The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has pledged to increase collaboration with higher institutions of learning across the country in order to transform Nigeria into a full knowledge-based economy. The Chairman, Board of Commissioners of NCC, Prof. Adeolu Akande, stated this during a courtesy visit by NCC Board members to Bayero University, Kano (BUK) at the […]
Read MoreNigerian talent outsourcing and incubator company TalentQL, recently launched, has raised a $300,000 pre-seed funding round led by Zedcrest Capital. Founded by Adewale Yusuf, Opeyemi Awoyemi and Akintunde Sultan, also co-founders of Techpoint Africa, Jobberman and DevCareer, TalentQL hires, develops and manages remote talent for global companies. The startup launched this month with plans to […]
Read MoreNigerian social payments app for cash and cryptocurrencies Bundle has launched operations in Ghana, and plans to be active in several more African countries by the end of 2020. Disrupt Africa reported in April on the launch of Bundle, which allows users to request, send and receive cash or crypto from their peers. Users are […]
Read MoreAccelerex Holdings, has signed an investment agreement with regional private equity firm, Africa Capital Alliance (“ACA”), for the Capital Alliance Private Equity IV (CAPE IV) fund to invest $20 million in Accelerex. With this investment, CAPE IV will become a strategic partner in Accelerex and will hold three seats on the company’s board. Accelerex, which […]
Read MoreMTN GlobalConnect is thrilled to announce that it was named the “Best African Wholesale Operator” at the prestigious Telecom Review Excellence Awards held in Dubai on Tuesday evening. In addition, MTN GlobalConnect CEO Frédéric Schepens was presented with the “Leader Merit Award” in the category of Industry CEO of the Year for Wholesale Operators at […]
Read MoreThe Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC), has assured Nigerians that the ongoing 5G technology consultation would address issues of health myth and security related worries. According to the Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, the Commission is committed to ensuring the nation is provided with the best in terms of research findings and […]
Read MoreThe devastating impact of the COVID-19 on the global economy and indeed Nigeria not exempted, has created the impetus for the adoption of eGovernment to tackle critical national development issues. However, experts and stakeholders at the 2020 Nigeria eGovernment Summit with the theme: COVID-19: Impetus for Accelerated eGovernment Adoption are worried that consistent policy direction […]
Read MoreThe ground-breaking success of the nation’s telecom regulatory agency, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has been atttributee to the quality of leadership the regulatory body enjoys. Speaking while receiving the Board of Commissioners of NCC, led by its Chairman, Prof Adeolu Akande, a monarch, the Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado- Bayero also commended President Muhammadu […]
Read MoreFive Nigerian startups are among the twenty-five young African agripreneurs that have advanced to the final round of the African Development Bank’s AgriPitch competition of $120,000 in seed funding prizes. The Nigerian startups are Farmspeak Technology, One Kiosk, Releaf, Grubz and Farmz2U. AgriPitch organisers received more than 2,500 applications and evaluated 605 proposals from 30 […]
Read MoreXend Finance has publicly launched its decentralised finance (DeFi) platform for credit unions and cooperatives following a $1.5 million strategic investment round. Xend Finance, which last year took part in the Google Launchpad Africa accelerator and the Binance Incubation Programme, has developed a platform that gives everyone access to the global money market so members […]
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