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Ghana’s biggest classifieds platform, Tonaton, has entered into a partnership agreement to take over Ghanaweb’s classifieds section. With this partnership, visitors to Ghanaweb will have access to Tonaton’s classified listings. Launched in 2013, Tonaton is Ghana’s largest marketplace and it facilitates buying and selling new and used items and searching for…

Ayotunde Kuponiyi has been chosen as the MD of Hope PSB. The board has also approved the appointment of Alhaji Shehu Abubakar as Chairman. Other directors appointed include Agada Apochi, Ochanya Dan-Ugo, Festus Eze Ikediasor, Ano Anyanwu and Nana Fatima Mede. While Mrs Mede and Mr Anyanwu are Independent Directors,…

Tech giant Google has launched a new feature that will help you remember a song if you are trying to get the full song, lyrics or even the artist. It is like Apple’s Shazam but better as all you have to do is, hum any part of the song to…

Private Equity firm Actis is acquiring ZAR2.3 billion ($140 million) controlling stake in South African fibre network operator, Octotel. Actis has also agreed to acquire a non-controlling interest in RSAWEB, a leading Internet Service Provider in South Africa. Octotel is Cape Town’s largest Open Access Network focused on both Fibre…

Ethereum successfully transformed the crypto landscape. From a simple “value transfer from wallet A to wallet B” to be the perfect smart contract world where people can trade tokens and even borrow and lend stablecoins. It’s been more than five years since the inception of Ethereum, and it’s still going…

TLG Capital and Medical Credit Fund have announced an undisclosed investment in Express Pharmacy, a Lagos-based mass market pharmacy retail chain. This investment is to help expand the pharmacy’s footprint in Lagos. The investment is made through TLG’s Credit Opportunities Fund and is in partnership with Medical Credit Fund. Founded in…

Nigerian Olasunkanmi Opeifa has been nominated as on the top 10 finalists for the 2020 edition of the Global Teacher Prize. Olasunkanmi is an english teacher at Government Day Secondary School, Karu, Abuja, Nigeria. He was selected from over 12,000 nominations and applications from over 140 countries around the world…

HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, has today announced the availability of Nokia 2.4 in Kenya. The next generation Nokia 2 brings advanced AI imaging features including Night mode and Portrait mode, helping to take your photos to the next level. See the bigger picture and do more for longer…

In keeping pace with the new normal due to the COVID-19 pandemic social distancing restrictions, videoconferencing app Zoom has introduced OnZoom, a comprehensive solution for paid Zoom users to create, host, and monetize events like fitness classes, concerts, tutorial lessons and music lessons on the Zoom Meetings platform The OnZoom…

Social media giant Twitter has created a special #EndSARS emoji to show its support for the ongoing protest in Nigeria. The emoji is a clenched fist in the Nigerian green and white colours. You do not need to do anything to get the emoji. Just type #EndSARS on your tweet…

Feminist Coalition has raised over N62 million to date in its crowdfunding effort to support the ongoing #EndSARS #EndSWAT protest. This social organisation along with Flutterwave, set up crowdfunding channels to receive donations for the protest. Though Flutterwave’s donation link has been disabled, Feminist Coalition is still receiving donations via…

American financial services and software company, Stripe, has acquired Nigerian payment processing company Paystack for $200 million. This acquisition heralds the company’s entrance into Africa. Stripe and Paystack have been working closely together for some time. In 2018, Stripe led a number of other companies including Visa and Tencent in an…

Facebook has partnered with the Namibian Blood Transfusion Service (NamBTS), Ministry of Health and Social Services (MOHSS) to encourage Namibians to donate blood. This is by way of a new feature on Facebook. Starting today, Namibians who are between 18- 65 years old, will have the option to sign up as…

Apple has unveiled the latest in the series of iPhones. It is the iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Mini, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone Pro Max, all with 5G. iPhone 12 series smartphones come with the A14 Bionic chip, which is the first chip in the smartphone industry built on 5-nanometer process.…

Update: Flutterwave Chairman, Tunde Lemo, ordered the shut down of the donation link

The tech ecosystem has continued to show financial support for #EndSARS as the protest continues globally. #EndSARS started on Social Media but migrated to the streets some days ago when youths decided enough was enough. Even though the Inspector General of Police announced the disbandment of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS),…

Nigerian early stage investor, Microtraction, has announced its investment in Evolve Credit, a loan marketplace where people can compare loan offers from different lending institutions. On the Evolve Credit platform, Nigerians can easily review information about different loan products, compare loan product options based on price, terms, and other factors,…

When it comes to efficiency, small changes can have a big impact on your business. If you want to get more from your company, then making these simple improvements can have a big effect. Culture Efficiency, and on the other side of the scale, inefficiency, are things that can be…

A lot has been happening to Thrive Agric in the last couple of days owing to the current payout crisis in the company. The company has been unable to pay returns on investments made by subscribers. The subscribers took to social media to vent their anger even when the company…

Nigerian eCommerce startup, PricePally, has been awarded first prize at the 2020 Africa Cup competition at the South Africa Innovation Summit. The Africa Cup is a center-stage competition providing start-ups and early-stage companies in all tech-enabled sectors from around the world the opportunity compete and showcase their solutions to a global…