Spotlight Ecosystem Hangout by Ingressive to focus on regulatory and accounting issues faced by startups Ecosystem hangout by Ingressive holds on the 30th of November, 2018 at Leadspace, Yaba from 5pm to 8pm.This edition would focus on Finance and Regulatory Techniques that Accelerate Startups and Businesses. The
Spotlight The Unofficial Christmas Party, enhancing cross-company networking since 2014 The Unofficial Christmas party is a joint end of the year party for companies in Lagos. This year it would hold at Landmark Centre, VI, Lagos on December 14. Started in 2014 by
Opinion How to get out of the Banking Industry in Nigeria Do you feel stuck working for a commercial bank in Nigeria? Would you like to switch careers but the prospects are looking bleak? I wrote this with you in mind.
Spotlight RCCG YAYA's Kingdom Hack 2018 was a success, but there is plenty room for improvement The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Youth and Young Adults (YAYA) hosted the first Church-led hackathon in Nigeria between November 1 and 3, 2018.The theme of the hackathon was Eradicating poverty
Spotlight How a bicycle-sharing company is driving sustainability in Lagos AwaBike is a lifestyle brand that focuses on promoting healthy living and environmental sustainability, with a particular focus on mobility.
News Per Blockchain in Nigeria, Innovation comes before regulation as Interswitch announces Microsoft partnership Interswitch, Nigeria’s most prominent switching company and payment processor is on a mission to create solutions that enable individuals and communities prosper across Africa. In accordance with this mission, they recently launched
Tech Events Atlassian—makers of Jira and Trello—User Groups to hold her inaugural meetup in Lagos Atlassian User Groups (AUGs) is holding her first Lagos meet up on Saturday, November 10, 2018.Atlassian is behind many popular productivity and development tools like Trello, Jira, Confluence and Bitbucket.The Australian
Ingressive ICYMI: Tech Meet Entertainment Summit 2018 - a recap Celebrities like BBN star, Bisola, Mavins crew boss, Don Jazzy and tech personality, Mark Essien graced Ingressive's Tech Meets Entertainment Summit 2018. Let's tell you all about it.
FirstBank Everything that happened at FirstBank's Fintech 2.0 Summit Everything that happened at the Firstbank Nigeria Limited Fintech 2.0 Summit held at Oriental Hotel on October 17, 2018.
Opinion Commentary on the 3 winning solutions from FirstBank Nigeria's Hackathon In a two-day hackathon, FirstBank Nigeria through her Digital Innovation Lab hosted a competition to find intelligent solutions to the challenges of the financial services industry. The hackathon was organised to coincide with
Google Google for Startups, how can you benefit? Google, through her products, connections and best practices wants to help startups start, grow and scale.In a company blog post written by the Vice President, Google for startups – Lisa Gevelber, Google showed
Tech Events DevFest Lagos 2018 is themed "Digital Wellbeing", open to all GDG DevFest Lagos, the annual developer and Google tech enthusiasts conference will hold on November 3, 2018 at Zone Tech Park, Gbagada.
Tech Events RCCG set to hold the first hackathon by a major pentecostal church RCCG overseen by Pastor E.A Adeboye, one of the world's most influential men is set to hold what can be termed the first-ever church-led hackathon in November.
Kenya How significant is Google Maps' motorcycle mode to Kenya's transportation system? The motorcycle (Boda boda) sector in Kenya is a multi-billion dollar one, however, they are plagued by frequent accidents (11% of the total number of road accidents). One of such causes is unfamiliarity with the road, Google Maps' can solve that.
Flutterwave Flutterwave completes Series A extension round, welcomes Visa CEO to its Board and a new CEO Iyin Aboyeji, Flutterwave's CEO and Co-founder resigned and a new CEO - Olugbenga Agboola has been appointed. Visa CEO, Joe Saunders joins Flutterwave's Board of Directors as the company raises a Series A extension round.
Opinion From Nigerian prince scam to Nigerian startup funding Nigeria has been designated as the hub of Internet fraud and scam. But, the exploits of some netpreneurs are obnubilating the "Nigerian Prince Scam" narrative. These startup founders and developers have caught investors’ interest.
Tech Events Tech Meets Entertainment Summit 2018 The Tech Meets Entertainment Summit (TMES) organised by Ingressive will hold on one day during the Tour of Tech Africa (October 25) at Zone Tech Park. It is a conference designed for everyone
Tech Events 2018 Tour of Tech Africa by Ingressive LLC is set to hold in October The third edition of the Tour of Tech (ToT) Africa organised by Ingressive, a market entry firm for investment groups is set to hold on from October 23-30. The week-long event would treat
Opinion Affordable housing in Lagos; the battle is not for startups like Fibre Hunting for suitable accommodation in Nigeria can be likened to an extreme sport. In the process, there's the risk of getting scammed, the reality of spending numerous hours on futile attempts, and the
Spotlight An evening chat with Tife Ben-Adeola, an industrious 21-year-old serial entrepreneur and developer Tife Ben-Adeola is a very articulate 21-year-old who has built his life around acquiring skills that enables him to bring an idea to reality in only two weeks not requiring a third-party. He is
Twitter Twitter’s new feature is set to rival top podcast hosting platforms Twitter is venturing into new markets with a feature that enables audio-only broadcasts similar to what's available on podcasts.
Twitter Twitter goes back in time to the (reverse) chronological feed Twitter users are tired of seeing tweets from people they do not follow. Also, they do not want to see old tweets first. On September 18, Twitter made a commitment to provide its users with an easy way to switch between latest tweets first or best tweets first. Here is what you need to know.
Opinion Blockchain; a dark Horse in Nigeria's Economy Addressing the age-long problems of elections, healthcare and identity management with traditional instruments have proven ineffective. How about we try something fairly new - the Blockchain technology
Tech Events What to expect at the 2018 Lagos Startup Week Besides hosting the opening ceremony on Monday, Landmark Towers will host the closing party on Friday, too. Zone Tech Park will host the sessions on Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday.
Chat banking UBA becomes the first Nigerian bank to launch on Whatsapp UBA's Leo is now on Whatsapp. The South-African company, Clickatell - a Whatsapp Business Solution Provider, stays winning.
