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- 8 Jan 2014
Twitter Co-Founder, Stone Launches Jelly Social Search App
Building on the concept, “If you have a questions, there’s somebody out there that knows the answer,” Biz Stone, Twitter co-founder and Ben Finkel, former Twitter colleague have launched Jelly, a…
- 6 Sept 2021
Endeavor Nigeria Unveils Inaugural Cohort for its ScaleUp Program
Endeavor Nigeria has unveiled the inaugural cohort of entrepreneurs for its new 10-week Endeavor ScaleUp Program that aims to support Nigeria’s most promising, high-impact business leaders.…
- 29 Jan 2023
Coinazer, Africa's First Web-Base Crypto Payment Gate & Wallet System Debut in Nigeria
A group Nigerian tech savvy youths have developed a web-based crypto platform to facilitate seamless and borderless means of accepting cryptocurrency payment globally. L-R: Sitting, Director,…
- 23 Nov 2022
Blockchain Will Redefine Company of the Future - Digital Encode CTO
Dr. Oluseyi Akindehinde, the Co-founder and Chief Technical Officer (CTO) of Digital Encode Limited, has identified blockchain and the mobile phone as going to be fundamental to the company of the…
- 14 Jul 2026
Gigbanc Nigerian Fintech Startup Closes Shop after 3 Years
Gigbanc, Nigerian fintech startup, has announced it is winding down operations, after three years, citing a tough fundraising climate. Paul Omoregie Okundaye, and Babatope Oni, co-founders of Gigbanc…
- 26 Jun 2023
Kuda Commences Awareness Campaign to Drive Cashless Payments
Kuda, the money app for Africans, has launched a multichannel campaign to increase the awareness of cashless payment options in Nigeria. According to the fintech’s co-founder and CTO, Musty Mustapha,…
- 23 Dec 2024
Ozi Launches to Redefine $460Bn Global Package Delivery Market
Ozi (www.ozionline.com), a pioneer community-driven delivery app, launches, offering users a new way to send packages and earn extra cash. L-r: Co-Founders of Ozionline.com: Ikenna Ani (CEO), Azubike…
- 29 Nov 2022
Appzone Rebrands to "Zone" to Power Global Payments with its Regulated Blockchain Network
Appzone, one of Africa’s Fintech Software Providers, has rebranded to “Zone”, a regulated blockchain Payment Infrastructure company. By building Africa’s first layer-1 blockchain network, Zone will…
- 20 Aug 2016
HotelOga Urges Nigerian Techs Participation in Web Summit 2016
The Nigeria Portugal Friendship & Business Association and Five Thousand Miles moves to attract all Nigerian tech companies to take part in the Web Summit 2016, has been supported by HotelOga.…
- 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…
- 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…
- 14 Mar 2017
Intel Buys Mobileye for $15.3Bn
Intel, computing giant, has moved from partnering to acquiring the Mobileye, a leader in computer vision for autonomous driving technology, for $15.3 billion — the biggest-ever acquisition of an…
- 14 Nov 2025
Paystack Suspends CTO Ezra Olubi Over Alleged Misconduct, Launches Investigation
Nigerian payments company, Paystack, has suspended its Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, Ezra Olubi, following allegations of sexual misconduct involving a subordinate. The company, in a…
- 18 Jul 2016
Stanford Seed Alumni Partner for West Africa's Growth
The West African delegates at the recently concluded Global Entrepreneurship Summit held an investors and delegates breakfast session in the McClelland Building of Stanford University’s Graduate…
- 22 Mar 2019
OneFi Acquires Amplify, Fuels Effort to Shape Nigeria’s Fintech
Amplified Payments Ltd , a fintech company that builds and facilitates payment solutions and digital financial transactions in Nigeria, has today announced its acquisition by One Finance Limited .…
- 10 Jul 2023
Microsoft-backed FAST Accelerator Launches 2nd Cohort of AI Program to Boost African Startups
Flapmax, a leading artificial intelligence (AI) company on a mission to enrich the lives of everyone on the planet through innovation, has announced the launch of the second FAST Accelerator program.…
