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August 11, 2018 •
Startups, West Africa •
Neo Sesinye •
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Iridescent, a nonprofit empowering underrepresented young people globally to become innovators and leaders, announced that two teams of girls – one from India and Nigeria – won top honors at its 2018 Technovation World Pitch Summit, a tech...
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July 2, 2018 •
East Africa, Lists, North Africa, Southern Africa, Top Stories, West Africa •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on Top 10 wealthiest African countries according to GDP
The African continent is rich in natural resources. Some of its 54 countries boast resources like diamonds, sugar, gold, uranium, silver, oil and petroleum. Oil being an invaluable commodity, its production puts countries like Nigeria and Egypt at the top in...
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May 25, 2018 •
Cloud Computing, West Africa •
Neo Sesinye •
Comments Off on Freshworks Announces Expansion Plans in Africa
Freshworks Inc, a provider of cloud-based business software, recently announced its expansion into the African market. Freshworks plans to substantially increase its commitment with specific investments in marketing, sales and partner resources to better...
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May 24, 2018 •
Online & Social, Top Stories, West Africa •
Neo Sesinye •
Comments Off on Facebook launches NG_Hub in Lagos
As part of its commitment and ongoing investment in Africa, Facebook today unveiled NG_Hub in Lagos, Nigeria – its first flagship community hub space in Africa, in partnership with CcHub. In a week-long celebration which will bring together developers,...
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May 4, 2018 •
Online & Social •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on Italian StreetLib and Nigerian Publiseer partner to distribute more African literature
Publiseer, a Nigerian digital book publishing platform, and StreetLib, an Italian ebook aggregator, has concluded a partnership that will see more African literature and non-fiction books published and distributed across more global book platforms...
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April 23, 2018 •
Internet of Things, Top Stories, West Africa •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on Facebook launches #SheMeansBusiness in Nigeria
According to Technology Times Nigeria, SheMeansBusiness, a platform launched by Facebook, aims to train Nigerian female entrepreneurs and help them grow their businesses. Ebele Okobi, Facebook’s Public Policy Director for Africa, said that...
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April 23, 2018 •
Online & Social, Top Stories, West Africa •
Neo Sesinye •
Comments Off on Digital Eco-system launches in Nigeria
Hubs.ng is Nigeria’s first digital ecosystem founded by ItopaKing David, it is aimed to create a sustainable platform where Nigeria’s digital future and transitioning can be catalysed. The digital eco-system has launched products that are used in...
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March 19, 2018 •
Startups, Top Stories •
Darryl Linington •
Comments Off on Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa kicksoff
Google has revealed the startups who will participate in the first Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa class. The event was made at an event held in Lagos, Nigeria. It also announced a partnership with Udacity and Andela to provide 15 000 single course...
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March 2, 2018 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories, West Africa •
Darryl Linington •
Comments Off on Airtel Nigeria’s 4G in Ibadan set to drive economic growth
ZTE Corporation, a global telecommunications equipment, networks and mobile devices company headquartered in Shenzhen, China has partnered with telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, to roll-out 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution) in Ibadan, Oyo...
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February 28, 2018 •
Online & Social, Startups, Top Stories, West Africa •
Dean Workman •
Comments Off on Hubs.ng launches online tech hub in Nigeria
On Monday 26 January 2018, Hubs.ng launched in Nigeria. The platform is aiming to provide an online ecosystem that will offer an extensive range of digital services to boost the use of tech in everyday life. Hubs.ng was inspired by the idea of traditional...
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February 28, 2018 •
Startups, Top Stories, West Africa •
Dean Workman •
Comments Off on Nigerian digital agritech platform awarded $325,000 grant from GSMA
On Tuesday 26 February 2018 Farmcrowdy, a Nigerian digital agriculture platform which allows Nigerians to venture in and sponsor agriculture, was named as a recipient of a $325,000 grant from dedicated GSMA global team Mobile for Development as part of the...
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February 26, 2018 •
Startups, Top Stories, West Africa •
Dean Workman •
Comments Off on Nigeria: Online office marketplace to launch App
Nigerian startup Spaceba, an online marketplace for office and meeting space, has revealed that it is beta testing its Hora app. The platform allows entrepreneurs, creatives, freelancers, digital nomads and even growing teams to subscribe and access a variety...
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February 26, 2018 •
Top Stories, West Africa •
Dean Workman •
Comments Off on Nigeria building Africa’s biggest free TV platform
On Friday 23 February 2018, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture in Nigeria, revealed that the Digital Switch Over (DSO) taking place in Nigeria is the first step of the nation’s goal of building Africa’s biggest and most lucrative...
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February 26, 2018 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Online & Social, Top Stories, West Africa •
Dean Workman •
Comments Off on Kenya’s mSurvey to launch in Nigeria
MSurvey, the mobile-first consumer experience platform, has announced that it is expanding into Nigeria. The move comes as the Kenya-based company seeks to consolidate its position as a technology-powered customer loyalty platform in Africa. Backed by...
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February 21, 2018 •
Online & Social, Startups, Top Stories, West Africa •
Dean Workman •
Comments Off on Nigerian startup becomes finalist at 2018 Harvard Business School competition
On 21 February 2018, Nigerian startup and digital publisher, Publiseer, announced that it has been selected as one of the 14 finalists of the 2018 Harvard Business School’s New Venture Competition, taking place in Boston, MA, United States, on March 2,...
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February 21, 2018 •
Education, Mobile and Telecoms, Online & Social, Top Stories, West Africa •
Dean Workman •
Comments Off on Nigerian e-Learning platform adds new service
Mobile Class Academy (MCA), a Nigerian video e-Learning platform for students in senior secondary school (Sciences, Commercial and Arts classes) has announced that it has added an additional service for senior secondary school students in Nigeria. The service...
