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- 21 Mar 2019
NITDA says Only 4.7% of Nigerian Govt. Institutions Use IT Effectively
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has criticised government institutions for underutilising enterprise technology saying only 4.7 per cent of federal institutions use IT…
- 1 Mar 2026
Capelli Institute Commits to Advancing Trichology in Nigeria
Capelli Institute of Trichology has committed to advancing trichology practice in Nigeria, even as she graduated new set of trichology professional. Dr. Daisy Obiano, founder of the institute, stated…
- 14 Dec 2020
Founder Institute Announces Pacer Ventures as Residence Investor for its African Accelerators
Founder Institute (FI), the world's largest pre-seed startup accelerator, has announced Pacer Ventures as 'Investor in Residence' for the Founder Institute's African Accelerator program. As part of…
- 18 Dec 2019
Wande Adalemo Announced as Lead Director for Founder Institute Lagos
Good times it appears for the leadership of the Founder Institute , Lagos Chapter as barely a month after elevating one of the Institute’s Director, Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata Jnr., to the position of…
- 23 Feb 2021
Founder Institute Opens Applications for Startup Accelerator in Abuja
The Founder Institute, the world's largest pre-seed accelerator, announced today that its upcoming Abuja Virtual 2021 program is now accepting applications. The Founder Institute is designed to help…
- 24 Aug 2021
Nisir Microfinance Institution Goes Live in 70 Days on ICS BANKS
Nisir Microfinance Institution (Nisir MFI), an innovative and growing microfinance institution in Ethiopia, has successfully gone live, in a record time of 70 days, on ICS BANKS from ICS Financial…
- 15 Mar 2018
FIIRO seeks Partnership with Research Institutes, Universities
Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Oshodi (FIIRO) says Nigeria needs a paradigm shift from a consuming nation to a producing nation through collaborative efforts between research institutes…
- 2 Jul 2025
Bitget Launches Institutional Services to Empower Fintech Innovation
Bitget has launched its institutional services in Nigeria, offering fintech companies a robust platform to build innovative solutions on top of Bitget’s suite of institutional-grade offerings. Gracy…
- 12 Jun 2018
Unilorin Gets 2018 Tertiary Institution Website Award Nomination
The University of Ilorin, Kwara, has been nominated for the 2018 Award of “Best Tertiary Institution website/Portal’’ Category. Dr Folaranmi Olowoleni, Registrar of the institution, disclosed this on…
- 31 Mar 2017
Austin Okere to Speak At The 22nd World Bank Institute Conference
Austin Okere, the founder of Computer Warehouse Group (CWG) Plc, will be speaking at the 22nd World Conference of Banking Institutes (WCBI) which will be hosted by The Chartered Institute of Bankers…
- 11 Jun 2021
Ecobank Nigeria Pledges More Support, Collaboration with Bankers Institute
Patrick Akinwuntan, the managing director, Ecobank Nigeria has pledged more support and collaboration with the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), the umbrella body of all bank workers…
- 19 Mar 2019
Founder Institute Launches Newest Chapter in Lagos
The Founder Institute, world’s premier idea-stage accelerator and startup launch program has officially launched its newest chapter in Lagos. Speaking at the launch, Wande Adalemo CEO, Wave3 Wireless…
- 1 Dec 2023
Zenith Bank Signs Mou With Cfa Institute to Develop Finance and Investment Professionals
Zenith Bank Plc has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute to promote efforts and activities that support the formation, training, and…
- 21 Feb 2020
Silicon Valley-based Founder Institute Launches Newest Chapter in Abuja
The Founder Institute, the world’s largest pre-seed accelerator, has announced that it is officially launching its newest chapter in Abuja, Nigeria. With plans to run two semesters annually, the…
- 8 May 2020
Founder Institute and AWEP Nigeria Partner to Support Early-Stage Female-Founded Companies
