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BudgIT, a Nigerian civic startup, is now fully operational in Liberia & Sierra Leone. This means the startup is present in four countries after its expansion to Ghana in 2019. Founded by Oluseun Onigbinde and Joseph Agunbiade in 2011, BudgIT is a civic organization that applies technology to intersect citizen…

Co-Creation Hub Nigeria has launched a six-week intensive program – Innovative Teachers Fellowship – for teachers sponsored by the UK-Nigeria Tech Hub and certified by the Tai Solarin University of Education, for STEM and Non-STEM teachers in Nigeria. The course is open to 300 teachers and will focus on upskilling…

Applications are officially OPEN for the Future Females Business School, powered by UK-Nigeria Tech Hub – a programme that will support 50 Nigerian female founders to increase the capacity of their enterprises to grow, scale, and become more sustainable. The Future Females Business School Tech Programme is a three month…

Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB) – Africa’s largest technology innovation centre, in partnership with GSMA Africa, has launched a pan-African IoT (Internet of Things) community platform to better connect different players in the IoT space to each other. CEO of CcHUB and iHub, ’Bosun Tijani made the announcement alongside GSMA Head of Sub-Saharan Africa, Akinwale…

Three laureates, Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez have been named the winners of the 2020 Nobel prize in Physics. One half of the prize will go to Roger Penrose “for the discovery that black hole formation is a robust prediction of the general theory of relativity” while the other half…

Are you new to the e-commerce business? Do you have a goal to boost the sales of your business? If that is the case, you landed in the right place! If you have an e-commerce website like Shopify, then check out these features that will totally skyrocket your sales! What…

French media giant, Canal+ (owned by Vivendi) has acquired a 6.5% stake in Africa’s largest broadcasting company Multichoice Africa. This disclosure was made on the 5th of October by Multichoice as part of the requirement with the Takeover Regulation Panel. “In accordance with section 122(3)(b) of the Companies Act, 71…

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2020 has been awarded jointly to Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice “for the discovery of Hepatitis C virus.” The announcement was made by Professor Thomas Perlmann, Secretary-General for the Nobel Assembly and the Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine,…

The African Development Bank’s Youth Agripreneur AgriPitch Competition and DealRoom connects expansion-ready, youth-led African businesses with global investors (debt, equity and/or grant). The DealRoom focuses on youth-led agribusinesses under the themes of nutrition and gender inclusivity. The goal of the AgriPitch Competition and DealRoom is to promote innovation and entrepreneurship in agriculture…

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Zhejiang University, are co-organizing the Global AgriInno Challenge 2020 to harness innovation solutions in response to the challenges associated with ‘distribution and sales of agri-food products’. 1. Background The agricultural sector is going to face enormous challenges to feed the projected 9.6 billion people…

As cloud and Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies are shaping all industries globally and driving numerous innovations, Alibaba Cloud has launched the Machine Learning Platform for AI (PAI) service to empower AI developers and innovators by lowering technical barriers and development costs. The Alibaba Cloud Global AI Innovation Challenge is an…

Vantage Capital announced that it has invested $28 million in family owned healthcare group – Cliniques Internationales du Maroc Group (“CIM Santé Group”). Founded in 1994 by Professor Assad Chaara, an internationally renowned cardiologist who pioneered coronary angiography and catheterisation in Morocco, CIM Santé Group is made up of the following…

Have you written off 2020 from your calendar or can’t wait for the year to be over? Well, you are not the only one and it’s okay to feel that way. The year 2020 came pregnant with expectations and sophisticated goals to smash (Vision 2020), however, COVID-19 pandemic happened. We…

Appruve, a data verification platform, is now live in Egypt. This is the fifth country in Nigeria after Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya and Uganda. This serves as the company’s step into the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region Launched in 2018, Appruve is a product of Inclusive Innovations, Inc., a…

Social media giant, Twitter, has warned that it will suspend Twitter users who publicly hope for President Trump’s death from the coronavirus. It was reported a couple of days ago that President Donald Trump and his wife Melania, tested positive to the coronavirus. While some people are sympathetic about this,…

Chinese tech giant Huawei has entered into a partnership with digital payment entity, Mondia Pay to make contactless payment available on Huawei devices. This strategic partnership will allow for increased Direct Carrier Billing service (DCB) coverage and IAP (In-App Purchase) kit capabilities for global developers. Based on this new partnership,…

Orange Telecoms has announced the launch of a $30 Sanza touch smartphone to reduce the significant barriers to smartphone adoption in Africa. The Sanza touch is the most affordable 4G Android (Go edition) device globally. The Sanza touch is supported by Google and builds upon efforts since the launch of Android…

Bolaji Akinboro, the CEO of Cellulant Nigeria has resigned and 35 members of staff sacked due to irregularities observed with its Agrikore marketplace program. Cellulant is a Pan-African digital payments and transfer fintech company that has operations in Nigeria, Liberia, Kenya, Tanzania, Ghana, Uganda, Zambia, Mozambique. It was founded by…

vivo Smartphone, one of the leading global smartphone brand is all prepared to roll out its new mid-range smartphone the vivo Y20 in the Kenyan market on 8th October 2020. The upcoming device will be a new addition to vivo’s youth-oriented and affordable Y-series.  According to the official statement by the…

Soumobroto Ganguly has taken over as Chief Executive Officer at Cars45 after the exit of the former co-founder and CEO, Etop Ikpe. Ganguly joined Cars45 last year as Chief Business Officer before he was promoted to the new CEO role.  The entrepreneurial executive has twenty+ years of international experience in…