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- 24 Oct 2018
TechCrunch Returns to Africa With Startup Battlefield
TechCrunch Startup Battlefield in partnership with Facebook, returns to Africa in 2018, featuring panels and keynotes with high-powered industry leaders such as Omobola Johnson, senior partner at…
- 13 Oct 2015
PwC at Workshop Identifies Journalists’ Key Roles in Sectorial Reportage
The PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) network, in recognition of the place of the media, generally and, journalism in particular, in entrenching good governance, sustenance of democracy, and ensuring a…
- 18 Mar 2014
GSMA, Telcos Partner to Improve Mobile Access across Africa
Senior leaders from eight major mobile operator groups, covering 551 million mobile connections across Africa and the Middle East, plan to cooperate on network infrastructure sharing initiatives that…
- 5 Sept 2016
OIIE to Host StartUP Friday 5th Edition in Lagos, Ycombinator to Attend
The fifth edition of StartUP Friday programme of the Office for ICT Innovation and Entrepreneurship (OIIE), a subsidiary of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has been…
- 31 Oct 2019
TLcom Hosts Africa Female Founder Summit in Lagos
TLcom Capital, the Africa-focussed venture capital firm, on Tuesday held its inaugural Africa Tech Female Founder Summit. Launched to build a collaborative network of Africa’s female tech founders,…
- 5 Feb 2020
TLcom Closes TIDE Africa Fund at $71M
TLcom, the Africa-focused Venture Capital firm, has announces it has secured an additional $31M for its TIDE Africa Fund, bringing its Sub Saharan Africa (SSA)-focused fund to $71mn. The latest…
- 18 Nov 2021
Stakeholders Seek Strong Law to Regulate Fintech
Stakeholders in the business and justice sector have advocated for a strong law to regulate new innovations in Fintech to safeguard citizens and growing investments in the sector. Speaking at the…
- 27 Jun 2022
TLcom Capital Appoints Eloho Omame as Partner
TLcom, the Africa-focused venture capital firm, has appointed Eloho Omame as a Partner, bolstering its capabilities as it ramps up deployment of TIDE Africa Fund II, its new $150mn pan-African tech…
- 27 Jan 2023
AfricInvest Invests in Nigerian Retail Store
A pan-African asset management company, AfricInvest, has taken a minority stake in a Nigerian retail store, Justrite. This was contained in a statement dated January 25, 2022. Through its partnership…
- 31 Jul 2014
PwC Increases Investment to Accelerate Africa Growth Opportunities
PwC has announced it is increasing its investment in Africa and building closer links between PwC UK and PwC Africa, to meet increased demand for professional services as trade activity between the…
- 27 Jul 2026
AI Investment Gap Threatens Africa's Future Growth
Africa risks falling behind in the global artificial intelligence (AI) economy, unless governments and the private sector rapidly increase investment in digital infrastructure, data capabilities and…
- 2 Jul 2019
Phillips Consulting Holds Annual Digital Learning Roundtable
Phillips Consulting will, on the 3rd of July 2019, hold its annual digital learning roundtable. This year’s event will expand the conversation on digital transformation with a focus on how…
- 25 Feb 2026
KPMG Strengthens Africa Leadership to Support Long‑term Growth Across the Continent
KPMG has appointed Tola Adeyemi as Chief Executive Officer for KPMG one Africa, alongside the addition of Professor Olayinka David‑West and Dr. George Njenga as independent members of the Africa…
- 11 Oct 2017
Andela Raises $40m to Connect Africa’s Engineering Talent into Global Technology Ecosystem
Andela, the company that builds high-performing engineering teams with Africa’s most talented software developers, has announced that the company has secured $40M in Series C funding. The…
- 10 Nov 2016
PEWIN Expands Its Africa Presence to Nigeria
The Private Equity Women Investor Network (PEWIN), a global networking organization for senior women in private equity, with chapters in the US, Europe, Africa and Asia, has now expanded to Nigeria,…
- 24 Jan 2019
