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Spotlight

VMedKit is using virtual reality to treat mental illness

VMedKit is using virtual reality technology to tackle the problem of mental disorders.

Events

Apply for the Rise Labs 2019 Artificial Intelligence Ideathon

Apply for Rise Labs 2019 Artificial Intelligence Ideathon before September 30 to win an Apple MacBook Pro and $1,000

News

Ex-Andelans launch Eden, an automated concierge service

Eden is here to do Lagos chores

News

Crowdyvest launches PlentyWaka, a bus-hailing service

Crowdyvest—an investment platform by Farmcrowdy—has launched PlentyWaka, a bus-hailing service in Lagos.

Spotlight

Helium Health is reducing medical errors and wait time at Nigerian hospitals

Helium Health is saving lives by reducing medical errors and making "we can't find your file" a history in hospitals.

Education

Splatt.ng and uLesson, two Edtech startups revolutionizing learning for Nigerian teenagers

Global edtech spend is projected to reach $252 billion by 2020. Nigeria (and Africa) can have a slice of that cake, with the increase in mobile and internet penetration, as well as the creation of local content.

Spotlight

All you need to know about OPay, Opera's Super App in Nigeria

Opera is not building a super app in Nigeria with OPay, it is positioning itself to be the internet for the next generation of Africans.

News

Accion Venture Lab launches $23 million fintech fund, increases capital pool to $43 million

Accion Venture Lab has launched a new $23 million fintech fund, which will be used to make seed-stage investment in inclusive fintech startups.

News

Cowrywise will now allow Nigerians to invest in dollar-based assets

Cowrywise—a fast-growing savings and investment platform—has announced the introduction of dollar-based assets, in the form of Eurobond mutual fund, on its platform.

News

Segun Adeyemi, the former CEO of Amplify, joins JUMO as Country Manager

Segun Adeyemi, co-founder and former CEO of Amplify, has joined JUMO (another financial technology company) as its Country Manager for Nigeria.

News

DoGood.Africa is easing the funding of social impact projects

DoGood.Africa has launched a platform that connects non-profits and social impact projects in Africa with donors and volunteers. On DoGood.Africa, you will find projects that align with your values to donate to and volunteer for. Empower Makoko, Light Up Kaduna, and Love in the...

News

TORA Africa plans to create 1,000 jobs for bike riders in 30 days

TORA Africa—a technology driven live-in drivers’ academy—has announced plans to create 1,000 jobs in the bike-hailing sector within the next 30 days.

News

Farmgate Africa and Agricsquare unify under Farmcrowdy

Farmcrowdy Group has announced the unification of its subsidiaries, Farmgate Africa & Agricsquare, to form a bigger Farmcrowdy-its flagship company.

Ingressive

Ingressive, Rising Tide Africa to host “Deal Day” on July 16

Register for "Build to Last in Africa" 2019!

News

Fidelity Bank to host SME Funding Connect in August

Fidelity Bank will be hosting SME Funding Connect in Lagos on August 7, and subsequently in Kano and Port Harcourt. The event will bring together business owners and private and public financial institutions.

Press release

DIT and Innovation Corner launch Lagos Immersion

Application for the United Kingdom's Department for International Trade (DIT) and Innovation Corner's Lagos Immersion hackathon is now open. Deadline is by noon on July 7

Spotlight

How Micdee designed Softcom’s new campus, Eko Novo

In 2017, 12-year-old Nigerian tech company—Softcom consulted innovative architecture and design firm, Micdee Designs to build its new 1768-square-metre tech campus. Here is how Micdee did it.

Startup Grind Lagos

Startup Grind Lagos will be celebrating women entrepreneurs on May 25

Startup Grind Lagos will be celebrating women entrepreneurs and leaders at their meetup on May 25. The meetup is tagged #SGWomen Leaders Month.

News

Microsoft opens Africa Development Centre in Nigeria, Kenya

Microsoft has launched the Africa Development Centre (ADC), with two initial sites in Nairobi, Kenya, and Lagos, Nigeria. The development centre in Kenya was launched on May 14, while the launch event of the Nigerian centre will take place on May 17.

Events

Innovation Corner to host Beyond Nigeria Summit in June and July

Beyond Nigeria Summit convenes young entrepreneurs, investors and stakeholders in the tech ecosystem from across the country to drive conversations around growth and acceleration beyond the shores of Nigeria.

Events

Five Things to expect at Techpoint Inspired

Techpoint Africa is hosting another edition of Techpoint Inspired on Saturday, June 1, 2019, at Pistis Conference Center, Lekki, Lagos. This year's conference will examine three themes: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Robotics and Machine Learning, Blockchain, and the Future of Work.

Spotlight

The growing developer marketplace in Nigeria; how is Yasé.io different?

Dividends of the ongoing “everyone should learn to code” conversation is already evident, as Nigeria continues to export software development expertise.For instance, in September 2018, a former technical team lead at Andela,

News

Tizeti's WifiCall.ng to reduce call cost by 30-50 per cent

Tizeti, a leading internet service provider (ISP) in Nigeria, has launched a voice calling service, WifiCall.ng, that will enable users to make and receive crystal clear, unlimited voice call from and to anywhere in the world.

Opinion

Nigerian Banks and Financial Technology Startups

Banks must partner with fintechs to help preserve their market share, Perhaps, they could forge ahead beyond partnerships and consider acquisitions.

News

Jack Ma's Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI) opens for applications

The Jack Ma Foundation’s Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI) has been officially launched and entries can be submitted from now till June 30, 2019.

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