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Starta and Ingressive, the organizers of High Growth Africa Summit, have announced the “HGAS2017 VIP ticket giveaway.” The promo is giving 100 entrepreneurs and tech enthusiasts free tickets worth N10,000  each to attend the Summit. About High Growth Africa Summit High Growth Africa Summit 2017 is exclusively dedicated to teaching entrepreneurs…

From standing up to her business magnate father in the boardroom over issues of gender disparity, Wendy Appelbaum has always been a fierce advocate for women empowerment and ensuring that women achieve their rightful place in the corporate world. The journey has not always been easy but through it all, Wendy…

The 6th annual MTN Business App of the Year Awards night took place last week in Johannesburg, South Africa. The App of the Year Awards is the champion of app development in South Africa; celebrating local home-grown talent, the out-of-the-box thinkers that drive disruption and change. Standard Bank’s Shyft emerged as the overall winner of…

SITA is providing its world-class passenger and baggage processing technology as well as its airport management solutions to Ghana’s new Terminal 3 at Kotoka International Airport in Accra, helping cement the airport’s position as a vital regional hub. Ghana’s largest airport is expanding its capacity to meet significant growth in international…

One of the richest men in Africa, Aliko Dangote has launched a multi-million Naira Youth Farming Initiative that will engage teeming unemployed Nigerian graduates. This programme has been launched by one of his companies, Dangote Rice Limited  in Kogi a state in the central region of the country. This is even as the…

Uber has announced the appointment of Lola Kassim as the new General Manager for West Africa. She will take up the void left by Ebi Atawodi who moved on to the Netherlands office as a Product Manager. Until recently, Lola was an Engagement Manager at McKinsey and Company where she…

According to the World Health Organization, Diarrhoea disease is the second leading cause of death in children under five years old, and is responsible for killing around  525,000 children every year.These deaths can be prevented through the simple act of handwashing with soap which can break the chain of infection. Dettol, one…

Three startups, Big Pot, Truuscore, 1 million Teachers, have been announced as the winners of maiden edition of CcHub Diaspora Challenge. They emerged from over 250 entries from scientists, innovators and entrepreneurs across the diaspora community in the UK. The CcHUB Diaspora Challenge was launched in May 2017, giving a chance for…

When the Blackberry Motion was unveiled some days ago at the GITEX Technology Week, we only had two pictures to show. Quick glance at the specs 5.5” display 1080 x 1920 pixels (155.7 x 75.4 x 8.1) mm Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor 4GB RAM, 32GB storage 12MP, f/2.0 rear camera,…

Though the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 was officially unveiled globally on the 23rd of August 2017, it was officially launched in Nigeria yesterday and Innovation Village was at the event. This means it is now available in Nigeria. Pre-orders actually started some weeks ago. Made with Corning® Gorilla® Glass 5.0,…

Facebook today hosted a gathering of group leaders from some of Kenya’s largest and most diverse Facebook Group communities, all representing a wide range of Groups from parenting to leisure, non-profit, and media. With the aim of listening, learning and connecting, this community meetup forms part of Facebook’s ongoing drive to…

Three Startups, Accounteer, DIYLaw and Max.ng, have given top priority in Union Bank Startup Connect programme. Their engagement with Union Bank would be accelerated facilitated by CcHub. Details of the engagement have not yet been disclosed. Seven other startups being considered for collaboration are Edves, Riby, Stutern, SureGifts, Lusy, Hotels.ng and Taja. According…

Creative Media Works, operating as BBM Messenger, has partnered with Springster, Girl Effect’s global mobile-first platform for vulnerable young women, to launch Girl Talk, a highly important and purposeful content offering. With a purpose to ‘create a new normal’ for young women, Girl Talk can be found within the Discover…

Facebook’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, has just unveiled Oculus first standalone virtual reality headset; the Oculus Go at Oculus Connect 4 in San Jose Oculus Go is a standalone headset that doesn’t require you to snap in a phone or attach a cable. It’s great for playing games, watching movies, or hanging…

Pitch your fashion dream and get a chance to win NGN 2,000,000 and a couture masterclass. The Vlisco Fashion Fund helps upcoming designers to make their dreams of starting their own fashion businesses come true. Submit your C.V., portfolio and business plan before 18th October to VFF_Nigeria@Vlisco.com The business plan template can be downloaded from http://www.vlisco.com/PDF/2017/VFF_2017_Business%20plan.pdf

Some users are experiencing some issues with Facebook and Instagram. It seems it is across the world because we also cannot access the sites in some parts of the world – Nigeria, South Africa, Zimbabwe. Both services started experiencing issues at around 15:00 GMT , according to an independent website DownDetector,…

Lori Systems emerged as the overall winner of the maiden edition of Techcrunch Startup Battlefield Africa which took place today in Nairobi Kenya. Lori Systems beat 14 other contestants to win $25,000 USD and an all-expense paid trip for two to San Francisco to compete in TechCrunch’s flagship event: Disrupt SF…

AirFrance KLM has partnered with Jumia Nigeria to enable you purchase goods with your Flying Blue miles. The Flying Blue Loyalty programme which is tailored to give additional benefits to customers will also expose them to over 1,000,000 product assortment on Africa’s largest online store, Jumia. Usually when Air France KLM Flying…

October 11 9.a.m (Kenya Time). The Techcrunch Startup Battlefield Africa kicks off in Nairobi, Kenya. 15 startups will be battling to win in the competition. There will three different sessions on Productivity and Utility, Gaming and Entertainment, and Social Good. They are as follows: Session 1 – Productivity and Utility at  9:35…

The Western Union Company, a leader in global payments services, will award grants to fund full scholarships to six qualifying university students in Nigeria, as part of its “Back-to-School” promotion this year. The scholarship grants, worth a total of USD $8,450 (N3 million) will be offered in collaboration with the…