News Lagos State declares a 24-hour curfew as hoodlums hijack protests The Lagos State government has announced a 24-hour curfew across the state beginning at 4 PM today, October 20, 2020.
News Catalyst Fund to launch $4.3 million Inclusive Digital Commerce Accelerator Catalyst Fund to launch $4.3 million Inclusive Digital Commerce Accelerator. It would be launched in partnership with Mastercard Foundation and MEST.
News Apps and platforms built to support the fight against police brutality There has been a lot of support for the protests from the tech industry as techies have been one of the most targeted groups in instances of police harassment and extortion.
Twitter Twitter is down Yes, Twitter is also down in Nigeria. But it's not because the Federal Government of Nigeria shut down the internet due to the viral #endSARS protest.
News BuyCoins extends Sendcash service to Ghana, six months after launch BuyCoins — a leading Nigerian cryptocurrency trading platform — has launched Sendcash in Ghana, six months after it was launched in Nigeria
News What really happened to Flutterwave #EndSARS Fund donation link? The Flutterwave #EndSARS Fund donation link was deactivated on Tuesday, reportedly due to pressure from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). But Flutterwave says it was routine maintenance.
News How Nigerian tech companies are supporting #EndSARSProtest Police brutality and COVID-19: two viruses currently killing Nigerians. But the former is more deadly, it has killed more Nigerian youths than COVID-19.
Spotlight #GirlChildDay: Meet Ikram "Code Quinn" Babs-Lawal, a 12-year-old front-end developer #GirlChildDay: Meet Ikram "Code Quinn" Babs-Lawal, a 12-year-old front-end developer.
News ColdHubs to participate in FoodBytes! Pitch 2020 as the only African startup ColdHubs, the Nigerian startup that provides solar-powered cold storage, has been selected as the only African startup to participate in FoodBytes! Pitch 2020.
News Thrive Agric makes organisational changes, appoints Adia Sowho as interim CEO Thrive Agric CEO Uka Eje has stepped down. Adia Sowho, former Managing Director - Nigeria for Migo (formerly Mines.io), has been appointed as the interim CEO.
News How Jiji increased its daily app installs by 214% in one year Jiji daily app installs have increased from 7,000 to 22,000 between January 2019 and October 2020, according to AppsFlyer.
Events Saucecode Hackathon 2020 is open to Nigerian and Kenyan developers and designers Unlike the previous two editions, this year's Saucecode Hackathon will convene developers, designers and product managers across Nigeria and Kenya.
News Filter Replies, a smart bot for finding the origin of trending topics on Twitter Filter Replies is a smart bot for finding the origin of trending hashtags on Twitter. It is developed by Nigerian software developer, Victor Ndu.
News Techpoint wants to become Nigeria’s Verizon Media Techpoint is that news organisation in Africa that does a lot of newsworthy stuff. Today, they partner with a leading blog in South Africa. Tomorrow, they are launching an online community. Their execution game is tight.
News Carbon reports ₦112.6 million PAT and 2.2 million active customers Carbon reported a profit after tax of ₦112.6 million in its 2019 financial result. Carbon also revealed that it has 2,272,997 active customers.
News Andela is hiring senior engineers from all African countries to double its talent pool Andela, a leading global talent company, will now accept senior engineer applications from all African countries. This is part of efforts to double its talent pool since becoming a remote-first company.
News MainOne, West Africa’s internet backbone, celebrates 10-year milestone MainOne is 10 years old. In the last decade, it has invested over $400 million in broadband infrastructure across West Africa.
News Certificate of Incorporation will now have Tax Identification Number, says CAC Business owners will no longer need to apply to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to get their tax identification number (TIN). They would now get it with their certificate of incorporation from the CAC.
News Ingressive Capital is now a $10M fund, sets to cut $400K cheques for 10% equity Ingressive Capital has raised an additional $5 million from new investors to become a $10 million fund. It would be investing between $200,000 and $400,000 in early-stage startups at $2 million valuations for 10% equity.
News Nigerian startups WellaHealth and Flex Finance join the 7th cohort of Catalyst Fund Two Nigerian startups, WellaHealth and Flex Finance, are among the seventh cohort of Catalyst Fund—a global inclusive fintech accelerator.
Twitter Twitter’s voice tweet and the rise of audio-based social media Twitter recently rolled out a new feature to a limited group of iPhone users. The new feature, voice tweet, allows users to tweet with their voice. And it is part of a growing audio-based social media trend.
News Google for Startups Accelerator Africa Class 5 could be the last set of the Accelerator programme Google for Startups Accelerator Africa Class 5 has been announced. Rather than the usual 12 startups selected twice a year, this cohort is a combined class of 20 startups and it could be the last cohort of the programme.
News Chipper Cash raises $13.8 million Series A to hire 30 new staff in Lagos, London, Nairobi, New York and San Francisco Chipper Cash, a mobile cross-border money transfer platform in Africa, has closed a $13.8 million Series A round to hire 30 new staff across its global operations.
News Softcom partners Lagos State and others to crowdfund ₦10 billion for 2 million vulnerable Lagosians HelpNow, an initiative of Softcom supported by MTN, Lagos state government and 12 other companies, is on a mission to crowdsource funds and help those in need.
News All you need to know about Uber's digital wallet, Uber Cash, launch in Africa Uber Cash, a digital wallet for Uber riders, has been launched in eight African countries, namely: Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda. Here's all you need to know.
