OPay raises $50 million in funding
Mobile payment platform, Opay has raised $50 million in funding. Sequoia China, IDG Capital and Source Code Capital led the
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What you need to know about Calibra
Has the launch of Libra affected the mainstream acceptance of digital and cryptocurrencies? More conversations are ongoing on how this will affect the financial system.
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Gokada raises $5.3 million Series A round
Ride hailing startup, Gokada has raised a $5.3 million Series A round. Rise Capital led the investment joined by Adventure Capital, IC
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Facebook to roll out catalogue feature on Whatsapp business
WhatsApp is getting a new feature specifically targetted on the app’s evolving business tools. This was part of the announcements
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Walk4SMEs debuts in Akure with over 500 startup founders and small business owners
Over 500 Startup founders and small business owners in Akure converged on the Ondo State capital for a networking and
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JUMIA is Set to List on the New York Stock Exchange
Jumia has filed for an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange. Following submitting of its SEC Documents and confirmation
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Gloo.ng is Pivoting to a B2B e-Procurement Company
Lagos based startup, Gloo.ng is pivoting to a B2B e-procurement company with Gloopro as its new name. The former consumer
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Wema Bank Announces Hackaholics for Innovators in Nigeria.
Wema Bank broke the mould in 2017 by introducing a fully digital banking experience in 2017 called Alat. This was
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Every Company Can Benefit from Effective Digital Marketing- Susan Ikegwu
With widespread experience running digital marketing campaigns for one of Nigeria’s major hotel booking company (Hotels.ng) and now at Fibre.com,
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Facebook Launches a Petition Feature with Community Actions
Gather around people! In no distant time, you would be able to notify local officials of actions that you would
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Flutterwave and Visa Launch Consumer Payment Service Getbarter in Africa
Flutterwave has partnered with Visa to launch a consumer payment product that is aimed at facilitating personal and small merchant
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NITDA Warns on Public Internet Access in Nigeria
If you are a hotel, event centre, restaurants or any other establishment providing internet services to members of the public;
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Ondo State to Boost Rice Production with Drone Technology
As part of efforts to boost the quantity and quality of rice production in the state, the Ondo State Government
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#StartupSouth Partners Wish 99.5FM on Business RoundTable
As part of efforts to improve access to information on how to grow and start innovation based businesses, including access
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NASA’s InSight Mars Lander Begins Probe on the Red Planet
After nearly seven months of a rigorous voyage through space, NASA’s Insight probe has landed on Mars. The probe has
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NWT Trains 80 Women in Basic Coding and Digital Skills in Ilorin
Mrs. Ololade Coker, a poultry farmer in Ilorin, Kwara State excitedly shared her story with me, few minutes after we
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Iyin Aboyeji Steps Down, as Co-Founder Olugbenga Agboola Becomes CEO at Flutterwave
Flutterwave Co-founder, Iyin Aboyeji has stepped down as CEO of the company, as fellow co-founder, Olugbenga Agboola takes over his
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Systemspecs Expands Remita Payroll to Ghana
SystemSpecs, a Lagos-based Fintech company is expanding one of its products—Remita payroll processing solution—to Ghana. The expansion which is a
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Daniel Zhang to succeed Jack Ma as Chairman of Alibaba Group
If you have been following media reports, you would know that there have been speculations around the Chairman of Alibaba
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11 Startups to Join 2nd Cohort of the Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa
Following a successful inaugural Launchpad Accelerator Africa, with 12 startups graduating earlier this year, Google has announced the eleven startups
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