NEF
Africa Innovation Technology

6 Nigerians, 19 Other Africans Named NEF Fellows For 2019-2021 Class

The Next Einstein Forum (NEF) Fellows program recognises Africa’s best young scientists and technologists. These innovators and emerging leaders, all

ACCESS BANK LAUNCHES DIGITAL PLATFORM FOR MSMEs
Banking Digital Product Launch SMEs

Access Bank Launches Digital Platform for MSMEs in Nigeria

Access Bank Plc has launched an online payment acceptance service platform to help its Micro, Small and Medium scale Enterprises (MSMEs)

AYOBA WINS BEST MOBILE APP
Africa Apps Awards Digital Mobile

Ayoba Receives the Africa Digital Award for Best Mobile Application and Launching MicroApps

On Saturday 28th of November 2020, ayoba (Ayoba.me) was awarded the Africa Digital Award for Best Mobile Application (AfricaDigitalAwards.com) in Accra,

Jumia
Ecommerce

How Jumia Kept us in Business During Lockdown — Pop singer, Banky W

Online retail platforms served as a major conduit and sustaining factor for several businesses in the heat of covid-19 lockdown.

Afreximbank
Partnership Startup

Afreximbank, CNN Partner For Unique Multi-year Initiative That Puts African Scale-up Companies in The Spotlight

CNN International Commercial (CNNIC) and African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) are collaborating on a new long-term initiative to showcase, empower and

ARM
Accelerator Fintech

APPLY: ARM Holding Company, Ventures Platform Foundation Launch 3rd Cohort of Labs by ARM

Asset and Resource Management Holding Company (ARM), and  Ventures Platform Foundation have launched the third cohort of Labs by ARM. The fintech-focused accelerator programme

AfricaVsVirus
Entrepreneurship Health Startup

AfDB Unveils Top 20 AfricavsVirus Winners in Virtual Event

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced 20 finalists of the AfricavsVirus Challenge who will receive a grant of up to $20,000 as well

SIM
Government RegTech

Breaking: FG Extends Deadline For SIM-NIN Syncronisation by 3 Weeks

The Federal Government has extended the deadline it earlier gave to telecommunication companies for the re-registration of all SIM cards

NIMC
Government Health RegTech

After Large Crowds Storm Lagos Office For NIN Registration, NIMC Shuts Down

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has closed its Alausa office in Lagos after large crowds gathered there to register

Hackathon
Blockchain Competition Hackathon

Apply: Campus Blockchain Hackathon

The Campus Blockchain Hackathon is an initiative of Africa Blockchain Institute (ABI), to give students from institutions of higher learning