The organizers of the Pan- African Robotics Competition (PARC) are calling on universities and secondary schools to take part in the 2018 edition of the competition. The competition is hosted by the Association of STEM Educators in Nigeria (ASEN) which is an umbrella non-government and non-for profit association of STEM…
Author: Oluwasegun Olukotun
Kenya’s mobile survey platform has announced plans to launch in Nigeria. mSurvey’s new Lagos based team will focus on building partnerships with Nigerian MNOs and banks, before rolling out their services namely, Voice of the Customer, Consumer Wallet and Net Promoter Score throughout the rest of Nigeria. mSurvey’s unique strength…
Applications are on for the second series of the Young Enterprise ScaleUp (YES) bootcamp schedule to hold in four African cities this June. The second edition is a product of the partnership between the Nigerian business development firm HYBR and Netherlands-based leadership programme. YES assists entrepreneurs in an SME or…
The South African Government has revealed it will budget R2.1-billion to support startups. This was disclosed today by Finance minister Malusi Gigaba at the 2018 Budget Speech. According to the Gigaba,“Work is being done to provide crucial funding to innovative small businesses when they need it most. “A fund with an…
Social Lender is a lending solution based on social reputation on mobile, online and social media platforms. The solution is designed to bridge the gap of immediate fund access for people with limited access to formal credit. In this interview with Innovation Village, Mudiaga Ogboru, Product Owner, takes us on…
Calls are on for entrepreneurs from around the globe to apply for the D-Prize Competition, which offers funding of up to US$20,000 to social impact startups. The D-Prize Competition seeks to expands access to poverty-alleviation interventions in the developing world. The Prize holds the belief that many solutions to poverty…
The Ghanaian Government has made arrangements to set up a special fund to support start-ups to get access to cheaper sources of funds. This was revealed by the Minister of Business Development, Mr Mohamed Ibrahim Awal, last Thursday, when he toured some job stations and hubs to groom Small and…
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has called on the attention of Nigerian businesses, with specific reference to those that collect, store and process personal data of European Union (EU) citizens for the provision of goods and services; and the general public to the implications of the new EU…
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) through the Office for ICT Innovation and Entrepreneurship (OIIE) is hosting the ninth (9th) Edition of StartUP Friday Program. This edition will take place in the Emerald Event Center – 119 Edet Akpan Avenue (4 Lanes), Uyo on Friday, 9th March, 2018 at…
Do you have a start-up registered in one of UNICEF’s programme countries and have a working, open source prototype (or you are willing to make it open-source) showing promising results? The UNICEF Innovation Fund is looking for you. Application is open for the UNICEF Innovation Fund. The Fund is looking to make $50-90K equity-free…
A24Media today announced a 1 Million Us Dollars Investment Fund for Disruptive & Innovative Media Technology Developers. The Pan-African media agency made this known through a press release last Thursday. The fund is aimed at supporting technology developers focused on revenue generating content distribution platforms. A24Media boasts of 15,000 hours…
Nigerian Online Print Startup, Print Anything helps businesses with top notch print designs and products. The Startup aims to put an end to the disappointments usually associated with poor print jobs and also wants to penetrate other parts of Africa with this mission. Innovation Village recently met with Oluwapelumi Kumuyi,…
Registration is currently on for this year’s edition of the Aba Hackathon scheduled to hold in Abia State, Nigeria. Aba is a town in one of the South Eastern States in Nigeria abundantly endowed with enterprising young people with tremendous potential to create jobs through entrepreneurship in key areas of…
The Change.org petition titled “Remove the new Snapchat update” authored by Australian user, Nic Rumsey has amassed 1 million signatures according to the BBC. Outrage continues to trail the latest update to the Snapchat feature intended to separate interactions with friends from branded content – including that of celebrities and…
Do you want to understand how Africa is changing or to find out how digital learning and educational technology can help you, your organization or your community? If yes, then you should be at eLearning Africa. The date of the 13th edition of eLearning Africa has been revealed. This year’s…
More of good news for Startups in Africa as Goodwell Investments has raised €20-million to invest in high-growth African startups. The Investment firm announced this last month. Goodwell Investments is a pioneering investment firm focused on financial inclusion, fintech and inclusive growth in sectors providing basic goods and services and…
The 2018 Nigeria Computer Society’s (NCS) National Conference has been schedule to hold between July 17 – 19, 2018. The conference which is an annual event of NCS, the national body of IT professionals, seeks the advancement of Information Technology Science and Practice; and their deployments as solutions and business…
Snapchat’s latest update has continue to generate outrage among users as more than 600,000 people have signed an online petition calling on Snapchat to revert its update back to the original design. According to many users, the upgrade which was rolled out last week has a new interface which is…
Social media giant, Facebook is planning to add to Facebook Watch a breaking news section. This was revealed during the Code Media event by Facebook executive Campbell Brown who is heading up the company’s news partnerships program. Though Brown did not disclose the actual time it will be launched or…
Nigerian startup and online art gallery Artyrama has launched to host curated online art exhibitions and auctions, giving art lovers the opportunity to appreciate, enjoy and buy art (paintings, photography, sculptures and other media online) from the comfort of their own homes with assurance that the quality of the work…