Early stage startups now have the opportunity to pitch their startups at Nigerian Economic Summit (NSG) which will hold between October 10 and 11 at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja. The summit aims to connect new Nigerian ventures seeking to raise funds with potential investors. Eight selected early-stage startups that are…
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Safaricom has appointed four new directors days after Vodacom concluded the acquisition of a 35 per cent stake in the telecoms firm. In the changes, Gianluca Ventura, HR director for Africa, Middle East, Asia and Pacific at Vodafone, who has been a representative of the largest shareholder at Safaricom has resigned as…
One of Africa’s leading carrier, Ethiopian Airlines has confirmed that it in talks with the Federal Government of Nigeria to take over Arik Air. The government had in February taken over the management of Arik Air to help keep the distressed company afloat. The Asset Management Corporation Of Nigeria (AMCON)…
DeliveryBros has launched its e-courier app. The app connects users with the nearest available dispatch rider, who can deliver any items around Lagos and Abuja. In addition to this, it allows for auto request, auto routing, payment and tracking, and also has a secure wallet system where regular customers or merchants…
Amazon and Microsoft have announced a partnership to better integrate their Alexa and Cortana digital assistants. Alexa users will be able to access Cortana, and vice versa on a range of devices. Available later this year, this collaboration will allow you to access Alexa via Cortana on Windows 10 PCs,…
Neuralink, a company that plans to link human brains with computers has raised $27 million to fund the development of the technology. Neuralink was co-founded by billionaire Elon Musk. Neuralink is Musk’s fourth company. He is also the CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, and OpenAI, a non-profit AI research company. He also…
OgaVenue, an online platform for booking event centres in Nigeria, has made its entry into East Africa by launching in Kenya. This news was shared on Facebook by Andrew Airelobhegbe, the CEO and founder of Ogavenue. He wrote “Excited to announce entry into our first International market. Out with 200+ venues,…
Hashtag (#) was a symbol that was previously confined to your keyboard. But today, this is not the case as it is widely used on Twitter and other social media networks to tag tweets. According to Twitter, the symbol is used 125 million times every day around the world on the…
With almost everyone relying on the internet to perform tasks, there is barely anything like privacy. All your personal information are readily available to everyone by simply googling your name. However, you can control the information others have access to online thereby guaranteeing your online privacy by taking certain steps.…
The Safety Check of Facebook will become a permanent feature on both its mobile and web. The Safety Check feature made its first appearance in 2014 to help users let loved ones know they are safe if they are close to a natural disaster, a terrorist attack or any crises. Facebook announced on…
The application for the Dark and Lovely and She Leads Africa beauty accelerator programme has opened. The beauty accelerator is a 10-week entrepreneurship development program to support early-stage entrepreneurs who are building businesses in the beauty industry. Five entrepreneurs will participate in an intensive program which includes a boot camp in Johannesburg, South Africa and access…
Uber seems to currently have a lot of issues on its hands. The trending one it has to deal with is the suspension of its accreditation and operation for one month over its violation of a ban on new drivers in the Philippines. The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB)…
Bill Gates has given away $4.6 billion of Microsoft shares which account to around 5% of his fortune. This makes it the largest gift since the turn of the century. While the recipient of the gift wasn’t specified, Mr Gates has made the majority of his donations to the Bill &…
Early stage Nigerian start-ups can now apply for Seedstars Lagos which will be held On the 25th of August. The event is supported by sponsors including Orange, Merck, Enel and the local host Seedspace Lagos. According to the press release, the companies selected to pitch at the Seedstars Lagos event need…
Facebook and China are not friends. It has been shut down in the Asian country since 2009. Regardless, this has not discouraged them from getting involved in the country. How is Facebook getting involved in China? Well, we hear that Facebook launched a photo sharing an app in China named…
Xiaomi has overtaken Fitbit and Apple to become the world’s largest wearable vendor in the second quarter of 2017. This news comes from a research firm, Strategy Analytics, which concluded that Xiaomi, for the very first time, has overtaken Fitbit in the wearable industry with an estimated shipping of 3.7…
Seedstars World, the global seed-stage startup competition for emerging markets and fast-growing startup has named Numida, as the winner of Seedstars Kampala. Numida, which is a financial management mobile app that issues affordable convenient and unsecured credit to small and medium enterprises in Uganda, beat ten other selected startups at the event held…
Bitcoin is a type of digital currency in which encryption techniques are used to regulate the generation of units of currency and verify the transfer of funds, operating independently of a central bank. Since the introduction of Bitcoin in 2009, the price of the cryptocurrency has soared. It is now…
Microsoft’s Skype is integrating PayPal into its messaging app to allow users transfer money to their friends while chatting. In an official post, the Skype team said that sending money is now seamless adding that “For you to send money, you will need to be using the latest version of the Skype mobile…
Releaf, a Nigerian Agro-startup has raised $120,000 from YCombinator, an early stage startup investor, to expand its business in Nigeria. Launched by Ikenna Nzewi, Uzoma Ayogu, and Isaiah Udotong, the three founders spent the past several months, working to understand the challenges for businesses in Nigerian agriculture. Through hundreds of calls…