StartUps

Lagos Set for  AfricArena Summit 2025, Targets Tech Talent in fintech, Mobility and Logistics

lt’s only a week until the AfricArena Lagos Summit 2025, which will highlight West Africa’s most promising tech talent begins. The stage has been set, according to organisers, and the energy is building as the widely anticipated AfricArena fintech, mobility and logistics summit, which will take place at the Eko Hotel And Suites on Victoria Island, […]

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News

Nigeria’s Mobility Firm, Moove Acquires Brazilian Car Rental, Kovi as Annual Revenue Projected at $275m

Nigerian mobility company, Moove has finalised the acquisition of Brazilian car rental start-up Kovi in an all-share deal that will expand its Latin American operations. Moove, a mobility fintech sponsored by Uber that provides vehicle finance to ride-hailing and delivery app drivers on six continents, will now fully own Kovi. Ladi Delano, co-founder and CEO […]

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StartUps

Nigerian Startups Lead as Aurora Tech Award 2025 Unveils Top 120 Female Founders

The Aurora Tech Award-an annual award put together to celebrate the boldest and most ambitious female founders in emerging markets, has unveiled the list of participating Nigeria start-ups dominate the list. A statement issued by inDrive, said that out of a record-breaking 2,018 applications from 116 countries, Nigeria leads the longlist with an impressive 21 […]

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We Are Not Laying-off Staff or Leaving Nigeria, Says Bolt Nigeria

Bolt Nigeria has refuted multiple reports of laying off 22 of its 45 employees a few days ago. In an email to Techpoint Africa, Bolt clarified that terminating some employees was not a layoff but a strategy to automate and update many of its customer support and operational processes in Nigeria. Bolt emphasized that it has not laid off any staff […]

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Moove Unveils ‘N500m Moove Cares Program’ for All Customers in Nigeria

AMA PRESS RELEASE Mobility fintech platform, Moove has launched its ‘Moove Cares’ program, introducing a substantial support package aimed at mitigating the adverse effects of ongoing inflationary prices in Nigeria. Recognising the challenges posed by rising fuel prices for its customers managing their businesses and the additional burden of inflationary food prices on household budgets, […]

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Business

Wnners Emerge at Uber Drivers-Travelstart Competition with Some Grabbing International Destination Ticket

The winners of the Travelstart competition were announced, which saw drivers and riders on the Uber platform awarded with sought-after prizes such as tickets to several local and international destinations. In addition, the top 30 drivers who operate on the Uber app were celebrated, showcasing the company’s dedication to recognizing driver excellence and reinforcing its commitment […]

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Women-In-Technology

Uber’s Cynthia Alabi Clinches 2020 NiTA Tech Business Manager Award

Enterprise Sales Manager for Uber Technologies System Nigeria Limited, Cynthia Alabi has been named Tech Business Development Manager of the Year at the 6th Nigeria Technology Awards (NiTA), 2020. The award recognizes Alabi’s outstanding contribution to the tech industry, her humanitarian efforts, and her role in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. Shortly after receiving in the […]

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