Nigerian agric-tech startup, EZ Farming clinches $150,000 seed funding
EZ Farming is the latest agricultural technology startup to benefit from a $150,000 seed funding from 500 startups,
Nigeria’s Innovate 1 Pay expands into Dubai’s tech market
Innovate 1 Pay, a Nigerian tech company has expanded its territory and business offering to the Middle East to tap into the growing popularity of Dubai among Nigerians.
Kenya’s tech sector welcomes a Nigerian rival, Bluechip Technologies
Tech companies in Nairobi have a new competitor in town and it’s Nigeria’s Bluechip Technologies. Establishing an office in the East African region means Bluechip Technologies is now present in four African countries.
Here’s why Huawei’s ‘HarmonyOS’ won’t be replacing ‘Android’ anytime soon
Users of @Huawei smartphone in Nigeria and across Africa need not to jubilate yet to the announcement of the newly developed Operating System (OS) by the Chinese tech company. Huawei unveiled its much publicised HarmonyOS touted to replace Android recently, but there are no plans to replace Google's 'OS' - at least not in the next three years.
Say hello to Hollaport, Kabiru Rabiu’s latest innovation in the Fintech arena
On Saturday the 6th of June, the Zone Tech Park at Gbadaga, Lagos, played host to the inaugural product launch from Hollaport Technologies Ltd.
Toyota begins solar testing for electric cars as market competition heats up
The electric car market is still in its growth phase but already saturated with various companies looking to edge out the other, however, to establish their footprints more innovations are being incorporated, and @ToyotaMotorCorp is reportedly working on one.
Google to train local manufacturers through its digital skills initiative
Google Nigeria has announced the launch of its Google Digital skills for Africa programme which kickedoff in Aba and other neighboring communities in Abia state, where entrepreneurs are being trained, especially manufacturers.
Nigerian energy startup raises $9 million in Series A funding
Nigerian energy startup, Arnergy has raised about $9 million in a Series A round of funding, led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures.
Startups under Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa class 3 have raised N3.24 billion
@Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa Class 3, which comprised of 12 startups, successfully raised $9 million (N3.24 billion) and had created over 120 jobs.
Bolt launches new platform for “corporate trips”
On-demand transportation platform, Bolt, has launched Bolt for Business which is a new platform for corporate trips.
Uber’s rival Swvl wants to expand into Nigeria, but commercial buses pose a threat
Egyptian vehicle hailing company, @swvlapp, has announced it will be making an inroad into Nigeria's ridesharing market to offer services that the likes of @Uber and @Boltapp_ng are yet to offer Nigerians, but it will meet a fierce challenge from yellow (commercial) bus operators.
DEAL: Jumia has sold its real estate assets portal to EMPG’s Mubawab
Dubai-based Emerging Markets Property Group (EMPG), Mubawab has secured the purchase of Jumia's North-African real estate portal, Jumia House.
Google made a whooping $4.7 billion from news content in 2018
Google reportedly earned as much as $4.7 billion in 2018 from news contents comprising of the works of news publishers accessed by readers via search and Google News.
Young and creative Mayowa Okegbenle creates innovative approach to building apps for professionals
WePrototype Technologies, a new technology company in Nigeria, unveiled its brand on Tuesday, June 11th, in Lagos, to provide the latest Google technologies to Nigerians. This will be combined with prototyping to build mobile apps for professionals.
Win N3 million in the upcoming FG FutureHack challenge; apply now
@nitdanigeria's FutureHack challenge is currently accepting and reviewing applications to be shortlisted as part of its July 2019 hackathon event.
MTN debuts Africa’s first AI for payment
@MTNGroup has debuted the first Mobile Money (MoMo) artificial intelligence service in Africa. The company developed the AI service to aid users' navigation when operating MTN's MoMo payment and other services.
As Uber plans to ban low-rated passengers, here’s how to avoid that
@Uber now believes that the customers are not always right. In line with this, the car hailing company plans to ban disrespectful riders. Click link for details...
A total of $70 billion has so far been invested in Nigeria’s telecom industry
Investments in the Nigerian telecoms sector have reached $70 billion (about N25.2 trillion), the Nigerian Communications Commission has confirmed.
UK demonstrates commitment to the advancement of West Africa’s Agro-Industry
The United Kingdom continues to demonstrate its commitment to ‘doing better business’ on the African continent with the inaugural edition of the UK-West Africa Agritech Summit organised by the UK Department for International Trade.
9mobile drops again, as Nigeria’s mobile internet subscribers hit 115.9m
The total number of Mobile Internet Subscribers in Nigeria reached 115.9 million in March 2019 according to the latest internet subscribers data released by @NgComCommission
Andela explains startups’ preference for Venture Capitalists over banks
In January 2019, Andela secured $100 million from foreign investors, thereby continuing a trend that has long characterised the Nigerian startup space.
$10,000 up for grabs as AFF gathers tech innovators
The biggest innovation conference in Africa, Africa Fintech Foundry (@AFFoundry) will be held next week in Nigeria. The tech startup with the best initiative will be awarded a cash prize of $10,000.
Attention Techies: Andela shares useful tips for application delivery
Africa's leading tech development company, Andela, have shared (via Twitter) some very useful tips for Application Delivery.
Renmoney improves loan access with mobile centres
One of Nigeria's financial technology companies, @Renmoney, has begun to establish mobile centres across the country in a bid to bring financial access closer to its customers and prospective customers.
Samsung’s N712,000 foldable ‘Galaxy Fold’ can break without falling
Dear future owners of Galaxy Fold, there is one thing you need to know before you purchase the new innovation which is valued at N720,000.
It often helps to look back at where we’ve come from – Sim Shagaya
Nigerian entrepreneur and business mogul, Sim Shagaya, took to his Twitter page to reflect on how far technology has come.
Understanding regulatory technology and the role of regulators in Nigeria
Regulatory technology (“RegTech”) is an emerging field within the financial services industry that uses information technology to enhance regulatory processes.
Farmcrowdy unveils commodity aggregator Farmgate Africa
Agri fintech startup, Farmcrowdy, today unveiled Farmgate Africa, its commodity aggregator platform.
NIBSS reveals new TAT for reversals, transfers, and transaction timeouts
The Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS), says banks are working towards attaining shorter time for electronic payment (e-payment) transactions.
Facebook is considering paying media outlets for news tab
Media organisations could soon begin to receive paychecks from Facebook, as the CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, plans to create a news tab for quality news sources.