Nigeria’s LifeBank Launches N100m Medical Products Fund

Nigerian e-health startup LifeBank has launched Blood and Oxygen Access Trust (BOAT), a N100 million fund aimed at democratising access to blood and oxygen by providing these essential medical products…

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NCC, Others Join eBusiness Life Girls in ICT Campaign

As preparations for the International Girls in ICT Day celebration advances, Nigeria’s telecom regulator, the Nigerian communications Commission (NCC) has given its nod to be part of the campaign being…

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Google Music-Streaming Subscribers Reach 15 Million

Google is chasing its competitors in the world of music streaming services, according to subscriber numbers. Google’s two paid music services, YouTube Music and Google Play Music, have reportedly passed…

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Data more Valuable Asset than Oil-NITDA DG

The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Dr. Isa Pantami, has challenged Nigeria to refocus its economy in tandem with global economic growth. Pantami said Nigeria is…

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Google to Launch New Pixel Phones with 30-Hour Battery Life

Google has said it would releasing more budget-friendly variants of the flagship Pixel 3 family. The new Pixels – 3A and 3XL – features Google’s HDR plus technology which enhances…

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Crypto Criminals Rob Victims of $356m in Q1 2019

Criminals stole more than $356 million from crypto-currency exchanges and infrastructure during the first quarter of 2019. This is according to blockchain threat intelligence solutions firm CipherTrace. This as the…

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Trove, Nigeria’s Micro-Investing Startup Seeks Funding

Nigerian micro-investing startup Trove has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Ventures Platform as it looks to get more people investing in financial securities. Trove, whose simple micro-investing app…

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ZTE Launches first 5G Smartphone in China

ZTE Corporation, a major global provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the mobile Internet, today held the first 5G smartphone launch event in China, announcing the ZTE…

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Firm Targets African AI-focused Start-ups with Investment

Cape Town-based artificial intelligence (AI) firm Cortex Group has introduced what it calls “Africa’s first AI-focused venture capital (VC) company”, aimed at supporting African start-ups. Cortex Group is the holding…

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WorldRemit Plans Expansion to Nigeria in Partnership with Paga

Digital money transfer company WorldRemit is considerably expanding its presence in Nigeria by joining forces with Paga, Nigeria’s first and mobile money company, for international digital money transfers. Using the…

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