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- 6 Sept 2018
Tizeti Secures $3 Million Series A Fund to Expand Unlimited Internet Service into Ghana
Nigerian ISP start-up Tizeti and its consumer facing brand, Wifi.com.ng has closed a Series A round of $3M, led by 4DX Ventures with participation from existing investors Y Combinator Continuity,…
- 20 Dec 2016
Paystack, Nigerian Startup Raises $1.3m
Paystack, one of Nigeria’s most hotly anticipated tech start-ups, has just secured $1.3m seed investment from both international and homegrown investors, according to Forbes. This is coming after…
- 28 Jun 2017
Nigeria's 'Wifi.com.ng' Secures $2.1m Funding from Investors
Tizeti and its consumer facing brand, Wifi.com.ng which offers unlimited internet service across Lagos, Nigeria, announced that it has closed on seed funding of $2.1 million from international…
- 9 Dec 2019
Obi Ozor, Kobo360 CEO Scoops Two Awards @ All Africa Business Leaders Awards
Obi Ozor, Co-founder and CEO of Kobo360, has been named ‘Young Business Leader of the Year’ and ‘Innovator of the Year’ at the 9th All Africa Business Leaders Awards in partnership with CNBC Africa…
- 31 Oct 2024
Coins Launches to Empower Nigerians in Diaspora with Affordable Remittances
Bamboo, the investment platform enabling Africans to invest globally through real-time access to global markets, has announced the launch of its remittance app, “Coins by Bamboo.” Backed by the…
- 8 May 2026
Joshua Ichor, Nigerian Innovator Bags Europe’s €60m Fellowship
Joshua Ichor, a Nigerian geoscientist and innovator, has secured a rare invitation into the prestigious EWOR Fellowship, one of Europe’s most selective founder programmes built for outlier…
- 10 Mar 2021
Kobo360 CEO, Obi Ozor Joins World Economic Forum (WEF) Young Global Leader Class of 2021
Kobo360’s CEO and Co-founder, Obi Ozor, has been honoured as a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader 2021. Through the Young Global Leader Program, Ozor will embark on a five-year leadership…
- 11 Oct 2021
Mono, Nigerian Fintech Startup Secures $15m Series A
Mono, Nigeria's tech-driven fintech startup, has closed a $15,000,000 Series A funding round led by Tiger Global. Target Global, General Catalyst and SBI Investment are new investors who joined in…
- 3 Nov 2021
Payhippo Raises $3m in Seed Funding to Accelerate SME Lending
Payhippo, a lending startup that is widening credit access for small businesses in Nigeria, announced today that it raised $3 million in seed funding. The round was led by influential African fintech…
- 16 Dec 2021
Ventures Platform Secures First Close of US$40mn Pan-African Fund
Ventures Platform, the early-stage “discovery” venture capital fund championing the next generation of African entrepreneurs, has announced the first close of its new US$40m Pan-African, early-stage…
- 3 May 2019
Tizeti Launches Voice Calling Service WifiCall.ng
Nigerian ISP leader Tizeti has launched an unlimited voice service app for Android and iOS mobile devices - WifiCall.ng, Targeted at both individuals and businesses, users will be able to make and…
- 15 Aug 2019
e-Logistics Start-up Kobo360 Secures $30M Funding
Kobo360, the digital technology platform disrupting African third-party logistics, today announced the completion of a $20M Series A equity round led by Goldman Sachs, with participation from Asia…
- 14 Apr 2020
54gene Closes $15M Series A
54gene, the African genomics research, services, and development company has closed a Series A round of $15M, led by Adjuvant Capital, a life sciences fund backed by the International Finance…
- 13 Dec 2020
Obaro Seeks Attention to Cybersecurity as Digital Transformation Ramps Up
As the pace of digital transformation ramps up across the world with increased use of data and cloud technology by organisations and governments, technology experts have called for a renewed focus on…
- 23 Mar 2021
Nigeria Takes Delivery of First Set of MTN’s 1.4 Million Doses of Vaccines
The Nigerian government has taken delivery of the first set of 300,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines out of a total of 1.4 million doses designated for Nigeria by the AU. The vaccines are a combination…
- 3 Feb 2018
Apple Leads Samsung, Huawei at the Worldwide Smartphone Market
Worldwide Smartphone Market statistics has shown that Apple has overtaking Samsung to the Top Position of Smartphone Market, While Overall Shipments Decline 6.3% in the Fourth Quarter of 2017. …
- 21 Sept 2022
All you Need to Know About PMI’s 2022 Africa Conference Held in Lagos
Project Management Institute (PMI), the world's leading association for project professionals, hosted over 300 delegates from 20 African countries at its recently concluded PMI Africa Conference…
- 15 Feb 2026
BOI, MTN Foundation Unveil N1Bn Fund for Women Entrepreneurs
Bank of Industry (BoI) and the MTN Foundation have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a N1bn Matching Fund to expand access to finance and capacity building for women-led micro…
- 2 Aug 2026
How AfCFTA Can Rescue 1.4 Billion Africans from Economic Fragmentation
Prominent pan-African corporate leaders have called for an urgent end to market fragmentation across the region, warning that the continent will remain globally competitive only in theory until it…
- 28 Apr 2015
Huawei, Lenovo Top 83% MEA Smartphone Market Growth in 2014
Smartphone shipments to the Middle East and Africa saw unprecedented year-on-year growth of 83% in 2014, as Huawei and Lenovo made significant improvements during the time, according to - Q4 2014…
- 6 May 2017
Smartphone Shipments Rebound in Q1
Phone companies shipped a total of 347.4 million smartphones globally in the first quarter of 2017, with shipments up 4.3%. This is according to the International Data Corporation's (IDC's) Worldwide…
- 24 Sept 2015
IATA Announces Two Senior Management Appointments
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced two senior management appointments involving Gilberto Lopez Meyer, senior vice president for Safety and Flight Operations and Nick…
- 14 Nov 2025
MTN Champions Festive Unity with VibeTide Nationwide Campaign
MTN Nigeria has launched VibeTide, a nationwide festive campaign created to power the vibrant festive season in the country. The initiative blends culture, lifestyle, music, generosity, and digital…