MTN Nigeria
MTN Telecom

First Set of MTN Donation of 1.4 Million Doses of Vaccines Received by Nigeria

The Nigerian government has taken delivery of the first set of 300,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines out of a total of

Financial Inclusion Fintech Funding Investment

Nigeria’s Bankly Secures $2M Funding Led by Vault and Flutterwave

Bankly, a Nigerian fintech startup digitizing cash for the unbanked, announced that it has closed a $2 million seed round.

RedBird
Health Startup

Ghana’s Healthtech Startup, Redbird Secures $1.5M Funding to Expand Medical Testing Services Across Africa

Redbird, a Ghana health tech startup, has raised a $1.5 million investment to make medical testing in the country an

Fintech
Accelerator Africa Fintech

Meet 10 Startups Selected For MEST’s 2021 Pan-African Fintech Accelerator

The Pan-African Fintech Accelerator (PAFA) is excited to announce the selection of the ten (10) fintech startups to participate in

Funding Investment Messaging

Telegram Raises $150 Million from Mubadala and Abu Dhabi CP

Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Company and Abu Dhabi Catalyst Partners invest $150 million in 5-year pre-IPO convertible bonds in social media

Funding

CardinalStone Capital Advisers Closes Maiden Private Equity Fund at $64m, Makes First Fund Investments

CardinalStone Capital Advisers (CCA), a Lagos-based private equity fund manager, has announced the final close of its maiden private equity

Afriex
Fintech Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

African Remittance Startup, Afriex Raises $1.2m Investment to Expand its Footprint Across Africa

Afriex, an African remittance startup has raised a $1.2 million seed funding to expand its services across. The startup provides

Ugo Ugochukwu
Automobile

McLaren Racing Signs Agreement With Rising Karting Star Ugo Ugochukwu

McLaren Racing today announced that it has signed a long-term agreement with Ugo Ugochukwu, the promising young driver from the

Complete Farmer
AgricTech

Complete Farmer Launches a New End-to-End Platform to Digitise Africa’s Agriculture Value Chains

Complete Farmer has announced the launch of a new digital platform that addresses key challenges faced by commodity buyers and

Apple
Apple Appointment Leadership

Teju Ajani Appointed Managing Director For Apple in Nigeria

Teju Ajani, former country manager for Android Partnerships at Google, has been appointed as the managing director for Apple in