Funding Investment

CDC to Boost Digital Infrastructure Across sub-Saharan Africa With Over $50m Investment

CDC Group, the UK’s development finance institution (DFI) and impact investor, has announced commitments totalling US$50.9 million to expand digital

Ukheshe
Entrepreneurship Fintech

Entrepreneurs Need to Better Understand Risk and Fail Better by Failing Fast and Forward

Are entrepreneurs risk takers at heart or calculated visionaries?  According to serial entrepreneur and Ukheshe Technologies CEO, Clayton Hayward, many

YouTube
Music

YouTube Music Announces Global Foundry Class of Artists With Bella Shmurda Joining The Program

YouTube Music today announced the 2021 cohort for Foundry, its global artist development program with a mission to support independent

BBNaija
AgricTech

AGRF and Heifer International Launch Pitch AgriHack 2021

The AGRF and Heifer International has announced the launch of Pitch AgriHack 2021, a competition focused on accelerating entrepreneurial growth

Venture Capital

Convergence Partners Announces First Close of its Third Fund at $120m to Drive Digital Inclusion in Africa

Convergence Partners, a private equity investor focused on the technology sector across sub-Saharan Africa, announced the successful first close of

Video Streaming

Family Time Gets an Upgrade With Two New Kid-Friendly Features

by: Jennifer Nieva, Netflix Director of Product Innovation Shows and movies are an important way for kids to connect with

Opera
Internet Messaging

Opera Launches Hype, an In-browser Chat Service For Opera Mini Users, in Nigeria

Opera has announced the launch of its dedicated chat service Hype, built into the Opera Mini mobile web browser, in

Netflix
Video Streaming

Netflix Launches Affordable Mobile Plan in Sub Saharan Africa Including Nigeria

Netflix introduced a Mobile plan across 43 countries in sub-Saharan Africa region, including Nigeria on 29th June 2021. The Mobile

MTN Nigeria
Telecom

MTN Plans to Invest $1.5bn to Expand Broadband Access Across Nigeria

MTN Nigeria plans to invest ₦640 billion (approximately US$1.5 billion) over the next three years to expand broadband access across Nigeria, in

Audiomack
Music Music Streaming Partnership

Audiomack Partners With MTN to Bring Music Streaming to Over 76m Subscribers

Audiomack has partnered with MTN Nigeria to unveil the Audiomack+MTN Data Bundle program, which offers MTN subscribers tailored data bundles