Funding Investment Venture Capital

Kenya’s Artificial Intelligence-driven Influencer Marketing Platform, AIfluence Raises $1m

AIfluence, a Kenyan artificial Intelligence-driven marketing platform, has raised $1 million in seed investment led by Dubai-based EQ2 Ventures.  Other

Innovation Product Launch Technology

Africa Prudential Develops Cloud-Based Solution for Africa’s Hospitality Industry

Africa Prudential has demonstrated its digital capabilities, with the launch of “Aura by Transcorp Hotels”, an innovative commercial cloud-based product launched in the Nigerian market. “Aura

Appointment Banking

Miriam Olusanya Appointed as GTBank Managing Director

The Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO) has appointed Miriam Olusanya as the new managing director of GTBank, its banking

GNI
News

22 media innovators selected for the second GNI Innovation Challenge in Africa, the Middle East, and Turkey

Google has announced the names of 22 media innovators set to receive $2.1 million in funding through the second Google News

Fintech Technology

Klasha Launches Payment Links – a no-code Option to Accept Payments From Africa

Klasha, a fintech startup building borderless payments for e-commerce in Africa, has announced a new no-code option to accept payments

Audiomack
Music Music Streaming

Audiomack Partners With Ziiki Media to Promote African Artistes

In line with its commitment to investing in and amplifying African music, Audiomack, an artist-first music streaming platform, has teamed

Entrepreneurship Social Entrepreneurship

Nigeria’s ThinkBikes, 4 Other African Startups Win Innovation Award For E-mobility Solutions Powered by Siemens Stiftung

ThinkBikes, a Nigerian e-bike sharing service, and four other African social enterprises in the field of electric mobility, have been

Nigerians
Edtech Education

Do Young Nigerians Really Need to Go to University to Become an IT Professional?

Nigerians attach so much importance to getting a university degree. This is probably a result of the outdated mentality or

WhatsApp
Government Messaging Regulation

FG Budgets N4.8bn to Monitor WhatsApp, Satellite Telephones

The federal government has set aside N4.8 billion for the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) to monitor WhatsApp, an encrypted messaging

SAIS
AgricTech Startup

APPLY: GIZ-SAIS Investment Readiness Programme 2022 For African AgriTech and FoodTech Startups

Scaling Digital Agriculture Innovations through Startups’ (SAIS) is a project implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH