Techpoint wants to become Nigeria’s Verizon Media

Techpoint is that news organisation in Africa that does a lot of newsworthy stuff. Today, they partner with a leading blog in South Africa. Tomorrow, they are launching an online community. Their execution game is tight.

A review of Apple’s latest update

Apple has been on an improvement streak in their operating systems. This is a review of their latest update, iOS14.

Ingressive launches non-profit arm to train one million youths and create 5,000 jobs

Ingressive LLC has launched Ingressive For Good to empower African youths with micro-scholarships and technical training.

Carbon reports ₦112.6 million PAT and 2.2 million active customers

Carbon reported a profit after tax of ₦112.6 million in its 2019 financial result. Carbon also revealed that it has 2,272,997 active customers.

Andela is hiring senior engineers from all African countries to double its talent pool

Andela, a leading global talent company, will now accept senior engineer applications from all African countries.

MainOne, West Africa’s internet backbone, celebrates 10-year milestone

MainOne, West Africa’s internet backbone, celebrates 10-year milestone

Certificate of Incorporation will now have Tax Identification Number, says CAC

Business owners will no longer need to apply to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to get their tax identification number (TIN). They would now get it with their certificate of incorporation from the CAC.

Ingressive Capital is now a $10M fund, sets to cut $400K cheques for 10% equity

Ingressive Capital has raised an additional $5 million from new investors to become a $10 million fund. It would be investing between $200,000 and $400,000 in early-stage startups at $2 million valuations for 10% equity.

Leadspace and University of Arizona launch Global Campus to serve Nigerians

The University of Arizona has partnered with Leadspace to launch Global Campus to serve students in Nigeria.

Nigerian startups WellaHealth and Flex Finance join the 7th cohort of Catalyst Fund

Two Nigerian startups, WellaHealth and Flex Finance, are among the seventh cohort of Catalyst Fund—a global inclusive fintech accelerator.

Local IXPs will result in faster and cheaper internet for African countries

Nigeria and Kenya are now in the second stage of internet ecosystem development, according to the Internet Society. And they are on the cusp of achieving stage three.

Highlights of 2020 Apple Worldwide Developer Conference

Apple held a virtual 2020 Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) due to the coronavirus outbreak. These are major announcements.