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TikTok is reportedly launching a job service for its users to find jobs. Though known mostly as a video-sharing social networking service, it is looking at empowering the Gen Zs and giving them a chance to meet with big brands that can provide employment opportunities. According to Axios who first…

Meal kit companies surged in popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic and addressed two main needs. First, consumers were craving new and exciting flavors to replace restaurant outings. Second, consumers wanted to minimize as much as possible visits outside the home. This trend was truly global and food kit providers across…

In a bid to compete with TikTok, YouTube has launched a $100 million fund to reward YouTube Shorts creators for their most viewed and most engaging content over the course of 2021 and 2022. YouTube started the rollout of YouTube Shorts in September 2020 and according to Alphabet CEO Sundar…

Miss Tamaramiebi Akika, a student of Corona Secondary School, Agbara Estate, Ogun State, has emerged winner of the second edition of the annual BCG Lagos International Women’s Day (IWD) essay writing contest. The annual competition is designed to foster deep intellectual engagement with young students in celebration of women. Each…

The pandemic has taught the world a lot about certain things that we used to take for granted. Shopping habits were already starting to shift before, but we still could go to a store and buy what we wanted, when we wanted. Then, it became something risky to go into…

On Tuesday, online delivery startup, Glovo, confirmed that a cybercriminal managed to break into its platform. According to Forbes, the hacker was selling access to both customer and courier accounts, with the ability to change their passwords, though Glovo emphasized that no credit card data has been stolen. This is…

Today, Facebook is inviting community leaders from Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya to apply for the 2021 Facebook Community Accelerator Program—a program that offers participants training, mentorship and up to $50,000 USD in funds to invest in an initiative that extends their community’s positive impact. The aim of the Community Accelerator is to…

Bill Gates, co-founder and former CEO of Microsoft, announced that he and his wife, Melinda Gates, are getting a divorce after 27 years. The billionaire made this announcement on Twitter today. He stated that they came to this decision after a great deal of thought and a lot of work on…

Telecoms giant, Verizon, announced that it has agreed to sell its media group, which includes Yahoo and AOL, to private equity firm Apollo Global Management, for $5 billion. This is about half of what the company paid for the two entities – $4.4 billion for AOL in 2015 and $4.5…

AZA Finance, an established provider of currency trading solutions, has announced the acquisition of Exchange4free, a leading foreign exchange, money transfer and payments technology provider serving over 50,000 private and corporate clients worldwide. With this acquisition, AZA Finance will more than double its transaction volume to $2.5 billion in 2021…

MTN Rwanda has announced the setup of its FinTech subsidiary, Mobile Money Rwanda Ltd, to provide and manage Mobile Money services in Rwanda, effective 27th April 2021. The Telecoms company has also appointed appointed Chantal Kagame as its Chief Executive Officer to drive business development, strategy, innovation, and day to day…

Binance, a cryptocurrency exchange that provides a platform for trading various cryptocurrencies, has announced the launch of an NFT marketplace and trading platform, Binance NFT, in June 2021. The new marketplace is expected to become the premier destination for NFTs and digital collectibles across mediums, from visual arts and gaming…

TIME Magazine has just released its TIME100 Most Influential Companies 2021 List and Flutterwave is the only African company that made the list. The TIME100 Most Influential Companies list highlights businesses making an extraordinary impact around the world. To assemble it, TIME solicited nominations across sectors including health care, entertainment,…

Kidato, a Kenyan YC-backed edutech startup announced that it has closed a $1.4 million seed fundraise to expand its online school for K12 education in Africa. Investors in this seed round include Learn Start Capital, Launch Africa Ventures Fund, Graph Ventures and Century Oak Capital, among other angel investors. Founded…

Founders Factory, a South African based venture development and investment company, announced that it is partnering with Small Foundation, a Dublin-based philanthropic foundation focused on the rural and agriculture sector in sub-Saharan Africa, to provide a platform for entrepreneurs to build and scale 18 agritech startups across Africa. The startups…

Tech giant Amazon has launched a hair salon in London, UK. It is not an April Fool’s joke, it is real… a hair salon. This hair salon, Amazon Salon, will feature some of the leading technology, products and services in hair care and styling. Amazon will trial the latest industry…

Tech giant Apple unveiled new gadgets at its one-hour spring event. Tagged Spring Loaded, this is the first event of the year. Here are the new gadgets introduced at the event: Purple iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini AirTagiPad proiMacNext-gen Apple TV 4KApple Podcast Purple iPhone 12/iPhone 12 mini No. This…

Video conferencing giant, Zoom, has announced that it is launching a $100 million Zoom Apps fund to invest in companies that build apps using its technology. It is also the company’s 10th year anniversary and the company says the Zoom Apps Fund is one of its commitment to supporting developer…

Ramadan is a time when Muslims are encouraged to be exceedingly generous and charitable, whether with family, friends, or complete strangers. It is also a time set aside to fast pray and spend time with family and friends. Because this period is characterized by alms giving, dining out and spending…

Konga Health, a highly anticipated digital health care distribution subsidiary of Nigeria’s leading e-Commerce giant, Konga is set to go live by June 2021. The tech-driven health care company is expected to expand access to quality Medicare for millions and revolutionize the health care value chain in Nigeria. Feelers from…