30 results
- 22 Dec 2023
I Am Buying a Lot of IHS Towers Stock in 2024 - Iyinoluwa Aboyeji
Iyinoluwa Aboyeji (@iaboyeji), an entrepreneur in the public interest and founding partner at Future Africa, has provoked conversation on X (formerly Twitter). His eye-opening tweet ‘I am buying a…
- 11 Nov 2020
Pantami, Dr Omobola Johnson, Aboyeji, Others to Speak at MTN’s Scholarships Event
Dr Isa Ali Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, will join Dr Omobola Johnson, Iyinoluwa Aboyeji and other seasoned professionals at MTN Foundation’s scholarships event on…
- 21 May 2023
MoMo PSB to Invest in Financial Education, Mobile Financing, to Drive Financial Inclusion
Eli Hini, CEO of MoMo PSB, says that the mobile money operator will invest in financial education, mobile device financing and other financial solutions, to bridge the financial inclusion gap in…
- 25 Feb 2026
Flutterwave Rises from Lagos Startup to Africa’s Fintech Powerhouse
Flutterwave has transformed from a modest Lagos venture into one of Africa's most valuable fintech firms, processing billions in transactions yearly across 30+ countries and 150+ currencies.…
- 26 Oct 2020
Future Africa Founder, Iyin Aboyeji on ‘The New Tycoons’ Forbes Africa Cover
Iyin Aboyeji, founder, Future Africa is on the cover for Forbes Africa’s ‘The New Tycoons’ edition, as part of the magazine’s latest cover story featuring a trio of change-makers creating value in…
- 21 Feb 2016
TechHer Unveils Empowerment Training for Women in Technology
In its bid to improve learning for women in the technology world, TechHer, a community of women who are passionate about technology has designed two events to mark the Social Media Week Lagos on the…
- 23 Mar 2017
FinTech: AFF Doles Out $50,000 for 48-Hour Hackathon
Africa Fintech Foundry , a fintech accelerator, is organizing a 48-hour hackathon titled Recode Nigeria, which comes with up to a $50,000 prize. It has the support of industry giants such as…
- 29 May 2017
Sliide Airtime’s CEO Appears in Forbes Africa’s 30 Under 30 List
Forbes Africa has printed its annual list 30 under 30 list which recognises the most promising entrepreneurs building businesses in Africa. Sliide Airtime’s CEO and Co-Founder Mr Corbyn Munnik (aged…
- 28 Aug 2017
‘Interswitch Connect’ Maiden Product Tech, Payment Conference Holds Next Month
Interswitch, Africa focused digital payments and commerce company, has announced its first Solutions Fair and Engagement platform tagged “Interswitch connect”. Brett King, Global bestselling author,…
- 2 Oct 2017
Interswitch Forum ‘Connects’ Over 2000 Tech/Payment Stakeholders
Interswitch, an Africa-focused integrated digital payments and commerce company that facilitates the electronic circulation of money and the exchange of value between individuals as well as…
- 17 Sept 2018
Lagos to Host Africa Fintech Summit for the First Time
Africa’s premier fintech event, the Africa Fintech Summit, will be held for the first time in Lagos, Nigeria, on November 8-9, 2018. This event comes on the heels of the earlier edition in Washington…
- 18 Nov 2018
Flutterwave Reiterates Commitment to Better Merchants Payment Experience
With the recent change in the top management of Flutterwave Incorporated, the company says it remains committed in the drive towards ensuring that there renewed trust and security in the Nigerian…
- 30 Nov 2016
Data Science Nigeria to Raise New Generation of Datapreneurs
Young Nigerians in their hundreds participated in the maiden workshop for the Data Science Nigeria aimed at positioning the country to benefit from the growing global importance of data and…
- 7 Nov 2019
Augmented Reality Art Show Launches to Champion Africa’s Tech Leaders
A unique African augmented reality art experience “Nyota” that showcases and celebrates 24 of Africa’s technology pioneers, has been unveiled by Co-creation Hub (CcHUB). The landmark AR exhibition…
- 1 Apr 2020
NITDA Inaugurates Advisory Committee to Help Cushion Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic
Mallam KashifuInuwa Abdullahi, director general, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has inaugurated a 10-Member Advisory Committee to advise Government on measures to be…
