Google has set out plans to open its first Africa Artificial Intelligence (AI) research center in Accra, Ghana’s capital. For some years now, Google has been building the framework, both figuratively and physically, for future developments in Accra. Back in 2015, the Mountain View, California tech giant started work on…
Author: Oluwasegun Olukotun
The African Development Bank (AfDB) in collaboration with The Rockefeller Foundation, Microsoft and Facebook has launched the Coding for Employment Program at the African Innovation Summit in Kigali, Rwanda. The new initiative seeks to prepare Africa’s youth for tomorrow’s jobs and unleashes the next generation of young digital innovators from the…
Applications are on for the 2018 edition of the K-Startup Grand Challenge scheduled to hold in Seoul, South Korea. K-Startup Grand Challenge is a startup accelerator program supported by the Government of South Korea.The program was launched in 2016 by the National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA) and funded by…
Edojobs in partnership with Siemens is currently inviting innovators, entrepreneurs, technology enthusiasts and those seeking to improve themselves to the EDO-HACKATHON series. The Hack Edo Series is a multi-dimensional initiative focused on leveraging innovation technology to identify and solve the most pressing problems faced by individuals, businesses and the ecosystem…
The Edo State Government as part of its efforts to boost youth employment, ICT and Innovation in the state is set to launch Edo Innovates; the state’s first innovation hub. The Initiative is in line with the state government’s vision to create 200,000 jobs by 2020. Edo Innovates proactively also…
Nigerian customer experience startup Identity has launched to empower businesses in Africa to be more customers oriented. Identity was founded in October 3, 2017 by Tochukwu Egesi, a chartered banker and an accountant, who is also a tech enthusiast and IT savvy. Identity offers customer experience software, which includes: ID…
Female Entrepreneurs are invited to enter for the SDGs&Her online competition for women entrepreneurs. The competition seeks to give women the platform to showcase how they are supporting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through their business operations. In 2015, all 193 United Nations member countries signed on to 17 Sustainable…
Calls are on for application into the Dream Assembly fashion and retail tech accelerator program schedule to hold in Lisbon, Portugal. Dream Assembly is a startup accelerator program powered by Farfetch, which supports the best entrepreneurs, teams and technology to build the next generation of fashion and retail technology. Dream…
Publiseer has been chosen to compete at the 2018 edition of the Startup Istanbul Challenge scheduled for 19 to 22 October. Elif Coşkunkan, the Managing Partner of Startup Istanbul made the announcement on the 2nd of July. As part of benefits of being one of the competitors, The Nigerian digital…
Applications are currently open for the 2018 edition of the Enspire Incubation Program. Enspire is amongst the major initiatives of Abuja Technology Village Free Zone Company (ATV). It seeks to stimulate economic growth and sustainable job creation in Nigeria through innovation, entrepreneurship, enterprise development and technology commercialization by providing training,…
Nigerian Health Startup Doctoora which operates a marketplace model for healthcare products and services has launched. Doctoora was founded in 2016 by a team comprising of Dr. Debo Odulana, a medical doctor and management consultant with seven years experience in health care service delivery and operations management, Ms Beatrix Wu,…
Young founders can now apply for the 2018 edition of the The Westerwelle Young Founders Programme. The Programme which is a fully funded one year long Programme is aimed at connecting young founders from developing and emerging economies and exposing them to the German startup ecosystem. 25 viable and exceptional…
Applications are currently open for the 2018 Agrictech FCMB – Wennovation Hub Incubation Programme. Wennovation Hub incubation program is set out to guide early stage entrepreneurs to test and validate their ideas as well as gather their first set of customers or pivot if need be. This is done through…
Applications are on for the Call for Code Global Challenge, a global, multi-year initiative spawned and sponsored by David Clark Cause and IBM. The aim of the initiative is to propel developers to tackle and solve pressing global problems with sustainable software solutions. According to Opportunities for Africa, the Call…
Nigerian mobile platform Upnepa Nigeria which notifies users whenever electricity is restored or distorted at home, office, community or campus has launched. The start-up was co-founded in January 2017 by two undergraduate students of The Federal University of Technology, Akure, Salaudeen Taslim and Salaudeen Abdurrahman, who currently are studying Remote…
Registrations are currently on for the “CLICK-ON KADUNA” digital jobs workshop sponsored by the Kaduna State Government in partnership with the World Bank and Digital Naija. The Workshop which is opened to individuals between the age of 18 to 40 years aims to identify and train young, medium & high…
Seedstars World has opened applications to tech startups in Sub-Saharan Africa for its 2018 edition. Application for this year’s edition was opened today. Customarily, Seedstars World runs 80+ local competitions where it identifies the best seed-stage startups. In addition to having the top startups pitching, the events are filled with…
The Kenya Film and Classification Board (KFCB) empowered by a new law has announced that a filming license must be obtained by anyone in Kenya before broadcasting videos for public viewing including broadcast through social media and the internet. The new law which is expected to take effect from 28…
Paxful has disclosed plans to launch a blockchain incubator hub in Nigeria. Lagos is the choice location for the hub and it will be officially opened later this year. The peer-to-peer Bitcoin marketplace also revealed that Lagos, the commercial nerve of Nigeria will provide a co-working space and some services…
Mental illness is a big issue in Nigeria taking into reference the stigma and discrimination people living with mental challenges face. A lot of people living with this challenge barely speak out, some of them go the extreme mile of committing suicide, while others are kept in ill-equipped facilities or…