Opinion How recommendation engines work A simple guide to how Google, Facebook, Amazon and other platforms make accurate product recommendations for users. You go to the local supermarket, and you buy a pack of noodles, a crate of
News Hebron Startup Lab announces intake of founders for MicroVenture Acceleration Program Hebron Start-up Lab has announced plans to train 80 founders in the next cohort of its Micro Venture Acceleration Program (MVAP).
TikTok TikTok and WeChat escape ban from the US...for now In the late hours of Saturday, Trump gave his “blessings” to the deal between TikTok and the US firms Oracle and Walmart Inc. On his way to his rally at North Carolina, Trump said, “I have given the deal my blessing. I approve the deal in concept.”
News Utiva to empower 500 differently-abled persons with digital skills Utiva, a Nigerian tech education platform, announced the launch of the Wunming Scholarship – an initiative to empower 500 disabled persons.
News Founder and CEO of 54gene selected as Endeavor entrepreneur Dr. Abasi Ene-Obong joins the leading global entrepreneur support organisation.
News Nigerian fintech, Mono, raises $500k in pre-seed funding Lateral Capital announced its investment in Mono on Friday 18, September in a tweet by Kyane Kassiri, a Venture Associate at the fund.
News Facebook set to open a new office in Lagos, Nigeria, operational in H2 2021 Facebook’s office will be home to various teams servicing the continent from across the business, including Sales, Partnerships, Policy, Communications as well as Engineers.
News Anzisha Prize announces 20 finalists for Very Young African Entrepreneurs 2020 Anzisha Prize announced the finalists of its Very Young African Entrepreneurs annual competition on Thursday, September 17, 2020. The annual competition is the brainchild of the African Leadership Academy and Mastercard Foundation. This
Spotlight EXCLUSIVE: Chat with Flutterwave's Global Head of People Strategy, Mansi Babyloni "The last few months, time was ripe for us to continue finding the right talent and that’s what we did", says Mansi Babyloni of Flutterwave
News TikTok to partner with Oracle in the US, as opposed to Microsoft ByteDance to retain stake in its TikTok US entity while working with Oracle and declining the bid from Microsoft.
News Shorts, a TikTok competitor by YouTube Shorts is a new short-form video experience that allows creators on YouTube shoot catchy videos with their mobile phones. It was announced on Sept. 14, 2020
News Autochek acquires Cheki Nigeria and Ghana from ROAM Africa Autochek, founded by former Cars45 CEO Etop Ikpe has acquired Cheki Nigeria and Cheki Ghana from their parent company, ROAM Africa.
CcHUB CcHub and MusicTechSpace announce the launch of Music-Tech Innovation Challenge 2020 Starting from September 7, 2020, CcHub in collaboration with MusicTechSpace will be holding a workshop for tech innovators interested in the music industry.
Events Jobberman to host the largest-ever virtual career fair this September Jobberman, Nigeria's leading online training and job placement website, recently announced it's plans to host the country's first virtual career fair on the 30th of September, 2020
News 80% of Nigerian startups have less than six months of cash left says Endeavor, Stears Endeavor, in collaboration with Stears Data, revealed this startling piece of information in a recently released whitepaper titled “Protecting Nigeria’s Entrepreneurial Future.”
Social media Ugandans now need government approval to go live on social media The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) made the shocking announcement via their Twitter account on 7 September 2020, much to the dismay of Ugandans and Africans in general.
FCMB ColdHubs emerges winner of the FCMB Agritech EPIC Pitch 2020 Nigerian Startup—ColdHubs—won the grand prize of N1 million ($2600) in the hotly contested FCMB Agritech EPIC Pitch.
Press release Esusu raises $2.3m seed-extension to scale nationwide Esusu, a start-up operating in the United States co-founded by Abbey Wemimo has raised $2.3 million in a seed extension round backed by LinkedIn's Executive Chairman, Jeff Weiner.
FCMB FCMB decides finalist in 2020 Agritech EPIC pitch The month long competition finally comes to a close on the 28th of August, with six finalists vying for the top prize of ₦1 million.
Lagos Lagos State postpones e-hailing regulatory compliance deadline Lagos State Government re-adjusts the e-hailing regulation earlier sent out on the 7th August 2020 This was after a three-hour meeting with e-hailing ride operators on Friday 14th August 2020. The stakeholders involved
Opinion Something 'EPIC' is happening to Apple Epic, a game developing and publishing company has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple and Google. The lawsuit came after both companies removed one of Epic's games from their app store. The game
CyberSecurity 6 ways to protect your devices from stalkers and Spyware Spyware is hard to define because we are yet to agree on what constitutes "consent" and "harm". Regardless, here are 6 ways to guide against Spyware.
News "I support the Government's decision...", says Bolt Driver in Lagos State Drivers of Bolt and Uber alongside the President of the Union of Professional App-based Workers weigh in on the new regulation put forward by Lagos State.
Press release Standard Chartered and Airtel Africa form a partnership to drive financial inclusion across Africa Airtel Money’s customers will be able to make deposits and withdrawals from Standard Chartered bank accounts. And Standard Chartered's corporate client will be able to pay directly into Airtel money customers wallet.
News Everything that has happened in the Trump-TikTok saga See how events have unfolded in the Trump ban on popular Chinese apps. How did TikTok get here? And which American company is most likely to buy TikTok?
