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You can still access the internet even when your phone is in flight mode. This…
Cassava Technologies has announced plans to build Africa’s first AI Factory, a cutting-edge, secure data…
TechCrunch, one of the tech world’s most influential news platforms, has officially been sold by…
As part of an ongoing investigation into a data breach, TikTok recently stated that it…
In a notable development for the social media landscape, Bluesky, an alternative platform to X…
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has announced a significant initiative aimed at supporting young entrepreneurs…
Tade Oyerinde, a visionary entrepreneur originally from Nigeria, has successfully raised $46 million in Series…
Alphabet, the parent company of the tech powerhouse Google, is embarking on a new venture…
Flutterwave, recognized as Africa’s premier payments technology company, has made significant strides in expanding its…
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has launched an investigation into alleged data privacy violations…
Sixteen remarkable engineering innovators from seven African nations have been selected as finalists for the…
I sat with a friend at the cinema, and while the movie was playing, I…
Nigeria’s healthcare sector is fraught with problems, and of the many, frequent misdiagnoses remain a…
In the crowded landscape of business management software, where fragmented solutions dominate, one platform is…
BUSINESS
Microsoft was once the exclusive provider of data center infrastructure for OpenAI to train and run its AI models, but that exclusivity has ended. Coinciding with the announcement of Stargate, OpenAI’s massive new AI infrastructure deal with SoftBank, Oracle, and other partners, Microsoft has revealed a new agreement with OpenAI.…
MTN Nigeria’s share price surged to ₦256 on Tuesday, reflecting a significant 9.87% increase following the approval of a 50% hike in telecom tariffs by regulators. This notable rise indicates growing investor confidence in the company’s potential profitability after enduring two years of consistent losses. In contrast, Airtel Africa’s stock…
PalmPay, a prominent Nigerian fintech company, is setting its sights on entering the high-stakes remittance market with plans to expand into Asia by 2025. The company is gearing up to venture into the cash transfer business, specifically targeting the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Although the company is keeping specific…
Transgrid Enerco Limited, a newly formed alliance comprising North South Power Company Limited (NSP), Axxela Limited, and the Stanbic IBTC Infrastructure Growth Fund (SIIF), has signed a share purchase agreement (SPA) to acquire a 60% equity stake in Eko Electricity Distribution Company (Eko DisCO), Nigeria’s second-largest electricity distribution company. The…
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Startup
Visa has announced the selection of 19 African startups to participate in the third cohort…
Nineteen innovators from across the African continent have been selected by AfriLabs and the African…
Pan-African hubs network AfriLabs and Nigeria’s National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) have…
Six South African startups have been selected to participate in the Google for Startups Accelerator…
Ten promising startups have been selected to compete in the African final of the Latitude59…
Egyptian supply chain technology startup Qara has successfully raised $2.6 million in a funding round…
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Nigerian Grammy award musician, Burna Boy became the first African to sell out Madison Square…
Football icons David Beckham and Ronaldinho are stepping into the virtual world with the launching…
Lipa Later, a buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) company, has announced the appointment of Tom Gong, Co-founder of…
African private equity fund manager, CardinalStone Capital Advisers (CCA), has appointed Shirley Somuah as a…
An employee is one of the essential parts of any company or business. They are…
A non-fungible token (NFT) created from Late President Nelson Mandela’s original arrest warrant has been…
Cryptocurrency
Blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider, Binance, has launched a crypto education tour across 5 countries…
Pan-African cryptocurrency exchange, Yellow Card Financial has secured $40M Series B funding. The round was…
PowerDFI, a recently founded Wyoming-based Blockchain financial startup, says it has acquired Nigeria’s leading crypto…
Africa-focused digital assets exchange, KoinKoin has revealed its plans for a global expansion after the…
Nigeria-based cryptocurrency company, Yellow Card announced it has exceeded one million customers in only three…
Bitmama Inc., a US and African-based blockchain payments startup announced that it has raised an…