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In a landmark multi-market agreement, Mastercard and MTN Group Fintech have joined forces to introduce…
MTN Nigeria, the country’s largest telecommunications provider, has acknowledged widespread network disruptions affecting its customers’…
In response to escalating regulatory scrutiny in Nigeria’s cryptocurrency landscape, Binance, a leading global cryptocurrency…
Electronic Arts (EA), the renowned video game corporation, has reported that it will decrease its…
Bfree, a Nigerian startup specializing in debt collection, was established with the aim of automating…
Following a series of preliminary and unverified reports, the Financial Times has now definitively confirmed…
The recent ruling of South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has ordered Vodacom Group…
Visa has partnered with the GSMA Mobile for Development Foundation in an effort to promote…
YouTube Create, a standalone mobile app by Google that caters to creators by assisting them…
Growth4Her, a six-month Investor Readiness Accelerator Programme, is currently accepting applications from women in West…
Applications are now open for the 13th edition of the MINT Incubator, a collaborative initiative…
UNICEF StartUp Lab is inviting applications for its six-month accelerator program. The program, targeted at…
The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) has joined forces with Victoria’s Secret to…
Adobe has introduced Project Music GenAI Control, a platform that uses GenAI to turn text…
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In a significant win for Apple, an appeals court temporarily lifted an import ban on Wednesday, allowing the company to sell the latest Apple Watches. Apple stated that the Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 models would be available in Apple stores from Wednesday and online starting Thursday. An…
Data from Stats SA reveals that in November, 144 businesses ceased operating, bringing the total to over 1,500 companies that have closed in 2023. Stats SA indicated that out of the total, 131 businesses chose to close down voluntarily, while 13 were obliged to. This implies that since the beginning…
Following a challenging year, the electric scooter company, Bird, previously assessed at a value of $2.5 billion by investors, has declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy. In a press release, Bird confirmed that it had entered into a “financial restructuring process aimed at strengthening its balance sheet,” with the company continuing to operate…
The business landscape in Nigeria encountered substantial adversity throughout 2023, emerging as one of the most challenging periods for both local and multinational enterprises. A confluence of factors, notably the uncertainties associated with an election year and an artificial cash scarcity, set the tone for a tumultuous year, creating an…
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Minute5 has moved to the AWS cloud computing platform, expanding its offering for consumers and boosting sales for small scale producers
The 2020 Partech Africa report is finally out! The largest Venture Capital (VC) fund dedicated…
Mineworkers Investment Company (MIC) teams up with early-stage investment firm to help African start-ups navigate second-round funding challenges.
Egypt-based health tech startup, Dileny Technologies LLC (DilenyTech) that develops AI and medical imaging solutions to improve…
Applications for the University of Cape Town GSB Solution Space 2021 E-Track Startup Accelerator programme are now…
Egypt-based property technology (proptech) startup Sakneen has raised $1.1 million in a seed funding round led by Algebra…
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The Infinix Zero x506 was launched today at the Protea Hotels, Ikeja, Lagos. The event…
Now what would make one of the richest men world pour a bucket of ice…
Dangote Industries Limited, parent company of the Dangote Group and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and…
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg saw his wealth surge by $1.6 billion to $33.3bn on the company…
Jason Njoku, founder of iROKING, shares the future of iROKING in his hew post. Here…
Bharti Airtel, a leading telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and…