As part of efforts to enhance the ease of doing business and to encourage the rise of entrepreneurship in Nigeria, the Federal of Government of Nigeria has cut down the cost of business registration to N5000. This was made known by the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo the launch of the…
Author: Oluwasegun Olukotun
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has revealed plans to make Information and Communication Technology (ICT) training mandatory for all Students in Nigerian Universities. This was disclosed by the Executive Secretary of NUC, Mr. Abubakar Rasheed. According to him, the commission has laid out plans to ensure students in Nigerian universities…
Application is currently on for the 2018 edition of Naijahacks. The Hackathon kicks off online from October 18 to 23, 2018 and wraps up with a Demo day on October 24, 2018. Also, there will be an award ceremony on October 25, 2018, in Lagos, Nigeria. Lots of amazing prizes…
One of the world’s global leaders in mobile phone technology Tambo has officially launched in Nigeria. TAMBO is an innovative mobile phone brand backed by a forward-thinking, bold and daring company. Its products are designed to be ahead of the curve and the consumers are always its priority. TAMBO aims…
Six startups have been selected by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) to showcase their technological innovations at the Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX). The announcement was made over the weekend in Abuja by Mrs. Hadiza Umar, Head Corporate Affairs and External Relations of the agency. Umar said the…
Telecom operator MTN is considering cancelling its plans to initiate an initial public offering citing current market conditions. It can be recalled that just two years ago, the South Africa based company agreed to the IPO as part of a $1.7 billion settlement of a protracted SIM card dispute. According to Ralph…
The citizens of Benin Republic can now heave sighs of relief as the government of Benin has decided to scrap its social media tax. The reversal on the tax was announced about a week ago. The government of Benin had initially announced the tax in the first week of September…
Access to funding can be a big challenge for startups. Many startups have sprung up and died due to lack of funds to keep running. E-Farms is an online Agro-Fintech startup helping to curb this menace in the agricultural sector in Nigeria. The platform supports the financing of smallholder farmers…
The 2018 edition of the annual National Information Technology Merit Awards (NITMA) is scheduled to hold on Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at the Muson Centre, Onikan, Lagos, Nigeria. This year’s event also marks the 40th anniversary of the Nigeria Computer Society. NITMA is an annual event organized by Nigeria Computer Society (NCS)to…
Kenyan cloud computing startup Truehost Cloud has launched in Nigeria registering its presence in East, Southern and now West Africa. The Kenya Startup offers free web hosting, SSL certificates, renders other services such as domain names registration, virtual servers, and cloud services licenses. According to iAfrikan, the move marks a…
Application is on for the Commonwealth Secretary General’s Innovation Awards 2019 courtesy of the The Commonwealth Innovation Hub. The Commonwealth Secretary-General’s Innovation for Sustainable Development Awards will celebrate outstanding innovators and innovations that are helping Commonwealth countries and their people achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and advance the values in the…
Tech Cooperative Startup SmartTeller has emerged winner of the $5,000 cash grant in the VerveTree Hub and FCMB Tech Ogun Challenge. The event organized by VerveTree Hub in partnership with FCMB is aimed at developing young tech businesses by providing financial and advisory support. The 2018 edition of the Challenge…
Application is currently on for the NIBSS hackathon 2018. The NIBSS “hackathon” is “an ‘invention marathon’, an event where individuals with an interest in technology attend to learn, build, and share inventions over the course of a period in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere. The 2018 edition of the NIBSS…
Application is on for The Chivas Regal’s The Venture 2019 Competition for Social Entrepreneurs. Chivas Ventures is looking for entrepreneurs on a mission to solve the world’s biggest social and environmental issues. If your business was created to make a positive impact in the world, Chivas Ventures wants to hear…
Are you between the age of 13 and 18 with a good idea to showcase using science, technology, engineering and math? Then the Google Science Fair might just be the platform to display your idea. The Competition is an online science competition, open to students between the ages of 13…
Application is currently on for the Google News Initiative YouTube innovation funding. In July, Google announced the steps it is taking as part of the Google News Initiative to support the future of news in online video and also outlined efforts to improve the news experience on YouTube. This included…
Application is currently on for The Ethics and Governance of Artificial Intelligence Open Challenge 2018. This open challenge, which will award up to $750,000 to a range of projects, is seeking fresh and experimental approaches to four specific problems at the intersection of AI and the news: Governing the Platforms:…
It’s eight days to one of Africa’s biggest science and technology events. The annual Africa Science Week (ASW) organized by the Next Einstein Forum’s (NEF) is scheduled to kick off this month across 35 countries with different timelines. The event which is a celebration of science and technology on the…
Registration is ongoing for the 2018 edition of the Afrilabs annual gathering. The gathering provides a unique opportunity for tech hubs in the AfriLabs network and other stakeholders in the African tech ecosystem like local innovators (entrepreneurs), corporates, investors, academia and developmental agencies to convene,network and share knowledge. In its…
The Annual Women in Tech Week Festival is just seven days away. Female tech enthusiasts, entrepreneurs and leaders are invited to attend the event schedule to hold from 18th to 22nd of September, 2018. The event aims to make it possible for Women in Tech Africa to achieve its goal…