Google AI Accra is now open for business
In 2018, tech giant Google announced plans to open its first artificial intelligence (AI) lab in Africa. The…
Facebook ventures into mapping
Social media giant Facebook has announced it is creating the world’s most detailed and accurate maps of local…
Cool new Gmail features launched
“We may have launched Gmail on April Fools’ Day, but the last 15 years have been no joke.…
NCC makes SIM card replacement more difficult
Nigeria’s telecoms regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has confirmed tougher steps subscribers must take to replace lost,…
Mastercard agrees to become a shareholder in Jumia
Pan-African e-commerce platform, Jumia, today announced that Mastercard has agreed, subject to certain conditions, to become an investor…
Nigeria’s Kobo360 mulls Africa-wide expansion
Kobo360, the technology logistics platform, has announced plans to expand operations into Accra, Ghana and Nairobi, Kenya. The…
Here is the list of selected 2019 Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurs
The list of the selected entrepreneurs for the 2019 Tony Elumelu Foundation’s entrepreneurship fellowship has been released officially.…
FG spends $400m annually on foreign software
Dan-Azumi Mohammed, Director General of the National Office for the Acquisition and Promotion of Technologies (NOTAP), has disclosed…
Nigerian fintech company Amplify acquired by OneFi
Amplified Payments Ltd, Amplify, a fintech company that builds and facilitates payment solutions and digital financial transactions in…
Farmcrowdy secures extra $1m seed funding
Nigerian agric tech platform Farmcrowdy, this morning announced it has raised an additional seed funding of $1 million…