Six Nigerian fintech Startups Gets EFInA Grant

The Enhancing Financial Innovation and Access (EFInA) initiative has awarded grants of between $50,000 and US$500,000 to six Nigerian fintech startups. EFInA, a financial sector development organisation, funded by the…

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Facebook Targets 100% Renewable Energy Use

Facebook has said that it is developing six solar plants to power its data centres. In a Facebook post, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said: “For Earth Day, we’re announcing six new…

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Nigerian Government to Empower South-West Startups

The Nigerian government has launched the Premier Hub programme in the South-West region, designed to help young people turn innovative ideas into sustainable solutions. The Premier Hub Innovation Centre, located…

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Nigeria’s iDHS Seeks to Boost Healthcare Services Across Africa

Nigerian e-health startup iDHS is seeking funding to help it succeed in its goal of increasing access to various healthcare services across a host of African countries. Launched in 2016,…

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Samsung Suspends Galaxy Fold Launch in Africa Over Breaking Screen

Samsung has officially delayed the launch of its new foldable phone, the Galaxy Fold, after a number of bad reviews showed the new device to be faulty. “While many reviewers…

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Huawei Promises OpenLab for Nigeria, Kenya

Huawei’s OpenLab innovation facility will soon be in Nigeria, Kenya and some other African countries, said Corrine Lin, president of the Global OpenLab Programme. Lin was responding to a question…

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Nigeria’s Telecoms Regulator Cautions Internet Users on Cyber Protection

Nigeria’s telecoms regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has revealed how the over 114 million Internet users in the country can be properly protected while online. Director, Consumer Affairs Bureau,…

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Terragon Pledges Support for Africa’s Data Challenges

Terragon Group said it is ready to solve Africa’s data problems, provide robust customer software and rich data analytics capabilities with innovations that have the African mobile user in mind.…

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Data Hosting Company, Rack Center Makes Final List for UK Award

Rack Centre, a data centre, has made the final list for the third year in a row in the United Kingdom(UK) Data Centre Solutions Award. Rack Centre is shortlisted in…

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Nigeria’s e-Payment Firm Upperlink to Provide TSA Solutions

The Upperlink Limited, an electronic payment service provider, has reiterated its readiness to provide state governments with an improved Treasury Single Account (TSA) solutions. This is just as the company…

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