30 results
- 1 Feb 2026
Alakija's Flourish Africa Provides N300m Grants for Women Entrepreneurs
Flourish Africa, a women-focused empowerment initiative founded by Apostle Folorunsho Alakija, has rolled out N300m in grants for women entrepreneurs across the country, following a rigorous national…
- 24 Oct 2022
Flourish Ventures Launches Africa-Focused Pre-Seed Investment Platform Madica
Flourish Ventures, a global venture capital firm investing in mission-driven fintech entrepreneurs, has announced the launch of affiliate Madica, a structured investment program for pre-seed stage…
- 22 Nov 2023
A Narrative of Nigeria’s Cultural Flourish in the Tech Age
By Mercy Tartsea Anshase and Osamuyime Igbinadolor In the delicate choreography of Nigeria’s diverse cultural ballet, technology emerges as an unexpected but graceful partner, twirling tradition into…
- 6 May 2025
Navigating the Maze: Solutions for Nigeria's Flourishing Foodtech Industry
By Diana Tenebe, Chief Operating Officer, Foodstuff Store Nigeria's foodtech sector holds immense promise to transform our nation's food production, distribution, and consumption systems. However,…
- 18 Nov 2018
Telcos Flourish, Subscribers Suffer
Many old adages have mentioned that the customer is the king of the business. It has also been agreed time and time again that the customer is the object, subject and the reason for every business.…
- 7 Mar 2019
New Venture Firm Focuses on Impact Fintech, Spins Off from Omidyar Network
The Financial Inclusion Initiative at Omidyar Network announced it has spun off to launch Flourish, a new venture firm focused on backing entrepreneurs whose innovations are helping people across the…
- 18 Mar 2024
Nigerian fintech Zone raises $8.5M seed to scale its decentralized payment infrastructure
Zone, Africa’s fast-growing payment infrastructure company (the “Company”), has raised $8.5 million in an oversubscribed seed funding round led by reputable VC firms Flourish Ventures and TLcom…
- 10 Jun 2017
IT Outsourcing Can Grow Economy by 10%, Create 1m Jobs- Shittu
e-Government Master Plan presently before the Federal Executive Council for approval to serve as the national working document will also guide the process for unleashing flourishing outsourcing…
- 17 Apr 2024
Kaspersky Warns of Data Stealers Hunting for User Credentials
As the malware development market continues to flourish with new stealers such as Lumma, for the last three years Redline still remains the dominant data-stealing malware used by cybercriminals. More…
- 11 Jun 2024
IHS Nigeria, NSCDC’s synergy on protection of critical national assets and infrastructure
By Lere Ojedokun A secure environment is essential for political, economic and social activities to flourish in every society. It enables the government to focus on formulation of policies that can…
- 12 Jun 2017
Telcos Face Distress as Operational Challenges Worsen
Telecommunications operators in the country once seen as flourishing are today battling to survive due to unfavourable economic policies been implemented by the government. The situation has forced…
- 20 Apr 2014
Revealed! How Asian Vendor Helped Kill Starcomms
Starcomms Plc, the once flourishing code division multiple access (CDMA) operator, was experiencing excruciating difficulties in its operations. The company owners searched frantically for a way to…
- 18 Aug 2008
Fake Courier Firms Rake in N6bn
Illegal courier operators are flourishing with an estimated N6 billion tax free earnings annually, a special Nigeria CommunicationsWeek investigation has shown. The scale of activities of the…
- 12 Jan 2020
Founder Institute, SheProfitsAfrica Partner to Support Early-Stage Female-Founded Companies
The Founder Institute, the world’s largest pre-seed startup accelerator, and SheProfitsAfrica, an organization providing information and opportunities to help women flourish and contribute to…
- 10 Jun 2026
Senate Moves to Regulate Crypto Sector, Seeks Investor Protection
Senate has passed the Virtual Asset Service Providers Regulation Bill, 2026 for its second reading, marking a major legislative step toward establishing a comprehensive legal framework for the…
- 1 Apr 2024
Sterling Bank, EAS Empower SMEs on Sustainable Exports
Sterling Bank Limited, has partnered with Export and Sell Nigeria Limited (EAS) to propel small and medium-scale enterprise (SME) operators into the realm of scaleable exports. The collaboration…
- 17 Apr 2023
CloudClinic Unveils Cloud-based Healthcare Solution in Lagos.