Technology Experts set to Discuss Digital Transformation at Nerds Unite Conference
Over 500 of Africa’s most innovative technology minds, from 200 companies and 10 countries will convene in Lagos, Nigeria on February 8, 2019 for the annual Nerds Unite conference, a tech event…
- 27 Nov 2025
IHS Nigeria Commits to National Security @ the Unveiling of the NCTC Strategic Plan
IHS Nigeria, the country’s leading communications infrastructure provider and a subsidiary of the IHS Towers Group, joined senior government officials, security leaders, members of the diplomatic…
- 24 Oct 2022
Meta selects Ad Dynamo as Meta’s Authorised Sales Partner in Nigeria
Ad Dynamo and Meta have announced that the two companies will collaborate in Nigeria under the Meta Authorized Sales Partner (MASP) Program. L-R:Tintin Imevbore, Managing Director, Ad Dynamo by…
- 25 Jan 2021
TLcom Leads $6mn Series A Fund in Pula
Pula, an African InsureTech service provider startup that specializes in digital and agricultural insurance to derisk millions of smallholder farmers across Africa, has closed a $6mn Series A fund…
- 19 Dec 2019
Fintechs Charged to Drive Borderless Trade in Africa
The business community in Nigeria and players in the Fintech sector have been charged to take advantage of the opportunities that abound in the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) by…
- 3 Feb 2015
Oviosu, Paga Boss Decries Absence of Secured Online Payment in Africa
Tayo Oviosu, founder and CEO of Paga, Nigeria’s fastest growing payments service, has said that the absence of secured and simple means of payment over the internet is one of the key issues that is…
- 17 Nov 2016
Lagos Gears for Mobile explosion @ Yudala Zero Gravity Concert
The cosmopolitan city of Lagos, Nigeria’s entertainment and commercial nerve-centre, is set to witness an evening of mega praise, divine upliftment and powerful exhortations to God, as Yudala Zero…
- 11 Apr 2014
EFCC Arrests Suspected Counterfeit Software Resell Haven
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has arrested another suspect, Arewa Systems Limited, in Ikeja area of Lagos who also specializes in the production of High Quality Counterfeit…
- 16 Jun 2023
Norfund Strengthens Footprint in Nigeria to Drive Sustainable Economic Growth
The Norwegian Investment Fund for developing countries, Norfund, recently organized its first stakeholder event in Nigeria which hosted key players across multiple industries in the private sector to…
- 4 Sept 2015
Vice President Osinbajo Welcomes PPP Summit on Critical Infrastructure
Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), Vice President of Nigeria, has given his support to the forthcoming 2015 Nigeria Infrastructure Public Private Partnership Summit billed for the Federal…
- 16 Dec 2017
Ekeh, Zinox Boss Declares Access Bank Ready for Digital Disruption
Leo Stan Ekeh, serial digital entrepreneur and chairman, Zinox Group, has declared that foremost financial institution, Access Bank Plc. is eminently equipped to take advantage of the impending…
- 23 Sept 2020
Mastercard Announces Fintech Express to Empower MEA Fintechs to Launch and Expand Rapidly
Mastercard has launched Fintech Express in the Middle East and Africa (MEA), a program designed to facilitate emerging fintechs’ launch and expansion. Leveraging the power of partnerships and…
- 7 Oct 2021
TLcom Announces 3rd Africa Tech Female Founder Summit
TLcom Capital, the Africa-focussed venture capital firm, has officially announced the launch of the 2021 Africa Tech Female Founder Summit, which will be held virtually on Wednesday 13th October…
- 21 Apr 2021
Okra Secures $3.5M Seed Round Led by Susa Ventures
Nigerian fintech platform and Open Finance (API Economy) pioneers, Okra, have secured a $3.5m Seed raise. The round was led by US-based Susa Ventures, with participation from existing investors TLcom…
- 9 Oct 2020
TLcom Announces Second Africa Tech Female Founder Summit
TLcom Capital, the Africa-focussed venture capital firm, has officially announced the launch of its second Africa Tech Female Founder Summit, which will be held virtually on Tuesday 27th October…