Microsoft acquires GitHub
Microsoft is expected to officially announce it has acquired GitHub, a vast code repository that has become popular with…
Microsoft and FirstBank announce partnership to empower Nigeria’s SMEs
Microsoft and First Bank of Nigeria are teaming together to further technology adoption, skills and capacity development among…
LeadPath, Village Capital and Ventures Platform want slices of Piggybank’s cake
Piggybank.ng, a savings platform targeted at African Millennials has announced it has secured seed funding of $1.1 million,…
Taxify is now worth $1billion as Mercedes Benz owners invest $175m in taxi app
Ride-hailing company Taxify this morning announced it has completed an investment round of $175 million. The investment round was led…
Edo is launching state-backed innovation hub on June 14
The government of Edo state has announced it will be officially launching a state-backed innovation hub on June…
Opera set to expand its mobile payment service to Nigeria
Opera Software, owners of the popular Opera Mini and web browser are making moves to expand their recently…
Tunde Kehinde-led Lidya secures $6.9m funding
Lidya, a startup founded by by Tunde Kehinde, former CEO of Jumia Nigeria and Ercin Eksin, former director of Jumia…
Application opens for Slush Global Impact Accerelator
Heartland Incubation Hub, a venture of Oluaka institute has partnered with Slush Global Impact Accelerator for 2018 edition of the…
Here are the coolest announcements at Microsoft Build 2018
Earlier this month, Microsoft’s flagship event, Microsoft Build was held and there were several interesting announcements including cloud…
Application for Startupbootcamp Africa closes tomorrow
May 24 is the deadline for innovators across Africa to apply for the final accelerator of Startupbootcamp Africa.…