- 7 Oct 2019
Austin Okere to Keynote as Tunde Coker Chairs MoDiTECH 2019
Mr. Austin Okere, Founder & Vice Chairman, CWG Plc, will present the keynote at the maiden edition of Mobile & Disruptive Technology Forum (MoDiTECH 2019) holding on October 24, 2019 in Lagos…
- 13 Aug 2016
Delivery Science SaaS Modifies Supply Chain Management
Delivery Science, led by a team of indigenous techpreneurs (technology entrepreneurs), offers ‘Enterprise Supply Chain Software as a Service (SaaS)’ solution to companies operating robust logistics…
- 19 May 2023
Billboxx Founders Join 2023 Norrsken Accelerator Program
Billboxx, a cutting-edge B2B SaaS company specializing in automating and simplifying the billing to payment workflow for businesses, proudly announces that its founders, Justus Obaoye and Abdulazeez…
- 6 Apr 2018
Farmcrowdy Bolsters Farmland by 175% with Launch of 7,500 New Acres
Farmcrowdy, Nigeria’s first and leading digital agriculture platform which allows Nigerians to venture in and sponsor agriculture, has announced the launch of 7,500 acres of new maize and rice farms…
- 30 Aug 2022
Anchor joins Y Combinator’s Summer 2022 Batch, Announces the Launch of Public Beta
Anchor, a banking-as-a-service (BaaS) platform making it possible to seamlessly build financial products in Africa announces its public beta launch. The startup was also accepted into Y Combinator…
- 31 Jul 2017
VoguePay Rewards Nigeria’s Brightest Students, Developers
VoguePay, one of the leading online payment gateways in Nigeria, in conjunction with the National body of Computer Science Students in Nigeria (NACOSS) seeks to reward Nigeria’s brightest students…
- 21 Jul 2026
Ovaloop Technologies Unveils Digital Tools to Formalize SMEs Operations Across Africa
Against the backdrop of struggles by small and medium enterprises in Africa to scale their businesses because of lack of formal processes, Ovaloop Technologies has unveiled an inventory solution…
- 11 Apr 2025
Scandium Introduces TestPod to Revolutionize Software Testing Across Africa and Beyond
Today’s software ecosystem is moving fast, building quality digital products has never been more crucial and more complex. As teams accelerate release cycles using a blend of manual and automated…
- 20 Feb 2013
ICANN Appoints Ajayi Member Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory
ICANN has announced the selection of Engr. Lanre Ajayi, as one of the members of the Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory Services. Engr. Ajayi is the managing director of Pinet Informatics…
- 16 Nov 2022
Pantami, Danbatta, Inuwa, Ikenna-Emeka, Oji and others Receive 2022 AfriTECH Awards
The Africa Tech Alliance Forum (AfriTECH) has conferred special honours on Professor Isa Ibrahim Ali (Pantami), Nigeria’s Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Umar Garba…
- 24 Oct 2019
#MoDiTECH2019 Holds Today in Lagos
C-level executives including CEOs/CFOs/CROs/CCO/CIO; Directors and Heads of trading, operations, research, analytics, investment, strategy, digital, compliance, risk and data analysts; and senior…
- 16 Nov 2020
Stakeholders Task CBN, NCC to Conduct Fintech Talent Needs Survey
The Fintech specialists and other stakeholders have tasked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Nigeria Security Commission to conduct a talent needs…
- 15 Feb 2017
Boutique African Data Collection Agency ‘Bamba’ Raises $1.1m in 1st Seed Round
African data collection startup Bamba has announced today that it has closed its first seed investment round after raising US$1.1 million in investment funds, making it one of the largest and most…
- 9 Jul 2023
Digital Encode at 20: The House Adewale Obadare and Seyi Akindeinde Built
By: Peter Oluka Digital Encode Limited, a multi-award-winning consulting and integration firm based in Lagos, Nigeria, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this month. Founded in 2003, Digital Encode…