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Finnish-Kenyan online career and recruitment platform, Fuzu, has raised 1.75 million EUR for expansion in Africa and Asia. With this injection of new funds from Finnfund, Barona and Polkuni, Fuzu intends to commence expansion in the African and Asian markets. The total funding raised for the expansion in Africa and Asia…

From the recent happenings, it would seem that Ringier One Africa Media (ROAM) is strategically re-organising its portfolio in Africa. The International media group Ringier joined forces with One Africa Media in May 2016 to bring all their African Classifieds assets under one roof – Ringier One Africa Media. Now that…

Two freelance writers and startup enthusiasts, Kelechi Udoagwu and Tolu Agunbiade, have come together to create an online platform – Skrife – that creates quality written content. Though Skrife was founded in December 2015 and has been in private beta for several months, it is now officially launching to the public. The founders of Skrife…

Novartis is partnering with the Kaduna State Ministry of Health and Vodacom to implement the first ever SMS for Life 2.0 program in Nigeria. The program aims to increase the availability of essential medicines and improve care for patients across the region by using simple, available, and affordable technology. SMS…

Japanese food giant Ajinomoto buys 33% stake in Promasidor for $532 million. This is its latest towards becoming a top-10 global food company. Ajinomoto Co., Inc. is a Japanese food and chemical corporation which produces seasonings, cooking oils, TV dinners, sweeteners, amino acids, and pharmaceuticals. In particular it is the world’s…

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji’s Flutterwave and five other fintech companies have been selected as the first members of the FIS HiPo (short for “high potential”) Network. The FIS HiPo Network is a collection of firms that have demonstrated substantial promise in the development of new tools and technologies that deliver purposeful innovation for our…

According to YouTube, “Mobile proved to be a key platform for viewers again this year. In fact, across the five Super Bowl ads on our Year-End Leaderboard, 81 percent of watch time came from mobile devices, with over 205 million combined mobile views.” Here are the top 10 ads on…

We are getting close to the end of 2016 and as is the tradition, YouTube has come up with the top ten of everything on YouTube – videos, ads Here are the top 10 music videos for 2016. In music, Fifth Harmony was numero uno with the year’s top music video…

Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has launched a new EcoCash wallet called Ecocash Rand Wallet. This is a wallet that allows customers to cash in, cash out, send money and conduct other basic financial transactions using the South African Rands. According to the General Manager of Ecocash, Natalie Jabangwe-Morris, the need for this…

BMCE Bank of Africa announced the winners of the second edition of the African Entrepreneurship Award, which allocates annually $1 million. The award ceremony, chaired by President Othman Benjelloun, was held on Monday December 5th to compensate the most significant and sustainable businesses in the award’s three categories: education, environment and uncharted.…

Africa’s foremost financial institution, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, has partnered the British Council, the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities, to sponsor the installation of the Wind Sculpture VI by renowned British-Nigerian artist, Yinka Shonibare MBE in Ndubuisi Kanu Park, Ikeja, Lagos. The installation of the Wind…

The Guardian , Nigeria’s most credible and trusted newspaper, is pleased to announce the launch of Guardian Brand Studio, an innovative multiplatform content marketing solution for advertisers. Following on from the launch of Guardian TV and the overhaul of its digital platforms, this launch demonstrates The Guardian’s ongoing commitment to…

Time Magazine has named America’s President-elect, Donald Trump, as the 2016 Person of the Year. In specific words on the cover edition, Time says “The 2016 Person of the Year is Donald Trump, the President of the divided states of America” According to Nancy Gibbs of Time Magazine, This is…

Konga, Nigeria’s largest online shopping mall, today reveals that Yakata 2016 was the company’s biggest shopping period in its four year history. The online ecommerce giant reveals that it processed 155,000 orders totalling N3.5bn within the sales period. Yakata, which literally means ‘when something big falls in a big way’,…

You are never too old to read a book. Bill Gates shares his favourite books of 2016. He says reading books is his favourite way to learn about a topic. Can you imagine he has been reading about a book a week on average since he was a kid? Even with…

Uber is partnering with Slum2School to make it easy for you to give this festive season. This is the second time both companies are partnering for a social cause like this. Last year, it was “Christmas in a Box” This Saturday, 10th of December, Uber is using its technology to help…

SimbaPay, a digital money transfer provider based in United Kingdom, today announced the launch of its money transfer service to Ghana and Uganda. With this launch using the SimbaPay app or website, Ghanaians and Ugandans living in Europe can now send money to mobile phones in Ghana or Uganda instantly. According to…

President-elect, Donald Trump has appointed Nigerian Adebayo Ogunlesi, as part of a 16-man Strategic and Economic Forum to provide advice to his proposed government. The forum, comprising of some of America’s most highly respected and successful business leaders, will be called upon to meet with the President frequently to share their specific…

Here are six young Nigerian entrepreneurs currently trending in their various fields of endeavour in America. Emeka Anen Based in Los Angeles California, Emeka Anen is the CEO of THRONE, (formerly known as InstaSneaks) an online sneaker and streetwear marketplace app. The app provides a simple, safe and mobile-first solution for…

Lagos Business School (LBS), Pan Atlantic University, has become the first institution in West Africa to be accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). With effect from December 1, 2016, LBS joins the league of less than 5% of business schools globally, to be accredited by this…