- 12 Nov 2015
Hotels.ng, Paga Founders Lead Other Speakers to Maiden "Startup South" Conference
Mark Essien, founder of Nigeria’s online booking portal, Hotels.ng, and Jay Anabraba, ‎co-founder of mobile payment provider, Paga, will be among the top innovators and business leaders to…
- 19 Nov 2016
Dr. Uyi, IBM's Chief Data Scientist, Headlines Nigeria's 1st Data Science Seminar
Nigeria is set to key into the fast growing Data Science sub-sector of the ICT profession with the launch of the Data Science Nigeria, a Corporate Social Responsibility project led by MTN’s Bayo…
- 21 Feb 2021
Signal Alliance Unveils Business Plan
Signal Alliance, a technology company, which started business in 1996, is set to unveil plans that will further give boost to cloud computing practice in Nigeria, ahead of its 25 years anniversary,…
- 24 May 2021
DG NITDA Charges IT Stakeholders to Disrupt the Status-Quo
Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director general National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has charged the Information Technology ecosystem stakeholders to disrupt the status quo.…
- 13 Jun 2021
Nexford Completes Pre-Series A Funding of US$10.8M
Nexford University (“the Company”), a next-generation online university based in Washington D.C., announces the successful completion of a $10.8 million Pre-Series A funding round. The capital raise…
- 14 Apr 2022
Fintech Leaders React to Flutterwave Allegations
Flutterwave, one of Africa’s largest unicorns, has been under fire on social media since allegations of insider trading, sexual harassment and perjury hit the Nigerian payment infrastructure…
- 27 Apr 2022
Africa Fintech Foundry Unveils ‘The Big Tech Show’
Africa Fintech Foundry (AFF), an initiative that aims to nurture, fund, and accelerate the growth of Tech startups in Africa has launch a television show, ‘The Big Tech Show’. The television…
- 24 Mar 2023
HouseAfrica Unveils Fraud Proof Land and Real Estate Transactions Tool, Raise $400,000
HouseAfrica, a proptech Startup providing Real Estate digitalization and transparency tools today announced the unveiling of Sytemap.com - a product which enhances confidence and eliminates fraud in…
- 10 Apr 2023
HouseAfrica Launches Real Estate Authentication Digital Platform
HouseAfrica, a proptech startup, has launched its innovative digital site, Sytemap.com that allows for instant land and real estate property authentication to detect fraud in the industry. The…
- 19 Oct 2016
Tech, Business Leaders & Startup Investors Gather in PH for StartupSouth2
The second edition of StartupSouth, an event targeted at empowering start-ups operating in South-East and South-South region, will this year feature leading technology influencers, business leaders…
- 26 Sept 2023
The Rising Stars: 7 Unicorns Shaking the African Continent
The African continent has been experiencing a surge in the number of startups that are making waves across various industries. These startups, popularly referred to as unicorns, are companies that…
- 19 May 2016
OLX Boss Presents Keynote Address @New Media Conference’16
Lola Masha, country manager for OLX Nigeria will present the keynote speech at the New Media Conference 2016. Other industry experts like: Chude Jideonwo, Adaora Mbelu, Ono Bello, Audu Maikori,…
- 27 Sept 2024
AFC Partners Itana for the Creation of Africa’s First Digital Economic Zone
Itana, Nigeria’s first licensed digital economic zone management company, and Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, have agreed to jointly…
- 12 Oct 2025
IHS Nigeria Champions a Prosperous Nigeria through Digital Inclusion at NES #31
IHS Nigeria, a leading provider of shared communications infrastructure services, had a prominent presence at the 31st Nigerian Economic Summit (NES #31), reinforcing its position as a key driver of…
- 24 Mar 2019
Facebook Partners UNODC, AfricaTeenGeeks to Bring Hackathon4Justice to Lagos
As part of efforts designed to spark creativity in young people while pushing their coding capabilities, Facebook has partnered with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and…