By Juliet Umeh To position Nigerian Startups in accessing global market, Online marketplace Coven Works Inc, has been named the Official Startup Partner for the Annual Investment Meeting, AIM, 2022. This partnership is aimed at providing a platform for startups in Nigeria to participate in the 11th edition of the Annual Investment Meeting that holds […]

By Prince Osuagwu A new free streaming app AVO TV, says it has come to quake the paytv structure in Nigeria and give the people the needed democracy to watch what they want on television, without breaking the banks. The recently launched free streaming app, is aiming to disrupt the dominance of pay TV as […]

By Prince Osuagwu America may arguably be the most stabilised economy by many indices, but $6b-valued ride-hailing company, Bolt is not playing in the market and not planning to be there in the near future. Instead, Bolt finds favour in Nigeria and African market despite uncertainties and stories of harsh business environment and political instability. […]

Nigerian Start-up Becomes the First African Company to Develop an IDE/ RADSoftware for Programmers A Nigerian start-up company, Radsystems Ltd has become the first company to develop aRapid Application Development (RAD) Software in sub-Saharan Africa. Radsystems Software Limited announced the official release of its software- Radsystems studio on November 22, 2021. Radsystems Studio will be […]

By Emmanuel Elebeke The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it is revising the Special Numbering Service (SNS) segment of the nation’s telecommunications sector in order to address the perception of high cost of delivering services to end-users in the SNS segment. The Commission Director, Policy, Competition and Economic Analysis, Yetunde Akinloye, who disclosed this said […]

Ride-hailing company, Uber, has again disrupted the existing framework in the logistics and parcel delivery ecosystem in Nigeria, giving it another touch of technological innovation.

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Pantami, says he directed the Nigerian Communications Commission,  NCC to issue research grants on emerging technology because they have proven their importance in driving innovations and improving the resilience of the Nigerian economy.

The Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, has directed the National Communications Commission (NCC), to provide grants for tertiary institutions to enhance research on robotics and emerging technologies. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isah Pantami, disclosed this during the International Conference on Computing and Advances in Information Technology, organised by Ahmadu […]

By Prince Osuagwu Healthtech startup, DrugStoc has secured USD 4.4 million funding to expand access to quality medicines while providing sustainable supply chain financing for healthcare providers in Sub-Saharan Africa. The funding round is led by Africa HealthCare Master Fund, AAIC, and other investors including Chicago-based venture firm Vested World and the German Development Bank,DEG. […]

By Prince Osuagwu LENDING startup, Payhippo, is widening credit access for small businesses in Nigeria, announced today that it raised $3 million in seed funding. The round was led by influential African fintech founders and financial leaders Ham Serunjogi and Maijid Moujaled, co-founders Chipper Cash, Olugbenga Agboola, founder Flutterwave, Bolaji Balogun, CEO Chapel Hill Denham, […]

Online marketplace ticketing system, QuickBus, has expanded its presence in Africa with its operational launch in Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa. The startup has a presence in Kenya, Angola, South Africa, and Uganda, and is now the most popular site for booking buses in Africa. QuickBus solution is vital on a continent where most of […]

By Juliet Umeh Although the liberalisation of the telecommunications sector in 2001 unleashed huge growth in Nigeria’s Gross domestic product, GDP, it has however not fulfilled its target in the country’s journey to financial inclusion of people living in un-served and under-served areas of the country. This, according to different industry stakeholders is down to […]

By Prince Osuagwu The Federal government has pumped N20 million into the Nigerian start-up ecosystem. The investment came through the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, which doled out a grant of 5million each to four young tech start-ups in the country. The funding is to help the four start-ups gain fast traction and grow into big […]

By Juliet Umeh A Nigerian firm, ImpactHer and 33 organisations from other countries are to receive $25 million grants for creating opportunities that benefit women and girls. The funding to the firms which are largely nonprofits and social enterprises will help them push their solutions for women and girls around the world to reach their […]

By Juliet Umeh Most employees in Nigeria are known to be scared of venturing into self employment or entrepreneurships for a number of reasons which include lack of business expertise, lack of funding, lack of right structure and the fear of leaving the known to the unknown. However, in a bid to change these orientations […]