Making extra money is not at all a bad idea considering the level of economic hardship currently being faced in the country. Also, imagine being able to do so with items you have considered disposable. Junks.ng has launched to afford users the opportunity to exchange their thrash for pay. The…
Author: Oluwasegun Olukotun
Three Nigerians have made the shortlist of the 2018 Royal Academy of Engineering Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation. The shortlist recognizes the most talented engineers from across sub-Saharan Africa, including innovators working to make malaria and reproductive health tests easier, using dolphin-inspired echo-location for visually impaired people, and recovering precious…
The agricultural sector in Nigeria has witnessed a good measure of growth over the past few years and the economic recession ravaging the country has seen many turn to agriculture for income and revenue generation. However, not only are they exploring the potentials in the sector, they are also discovering…
Seedstars is planning to make sourcing investment deals for startups and multiplying its Seedspaces a priority in the coming year. This was made known by the Seedstars regional manager for Africa, Claudia Makadristo at the Seedstar’s Africa regional summit which was held last week, December 14 in Maputo, Mozambique. The…
Do you have an innovative Fintech Startup idea or business and are you ready to take your business to the next level? Then this programme might just be what you need. Itanna is looking for disruptive and scalable startups to join its 5-month programme. The first cohort is FinTech focused.…
Are you a young, creative passionate and ambitious entrepreneur hoping to take that business to the next level? Then this right here is what you need. The Collective Foundation is calling for applications into its fully funded 4 week Global Accelerator programme schedule to hold at the Collective Old Oak…
Nigeria has been in a passionate pursuit of global set standards in her Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector, since the establishment of the National Information and Technology Development Agency( NITDA), which was set up to manage and supervise the ICT sector. As part of efforts to improve the sector,…
Facebook has launched a facial recognition feature called photo review that alerts users that someone uploaded a picture of them even without them being tagged. As it is characteristic of Facebook if someone uploads a photo of your face to Facebook, the company usually knows that it’s you thanks to…
Do you have a deep passion to start a software company coupled with an entrepreneurial or corporate work experience with a degree from a top University or Technical College (equivalent experience)? Then this opportunity might just make your dream come. The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) is currently calling…
Users might have to be careful of what they tweet as Twitter announced its plans to begin enforcing the new rules it made last month to clamp down on hate speech, violent and abusive contents. The new rules which have started taken effect today underlines the efforts taken by social…
Facebook is clamping down on what it calls ‘engagement bait’; a new type of click bait which features posts asking people to like, share or comment to boost engagement figures. Users have been inundated with posts in their news feeds like: Like if you think butterflies are beautiful or share…
Egypt with the help of China has launched its first locally built Smartphone the ‘Nile X.’ The Smartphone which is designed for the Egyptian consumer was officially presented to the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi last week in a lavish ceremony. The Sisi Administration in a bid to pull…
American diversified multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate Disney is set to acquire most of 21st Century Fox’s entertainment assets for $52.4B. However, Fox will retain Fox News but Disney would own the great Tv and film empires. Bob Iger, chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Co., said in…
Have you ever imagined being able to search and shop for an item in any picture by just touching it? Well that is now a reality as Nigerian Startup Touchabl has launched an app which employs Artificial Intelligence (AI) to allow users search and shop for items in any picture…
Entrepreneurs can now apply for the 2018 Westerwelle Young Founders Programme with the opportunity of attending its Young Founders Conference in Berlin scheduled to hold in Germany from 10 to 14 April 2018. The Westerwelle Young Founders Programme is a fully funded year-long programme for 25 exceptional entrepreneurs from developing…
Katapault Accelerator is currently inviting African Startups for an impact-tech programme that offers startups direct assistance and funding to the tune of US$150,000. The Norwegian based startup is fueled and inspired by its deep belief in exponential technology. It believes these technologies such as AI and Blockchain can help impact focused startups scale…
The nominations for the 2018 Golden Globe Awards are out and unsurprisingly HBO and Netflix are both top with a sum of 21 nominations in between them. According to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, HBO got 12 nominations down from 14 in 2017 to top all network and streaming services,…
The Joint Venture between Etix Everywhere, Ngoya and Africa Investment Group (AIG) that gave rise to Ngoya Etix DC (Ghana) Limited has announced the start of the construction of a Tier IV data center in Accra, Ghana. This multi-tenant data center (MTDC) will be carrier and vendor neutral. Designed as…
Yahoo’s new owner Oath is now in a legal battle with browser company Mozilla over a search deal that was struck by former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer. Last week, Yahoo Holdings and Oath filed a complaint against Mozilla, alleging that it improperly terminated an agreement between Mozilla and Yahoo. Now,…
Nigeria’s largest online store for furniture, home wares and interior decorations Furnish.ng has launched with good traction. The startup which was launched last year in April by Ndianabasi Udonkang helps to take the burden of searching for quality furniture, interior decor item, or home ware off clients. Not forgetting the…