Startup Nigeria
Africa AgricTech Agro-tech Entrepreneurship Event Funding SMEs Social Entrepreneurship

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

Ventures Platform Hub
Africa Appointment Leadership Venture Capital

Ventures Platform Hub Appoints New Executive Director and CEO

Ventures Platform Hub (VPHub) has named Mimshach Obioha Executive Director, Ventures Platform Foundation and Nkechi Oguchi Chief Executive Officer, Ventures

Gokada
Apps Business Government

LASG MAY Slam N25m Operating License Fee on Motorcycle-hailing Startups

Motorcycle-hailing startups like Gokada, Oride, SafeBoda and MaxOkada may have considered Lagos as a viable hub or haven for their

CanalPlus
Acquisition Africa Business Entertainment Funding Internet

CanalPlus Acquires Mary Njoku’s ROK Film Studios For Undisclosed Amount 

CanalPlus, a French television company has acquired the ROK film studio from VOD company IROKOtv for an undisclosed amount. ROK

UNDP
Africa Entrepreneurship Partnership

UNDP Partners Tony Elumelu Foundation to Empower 100,000 Young Entrepreneurs in Africa

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the global development network of the United Nations, has partnered with the Tony Elumelu

Teraco
Africa Data Internet Technology

Google Names Third Undersea Cable That Will Transmit Data From Portugal to South Africa After Nigerian Writer Olaudah Equiano

Google, the global tech giant has named its third undersea cable after Nigerian Writer Olaudah Equiano. Dubbed Equiano, the cable

SongRoute
Apps Business Entrepreneurship Music Streaming

Playfre Launches SongRoute Service to Help African Artists Monetize Their Creative Contents

Playfre, African music streaming platform, has launched a music distribution arm, SongRoute, to help African artists monetize their creative contents.

IITA
Africa AgricTech Apps Innovation Technology

IITA Launches “Herbicides Calculator App” That Will Help Farmers Control Weeds

IITA Herbicides Calculator app, an app that enables farmers to control weeds through the use of inputs, has been launched

Inlaks
Africa Entrepreneurship Fintech Insurtech Startup

$12000 Up For Grabs in Inlaks TheHatch InsurTech Hackathon Challenge

In a bid to bring innovative solutions to the Fintech industry and pave the way for young technology entrepreneurs, leading

Uber
Business Opinion Transport

Motorcycle Ride-Hailing Firms Rev Up for Race Into West Africa

Motorcycle taxi companies are expanding in West Africa with backing from investors betting that the meteoric rise of two-wheeled taxi