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The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has fined a fintech company, Electronic Settlement Limited, the sum of N5 million ($13,123) for Data Protection Breach. NITDA is a public service institution established by NITDA Act 2007 as the ICT policy implementing arm of the Federal Ministry of Communication of the…

Kwik Delivery announced today that it officially made available its breakthrough, just-in time delivery service to businesses, government agencies and merchants in Abuja. Kwik Delivery offers 1-hour delivery through its fleet of bike delivery partners and also provides access to a host of reliable, efficient and trusted 4-wheels vehicles. “As…

On Friday, a twitter user by the name of @Rx_Deyholar, stated that Feminist Coalition withdrew $51,000 worth of Bitcoin from their donation wallet on the 5th of this month silently The tweet seemingly assumed that the withdrawal was done secretly and without accountability. This generated a stir on Twitter with…

Tech giant Google has introduced three new Google career certificates to enable people to become job-ready for growing career areas such as IT Support, Project Management, UX Design and Data Analytics. These low-cost programs are available online on Coursera to help people that intend to change careers or do not…

Tech giant, Apple, has appointed ex-Googler, Teju Ajani, as its Country Manager, effective March 1, 2021. Before this appointment, Teju Ajani worked in various capacities at Google as the Country Manager for Android, Head of Content Partnerships for YouTube and Business Development Manager. Teju also worked as a Product Manager…

Nigerian payments technology company, Flutterwave, announced today that it has raised $170 million as part of a successful series C round. The fund raise was led by by growth-equity firms Avenir Growth Capital and Tiger Global Management LLC with participation from DST Global, Early Capital Berrywood, Green Visor Capital, Greycroft Capital, Insight…

Errand360 is the first Bicycle Community Delivery hub in Nigeria. Our services are tailored to serve users with demand for quick and short errands within their communities and on-demand delivery services. Errand360 Bicycles will serve users in the following ways: Food Deliveries, Pharmaceutical product delivery, Grocery Purchase and delivery, document…

Japanese billionaire, Yusaku Maezawa, is looking for eight people to join him for a Moon voyage on SpaceX rocket. Named “dearMoon”, this is the first civilian lunar orbital missions and it is planned to lift off in 2023. The objective of “dearMoon” project is to have six to eight accomplished…

Uber’s rival Bolt announced that it has raised $24 million from World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) for expansion in emerging markets. The Estonian based on-demand startup wants to open more services across Eastern Europe and Africa, with a specific focus in  Ukraine and Nigeria “Our investment in Bolt aims…

The Lagos State of government, through one of its parastatal – Lagos State Science Research and Innovation Council (LASRIC), has awarded a grant of 5million Naira to Shifatech for the furtherance of their work in the health sector. Shifatech, makers of ShiVent, is a COVID-response company established in response to…

Square Inc., the financial services company founded by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, has entered an agreement to acquire a majority stake in TIDAL , a global music and entertainment platform owned by rapper Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter and other artists, for $297 million in cash and stock. Square also announced that…

Netflix has launched a new feature called “Fast Laughs” on mobile to help users discover something funny to watch. Fast Laughs offers a full-screen feed of funny clips from our big comedy catalog including films (Murder Mystery), series (Big Mouth), sitcoms (The Crew) and stand-up from comedians like Kevin Hart…

Konga, Nigeria’s leading composite e-Commerce giant, has rolled out Konga Prime, a revolutionary membership programme, with a lot of benefits for shoppers. Konga Prime members enjoy unlimited free shipping, have access to exclusive offers and early bird deals, among others. The incentives-filled loyalty programme went live on Monday March 1st,…

As part of its celebration around International Women’s Month, Facebook today announced the launch of ‘LeadHERs: Life Lessons From African Women’, a collection of beautifully inspired stories & life advice from 19 women who are breaking boundaries in fields such as media, entertainment, politics, education and business.Available for free in digital…

The campaign, which is being run by Cassava Fintech International (CFI), the developers of the Sasai super App, comes on the heels of the successful #African&Talented online promotion, which ended in December 2020 with the grand prize winner walking away with US$10,000 in prize money. Sasai Chief Operating Officer Tapera…

Nigeria received nearly 4 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, shipped via the COVAX Facility, yesterday March 2nd 2021. The plane carrying 3.94 million doses of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine landed in Abuja yesterday via an Emirates airline flight from the Serum Institute of India (SII) in Mumbai The delivery is…

Spanish-based on-demand delivery startup, Glovo, has launched operations in Ghana. This is the fifth country in Africa it is establishing its operations since it entered the continent in 2018. However, Ghana is the second country in West Africa after Côte d’Ivoire that it is present in. According to Pearlyn Budu,…

SoundCloud, an online audio distribution platform and music sharing website based in Berlin, Germany, has just launched Fan-Powered Royalties, a new model of payouts for emerging and independent artists to earn money on the platform. This is a first in the industry and it is driven directly by an artist’s…

Crowdyvest, one of the portfolio companies in Emfato Holdings, has appointed its Managing Director and co-founder, Temitope Omotolani, as its new Chief Executive Officer. She will be replacing Onyeka Akumah who steps down from the position. Introduced in July 2019 and fully launched in 2020, Crowdyvest is an impact-driven tech…

Samsung recently donated an Innovation hub to Yaba College of Technology, Lagos. Samsung recognises the role technology plays in nation building and has created an innovation hub to support the dreams of young Nigerians, said the Managing Director of Samsung Nigeria, Mr. Danny Kim. In the last few weeks, we…