The third Launchpad Accelerator Africa class has been announced by Google as part of its ongoing efforts to support entrepreneurship on the continent. This third class, which starts on April 1, 2019, involves 12 startups […]
Four African countries made the list in terms of top 10 countries by share of users attacked by mobile malware; Nigeria climbs from fifth place in 2017 to third in 2018. Kaspersky Lab researchers have […]
The Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI) has appointed NINE from Nigeria, RiseUp from Egypt, and 22 On Sloane from South Africa as the official Western, Northern, and Southern Africa regional partners, respectively. The three organizations will work closely with Nailab, the continental and […]
GE Healthcare has partnered with the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) to supply latest technology in computed tomography (CT), Discovery RT, to Lagos University Teaching Hospital for its modern NSIA – LUTH Cancer Center. The […]
Azuri and First Bank of Nigeria have announced a new partnership that will help deepen financial inclusion in Nigeria while bringing affordable, reliable and clean power to millions of Nigerians. Under the partnership, Azuri’s solar […]
In its efforts to build a safer online world for all, Facebook is supporting Safer Internet Day, set for February 5, with a campaign spanning over 15 African countries. Aligning with the Safer Internet Day […]
Renmoney, a leading fintech firm in Nigeria, has deployed Freshworks customer engagement software to set up an integrated support and CRM system. Renmoney provides convenient loans, savings and fixed deposit products to Nigerians. Last year, Renmoney delivered […]
Digest Africa, a firm which seeks to organize all the information and data about Africa’s tech startup ecosystem then disseminate it in ways that are easier to consume and understand, has released the list of […]
As the online and mobile payments markets continue to rise globally, Nigerian companies are eager to tap into the industry’s potential. Taking the lead from digital payments hub Kenya, Nigeria is looking to embrace more […]
M-SCAN, a Uganda-based firm that develops portable mobile ultrasound devices (Ultrasonic probes), was crowned as Sub-Saharan Africa’s Most Promising Startup at TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Africa 2018, held in Lagos, Nigeria on December 11, 2018. Bettr, a developer of […]
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), the French Development Agency (AFD) and the French Institute for Research in Africa, Nigeria (IFRA Nigeria), have signed a partnership agreement on the programme “Supporting Entrepreneurship in Africa”. Beginning in 2015, the Supporting Entrepreneurship […]
During the recent DISCOP Joburg 2018, the Nigerian Film Corporation MD Dr Chidia Maduekwe and DISCOP Markets CEO Patrick Zuchowicki signed an MoU to confirm the first annual DISCOP Business Summit in Nigeria. It was […]
Nigeria’s smartphone sales grew 8% sequentially driven by new launches and a growing number of smartphone users, according to the latest research from Counterpoint’s Market Pulse service. Commenting on the brand performance, Anshika Jain, Research Analyst at Counterpoint […]
An in-depth study, led by Nielsen, of television reception throughout Nigeria, Cameroon and Ivory Coast, has positioned Eutelsat as satellite market leader within these countries. The face-to-face interviews were conducted with 3,000 households in Nigeria, […]
New findings have been revealed after an extensive BBC audience research project that has been carried out in Kenya, and Nigeria. The research is at the centre of BBC’s #BeyondFakeNews season – a new international anti-disinformation initiative […]
Newtec, a specialist in the design, development and manufacture of equipment for satellite communications, has announced that its technology will be used by satellite operator NIGCOMSAT as it expands its enterprise, government and consumer Ka-band broadband services […]
SAP has announced that the Women At Risk International Foundation (WARIF), a nonprofit that combats sexual violence, rape and human trafficking of girls and women across Nigeria, has gone live with the SAP People Connect 365 mobile service […]
TechCrunch Startup Battlefield in partnership with Facebook, returns to Africa in 2018, featuring panels and keynotes with high-powered industry leaders such as Omobola Johnson, senior partner at TLcom Capital, and Lexi Novitske of Singularity Investments. […]
Mastercard recently welcomed 10 startups to its Start Path program at the Mastercard Connecting Tomorrow Forum in Barcelona as part of its efforts to drive the startup ecosystem. Mastercard Start Path is the company’s global initiative […]
Ogilvy Africa, a subsidiary of WPP Scangroup, has announced the opening of its new office in Lagos, Nigeria. Ogilvy Nigeria becomes the integrated communications firm’s 24th office in sub-Saharan Africa and also represents the strategic expansion […]
Two Kenya-based start-ups are among six African start-ups selected to benefit from the 2018 Amref Africa’s Innovate for Life Fund Accelerator programme. The start-ups have been selected out of over 300 applications drawn from all over […]
The Africa Fintech Summit will be held for the first time in Lagos, Nigeria, on November 8 – 9, 2018. The event comes on the heels of the earlier edition in Washington D.C. which featured leading […]
Nala, Virtual Identity and Wallet.ng have emerged as the overall winners of the Ecobank Fintech Challenge programme, beating 11 finalists in the contest which seeks to explore commercial partnerships with the pan-African banking giant. Winners […]
Clickatell, an authorized WhatsApp Business Solution provider, has announced that United Bank for Africa (UBA) will be going live with its Chat Banking solution – Leo on WhatsApp. In a first for Nigeria, customers can […]
Opera and Worldreader, the global nonprofit that believes everyone can be a reader, have announced ahead of the International Literacy Day that African mobile users have spent more than 4 millions hours of reading books […]
Kenyans will today – Saturday, September 1, 2018 – know whether the Kenyan nominees for the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) – being celebrated under the digital campaign hashtag #AMVCA2018 – will have emerged […]
Agsol, a Kenyan start-up based in Nairobi which manufactures solar-powered agro processing machines for off-grid farming communities, has been selected for Microsoft’s third annual Airband Grant Fund. Microsoft announced that this is part of its Airband Initiative, […]
Google has unveiled its second Launchpad Accelerator Africa class as part of its ongoing efforts to support entrepreneurship on the continent. The accelerator, which is housed in Lagos, Nigeria, has already demonstrated its value. The […]
As part of their shared mission to boost financial inclusion throughout Nigeria, Oradian and the Association of Non Bank Microfinance Institution of Nigeria (ANMFIN) have launched a strategic partnership. Princess Adesola Ogunleye, the President of […]
Ecobank has announced the finalists for the 2nd edition of the annual Ecobank Fintech Challenge, a competition for Africa-focused technology start-ups. The list includes 11 fintech start-ups from across the continent and beyond. An Innovation […]
In Nigeria, a country of nearly 200 million people, 61% of the adult population is un- or underbanked. Fintech companies like Paylater represent a tremendous opportunity to get formal banking services in the hands of […]
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