Nigerian nonprofits to get $2m funding from Google’s first African Impact Challenge
Google today announced the launch of the Google Impact Challenge | Nigeria 2018. Google said it is committing…
Zinox denies paying $10m for Konga, clarifies merger plans
Three months and 14 days ago, three keywords were trending on social media across Nigeria, they were: Zinox,…
Paxful is setting up a blockchain technology incubation hub in Lagos
Paxful, a global leader in peer-to-peer bitcoin technology, today announced that it will build a blockchain technology incubation…
Duo from FUTA win Microsoft’s Imagine Cup Nigeria 2018 Finals
Taofeek Olalekan Afeez and Alayande Abdulwaheed Abiola, engineering undergraduates at the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) have…
MTN Nigeria wants to borrow N400 billion
Telecoms giant, MTN has revealed plans to borrow about NGN400 billion in Nigeria in 2018. The company said…
African fintech and agribusiness companies attract interest from investors
African private equity and venture capital deal-making in April were dominated by investments in technology companies, particularly fintech…
Mind Africa launches Girls Code Club in Port Harcourt
An NGO, MindAfrica Leadership Initiative, has officially launched Girls Code Club in the city of Port Harcourt, Rivers…
Google is building a social gaming startup
While the full details are still sketchy, Google has confirmed it is building a social gaming startup for launch…
China is helping Nigeria to launch 2 new satellites
Nigeria is working with China to develop and launch two new satellites according to the Nigeria Communication Satellite…
Mark Zuckerberg showers accolades on UBA’s LEO
United Bank for Africa (UBA) did not miss the recognition that was given to Leo, its virtual chat…