seed Led By Target Global
Edukoya, an Africa-focused online learning platform, has raised $3.5 million in a pre-seed round led by Target Global with strategic participation from angel investors including European and African founders such as Shola Akinlade – CEO and co-founder of Paystack (acquired by Stripe), Babs Ogundeyi and Musty Mustapha – founders of Kuda, Brandon Krieg and […]
Payday Ambassador Program 2022 For Africans (Earn Up To $1000 As A Payday Ambassador)
Deadline: January 10, 2022 The Payday Ambassador Program provides Africans with the opportunity to serve as liaisons between Payday and their communities. It’s a great way for Africans all over the globe who currently use and love Payday to earn great rewards by referring their friends and family to Payday. Through the Payday Ambassador […]
African Payroll And HR Management Company Bento Expands To Ghana, Kenya And Rwanda
Platform builds on fast growth in Nigeria and targets 10 African markets within the next year in pan-African push Bento, a pan-African digital payroll and HR Management (HRM) platform, has today announced its launch into three new markets, establishing a presence in Ghana, Kenya and Rwanda to grow the company’s reach across the continent. The […]
TradeDepot Raises $110 Million To Extend ‘Buy-Now-Pay-Later’ To Retailers Across Africa
New funding will support the expansion of the innovative Merchant Platform into new cities TradeDepot, the leading B2B eCommerce and embedded finance platform in Africa, has raised $110 million in an equity and debt funding round to support the delivery of Buy-Now-Pay-Later services to 5 million SME retailers and drive further expansion of its merchant […]
Ruston Realtors Transformed Into A Conglomerate, Diversifies And Begins Two New Additional Services
Great enterprises are not only built by people, they are built by systems – a network of small, measurable actions put in place to ensure continued advancement towards a shared vision and economic prosperity. At Ruston realtors, our services are influenced by our philosophy of value-creation. We broadly commit to our mission of building a reputation of […]
DAAYTA 2022 Call For Applicants
ARM in partnership with TechnoVision (TVC) has announced that the 2022 edition of the Deji Alli ARM Young Talent Award (DAAYTA) finalists pitch event will hold virtually on April 8th, 2022 due to the current coronavirus realities. To this end, the call for applications for DAAYTA 2022 has commenced as ARM seeks the brightest […]
Publiseer Now Distributes To Empik, Poland’s #1 Retailer Of Digital Books
Africa’s digital content distribution company, Publiseer, has been adding, for the past months, a number of new stores to its distribution channel, as one of its scaling strategies. Today, Publiseer is adding Empik to the list of digital service providers it distributes to. This means that Publiseer will be sending every ebook and audiobook […]
LCCI Elects Olawale-Cole As President
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), the premier Chamber of Commerce and the leading voice of the organised private sector in Nigeria has elected Chief Asiwaju Dr Michael Olawale-Cole, CON, FNIM, CNIM as President, to steer the ship of the foremost Chamber and take charge of its affairs for the next two […]
Victoria Farms, Imo Economic Summit Group Backs Startups Weekend
Ngor Okpalla, Imo state based Victoria Farms and Imo Economic Summit Group has thrown their weight behind Imo Startups Weekend which will be held in Owerri Nigeria from Friday, December 3 to Saturday, December 4, 2021. The Imo Startups Weekend is held every year to provide education and networking opportunities for startups and innovation-driven […]