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Kuda, a Nigerian-based digital bank, has raised $25 million in a series A funding led by Valar Ventures, the firm co-founded and backed by Peter Thiel, with Target Global and other unnamed investors participating. This brings total funds raised to $36.5 million having raised $10 million late last year and…

Samsung has unveiled the Samsung Galaxy A32, A52 and A72, making powerful innovation accessible to everyone. The latest Samsung Galaxy A series lets you communicate and express yourself with an awesome camera, immerse yourself in a clear viewing experience with a smooth scrolling display, and enjoy greater peace of mind…

Intel is taking a dig at Apple with its new ads comparing Apple Mac laptops to Intel-based PCs. The company recruited the services of Justin Long—famous for his role in Apple’s 2000s “I’m a Mac” ads to do five ads posted in the company’s YouTube page. In the 2000 Apple…

OPPO is unveiling two new models in the Reno5 Series, with the Reno5 and Reno5 F packing massive improvements over the previously released Reno3 Series. The global smartphone giant doesn’t look like it is slowing down anytime soon, as it makes yet another statement by these Flagship killers into the…

Nigeria’s bus-hailing app, Plentywaka, announced that it has been accepted into Techstars Toronto accelerator program and it will use this opportunity to expand its services globally starting from Canada on or before the fourth quarter of 2021. The “Uber-for-buses” startup will join nine other startups in the class of 2021 and…

Fresh from securing $170 million in new funding, Africa based payments company, Flutterwave, has announced a collaboration with global payment giant, PayPal to allow African merchants accept and make payments through its “Pay with PayPal” feature. The collaboration will make it possible for African businesses to connect to over 377…

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…