54gene completes initial phase of landmark Nigerian 100k Genome project
Made up of 54gene scientists, NIMR, Center for Genomics Research & Innovation, the project helps Africans benefit from genomic science finds
International Girls in ICT Day 2022: Microsoft ADC West Africa inspires schoolgirls & female tech enthusiasts
The day was marked by Microsoft ADC West Africa to reinforce the safety for girls and young women to thrive in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
Financial Times ranks AFEX #1 fastest growing agriculture & commodities company in Africa
AFEX has supported farmers across the country and has over 126 warehouses in Nigeria, and Kenya, with a storage capacity of 120,000MT.
Elon Musk buys Twitter for $44billion. Tweets his agenda for company
Announcing the Twitter buyout, Musk who was Time person of the year 2021 tweeted a screenshot of a statement shared by Twitter board chair, Bret Taylor.
Despite crypto volatility, Luno crosses 10 million users and continues global momentum
Since its 2013 launch, Luno has enabled over $52bn of crypto to be safely transacted and its customers have stored in excess of $1bn.
ETAP secures $1.5m pre-seed funding to increase car insurance usage in Africa
Since launching in 2021, ETAP has insured over 130,000 individual trips and over 500,000km in car journeys
Spotify hosts Lagos media personalities; reveals top 5 music exports from Nigeria
Data also revealed that of the top 10 exported songs from Nigeria, nine are collaborations between local and international hitmakers
Reactions to Domino’s Nigeria Pepper soup pizza + PM lessons to learn
Dominos pizza Nigeria owned by Eat N Go foods, recently announced a new pizza flavour called Pepper Soup Pizza.
Flutterwave suspends transactions with Russian banks and fintechs
Flutterwave said in a statement it will not process transactions involving sanctioned Russian financial institutions.
Moove partners with Swvl for EV buses in the Middle East, North Africa & Pakistan
Agreement marks Swvl’s second financial services partnership and Moove’s seventh strategic partnership with mobility and logistics platforms