News Uber partners with Moove, a flexible car ownership company Uber has announced a partnership with Moove, an affordable car-ownership company.
News Wimbart launches the second edition of PR Office Hours for African tech startups Wimbart has partnered with Techpoint and Ventures Platform to launch the second edition of its Office Hours Programme.
News FCMB and Passion Incubator launch Agritech EPIC Pitch FCMB has partnered with Passion Incubator to launch Agritech EPIC Pitch. The top two startups from the Pitch competition will receive ₦1.5 million.
News Ingressive launches non-profit arm to train one million youths and create 5,000 jobs Ingressive LLC has launched Ingressive For Good to empower African youths with micro-scholarships and technical training.
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.
Opinion Peexoo: The home of great photographers in Nigeria Peexoo Technologies has launched a one-stop-shop to cater for photographers and people’s photography needs.
News Local IXPs will result in faster and cheaper internet for African countries Nigeria and Kenya are now in the second stage of internet ecosystem development, according to the Internet Society. And they are on the cusp of achieving stage three.
News Bus-hailing startup launches delivery service, Logistics by Plentywaka Plentywaka, a bus-hailing startup, has ventured into logistics with the launch of Logistics By Plentywaka (LBP)
News Shecluded and Founders Institute to support more women entrepreneurs The Founder Institute, the world’s largest pre-seed accelerator, and She-cluded have launched a Fellowship programme that will allow people to participate in the Lagos Virtual 2020 programme for free.
News She-cluded launches Female Entrepreneur Pension with Stanbic IBTC to get more women on a pension plan She-cluded has partnered with Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers, a member of Standard Bank Group, to launch She-cluded Female Entrepreneur Pension
News Apply for VC4A Venture Showcase – Series A to raise between $500,000 and $10 million VC4A (Venture Capital for Africa) has put out a call to African startups looking to raise between $500,000 (₦193 million) and $10 million (₦3.8 billion).
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 Facebook launches virtual digital literacy programme with CcHUB, JAN, others Facebook has launched a consolidation of all its digital literacy programmes, My Digital World. Due to the global pandemic, the programme will be offered virtually
News Lagos State Government partners Ventures Platform to fight against COVID-19 Ventures Platform and the Lagos State Science Research and Innovation Council (LASRIC) have announced their partnership to find tech-enabled solutions addressing the coronavirus pandemic.
News Wimbart launches PR Office Hours for African tech startups Wimbart has launched PR Office Hours for African tech startups. It is designed to equip them with PR tools they need to achieve their business goals.
News #StopRobbingUs Campaign Calls for Survivors to Come Forward Nigeria’s tech leaders are calling for hundreds more survivors of the Nigeria Police’s systematic attacks on the country’s young tech entrepreneurs and workers to come forward, as they commence legal proceedings.
Press release TechCabal's EdTech and Future of Work townhall holds November 29 On November 29, TechCabal will be bringing together EdTech entrepreneurs, investors and policymakers at the Zone Tech Park for its townhall meeting, themed: EdTech & Future of Work.
Press release Carbon launches financial services platform for businesses Carbon, Nigeria’s foremost digital financial services company, has launched Carbon for Business, a digital financial services platform that will serve small and medium-sized enterprises.
News Versecom, five others launch low-cost co-working space and hub initiative The Energy Hub, first of the five hubs to be launched under the low-cost hub initiative, will be open to everyone for as low as ₦1,000/day.
Press release Chaka.ng wants to be your 'investment passport' Chaka Technologies Limited and Citi Investment Capital Limited have launched a global trading platform that provides access to local and international financial assets.
Press release Facebook, Teleperformance launch first Small Business Group Centre in Lagos Facebook partners Teleperformance to launch Small Business Group Operations Centre in Lagos. The centre will train small business owners in Nigeria and across the SSA on how to use social media to boost their business.
Press release Nigerian Tech Community fights back against SARS Tech Leaders Consider Legal Action Against Illegal Arrests of Software Engineers. Nigeria’s technology leaders have launched #StopRobbingUs, a campaign to put an end to the common practice where Nigerian police stop young
Press release Uber and Lori Systems partner with TechCabal on Transport, Logistics & Mobility Townhall Uber and Lori systems—two of the companies changing the transport and logistics landscape across Africa and globally—have been announced as partners for the TC Mobility Townhall.
Press release Ecobank appoints Ayo Adepoju as CFO, Nana Araba Abban as Consumer Banking Head Ecobank Transnational Incorporated—the parent company of the pan-African Bank, Ecobank—has announced the appointment of Ayo Adepoju as its Chief Financial Officer and Nana Araba Abban as its Head of Consumer Banking.
Press release Lori Systems expands to the rest of Africa, hires African experts Lori systems has appointed Uche Egboi and Efayomi Carr as COO and Head of Strategic Finance, respectively. While Efayomi will focus on expansion efforts surrounding the company’s financial products, Uche will bring to bear her wealth of experience in scaling companies.