CloudClinic Limited (CCL), a digital healthcare service company, has launched its cloud-based healthcare solution called CloudClinic to facilitate virtual consultation between patients and licensed…
- 28 Apr 2022
Paxful says Nigeria Crypto Trade in 2021 Stands @ $760m
A cryptocurrency trading platform, Paxful, has said Nigeria is the largest crypto-trading country in Africa with a trading volume worth over $760m in 2021. In a statement, the firm said that in the…
- 14 Dec 2018
Court Unfreezes Pinnacle Account, Counsels Anti-Graft Agencies
Nnamdi Dimgba, Federal High Court Judge has ordered Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) to unfreeze the account of Pinnacle Communications Limited and counselled anti-corruption agencies…
- 12 Dec 2016
NiRA Ponders on Enabling MSMEs, Online Biz & .ng Domain Growth
The place of Micros, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in employment generation and wealth creation translating into poverty reduction are well recognised and acknowledged especially in a…
- 9 Jun 2015
Global ICT Policy Community Meets for Top International Regulatory Event
Some 400 senior international policy makers from the world’s information and communication technology (ICT) regulatory authorities and leading tech companies are meeting in Gabon this week to discuss…
- 29 Jan 2016
The Economist, UK Newspaper Calls Jonathan “an Ineffectual Buffoon”
The Economist , an English-language weekly newspaper owned by the Economist Group, has described Nigeria’s former president Goodluck Jonathan “an ineffectual buffoon”. In an article titled “Nigeria’s…
- 26 Sept 2017
Moving Up Course of Entrepreneurship, Mixture of Bile & Honey- Okere
Mr. Austin Okere, country manager, the founder of Computer Warehouse Group Plc; Banke Alawaye, Praekelt, were some of the key players in the Nigerian telecom ecosystem who attended the September 2017…
- 4 Feb 2019
Why Being a Multi-Skilled Product Manager is Crucial for Success in Today's Business Environment
By Akintunde Opawole, a Product Management Expert In today's fast-paced and competitive business world, being a multi-skilled product manager can be a game-changer. Product managers are responsible…
- 3 Apr 2013
Shell to Shut Plundered Nigeria Oil Pipeline
Shell plans to temporarily shut a key oil pipeline in southern Nigeria later this month to repair damage caused by oil thieves, leading to a cut of around 150,000 barrels per day, the company said…
- 4 Sept 2014
Sidmach, NERDC Launch e-Curriculum Portal
In a bid to help lift-up the Nigerian education system to the mainstream of global digital revolution, Sidmach Technologies Nigeria Limited in partnership with the National Educational Research and…
- 16 Jul 2014
IBM SmartCamps Initiative for African IT Entrepreneurs Begins
The IBM SmartCamps program which kicked off in Nairobi, Kenya this week will begin in Lagos tomorrow, as part of IBM's Global Entrepreneur initiative, designed to stimulate innovation and build…
- 27 Mar 2013
Multichoice Becomes Lead Sponsor of BFMA Conference & Exhibition
Multichoice Kenya has announced that it will be taking up lead sponsorship for Broadcast, Film and Music Africa (BFMA) conference, a popular creative content and electronic broadcasting event in East…
- 16 Sept 2014
EFCC Arrests 2 for $7.9m Scam on Investors
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it has arrested two suspected fraudsters who allegedly defrauded a foreign investor of the sum of $7.9 million. The fraudsters: Mr.…
- 14 May 2012
State of Emergency: Growing Army of Half-Baked Graduates
The future of over 80,000 computer science students in the county look bleak unless something urgent is done to underpin the educational curriculum and halt the spiraling decay in the system, Nigeria…