Plentywaka expands its ride-hailing service into Delta State

Plentywaka has launched WakaCab, a new car-hailing service with fully-trained drivers for commuters within and around Delta State.

Ingressive for Good partners with Facebook to empower African youth with digital skills

Ingressive For Good has unveiled a digital skills training programme in partnership with Facebook

Enyata to support 50 Nigerians with Macbooks and six-month Pluralsight subscription

Enyata has launched Project BuildUp, an initiative aimed to empower 10,000 Africans over the next five years with the resources they need to grow in the tech industry.

Internet economy to contribute $180 billion to Africa’s economy

The report estimates that Africa's Internet economy has the potential to reach 5.2% of the continent's gross domestic product (GDP) by 2025

Future Africa invests $1 million in 9 African startups

Venture firm Future Africa has announced its investments in 9 startups in the 3rd quarter of 2020. The fund invested $1million across these startups.

Kuda Bank raises $10M in seed funding.

Kuda Bank has raised $10 million in a seed round, which is possibly the largest seed funding any African startup has received. And it plans to raise a bigger Series A.

Kwaba, a rental financing startup raises pre-seed round from Ingressive Capital and ARM

Kwaba, a rental financing startup, has raised an undisclosed amount in a pre-seed round from Ingressive Capital and ARM. The pre-seed investment is estimated to be north of $200,000.

AfDB shortlists 25 startups as finalists of its AgriPitch competition

African Development Bank (AfDB) has shortlisted 25 startups for the next round of the AgriPitch competition. Six of the finalists are Nigerian startups.

Grant Master wins the best pitch at the Global Investment Summit 2020

Nigerian startup, Grant Master, won the award for best pitch at the recently held Global Investment Summit (GIS) that concluded the GSE digital accelerator program.

Highlights of Uber’s Tech for Safety Summit

All you need to know about the second edition of Uber's Tech for Safety Summit held across sub-Saharan Africa.

AWIEF announces 24 finalists for 2020 Awards, including four Nigerians

The AWIEF has announced the 24 finalists for its awards. Four out of the finalists for the 2020 AWIEF Awards are Nigerians.

Jumia to provide logistics service to third-party businesses across Africa

Jumia Group, the leading e-commerce company in Africa that operates an online marketplace, logistics and payment services, is opening its logistics to third parties.