Meet Anna Ekeledo, Covenant University’s first-class graduate leading AfriLabs
Public fascination with innovation, entrepreneurship and startups in Africa seems to have reached an all-time high, thanks to leading Pan…
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MTN Launches Free Online School in South Africa – And Its Impressive
During a company livestream, Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga, with MTN SA CEO, Godfrey Motsa today announced the launch…
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Why Eswatini is Banning Facebook Amid Deadly Protests
MTN Eswatini and other mobile network operators have reportedly been ordered by the country’s government to suspend access to Facebook and its…
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Facebook Plans to Rebrand With a New Name Next Week
Facebook is planning to rebrand itself with a new name next week to reflect its focus on building the metaverse,…
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Don’t allow your NIN to be linked to another person’s SIM – NCC warns subscribers
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has strongly warned telecoms consumers to ensure they do not allow their National Identification Number (NIN) to…
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NITDA begins 5-day digital skills training for 50 journalists
Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director general of the National Information Technology Agency (NITDA) has inaugurated a five-day capacity training programme for members of…
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Piggyvest assures users of funds safety amid N2bn investment loss rumours
Amid rumours that it lost a colossal N2 billion of investor funds to a fraudulent investment scheme, Piggyvest, an online saving…
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CBN affirms that Nigerians can use the eNaira without internet-enabled phones
Nigerians without access to internet-enabled phones would also be able to utilize the eNaira currency. This was revealed by the…
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PwC, UNDP sign MOU to promote technology initiatives across Africa
The United Nations Development Programme, UNDP, and PwC Nigeria recently signed a ground-breaking Memorandum of Understanding, (MOU), to collaborate on strategic initiatives…
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Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa top on Enforceability of Standard Agreement – Absa-OMFIF reports
Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa top 20 other African countries under the enforceability of standard master agreements pillar in the…
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Cathy Smith of SAP Africa scores a spot on Definitive List of Women CEOs
Africa.com undertook a rigorous research project to identify the women who run the largest, most complex businesses on the African…
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Why Are Kenyan Drivers Suing Uber?
In 2016, a coalition of 34 Kenyan Uber drivers filed a suit against Uber Kenya after, the coalition claimed, the company had…
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Sparkle Raises $3.1M Seed Round
Sparkle, a mobile-first digital bank that provides financial, lifestyle and business support services to Nigerians across the globe, has raised…
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Microsoft to pull LinkedIn from Chinese market
American technology giant Microsoft announced today that it will pull its professional social network LinkedIn from the Chinese market later…
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MTN Nigeria says nationwide service outage is due to disruption in its core network
Mobile network provider, MTN Nigeria announced in a statement that the nationwide service outage that was experienced by its subscribers…
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4 Things You Didn’t Know About SA’s Vaccine Rollout to Teens
South Africa’s Health Minister Joe Phaahla has announced that children and teens between 12 and 17 will now be able…
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These 6 In-Demand ICT Skills Will Take You To The Next Level
With IT job vacancies continuing to climb as companies struggle to recruit and obtain critical skills in South Africa, there…
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French government commits further $150m funding for African tech startups
French President Emmanuel Macron has made a new EUR130 million (US$150 million) commitment to support 500 African startups as part…
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Microsoft begins learners’ clinic in West Africa
Microsoft Africa Development Centre (Microsoft ADC), the premier Engineering Center for Microsoft, has announced the commencement of its Game of…
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Lagos plans advance tech for smart city project
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos, professionals and experts in the technology sector have stressed the importance of technology in the…
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The Mobile Malware Scourge Hits SA, Kenya & Nigeria
Internet security provider Kaspersky has blocked more than 206,000 mobile malware attacks across the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa (META)…
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Top 5 Best Telecom Networks in South Africa Ranked
MyBroadband Insights has released its Q3 Mobile Network Quality Report, which shows the network quality of several of South Africa’s…
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Product Management in ECommerce
Product Management (PM) in general seems to have a different job description depending on the company. Some focus more on…
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Five emerging cities around the world to launch a startup
America since long has dominated the world of start-ups along with buzzing activities in venture capital. However, now the craze…
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Why is Nigeria So Anti-Tech?
The Nigerian federal government has, within the last 12 months, enacted a series of bans and restrictions across a country…
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The pandemic put a spotlight on the need to invest in women founders
Without a doubt, the COVID-19 pandemic created catastrophic effects in our communities, educational systems and, most importantly, our careers and…
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Applications open for 3rd Google Startup Accelerator: Middle East and North Africa
Google has opened applications for the third edition of its Startups Accelerator: Middle East and North Africa programme, which offers…
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Ford Foundation appoints Catherine Chinedum Aniagolu-Okoye as regional director W/Africa
A new regional director, in the person of Catherine Chinedum (‘ChiChi’) Aniagolu-Okoye, has been appointed to take charge of the…
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Pacer Ventures announces Pacer Labs, Pan-African software development firm
Sub-Saharan Africa venture firm Pacer Ventures is set to further unlock the power of digital transformation in Africa with the launch of Pacer…
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Onyeka Akumah : A Ride On A Bus That Changed This Entrepreneur’s Journey
Designing websites came naturally to Onyeka Akumah even as a college student, but his greatest epiphany was in a moving…
