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- 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…
- 19 Nov 2020
Founder Institute Lagos Opens Application for Cohort IV
Founder Institute, the world’s largest pre-seed startup accelerator based in Silicon Valley with chapters across 220 cities around the world has opened its portal for cohort IV. In Nigeria, FI…
- 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…
- 15 Feb 2016
Alcatel IDOL 3 Enters Nigerian Market
Alcatel Onetouch has announced the availability of the IDOL 3 smartphone in the Nigerian market. According to Nick Imudia, Regional Director, Alcatel Onetouch, Nigeria and Central Africa, the…
- 6 Jul 2021
Founder Institute to Showcase New Portfolio Companies from Africa
Founder Institute, the world's largest pre-seed accelerator, will be showcasing some of the graduating companies from its accelerators in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa. This is the first…
- 6 Aug 2020
LCCI Partners Founder Institute to Support the Launch of More Tech Startups
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI), has entered into partnership with the Founder Institute, world’s largest pre-seed accelerator program, to see the berthing of new technology…
- 27 Oct 2025
Airtel Africa Foundation Partners ITU, RISA & Cisco to Boost Digital Skills Development in Rwanda
Airtel Africa Foundation has partnered on a Joint Initiative with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Rwanda Information Society Authority (RISA) and Cisco on capacity and digital skills…
- 21 Dec 2020
Founder Institute Lagos Cohort IV Begins February 2021
The Lagos ecosystem remains the role model ecosystem for the African continent. To this end, Founder Institute Lagos, in partnership with Stanbic IBTC, continues to support the launching of more…
- 4 Apr 2023
IFC, Bank of Africa Group Deepen Partnership to Boost SME Financing in Africa
To support economic activity and job creation in 10 countries across sub-Saharan Africa, IFC announced an investment in a risk-sharing facility for the Bank of Africa Group (BOA) that will ease…
- 17 Jun 2020
Stanbic IBTC Founder Institute Lagos Opens Application for Cohort III
Stanbic IBTC Founder Institute Lagos which launched in the 4th Quarter of 2018 has since then, churned out over 40 companies through its first two cohorts, is now set to receive and review…
- 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…
- 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…
- 23 Mar 2022
Seven Ways to Keep your Smart Home Devices out of the Hands of Hackers
Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd., a leading provider of cybersecurity solutions globally, has seven tips to help Africans keep their smart home devices out of the hands of hackers. In an…
- 13 Jan 2022
Nigerian Businesses Record 2,308 Cyber Attacks Weekly - Report
Worldwide, the number of attacks experienced per business each week is 870 on average – alarmingly, in Nigeria, this weekly figure is 2 308 across all industry sectors collectively. The more-granular…
- 3 Jul 2020
Founder Institute Lagos holds Velocity Mini Today
Entrepreneurship is believed to be one of the ways to get the African continent on the fast lane of development. This is coupled with the fact that the continent has a large population of young…
- 11 Feb 2016
Alcatel Onetouch Award-winning IDOL 3 Smartphone Enters Nigeria
Alcatel Onetouch has announced the availability of the IDOL 3 smartphone in the Nigerian market. The award-winning flagship product delivers an excellent Android experience with a 5.5inch display…
- 25 Oct 2012
Visafone, RIM Unveil 1st CDMA BlackBerry Services
Visafone Communications Limited, Nigeria’s leading code division multiple access (CDMA) service provider, and Research In Motion (RIM), Canada-based makers of BlackBerry smartphones have inked a deal…
- 22 Jul 2020
Facebook’s Connectivity Investments to Grow Africa’s Economy by $57B in the next Five Years
Facebook has released findings from The Impact of Facebook’s Connectivity Initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa, a study conducted by Analysys Mason that highlights how Facebook investments in…
- 13 Oct 2023
MediaTek, Airtel Nigeria Intensify Collaboration to Bolster Mobile Connectivity in Nigeria
MediaTek, a global leader in semiconductor industry together with Airtel Nigeria, a leading telecommunications service provider, briefed the local media on Thursday on their collaborative efforts, to…
- 10 Jun 2024
African Development Bank, Intel to Train Millions in AI
The African Development Bank and technology firm Intel have partnered to reshape Africa's digital ecosystem, with the goal of training 3 million Africans and 30,000 government officials in artificial…
- 17 Oct 2023
AU Pushes Countries to Increase Broadband Penetration
The African Union (AU) has urged member countries to create strategies and policies aimed at providing citizens with internet connectivity. With Africa still falling behind in broadband access, the…
- 18 Oct 2019
Broadband for All in Africa to Gulp $100-billion - Report
To achieve universal broadband access, African countries will need to bring about 1.1 billion more people online Less than a third of Africa's population has access to broadband connectivity and…
- 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…
- 3 Jun 2019
NOTAP, Medallion Call for Adoption of Latest Technology Trend to Boost Tourism Business
The National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) and Medallion Communications Limited have advocated for the deployment of technology in the nation’s tourism and travel space as a…
- 22 Oct 2020
BCX Nigeria Promises Quality Service with New Brand Identity
BCX Nigeria, a technology solution provider said it has concluded all arrangements to reposition the company for better service quality, as it plans to rebrand the company by next month. Mr. Ayo…
- 1 Aug 2013
Microsoft Reiterates Commitment to Partner FG on ICT Development
Microsoft Nigeria, devices and services giant, has reiterated the company’s commitment to collaborating with the Federal Government of Nigeria and other stakeholders in the IT industry to put…
- 28 Nov 2018
Facebook, CcHub Launch an Online Youth Safety Programme in Secondary Schools
Facebook has announced it has teamed up with Co-Creation Hub (CcHub) and Junior Achievement Nigeria to launch an Online Safety Programme for students in Nigerian secondary schools across the country…
- 25 May 2015
Glo Launches First Airport Ultra high Speed Wi-Fi with FAAN
Globacom, has launched the country’s first ever comprehensive airport Wi-Fi facility in collaboration with the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). With this development, passengers and…