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Ayobami Adebayo Named Winner of 2018 9mobile Prize For Literature

Nigerian Writer, Ayobami Adebayo, who is the writer of ‘Stay With Me’ has been named the winner of the 2018

Apple
Event Smartphones Technology

Apple’s iPhone 11 May Be Launched on September 10th

Apple has released the seventh beta of iOS 13 to registered developers and a Brazillian site iHelp BR has found

uKheshe
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South Africa Fintech Startup uKheshe Raises $500k Investment

uKheshe, a South African fintech startup, has raised $500 000 in seed funding from FiTech Ventures and Ocean on 76. Ukheshe’s

ANPI
Entrepreneurship People

Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative Announces Semi-Finalist Judging Panel

The semi-finalist judging panel for this year’s Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI) has been announced. The ANPI is a prize

Gokada
Business Leadership Transport

Gokada Temporarily Shuts Down, To Re-open on August 26th

Gokada, a Nigerian on-demand motorcycle-hailing startup, has temporarily shut down its operation to restrategize and improve its services. The platform

Kobo360
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Kobo360 Raises $30m Funding Round to Expand to 10 New Countries

Nigerian logistics startup Kobo360 has raised a $20 million Series A round led by Goldman Sachs and an additional $10

TechAdvance
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Nigeria’s TechAdvance Raises $1m Investment From Lamar Holdings to Drive Expansion

TechAdvance, a Nigerian fintech company, has raised $1m from Lamar Holding, the Bahrain-based energy investment company to drive expansion into

Huawei
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Huawei launches its In-house OS Dubbed ‘Harmony’

Huawei has officially launched its in-house developed open-source operating system dropping the HongMeng OS moniker for something more global in

Allianz
AgricTech Insurtech

Allianz and OKO Partner to Introduce Crop Insurance to Smallholder Farmers in Africa

Allianz, the German multinational financial services company, has entered a cooperation partnership with the InsurTech start-up OKO to introduce crop

Startup Nigeria
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Agritech Startups Shine at Startup Nigeria 2019 Demo Day

Agritech startups have emerged winners in the Startup Nigeria 2019 Demo Day powered by Ventures Platform. Three startups, one from