Nigerian e-health company WellaHealth and Ghanaian agri-tech startup Cowtribe have been selected to take part in the Techstars Impact accelerator in Austin, United States (US), gaining access to mentorship and $120,000 in funding. The 10 startups that make up the Techstars Impact 2019 class will work with Techstars mentors to pressure-test their business models, while […]
Read MoreNigerian early-stage VC firm Microtraction has launched its Scout Initiative, which it said will help it discover more deals and identify high-trajectory individuals building the next big thing on the continent. Founded in 2017, Microtraction invests up to US$65,000 in startups at the very earliest stage of their development. The company has backed nine Nigerian […]
Read MoreNigerian e-health startup WellNewMe has developed a web-based health risk assessment tool specifically designed to act as an early warning system for non-communicable diseases such as cardiac disease, cancer and diabetes. Launched last year, WellNewMe is focused on illnesses affected by lifestyle choices, and has built a tool that can detect and stratify individual health […]
Read MoreThe Ecobank Academy has admitted 332 Graduates for intensive Training in preparation for full employment into Ecobank Nigeria. The programme combines the three categories of Entry Level, Graduate and Management Trainees with a program duration of 2months, 12months and 21months respectively. A statement from the Bank said that Ecobank’s Development Programmes are part of the […]
Read MoreThe number of people using government-issued digital identity credentials will grow by over 150% from an expected 1.7 billion in 2019 to over 5 billion in 2024. A new report from Juniper Research found out that emerging economies in Asia and Africa are some of the biggest markets, as countries leapfrog analogue identities to benefit […]
Read MoreHuawei aims to spend 3 billion zlotys ($793 million) in Poland in the next five years, although whether the Chinese firm has a role in the 5G rollout may affect the scale of investment, an official at the group’s Polish unit said. The United States has raised concerns about the security of Huawei technology and […]
Read MoreOn-demand, last-mile, crowdsourced delivery service kwik has launched in Lagos, Nigeria, after raising seed funding in March, with the goal of expanding to other large metropolitan areas across Sub-Saharan Africa. kwik, which will initially focus on deliveries via motorbike, was formed in July 2018 by two Frenchmen and two Nigerians, and has just launched its […]
Read MoreHuawei Technologies Company Nigeria Limited has held an award ceremony to celebrate the achievement of some Nigerian students for their remarkable performance at the Huawei Global ICT Competition held in China. An MoU was also launched and signed (between Huawei Technologies Company Nigeria Limited and National Information Technology Development Agency) for the 2019/2020 next edition […]
Read MoreThe U.S. government filed a motion asking for the dismissal of a lawsuit by Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd that claimed the United States had acted illegally when it blacklisted Huawei’s products. Huawei sued the U.S. government in early March, in a complaint filed in federal court in Texas, saying that a law […]
Read MoreA performance measurement framework for improved performance and efficiency of service delivery by SERVICOM at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is expected to be release soon as the members of the SERVICOM Nodal Committee at the NCC are presently at a five workshop designed for that purpose at Mararaba in Nasarawa State. The Commission is […]
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