Business

Digital SMEs Bank, Trade Lenda Marks Four Years of Nurturing Small Businesses, Seeks More Partners’ Support

Nigeria’s outstanding digital bank for small and medium-scale businesses, Trade Lenda is excited about the impact that it has been able to make in the last four years. Yesterday in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, the digital bank for SMEs rollout the drums to thank its partners and the businesses that it has nurtured and given technical […]

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Business

Nigeria Gets Stakeholders’ Startup Consultative Forum to Leapfrog Ecosystem for National Development

A Startup Consultative Forum, an initiative designed to accelerate the implementation of the Nigeria Startup Act (NSA) and strengthen the country’s tech startup ecosystem, has taken root in Nigeria. Inaugurating the Forum, Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mr Kashifu Inuwa described the platform as more than just a stakeholder meeting. He […]

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FinTech

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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Business

MarkHack 4.0 Introduces First Ever Nigerian MarTech Awards with Innovative Categories

Nigeria’s first-ever marketing and media conference, MarkHack 4.0, has unveiled the Nigerian MarTech Awards, an initiative dedicated to recognizing and celebrating the innovators, creators, and trailblazers transforming Nigeria’s marketing landscape through technology. According to  a statement from the organisers, the award event aims to promote and honour innovation in marketing technology adding that the vision […]

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Business

NITDA Set for Nomination of Reps for Startup Council, Invites Stakeholders for Consultative Forum Meeting

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is set for nomination and selection of representatives for the National Council for Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Startup Council), Nigeria’s highest advisory body for the startup ecosystem. Consequently, NITDA invited Labelled Startups, Verified Entrepreneurial and Innovation Support Organisations, Angel Investors, Venture Capitalists, and other relevant stakeholders to join […]

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E-Commerce

Nigeria Tops Viva Technology 2025 AfricaTech Awards with 13 Startups in FinTech, HealthTech, GreenTech Category

Thirteen Nigerian startups are in all the three categories of E-commerce and FinTech, HealthTech, GreenTech for the 45 finalists of Viva Technology 2025 AfricaTech Awards. This year once again, Nigeria confirms its dynamism with the highest representation among the 56 African countries in the running. 110 Nigerian applications were received, a 70% increase over last […]

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Business

Nigerian start-up equalyz Unveils Suits of Solution Design AI to Bridge AI Gap

equalyzAI, a Nigerian-founded African-centric Artificial Intelligence (AI) start-up, revealed its suite of solutions this week, saying they are designed to democratise AI innovations for the continent by guaranteeing the technology can think and make decisions in native languages. The start-up, founded by Dr. Olubayo Adekanmbi and Dr. Ife Adebara, stated in a statement that it […]

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News

Nigeria’s Agritech Startup, Afrimash Goes Digital with USSD Code to Combat Substandard Farm  Produce

Nigeria’s Agritech company Afrimash has launched a USSD solution that enables farmers to verify the authenticity of day-old chicks before making a purchase-using just a basic mobile phone. The new service, accessible via *349*791#, was developed with support from global non-profit organization ” Acumen”. It offers a practical and accessible tool for thousands of poultry […]

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Business

NITDA Partners Doballi to Transform Nigeria’s Youth Digital Talent

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has formed a partnership with Dubai-based Afrovision Technologies (Doballi) to give Nigerian tech talent with global opportunities. According to NITDA, this strategic cooperation is a watershed moment in Nigeria’s effort to transform its youth digital talent into an economic powerhouse. The alliance directly addresses Nigeria’s perplexing paradox: despite producing […]

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Technology

MarkHack 4.0 Set to Thrill Techies, Dangles $10,000 for Startups in Stiff Innovation Contest

MarkHack 4.0 is back and is set to create the ultimate platform for startups ready to disrupt the media, marketing, and technology industries. MarkHack is Nigeria’s first-ever marketing and media conference, designed as a collaborative gathering of innovators, entrepreneurs, policymakers, media practitioners, and marketing professionals. This dynamic event aims to create impactful solutions to real-life […]

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