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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…

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…