30 results
- 23 Feb 2021
Access Bank Commences Accelerator Program, to Empower Startups Through Africa Fintech Foundry
The Africa FinTech Foundry (AFF), an initiative of Access Bank Plc has commenced its accelerator programs. The initiative is set to empower emerging startups, with mentorship programs, advisory and…
- 19 Aug 2025
FG Hails Moniepoint’s Role in Showcasing Northeast’s Agricultural Resilience Through Digital Innovation
Federal Government has commended Moniepoint Inc for its transformative role in Nigeria's agricultural sector, particularly in showcasing the resilience of the Northeast's agricultural value chain and…
- 23 Aug 2010
Brazil Re-Farms Spectrum for Next-Generation Mobile Broadband Services
The GSMA has congratulated Anatel, the Brazilian telecommunications regulator, for taking a leadership position on spectrum re-farming. Anatel’s decision to re-allocate spectrum in the…
- 13 Jan 2022
Fintech Farm Raises Late Seed Round of $7.4M to Launch Neobanks in 8 Countries
Fintech Farm, a British fintech company creating neobanks in emerging markets, has raised a $7.4M investment to develop its new project. The company is going to launch neobanks in 8 countries during…
- 6 Apr 2021
Trade Minister Hails WACOT's Certifications for Sesame Export
The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Niyi Adebayo has commended WACOT Ltd, a member company of the TGI Group, over the recent certification by the international certification…
- 25 Jan 2021
TLcom Leads $6mn Series A Fund in Pula
Pula, an African InsureTech service provider startup that specializes in digital and agricultural insurance to derisk millions of smallholder farmers across Africa, has closed a $6mn Series A fund…
- 28 Apr 2015
Tears-of-Joy as Winners Emerge in Microsoft Devices’ "Passion to Empire" Campaign
Jessica Yahaya, an entrepreneur with passion for agricultural produce preservation was reduced to tears-of-joy as she joined Daniel Isa, Emmanuel Ugwueke, Emmanuel Okena and Godwin Benson as five top…
- 14 Feb 2025
FG Kickstarts Construction of Emerging Technologies Institute in Kano
Federal Government of Nigeria has marked a significant milestone on Friday, 14th February 2025, by breaking ground for the construction of the Sustainable & Emerging Technologies Institute…
- 17 Jul 2018
Farmcrowdy Wins Digital Business of the Year Award in Africa
Farmcrowdy, Nigeria’s first and leading digital agriculture platform has won the Digital Business of the Year (2018) award in Africa. The award was granted at the annual Global African Business…
- 10 Apr 2014
Africa Finance Corporation Welcomes Cape Verde
Cape Verde on 25 March 2014, during the inaugural Infrastructure Investment Summit of the AFC- “AFC LIVE”, became the newest member of the Corporation (AFC). AFC is an African-led multilateral…
- 5 Feb 2020
Farmcrowdy Acquires One of Nigeria's Largest Meat Processors
Farmcrowdy has announced the acquisition of Best Foods (L&P) to offer a wider livestock production and processing solution to the meat market. The acquisition will see Farmcrowdy owning majority…
- 6 Mar 2019
Heineken Makes Dream Come True For Football Fans
World’s most international beer brand, Heineken®, has revealed that it will be delighting football fans across Nigeria with unique, premium viewing experiences for the rest of the UEFA Champions…
- 10 Sept 2021
NACCIMA Commends FG’s Approval of 5G
The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has commended the federal government’s approval of the Fifth Generation Network, commonly referred to as 5G…
- 21 Aug 2025
Glo Subscribers Applaud Network Upgrade
The network upgrade recently borne by telecommunications giant Globacom has been met with praise from subscribers across Nigeria, who report significant improvement in voice call quality, data speed,…
- 10 Feb 2023
Two Nigerian Startups Win $300,000 At LEAP’s Rocket Fuel Pitch Competition in Riyadh
It was a proud moment of excitement for the Nigerian delegation, led by Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, accompanied by Director General of NITDA,…
- 25 Oct 2023
Moniepoint MFB Bags Rising Star Family Business Award
