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- 13 May 2016
Singularity Investments Invests in Mobile Advertising Start-Up, Sliide Airtime
Singularity Investments announces today that it has invested an undisclosed sum into Sliide Airtime, a mobile advertising technology start-up that gives consumers free airtime in return for engaging…
- 19 Apr 2016
Asoko Insight Announces Singularity Investments as New Investor
Asoko Insight (‘Asoko’), the leading provider of corporate information on African growth markets, on Tuesday announced the successful conclusion of a strategic investment from Singularity Investments…
- 5 Jun 2016
#Biztorials Holds Handout/Chat with Lexi from Singularity Investment
‎Biztorials has disclosed readiness to hold a Hangout chat with Lexi Novitske, the principal investment officer, Singularity Investments. Uche Aniche, confirmed to Nigeria ComunicationsWeek…
- 1 Feb 2016
#StartupSouth: Singularity Invest, What Investors Want
In 2011, Lexi Novitske moved to Nigeria from the United States believing that the country held immense untapped potential with an under-penetrated consumer population, expanding infrastructure and…
- 23 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…
- 12 Aug 2018
Mines Secures $13M Series A to Grow Digital Credit Platform for Emerging Markets
Mines, a fintech startup re-inventing credit in emerging markets, has closed a Series A round of $13M led by The Rise Fund, a global fund managed by TPG Growth. Also participating are Velocity…
- 16 Oct 2016
NCC, Swiss Embassy, Top Speakers Line Up for Nigeria Innovation Summit
Professor Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman and chief executive officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC); Yves Nicolet, Consul General Switzerland in Lagos, Nigeria;…
- 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…
- 25 Apr 2017
XL Africa to Boosts Investment in Digital Start-ups
The World Bank Group, through its newly launched XL Africa programme, will help 20 selected digital start-ups attract early stage capital between $250 000 and $1.5 million. XL Africa is a five-month…
- 9 Sept 2017
Investors, Tech Influencers to Gather in Aba for #Startupsouth3
Aba, popularly known as ‘the Enyimba City’, will on November 9, 2017 play host to #StartupSouth3. #StartupSouth is the annual Technology/Entrepreneurship conference that attracts people from…
- 11 Sept 2017
Asoko Insight, Others Selected for New World Bank Accelerator Programme
Asoko Insight, Africa’s largest company information repository, has been selected, alongside others, to participate in World Bank’s XL Africa acceleration programme. Launched in April 2017, XL Africa…
- 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…
- 14 Jun 2016
FBN Capital Wins ‘Best Refinancing in Africa’ At EMEA Awards
FBN Capital Limited, the investment banking and asset management subsidiary of FBN Holdings Plc. has been recognized for consistent and outstanding performance by three reputable financial awards…
- 30 Sept 2021
Nigeria’s Crypto Investors Have “Good Financial Habits”, says Luno
Luno, the leading global cryptocurrency company, has today revealed in a new online global survey that only 2% of Nigerian cryptocurrency investors surveyed do not have a plan when making investment…
- 29 Mar 2017
SpeedUPAfrica Bootcamp for Start-Ups Returns to Nigeria
The SpeedUPAfrica Bootcamp is returning to Nigeria from July 5-9 with the goal of empowering a new wave of African start-ups. Following the event’s success in 2016, the team behind the bootcamp -…
- 14 Jul 2016
Standard Bank Steps Up Digital Banking Innovations
Standard Bank said it is on a committed journey of rapid digitization across the continent, offering its customers more convenient ways to interact with their personal banking services. The latest…
- 30 Jun 2013
Airtel Now Fastest Growing Data Operator in Nigeria
Airtel Nigeria, leading telecommunications services provider, has emerged the fastest growing Internet/data operator in Nigeria based on a recent study carried out by industry regulator, the…
- 22 Dec 2021
NASENI Agrees to Work with NASRDA to Design Drones, Rockets
National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) and the National Space Research & Development Agency (NASRDA) have agreed to work together for the development of Nigeria’s…
- 4 Aug 2024
CSI Initiatives: MTN Invests N2.6bn in Commitment to Bridging Digital Divide in Nigeria
In its commitment to fostering social inclusion and driving digital transformation across Nigeria, MTN Nigeria, through its foundation, has announced a significant investment of N2.6 billion towards…
- 19 Dec 2014
ITSSP Decries Govt's Cold-feet Towards IT Security Lapses
Information technology experts are angry with the manner, especially, the Federal Government handles issues related to IT security in the country, as the trend at the global level remains worrisome.…
- 13 Jul 2020
Kade Keyo Pledges to Support SMEs, others with Unique Business Solution Modules
In a bid to offer more value to customers and consolidate its customer base, Kade Keyo in early 2018, introduced a singular product called ‘Community’ which embodied the composition of various…
- 11 Jan 2022
Afrikrea Secures $6.2M in Pre-series A Round, Rebrands to “ANKA” to Export Africa
Afrikrea, the e-commerce platform for “all things made of Africa'', has announced the successful completion of a US$6.2M pre-Series A round led by Investisseurs & Partenaires and the rebrand to…
- 3 Nov 2016
Agada Urges Enugu to Adopt Research-Based Approach to Partnerships
The need to leverage on the vast developmental resources available through numerous Aid and Donor establishments to use in achieving its newly adopted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), has been…
- 19 Jan 2018
Nigeria Offers to Host African Development Bank’s Regional Hub
Counting on its position as the largest shareholder of the Bank since inception, the Government of Nigeria has made a formal request to the African Development Bank to host its regional office in…
- 20 Jul 2023
Cracking the Code – Unravelling the Complexities of Omnichannel Communication Excellence in the Retail Space
By James Gachie, Industry Lead at Infobip Implementing an effective omnichannel communication strategy can provide retailers with a distinct edge in the competitive market, but the move can also…
- 12 Feb 2019
Publiseer Wins Startup World Cup Nigeria Regional Competition
Publiseer, digital publishing platform has emerged the regional champion, beating nine other startups for the Startup World Cup Nigeria Regional Competition held in Lagos recently Publiseer…
- 11 Jul 2018
StartupAnambra to Harness, Market Innovations from State, Others
#StartupAnambra2.0 Conference is an annual community event geared towards creating an enabling environment for Innovative Young people in, from, within and outside Anambra state to Learn, Connect,…
- 5 May 2013
Experts Say Steady Power Supply’ll Boost Economy
Economists have predicted that if Nigeria gets its public electricity grid working 24 hours, the nation would greatly reduce business costs by up to 40 percent and add up three percent to GDP. This…
- 12 Jan 2026
Why Nigeria's New Tax Regime Will Fail Without Public Trust
By Blaise Udunze Millions of Nigerian citizens are watching with cautious anticipation as the federal government begins implementing its far-reaching 2026 tax reforms. This is to say that the…
- 23 Nov 2009
New Interconnect Rate: GSM Call Charges to Drop
A new interconnect rate to be released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in a few days will lead to dramatic reduction in telecommunications tariffs but miffed services’ providers…