Nigerian fintech startup Riby has secured an undisclosed amount of funding from early-stage investment fund Microtraction. Riby, which has raised the funding to assist the next stage of its growth trajectory, has built a cloud-based core banking application for cooperatives that digitise their operations. It also provides additional customisation such…
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On your marks, Get Set…Shop! Who will win the shopping race during the biggest shopping festival of the year? A million naira question that will be answered between the 4th and 30th of November. Black Friday is back and Nigerians are gearing up for it so that they can receive…
Facebook is the world’s largest social network and connects over 2 billion people monthly. As part of its mission to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together, it connects people on the platform with over 70 million businesses. Facebook not only helps businesses get…
In its usual tradition to celebrate achievers, Google honoured late Nigerian Medic Stella Adadevoh with a Doodle on what was supposed to be her 62nd posthumous birthday. Doodles are changes made to the Google logo to celebrate holidays, anniversaries, and the lives of famous artists, pioneers, and scientists. “Today our…
…..says the campaign will offer customers up to 90% discount on over 4 million products Jumia Nigeria has announced the commencement date for its 6th Black Friday campaign, aimed at revolutionising the shopping habit of Nigerians, promoting the convenience of online shopping and growing small and medium businesses across the…
Change is the only constant thing in life. The modus operandi of doing business in Nigeria has significantly been disrupted since the entry of eCommerce. One of the areas that the impact of ecommerce is currently being felt is in the prices of goods and services. Gone are the days…
Over four full days of thrilling ecosystem activities, the 7th edition of DEMO Africa closed with a beautiful ceremony at the Studio Arts des Vivants in Casablanca, Morocco and the five winners for the 2019 edition of the Lions@frica Innovation Tour in Silicon Valley were announced. For a conference that has travelled…
Swedish weather forecasting company Ignitia, which has operations in Ghana, Mali and Nigeria, has secured US$1.1m in Series A funding to expand its presence on the continent. Ignitia claims to be the world’s most accurate tropical weather forecasting platform and works in West Africa to provide hyper-local weather forecasts for…
The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has opened applications for its hackathon initiative, known as Kingdom Hackathon. The RCCG Kingdom Hackathon, first hackathon to be hosted by a religious organization, is an initiative of the Youth and Young Adults department of the church. The theme to be addressed by the…
Germany has been named by the World Economic Forum as the world’s most innovative economy with a score of 87.5 out of 100 in the Innovation capability pillar – one of the 12 drivers of a country’s productivity. The European country was helped in part by the speed it’s developing new…
It is no longer unusual for Nigerians to introduce themselves as netpreneurs since the digital and technology age has introduced groundbreaking changes to the way business is being done. Nigeria’s growing economy has undoubtedly felt the impact. Contemporarily, you simply need an internet-savvy smartphone and in some cases, a well-designed…
Apple Inc. has announced that it will hold a product announcement Oct. 30 in Brooklyn, New York, likely to unveil new iPads and Mac computers. The invitation to media reads, “There’s more in the making,” without specifying what would be introduced. The Cupertino, California-based technology giant is planning the biggest…
Jumia’s hotel and flight marketplace (Jumia Travel) recently organised a capacity training and intensive workshop for Lagos-based hotels selling flight tickets and hotel rooms on its platform, as part of the continuous efforts towards equipping the service providers with cutting-edge industry practice obtainable in developed countries. The supervising director of…
Sacha Poignonnec is the co-CEO of Jumia Africa, an African unicorn and a tech company worth a billion dollars. Poignonnec hopes to make Jumia the Alibaba of Africa. The interview gives insights on how he aims to make this a reality. Source; The Africa Report
Google’s streaming service YouTube suffered a major outage on Wednesday morning as users complained that they were unable to access the website. The service was back up as of 11 a.m. HK/SIN time (11 p.m. ET Tuesday), although YouTube did not explain what caused the outage. Earlier, when users tried…
For phone makers selling devices in Europe, Google-owned apps like Gmail, YouTube and Google Maps are about to get a new feature: a price. Alphabet Inc.’s Google said that it will start charging device manufacturers license fees to pre-install Google apps on devices running the company’s Android operating system in Europe, a…
Facebook has announced the launch of Third-Party Fact-Checking to help assess the accuracy of news in Nigeria, and reduce the spread of misinformation, whilst improving the quality of news people find on its platform. This means that Nigeria now joins Kenya and South Africa in the fact-checking programme. Working with…
Seedstars World has announced the 10 Nigerian startups that will pitch at the sixth Seedstars Lagos pitch event on 19th October. The startup that comes out tops at the pitch event will win an all-inclusive trip to attend the Seedstars Summit in Switzerland in April next year, where they stand to win up…
The earliest mention of the phrase ‘Black Friday’ was used to describe the day after Thanksgiving in the United States in 1952, which is usually the Friday after the fourth Thursday in November — a day considered to be the beginning of the country’s Christmas shopping season. Black Friday was…
Financial services company Visa has detailed a range of initiatives that will seek to enhance the fan experience at future editions of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Visa is a long-time, top-tier sponsor of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and earlier this year the two parties extended their partnership through…