21 results
- 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…
- 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…
- 22 Oct 2018
Nigerian Farmers Log on for Cash in Hi-Tech Networks
It looked like the end had arrived for Adewale Fatai’s chicken farm. Money was running out. Built to house 30,000 chickens, the farm was producing fewer than 2,000 chicks. His family had no…
- 7 Nov 2025
Ventures Platform, Nigerian Firm Raises another $64m
Ventures Platform, Nigerian venture capital firm has announced the first close of its second Africa-focused fund, raising $64 million of a planned $75 million. Dotun Olowoporoku, general partner; and…
- 20 Mar 2018
Google Kicks off Accelerator Africa Scholarships Class
Google yesterday announced the developers who will participate in the first Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa class, at an event held in Lagos. The company also announced a partnership with Udacity…
- 1 Aug 2019
Ventures Platform Hub Rejigs Leadership Team Appoints Mimshach Obioha New Executive Director
Ventures Platform Hub (VPHub) has named Mimshach Obioha Executive Director, Ventures Platform Foundation and Nkechi Oguchi Chief Executive Officer, of Ventures Park, effective 1 August 2019. …
- 18 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…
- 2 May 2021
Startups Ecosystem Critical To The Future Of Nigeria – Osibanjo
The Vice President of Nigeria, His Excellency Professor Yemi Osibanjo, said that startup ecosystem is one of the vital tools in finding solutions to Africa's various challenges, according to him,…
- 2 Aug 2021
MTN Appoints Shodunke, Sowho, 2 Nigerians for Top Jobs
MTN Group Limited, leading African multinational mobile telecommunications company, has appointed Shoyinka Shodunke and Adia Sowho as chief information officer (CIO) of MTN Nigeria and chief…
- 17 Feb 2022
Earnipay Secures $4mn Seed Funding to Provide On-demand Salary to Employees in Africa
Earnipay, a financial technology solution that provides flexible and on-demand salary access to income-earners, has closed a Seed round of $4million led by Canaan and with participation from XYZ…
- 17 Feb 2022
Earnipay Receives $4m Seed Funding to Provide on-Demand Salary to Employees in Africa
Earnipay, a fintech solution that provides flexible and on-demand salary access to income earners, has closed a seed round of $4 million. The round was led by Canaan, with participation from XYZ…
- 28 Nov 2023
Group Launches Women in TGI Webinar Series
Tropical General Investments (TGI) Group, a leading contributor to the Nigerian economy, announces the inaugural edition of the Women in TGI Webinar Series, aimed at fostering gender inclusion within…
- 30 Apr 2024
Chowdeck Secures $2.5M Seed Funding to Optimize On-demand Food Delivery in Nigeria
Chowdeck, Nigeria’s on-demand delivery service, has secured $2.5 million in seed funding to optimize its operations and support expansion into more cities across the country. The seed funding round…
- 21 Apr 2025
Digital Transformation Remains Africa’s Gateway to Economic Advancement - Adumike
Obinna Adumike is a seasoned technology leader with a proven track record in driving digital transformation across Africa. As Head of Converged Digital Infrastructure for Africa at Open Access Data…
- 22 May 2023
NITDA DG says Digital Economy has Created Pathway for Emerging Technologies
Kashifu Inuwa CCIE, the Director General of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), said that digital economy has created a pathway for emerging technologies, providing…
- 4 Sept 2013
AFEX, Ministry of Agric Pioneer National Warehousing Project
African Exchange Holdings (AFEX), a pan-African holding company founded by Tony O. Elumelu, chairman of Heirs Holdings, Nicolas Berggruen, chairman of Berggruen Holdings, and Jendayi Frazer,…
- 19 May 2022
Disruptive Technologies Critical to Agric Development – Inuwa, NITDA DG
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has been described as critical role in the Agricultural sector that can guarantee cash flow and a major contributor to the nations' Gross Domestic…
- 2 Aug 2018
Team C-Stell Win as Access Bank Partners AFF in Nigeria’s Largest Hackathon
Team Cosmos Constellation (C-Stell) emerged as winners of the //Re:Code Nigeria Hackathon 2018 themed “Data Hack” which was sponsored by Access Bank Plc in partnership with Africa Fintech Foundry…
- 11 Oct 2018
AIICO Insurance Unveils New Initiative to Boost Economy
AIICO Insurance Plc, on Wednesday launched its new product aimed to strengthen the agricultural sector. Mr. Edwin Igbiti, AIICO Managing Director said at the launch of the `AIICO Agriculture…
- 16 Oct 2025
Polaris Bank Reinforces Commitment to Exceptional Customer Experience at Ibadan Trade Forum
Polaris Bank has reaffirmed its commitment to delivering exceptional customer experience through deeper engagement and partnership with its clients. This was demonstrated last Thursday when the Bank…
- 11 Sept 2013
FG to Cut Deposits in Banks over their Refusal to Lend to Nigerians
The federal government said that it might be forced to cut her deposits with Deposit Money Banks (DMBs), otherwise commercial banks in the country over their reluctance to grant loans to…