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- 17 Nov 2019
Giwa-Tubosun, Nigerian Wins $250K Jack Ma Grant
Temie Giwa-Tubosun, CEO of LifeBank, has won $250,000 grant from the Jack Ma Foundation, at the foundation’s maiden Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI) ,which held in Accra, Ghana, at the…
- 6 Apr 2020
Jack Ma Foundation’s ANPI Launches Search for “Africa’s Business Heroes” 2020
The Jack Ma Foundation has officially launched the second edition of the “Africa’s Business Heroes” (ABH) prize competition with applications now open to African entrepreneurs from all 54 African…
- 14 Oct 2019
Four Nigerians Make Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative Top 10 Finalists List
The Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI) has identified the top 10 finalists for its grand finale event taking place in Accra, Ghana on 16 November 2019. Among them are four Nigerian…
- 14 Nov 2019
Alibaba, Chinese Ecommerce Giant to Support 4 Nigerian Techprenuers
Mr. Jack Ma, China’s second richest man and founder of Alibaba, said his Alibaba Group will support four technology entrepreneurs in Nigeria, among the 10 to be supported in Africa. He did not…
- 21 Nov 2021
PraxiLabs’ Khadija Elbedweihy Emerges Winner of 2021 Africa’s Business Heroes
Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH), a flagship philanthropic programme established by the Jack Ma Foundation to help foster an inclusive and vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem in Africa, has announced its…
- 30 Aug 2020
Ekeh, Zinox Boss Urges FG to Make Oct 1, 2020 Nigeria’s Tech Independence Day
Leo Stan Ekeh, chairman, Zinox Group, has called on the Federal Government to declare October 1st 2020 Nigeria’s technology independence day. He made this call in a recent virtual chat with…
- 27 Nov 2020
The PTF Collaboration Model Mitigating COVID-19 in Nigeria
By Chido Nwakanma There is a long list of organizations and individuals that have been “supporting Nigeria’s emergency response to COVID-19”. Their assistance speaks to the various collaborations and…
- 16 Sept 2021
Spontaneous Deregulation Tests Regulatory Gaps on Digital Platforms
By Austin Okere There is a perfect storm brewing between Regulators and Technology Platforms. Regulators should ordinarily be one of the most critical enablers of a society. Austin Okere They,…
- 15 Nov 2021
DrugStoc Secures $4.4M in Series A Funding to Expand Access to Quality Pharmaceuticals in Africa
Healthtech startup, DrugStoc has raised USD 4.4 million in Series A funding to expand access to quality medicines while providing sustainable supply chain financing for healthcare providers in…
- 9 Dec 2022
ThriveAgric Emerges 2022 Global Winner of Visa Everywhere Initiative
Thrive Agric, a fintech providing smallholder farmers access to finance, insights and distribution was crowned 2022 winner of the Visa Everywhere Initiative (VEI) – a global open innovation program…
- 25 Mar 2016
Yudala: Truly a Revolution
J.P. Adekunle is optimistic that the rise of composite retail chain Yudala holds positive ramifications for the Nigerian economy Eminent Greek philosopher and poet Nikos Kazantzakis must have had in…
- 6 Mar 2023
How Bellafricana is Supporting Creative Entrepreneurs in Nigeria & Africa
Bellafricana has opened its tech-enabled community as a FREE platform to support creative entrepreneurs in the fashion, arts & craft, beauty, home & living, food produce & snacks…
- 22 Sept 2017
UNGA: Dangote Targets 1m Nigerian Women Via Biometric Data, Mobile Banking
Michael Bloomberg has inaugurated its first Global Business Forum with an astounding line up of global innovators, including Aliko Dangote, Africa's richest man, Nigerian industrialist. Meanwhile,…
- 6 Jun 2018
eCommerce and the Nigerian Amazon
For long muted on Wall Street, the signal is now clear. Amazon, global e-commerce giant, is on the verge of not only overtaking Apple as the world’s most valuable company but the first company…
- 7 May 2020
Access Bank: Between fact and fiction
By Jackson Ugbechie One noble attribute of the average African is that he or she seeks opportunity to do good. The African man is his brother’s keeper. This finds strong expression in an Igbo adage:…
- 6 Apr 2020
Chain Reactions Nigeria Wins Prestigious SABRE Awards
Chain Reactions Nigeria, one of the country’s leading Public Relations and Integrated Communications Consulting firms, and Exclusive Nigerian Affiliate and West Africa’s Partner of Edelman, the…