Year: 2019

• Africa
• Funding
• Government

Lagos Govt Woos Tech Entrepreneurs With ₦250m Seed Funding

12/30/2019 Mohammed Mane

The Lagos State Government (LASG) through the Lagos State Science Research and Innovation Council (LASRIC) has launched a ₦250 million...

• Business
• Ride-hailing
• Transport

Bolt Adds Abeokuta and Enugu to its Growing Presence Across Nigeria

12/28/2019 Musa Suleiman

Bolt formerly known as Taxify has expanded its ride-hailing service to Abeokuta and Enugu. This takes the total number of...

• Data
• Internet
• Press Release

LIRS Shuts Down Portal That Exposed Tax Payer’s Data After NITDA Intervention

12/27/2019 Musa Suleiman

Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has shut down a portal it created for taxpayers and employed residents yet to...

• Brands
• Business
• Ecommerce

Jumia Opens Platform For Brands to Advertise

12/27/2019 Oluwasegun

Jumia has announced that it has launched an initiative to enable brands and businesses to advertise on its platform in...

• Banking
• Business
• Payment

Businesses Not Customers Should Pay N50 Charges On POS Transactions, Says CBN

12/25/2019 Oluwasegun

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced that the payment of N50 charges for the use of Point of...

• Health
• Technology

Google: Here Are 2019 10 Most Searched Health Questions

12/24/2019 Musa Suleiman

Google has no doubt become the go-to platform for asking making any kind of inquiries from life to health, security...

• Smartphones
• Tech Tips

Tips For Buying an ‘Original’ Power Bank For Your Smartphone

12/23/2019 Musa Suleiman

It is very difficult to get original gadgets in Nigeria notwithstanding whether it is registered by the Standard Organisation of...

• Competition
• Edtech
• Entrepreneurship

Online Books & Journals Aggregator, Qataloog Wins ₦3m at NCC Emerging Techs Competition

12/23/2019 Musa Suleiman

Qataloog, online books, and journals aggregator has been named winner of the inaugural Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Emerging Technologies competition....

• Africa
• Entrepreneurship
• Event

Apply to be Part of 1,000 African Entrepreneurs to Attend Africa-France 2020 Summit

12/23/2019 Oluwasegun

African entrepreneurs who have innovative solutions to promote the emergence of sustainable cities have bee encouraged to apply for the...

• Banking
• Payment

CBN Reduces ATM Withdrawal Fee From ₦65 to ₦35

12/23/2019 Mohammed Mane

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in its new Guide to Charges by Banks and Other Financial Institutions, has reduced...