The Founder Institute, the world’s largest pre-seed startup accelerator and African Women Entrepreneurship Programme, an outreach, education, and engagement initiative that targets African women…
- 10 Aug 2020
Founder Institute Lagos Partners ǼLEX to Support Early-Stage Startups
The Founder Institute, world’s largest pre-seed startup accelerator, and ǼLEX an innovative full-service law firm have agreed to collaborate in helping early-stage startups currently enrolled at the…
- 2 Oct 2016
Lack of Funds Threaten Bandwidth Availability in Tertiary Institutions
Tertiary institutions and research centres in the country are still facing bandwidth challenges in spite of interventions by government and some organizations to ensure that they it is made available…
- 14 May 2020
Founder Institute, Enye Inc Partner to Support Early-Stage Founders with Technical Resources
The Founder Institute, world’s largest pre-seed accelerator program and Enye Inc, nonprofit talent accelerator believe that technology can play a significant role, in alleviating social, political…
- 19 Mar 2020
Founder Institute Lagos, Benchmac and Ince Partner to Support Early-Stage Startups
The Founder Institute, the world’s largest pre-seed startup accelerator, and Benchmac & Ince, a bespoke law firm have agreed to collaborate in helping early-stage startups currently enrolled at…
- 12 Apr 2018
Cloud-based Toolset Enables 30% Growth of Financial Institutions in West Africa - Oradian
Microfinance institutions, microfinance banks and Cooperative Societies in West Africa using Oradian’s cloud-based toolset have the potential to grow by more than 30% per year by becoming more…
- 20 Feb 2025
USPF hands over Emerging Tech Centre to Ogun State Institute of Technology
The Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has handed over a new Information and Communication Technology (ICT) project to Ogun State Institute of…
- 15 Mar 2020
SEC Capital Market Institute Expands Operations
Nigerian Capital Market Institute (NCMI) is to operate from three centres in Nigeria in a bid to providing excellent capital market education to stakeholders which will help deepen the Nigerian…
- 16 Jun 2024
AfDB Appoints Dr. Eric Kehinde Ogunleye as Director of African Development Institute
African Development Bank has appointed Dr. Eric Kehinde Ogunleye, a seasoned macroeconomist, as Director of the African Development Institute, effective June 1, 2024. Ogunleye, a Nigerian national,…
- 31 May 2019
Founder Institute Cohort Class Begins June 6, Sets to Train Entrepreneurs
The Founder Institute (FI) a startup launch program that provides an intensive step-by-step curriculum for anyone who desires to build an impactful company, with help from some highly experienced…
- 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…
- 11 Mar 2020
Founder Institute, Semicolon Partner to Provide Early-Stage Startups with Technical Resources
The Founder Institute, world’s largest pre-seed accelerator program, and Semicolon, an organisation turning Africa’s vibrant youth population into an army of technologists – software developers,…
- 25 Jul 2021
Alabraba, ALMPO Chairman Joins The ASPEN Institute’s Finance Leaders Fellowship
The Association of Licensed Mobile Payment Operators (ALMPO) has announced that its chairman, Jay Alabraba has been selected to join the Aspen Institute’s Finance Leaders Fellowship. Alabraba will…
- 9 May 2019
Founder Institute Announces Fellowship Candidates
The Founder Institute (FI) world’s premier idea-stage accelerator and startup launch program has announced its first Founder fellowship awards in the country. In a statement released on…
- 5 Nov 2019
Courier and Logistics Management Institute Inducts over 100 Professionals at 2019 Int’l Investiture
Courier and Logistics Management Institute (CLMI), has announced plans to induct over 100 professionals including Fellows, Members, Associate- Members and Student-Members, at the 2019 International…
- 26 Nov 2019
Founder Institute Elevates CFA to Regional Director
Founder Institute , a Silicon Valley based pre-seed Accelerator has elevated Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata Jnr. ‘CFA', to the position of Regional Director. CFA's appointment is coming, barely, less than a…