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Kenyan Teacher Wins $1m Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize

A Kenyan Teacher Peter Tabichi, has been named the world’s best teacher and awarded $1 million. Tabichi paid tribute to

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Fake News: WhatsApp to Show How Many Times a Message Has Been Forwarded

Fake news has become a big problem in today’s world. One of the biggest culprits is the messaging app WhatsApp.

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Uber To Acquire Middle East RideSharing Company, Careem for $3.1B

Uber is set to announce $3.1 billion acquisition of its Middle East rival, Careem in a cash and stock deal

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Waste Recycling Startup, Wecylers Wins King Baudouin African Development Prize

Nigeria’s Waste recycling startup, Wecyclers has emerged winner of the King Baudouin African Development Prize 2019 worth €200,000. The announcement

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After Sorting 216k Applications, TEF Foundation Reveals Selected Startups For Entrepreneurship Programme

The Tony Elumelu Foundation has announced the African startups selected for its entrepreneurship progamme in Abuja, Nigeria. Over 3,000 applicants were

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The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) Set to Announce Startups For 2019 Entrepreneurship Programme

The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has said that selected Startups for the 2019 entrepreneurs Programme would be announced today. The

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Female African Innovators Can Now Apply For the Africa Innovation Fellowship

Female African innovators have been invited to apply for the Africa Innovation Fellowship powered by WomEng and the Royal Academy of Engineering’s  Africa

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Netpreneur Prize: Lagos Set to Host Launch on March 27th

Lagos is set to host the launch of Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative, a prize competition for African entrepreneurs, founded by the

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For Less Than 5MB, You Can Now Download The Uber App in Nigeria

The ride-sharing company, Uber, has announced the launch of Uber Lite in Nigeria, a redesigned app that uses less storage

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Jumia Launches Cruise Travel to Deepen Market Offerings

Jumia’s hotel and flight marketplace, Jumia Travel, has launched cruise travel to encourage more Nigerians to go on cruise voyages. The