Ghanaian startup Kaazi launches football talent identification platform
Ghanaian startup Kaazi has launched the public beta of its football talent identification and recruitment platform, which will be available…
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Nedbank & Microsoft Launch Free Online Digital Skills Training Platform
Nedbank, one of South Africa’s largest lenders, has announced the launch of the Nedbank DigiSkills online platform, in partnership with…
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World Facebook announces winners of 2021 Community Accelerator Program in Africa
Facebook today announced the winners of the 2021 Facebook Community Accelerator Program, highlighting the 13 Facebook community leaders from Nigeria,…
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90% of Africa’s $6.6b startup funds reside in Lagos, Cape Town, three others
With Africa’s startup ecosystem worth put at $6.6 billion, over 90 per cent of these funds are currently concentrated in…
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Twitter is testing prompts that warn you when a conversation has bad vibes
If you’ve ever tweeted something innocuous that went on to kick off a firestorm of unwanted attention, you know full…
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MTN Group Announces New Digital & FinTech CFO
MTN Group has announced the appointment of Adekunle Awobodu as its new Chief Financial Officer for Digital and Fintech. According…
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The Zimbabwe dollar drops 89 cents as the national bank cracks down on unlawful forex trade
The central bank of Zimbabwe has added 47 more people to its blacklist for allegedly using social media to advertise…
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Ghana Startup Ecosystem Program to provide digital skills to 7000 youth
Ghana Tech Lab has partnered up with a number of partners for the fourth edition of the Ghana Startup Summit,…
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Nigerian Businessman Appointed CEO of Airtel Africa
The Airtel Africa Group has announced the new appointment of Olusegun “Segun” Ogunsanya, as its Managing Director (MD) and CEO….
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These African countries have fully vaccinated 10% of their populations
Less than a third of African countries have achieved the global goal of vaccinating 10% of their populations against Covid-19…
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COVID-19: World Bank approves $11.5bn for Nigeria, others
The World Bank has approved $11.5bn in lending to Western and Central African countries for 98 operations. The World Bank made this…
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Ramaphosa Announces Vaccine Passports for SA + All The Details
During his address to the nation on Thursday evening, SA President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the Department of Health would…
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Nigeria Innovation Summit backed by NCC, NITDA, Sterling Bank, others
LAGOS; September 30, 2021: The Nigeria Innovation Summit (NIS) 2021, the virtual edition, scheduled for Tuesday, October 5 and Wednesday, October…
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Amid lawsuit, eNaira website down as CBN postpones launch
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has postponed the launch of the eNaira — its digital currency — slated to launch on…
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Twitter ban in Nigeria to be lifted if platform sets up a local office and pays taxes, president says
Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari announced on Friday that the current Twitter ban would be lifted, but only if the social…
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The Central Bank of Nigeria Launches eNaira Website
Nigeria’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) website has gone live, signaling that the eNaira digital currency will be launched on October 1….
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AgriTech: Releaf ’s Ikenna Nzewi, others feature as CNN explores Nigeria’s palm oil industry
Once the world’s leading producer of palm oil, Nigeria has seen an output decline over the last three decades. The…
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African nonprofits want to “decolonize” donor funding
International development funding to Africa has a “colonial” approach that favors Western organizations at the expense of local civil society…
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The World Economic Forum has named the University of Cape Town Online School a global Top Innovator
The University of Cape Town (UCT) online school has been recognized for its revolutionary educational innovations, having been named one…
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Nigeria’s Awaited eNaira Website Goes Live, Here’s all you Should Know
Exactly three days before the official launch of Nigeria’s digital currency called eNaira, the Central Bank of Nigeria opens the…
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$280-Billion Investment Needed to Tackle Climate Change in Africa, Report
An investment of about $280-billion will be needed for 35 cities across South Africa, Kenya, and Ethiopia to cope with the…
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YC-backed Malloc wants to take the sting out of mobile spyware
Mobile spyware is one of the most invasive and targeted kinds of unregulated surveillance, since it can be used to…
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Abuja Municipal Council introduces new license for Uber/Bolt drivers, to begin enforcement by October 1
It appears that the authorities of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja are set to commence a regime of licensing…
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Top 7 Ways Cyberscammers, Malware Operators Abuse Google Forms – Sophos Research
Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, has published research, “Phishing and Malware Actors Abuse Google Forms for Credentials, Data…
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Meet Kyari Abba Bukar . ABU Zaria graduate leads Inlaks Africa operations as CEO
Foremost ICT infrastructure and systems integrator in Sub-Saharan Africa, Inlaks Africa, last Friday announced the appointment of Kyari Abba Bukar as the new MD/CEO, Africa…
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What does communication in a techy world mean for Nigeria’s deaf people?
Growing up, I never had much contact with deaf people. Of course, that is to be expected as I didn’t…
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Nigeria aside fintech . Article by Victor Obioma
Nigeria is Africa’s largest economy and eighth largest population in the world with a booming 200+ million people, 53.2% of…
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Adaeze Sokan emerges new country director for UK-Nigeria Tech Hub
To demonstrate further the UK’s commitment to support the growth of Nigeria’s tech ecosystem through the UK-Nigeria Tech Hub and…
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The President of the African Development Bank has been awarded the Leadership Person of the Year Award for 2020
Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group, has been named Leadership Person of the Year by…
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Africa’s tech-enabled firm,Bedouin reaffirms commitment to value addition
Lagos-based media and experiential marketing agency, Bedouin Nation has reaffirmed plan to focus on strengthening long-term competitiveness in African creative…
