Author: AdeO

Union Bank has launched a 24-hours toll-free customer service line-08007007000. The multi-lingual customer service line, which allows customers to call the Bank’s Contact Centre at no cost, was launched on Monday; March 30thas part of the Bank’s efforts to ensure it provides seamless banking services as the country responds to…

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Seedstars, the Swiss-based private group of companies with a mission to impact people’s lives in emerging markets, has announced its global Seedstars Summit will be held exclusively online, from March 31 to April 3rd, 2020. With a mission to create a positive impact through technology and entrepreneurship, the company has…

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Kenyan fintech startup Pezesha has been named winner of the Catapult: Inclusion Africa fintech bootcamp hosted by The Luxembourg House of Financial Technology (LHoFT). Pezesha, a micro-lending marketplace, was founded in 2016 by Hilda Moraa (pictured above, receiving the award from Luxembourg’s Minister of the Economy and Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian…

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Homefort Energy, an indigenous clean energy startup, has won $5,000 grant after winning the Kingdom Hackathon Prize of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG). Kingdom Hackathon is a tech event focused on solving social problems through technology, an initiative of the Young Adults and Youth Affairs of RCCG. The…

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Netflix has announced the establishment of a $100 million relief fund for workers in the worldwide creative community affected by the coronavirus-caused halt of most film and television production. “This community has supported Netflix through the good times, and we want to help them through these hard times, especially while governments…

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More than 600 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in 34 countries in Africa as of 19 March, compared with 147 cases one week ago. Although the region has seen a significant increase in confirmed cases recently, there are still fewer cases than in other parts of the world. “The…

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The MEST Africa Challenge is the African tech startup pitch competition for early-stage companies based in Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Côte d’Ivoire, Rwanda, Senegal, Ethiopia or Tanzania. Winners of each country’s semi-final competition will compete in the Challenge finals at the MEST Africa Summit 2020. Finalists will compete on a…

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In the light of the rampaging coronavirus pandemic, Ventures Platform Hub has launched the COVID-19 Innovation Challenge. Ventures Platform Hub is interested in solutions for remote working, distribution of goods and services, healthcare management, and any out of the box ideas you may have. 5 selected projects will gain access…

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Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has announced that it investing $63 million to build and operate a 60 megawatt (MW) wind farm in Djibouti, the Lagos-based development financier said. Established in 2007 by West African states such as Nigeria and Ghana to invest in infrastructure projects across the continent, AFC has a balance sheet…

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First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has expanded its monthly knowledge-sharing event, EPIC Hour to include a pitching component known as EPIC Pitch. EPIC Pitch is designed to help budding entrepreneurs get quality product feedback, funding, partnerships, etc by exposing their tech startups to top players in the ecosystem, venture capitalists, investors and potential…

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