IFC
Appointment

IFC Appoints Kalim Shah as Senior Country Manager For Nigeria

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has announced the appointment of Kalim M. Shah as its Senior Country Manager for Nigeria

Daystar Power
Funding Renewable Energy

West African Solar Startup, Daystar Power Secures $20m Funding From IFC

Daystar Power, a provider of hybrid solar power solutions to businesses in West Africa, has announced the closing of a

Womenpreneur Pitch-a-ton
Entrepreneurship Women

APPLY: Win ₦5m & a Mini MBA in Womenpreneur Pitch-a-ton Season 3

The Womenpreneur Pitch-a-ton Africa programme is designed to provide female-owned businesses across Africa an opportunity to access finance, world-class business

Jumia
Ecommerce Jumia Report

More than 50% of Jumia Sellers in Nigeria, Kenya are Women

Jumia collaborated with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), alongside the European Commission and Kantar Public, on a report titled Women and

appsNmobile
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Ghanaian Fintech Startup, AppsNmobile Secures $1m Investment From Oasis Capital

Ghanaian Fintech Startup, appsNmobile has secured a $1 million investment from Oasis Capital. This investment is expected to capitalise appsNmobile

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

Tech4Dev
Digital Partnership Training

Tech4Dev Partners FCDO on Digital Literacy Training in Northern Nigeria

The Technology for Social Change and Development Initiative (Tech4Dev) and the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) have signed a

Eko Innovation Centre
Event Government Press Release Technology

Lagos Govt. and Eko Innovation Centre Set To Hold Second Edition Of Art Of Technology Lagos 2.0

In line with its SMART City agenda of making Lagos a 21st-century economy, the Lagos State Government (LASG) through the

Gebeya
Edtech Funding Venture Capital

Gebeya Closes $2m Seed Round Co-led by Partech and Orange Digital Ventures 

Gebeya, an Edtech and online software outsourcing marketplace geared towards the development of Africa’s technological scene, has closed a $2

Liquid Telecom
Acquisition Funding Investment

Creadev, a French Investment Company Acquires $5m Stake in Twiga Foods

Creadev, a French investment company, has announced that it has acquired a $5 million stake in Kenya-based agrictech startup, Twiga