Apollo Agriculture
AgricTech Entrepreneurship Startup

24 Semi-Finalists Selected For 2nd GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition

The 24 semi-finalists for the GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition 2020 have been announced. The Top 24 semi-finalists include drone pioneers,

Facebook
News Social Media

Facebook Launches Campaign in Sub- Saharan Africa to Help Spot False News

Facebook will begin rolling out a new on-platform campaign across a number of countries in Sub-Saharan Africa as part of

Africa’s Business Heroes
Competition Entrepreneurship Funding

7 Nigerian Startups Among 50 Finalists Selected For 2020 “Africa’s Business Heroes” Competition

The fifty finalists for the 2020 Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) prize competition powered by the Jack Ma Foundation’s Africa Netpreneur

COVID-19
Digital Health

Covid-19, Telecommuting and Africa’s Digital Space

It is no news that the outbreak and proliferation of Covid-19 have had some of the most acute implications on

NIPOST
Government Logistics

Pantami Orders NIPOST to Suspend New License Fees For Courier Companies

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami has ordered The Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) to suspend the new

NITDA
Event Innovation Hub Technology

NITDA Launches ICT Hub at University of Lagos

National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has launched an Information Technology Hub at the University of Lagos (UNILAG). The NITDA

MEST Africa Challenge
Africa Competition Edtech

EdTech Startup, Gradely To Rep Nigeria at Grand Finale of MEST Africa Challenge

Gradely, an edtech startup, has been named the winner of the Nigerian leg of the MEST Africa Challenge Country Final

BitMEX
Bitcoin Investment Venture Capital

Why BitMEX Just Invested in VALR, a South African Bitcoin Exchange

100x Ventures, the venture arm of the parent company of BitMEX, invested in South Africa’s largest Bitcoin exchange, VALR. Two

Africa Online Safety Fund
Funding Internet

Impact Amplifier Invites Application to $1m Africa Online Safety Fund

Impact Amplifier with the support of Google.org has set up an Africa Online Safety Fund worth $1,000,000 and it is

Stanbic IBTC
Banking

Customer Reportedly Accuses Stanbic IBTC of Hoarding High-value Currencies

Fisayo Soyombo, a Nigerian investigative journalist, has accused Stanbic IBTC of reportedly hoarding higher denominations of high-value currencies from their