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Jack Ma's Foundation appoints Nigeria's Network of Innovators and Incubators as regional partner for the $10 million Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative

The Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI) has appointed the Network of Incubators and Innovators in Nigeria (NINE) as its West Africa regional partner.

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How forloop is inspiring a new generation of African developers, one country at a time

"We needed a vibrant community of developers that can help each and every one of us achieve our goals faster”, says Prosper.

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Meet the young Nigerians visualising Nigeria's Election data—Stears

Stears Election centre reveals that with the current INEC-announced results, APC and PDP account for 97% of the Presidential votes with APC in the lead.

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NightsBridge MD confirms that the HotelOga sale didn't happen

We were approached by Marek in April 2017 an asset sale was set in motion. But due diligence revealed that even the investors didn't approve the asset sale, says Managing Director NightsBridge.

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HotelOnline management clears the air about Marek's involvement with the company

Business partner, Havar talks extensively with Benjamin Dada about the Savanna <> HotelOnline (Polish entity) merger, where Marek was a shareholder.

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E-commerce in Nigeria; case-in-point, Gloo.ng pivot

We spoke with the CEO of PayMente Limited (owners of Gloo.ng), Olumide "D.O" Olusanya about e-commerce in Nigeria, and why Gloo was pivoting.

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A chat with the CEO of University Compass—Nigeria's leading university search engine

Unlike many other graduates who leave their undergraduate projects on the proverbial academic shelf, Seunla Osinowo decided to build a business out of his.

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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"I am most proud of the future we are all building", says developer advocate, iChuloo

Online, Nigeria is best known for her involvement in online scams. However, a bunch of young Nigerians who work in Tech are using their online influence to shape the narrative by leading communities. We spoke with Williams "iChuloo" Imoh, a developer and community volunteer who now works at Andela.

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The launch of Zone Tech Park, a $6.5 million-backed start-up venture builder

August 1, Zone Tech Park was officially launched. Here is a look at the D-Day and why it has quickly risen to become the preferred tech-focused event location in Lagos, Nigeria.

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Three months after, FirstBank Digital Lab goes live!

In line with FirstBank's plans to become the number one digital bank, they have finally launched their FirstBank Digital Lab and it's in Yaba.

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Meet GATE Academy

Educational facilities in Nigeria have been overburdened by the strong population growth. Formal education has proven expensive to the majority of Nigerians living below the poverty line. Can semi-formal ed. institutions like GATE Academy improve the level of literacy in the country?

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