Novastar
Funding Venture Capital

Novastar Closes its Novastar Ventures Africa Fund II at $108m

Novastar has announced that it has closed its Novastar Ventures Africa Fund II at US$108 million to support startups in

PlentyWaka
Business Transport

Plentywaka Launches Staff Bus Service For Corporate Organisations

Plentywaka has launched a new service for corporate organizations referred to as Plentywaka Staff Bus Solutions. The new service is

Jumia
Ecommerce Partnership

Jumia & Mastercard Incentivize Consumers to Use Cashless Payments

Jumia and Mastercard have announced a partnership to incentivize the use of cashless payment platforms as people look for safer

Freelance
Job

Why You Should Look Towards Getting Freelance Jobs

Freelance is hot today because a good number of people are working from home due to the coronavirus. Hence, companies

Aliko Dangote Foundation
Government Health Partnership

Aliko Dangote Foundation Partner 54Gene to Conduct 1,000 COVID-19 Test Daily in Kano

Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) has contracted 54Gene, a molecular diagnostics company specialized in the research, and diagnostics to set up

Ventures Platform
Entrepreneurship Health Investment

7 Nigerian Startups Selected For Ventures Platform #COVID19InnovationChallenge

Ventures Platform in partnership with Lagos State Science and Research and Innovation Council (LASRIC) have selected 7 innovative Nigerian startup

54gene
Funding Health

54gene Fund to Increase Coronavirus Testing Hits $500,000

54gene, an African genomic startup; recently announced that it has launched a fund to boost coronavirus testing capacity of Nigeria

COVID-19
Africa Health Social Media

Facebook Ramps Up Efforts to Help Nigeria Tackle Misinformation on Coronavirus

As global numbers continue to rise, and with Coronavirus (Covid-19) reported in a number of countries across Africa, including in