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- 8 Jul 2016
Naspers Struggles to Run Internet Businesses in Nigeria
Naspers, the most valuable company in Africa, has once again been defeated by an internet business in Nigeria. WeChat, the free messaging and calling app managed in Africa by Naspers has closed its…
- 9 Sept 2015
Spinlet Supports Nigerian Entertainment Awards
The largest provider of quality music on the go in Africa has supported the Nigerian Entertainment Awards, NEA by hosting an exclusive gala for stakeholders in the Diaspora. The Spinlet and NEA…
- 14 Dec 2021
Top 5 Influential African Women in Tech You Should Know
Africa is home to some of the world's most influential women who are breaking boundaries in various industries. From technology to entrepreneurship, these women have been making waves and inspiring…
- 22 Jun 2018
MEST Marks 10 Years of Supporting African Entrepreneurs
Pan-African entrepreneurial training program, seed fund, and incubator MEST, has closed its third successful MEST Africa Summit, which saw leading entrepreneurs, investors and corporate executives…
- 16 May 2017
IBM Research Focuses On Big Data to Tackle SDGs in Africa
As the world today, May 17, 2017 observe ‘World Telecommunication and Information Society Day’ with the theme “Big Data for Big Impact.” ITU and the members are exploring how Big Data can help solve…
- 20 Oct 2021
CBN Tightens Control of Identity Database to Check Fraud
Online payments reached record heights in Nigeria in the third quarter of 2020, when the value of transactions increased to $116 billion from $68.3 billion in the same period in 2019. But this…
- 5 Jun 2018
MTN Makes History with Mobile Money-Based IPO in Ghana
MTN, Africa’s largest telecoms operator is going public in Ghana with its initial public offering (IPO) which will run from May 31 till July 31. The IPO is the largest ever undertaken in Ghana…
- 8 Nov 2022
Improving the Startup Environment with Nigerian Startup Act
By Lere Ojedokun On October 19, 2022, the Nigerian technology and innovation space, and in particular the tech-enabled startup ecosystem received a major boost when President Muhammadu Buhari signed…
- 26 Oct 2019
Meet Some Of The Speakers For AfriLabs Annual Gathering 2019
The AfriLabs Annual gathering is, the largest pan-African summit of tech innovation hubs and stakeholders, from across Africa and the diaspora, scheduled to take place from the 28th - 30th October…
- 22 Feb 2018
DStv Rules as TSTV, Others Chase Shadows
Over the past decade, various pay TV newcomers have tried to take on DStv, the digital satellite service owned by Multichoice, an arm of South African media giant, Naspers. It is in a battle…
- 15 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…