Dr Jumoke Oduwole, Special Adviser to the President on Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) and Investment has revealed that there are approximately 23.8 million family…
- 21 Dec 2019
Minister Commissions Research Farm @BUK
Alhaji Muhammad Sabo Nanono, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, has commissioned a modern teaching and research farm at the Centre for Dryland Agriculture (CDA), Bayero University…
- 31 Aug 2021
FCMB Partners Mercy Corps to Uplift 500,000 Farmers, Vulnerable in North East
First City Monument Bank’s (FCMB) and Mercy Corps, have announced a partnership that will ensure that about 500,000 farmers and vulnerable people in Nigeria’s North-East zone can now access farming…
- 6 Oct 2008
A case of Plantain, Passion, Paranoia in Dragon’s DenÂ
The last entrepreneur on episode 10 of Dragons Den Nigeria, Philomena Izuka came seeking 1.5 million naira in exchange for 30% equity in her fast food business -House of Plantain. Her idea was to…
- 7 Mar 2024
Unity Bank Upgrades Corpreneurship Prize Money to N16M Per Stream as 30 New Winners Emerge
In a bid to boost start-up capital and place more resources at the disposal of aspiring young entrepreneurs in Nigeria, retail lender, Unity Bank Plc has increased the prize money for winners of its…
- 10 Dec 2020
Tony Elumelu Foundation Partners EU for Economic Empowerment Transformation of African Women
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading philanthropy committed to empowering young African entrepreneurs, has announced a partnership with the European Union to identify, train, mentor…
- 9 Sept 2013
AGRF Warns of Severe Finance Gap in African Agric
The African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) has warned that a Green Revolution cannot materialise in Africa without a major concerted effort to secure financing for agricultural production. The Forum,…
- 19 Oct 2012
Cellulant Nigeria Prepares to Roll Out Mobile Money Services
Cellulant Nigeria, a mobile commerce network operator licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the company plans to rollout services in early next year and has promised to deliver world class…
- 6 Sept 2015
METROBUS Boosts Public Transportation in Lagos with 50 New Buses
In a move aimed at boosting commuter movement within and around the Lagos metropolis, leading transport service company, Metro-Serve Bus Limited, operators of METROBUS, has added fifty new buses to…
- 3 Aug 2021
Coca-Cola Foundation, IGEC Partner for Women Economic Empowerment
The Initiative for Gender Empowerment and Creativity (IGEC), which was created to inspire creativity and empower vulnerable women, has unveiled its Climate Smart Shea Processing Facility project…
- 28 Mar 2018
Avanti Gateway Earth Station Goes Live in MDXI Data Centre
MDXI data centre, a subsidiary of MainOne, has partnered with Avanti Communications Group Plc (“Avanti”), a leading British satellite operator, to host and manage the satellite operator’s in-country…
- 14 Sept 2021
Paxful and the Built with Bitcoin Foundation to Fund the Qala Fellowship
Paxful, the leading global peer-to-peer fintech platform with 2.5 million African users, announced that it will be donating to the Human Rights Foundation, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that…
- 16 Sept 2021
Releaf Secures $4.2M in Seed Funding, Grants to Drive Industrialization of Food Processing
Releaf, an agtech start-up that develops proprietary hardware and software solutions that makes African farmers and food factories more efficient and profitable, has raised $2.7 million seed funding…
- 22 Feb 2021
SystemSpecs Supports Young Innovators, Emphasizes Need for Product Differentiation
Frontline technology firm, SystemSpecs, has again, demonstrated its commitment to promoting innovation in Nigeria by its sponsorship of the UK-Nigeria Tech Hub Devcamp, a program that trains young…
- 16 Mar 2022
OnePipe, Fidelity Bank Partner to Launch PayGatePlus to Accelerate Online Payments
OnePipe, Nigerian API and embedded finance startup, has partnered with Fidelity Bank, one of Nigeria’s largest banks with an extensive network of branches to launch PayGatePlus, an enhanced version…