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UN Youth Day: Celebrating Africa’s Digital Potential

In the month of UN Youth Day, I’m delighted that we will be recognizing just some of these talents from across the region.

Ecobank appoints Ayo Adepoju as CFO, Nana Araba Abban as Consumer Banking Head

Ecobank Transnational Incorporated—the parent company of the pan-African Bank, Ecobank—has announced the appointment of Ayo Adepoju as its Chief Financial Officer and Nana Araba Abban as its Head of Consumer Banking.

Lori Systems expands to the rest of Africa, hires African experts

Lori systems has appointed Uche Egboi and Efayomi Carr as COO and Head of Strategic Finance, respectively.

Piggyvest vs Cowrywise: May the best man win

CowryWise or Piggyvest? Both? Why?

Gokada partners with Lagos State Government to plant 100,000 trees

Gokada commits to planting 100,000 trees in partnership with Lagos State Parks and Gardens Agency (LASPARK).

Either of these 7 Nigerian tech entrepreneurs could replace the current ICT Minister

Either of these seven (7) Nigerian tech entrepreneurs would do a better job than the current ICT Minister for Nigeria, Adebayo Shittu.

Zambia’s Code Savannah, Nigeria’s Gracit Foundation and TechQuest are African Tech Nonprofits deserving the spotlight

Over the past few years, we have seen technology companies dominate the startup scene across the world, even in Africa.

More than 32% of Nigerians place bets on the weekend

Sports betting in Nigeria generated an estimated $180 million in revenue between January and October of 2018, as more Nigerians take to betting.

How to price your product in a B2B marketplace

Investor Olu Oyinsan advises startups on how to price their B2B product leveraging his experience on both sides of the trading table, buyer and seller.

Jack Ma’s Foundation appoints Nigeria’s Network of Innovators and Incubators as regional partner for the $10 million Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative

The Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI) has appointed the Network of Incubators and Innovators in Nigeria (NINE) as its West Africa regional partner.

Application for Silicon Valley Internship Programme closes on February 24

Application for the Silicon Valley Internship Programme (SVIP) is set to close on Sunday, February 24, 2019. The second track of the SVIP, in partnership with GBx-x, accepts female engineers with a STEM degree from outside of Europe.

Startup World Cup Nigeria regional 2019

Meet the 10 startups selected to pitch at Startup World Cup Nigeria regional 2019.