STUCK Lab is saying that you no longer need your keys to push the elevator button. So, you can throw them away. Or not. Maybe just leave...
In charge of reviewing Facebook cases, the group, Facebook Oversight Board experienced its first ruling, mandating deleted posts to be restored. Facebook Oversight also referred to...
Microsoft seems to have gotten off to an amazing start this year. Its results for the final quarter of last year have finally come in and...
Google’s CEO, Sundar Pichai, announced the company has raised over $150 million and made its office facilities available as COVID-19 vaccination clinics. In a blog post,...
Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma has finally made a public appearance after more than two months. Although his appearance was only virtual, it would suffice to quell...
Nigerian-based solar energy solution startup, Daystar Power, announced it secured $38 million in a Series B investment. Leading the investment is the Investment Fund for Developing...
On Wednesday, the Lagos state government announced a new date for its economic transformation summit known as EHINGBETI. Interested parties can start counting down to the...
Has Jack Ma gone missing or is he running on stealth mode? This has been the one question on the minds of many tech enthusiasts and...
The concluding year has been a tough one for most organisations, thanks to the ravaging impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. While the COVID-19 impact is evident...
Every year comes with its own bag of events. This year isn’t so different, as it was filled with varieties. However, it was way more than...
Nairobi-based health tech startup, Ilara Health, has raised $3.74 million in Series A investment to fund and expand an affordable, essential, and life-saving diagnostics reach across...
It’s getting to another end of the year! And many Nigerians are getting ready for the holiday season. People are readying their shopping baskets and making...
Temie Giwa-Tubosun, founder and CEO of a health tech startup, LifeBank, emerges winner of the Global Citizen Prize (GCP) for Business Leader. The 35-year-old woman in...
One year after its initial entrance into the Nigerian market, Shago officially launched on Wednesday, December 16, 2020, at Rollace Hotel, Ajao Estate, Lagos, Nigeria. The...
There’s certainly more reason for the world to speed up the production and adoption of zero-emission vehicles. From here on out, we might want to start...
Ahead of the January launch as announced by the Federal Government of Nigeria, the Lagos-Ibadan railway commenced its trial operation on Monday. The trial was conducted...
Tesla and Space X CEO Elon Musk is reportedly making plans to move out of California. According to a CNBC report, this move will help the...
A cloud-based software company, Salesforce, has finally completed Slack’s acquisition in a deal valued at approximately $27.7 billion. The acquisition of the American proprietary business communication...
Recently, an Ogun State-based startup, Crownbirth Limited, launched TAMS. TAMS is a multi-stakeholder cloud-based school management system meaning Technology-Assisted Academic Management System. The launch was held...
Based in New York City, Cloud-based Software Company, Salesforce, is reportedly having talks to acquire Slack. The news about the potential acquisition of the workplace messaging...
The Global cloud communication platform, Infobip, has delivered WhatsApp for business API to Arifu-SOMO to aid entrepreneurship training. However, the Kenyan based startups, Arifu and SOMO,...
Based in Kenya, a bus booking platform, QuickBus, is reportedly moving to expand its geographic scope. This news follows reports that the two-year-old startup is in...
In a seemingly progressive week for African startups, Cross-border Payment Company, Chipper Cash, raised $30 million in a Series B funding round. Led by American-based Ribbit...
Four months after launch, Nigeria automotive company, Autochek, bags $3.4 million in pre-seed funding. Co-led by multinational VC, TLCom Capital, and US-based 4DX Ventures, the funding...
The bike-hailing app, SafeBoda, announced on November 16, plans to pause operations in Kenya. The pause commences from November 27, 2020, as it is yet to...
The South African based fintech startup, FinChatBot, has raised $1.6m to expand into Europe and West Africa. The fintech AI solution provider, poised to transforming lives...
In a new series of “big catch,” Nigeria’s fintech startup, Kuda, has just grabbed a seed investment valued at $10 million. The news broke earlier in...
In this exclusive interview with Techuncode, Pickmeup co-founder, Michael Okaredje, reveals the mistake OPay made that led to the demise of ORide/Ocar, why he established a...
How will you feel if there is an online payment system that enables you to make secure, instant and cost-effective payment? Well, you’ve got to be...
Sophos Evolve will hold a cybersecurity summit on using the latest innovations in protection and prevention to stay a step ahead of hackers. The event aims...
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has offered full sponsorship for startups to attend the 40th edition of GITEX Technology Week. The GITEX Technology Week is...
Nigerian Co-Creation Hub (CcHub) has acquired a Kenya-based Ed-tech startup, eLimu. According to the incubator, the deal is expected to accommodate the ed-tech startup into its...
MTN Group has appointed Karl Toriola as Nigeria’s regional Chief Executive Officer. The news, which broke in the early hours of Monday, October 26, 2020, was...
The Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) has offered to help Nigerians whose shops were looted or vandalised during the violent protests that rocked the state....
Financial Inclusion Leaders Conference will hold virtually on Thursday, October 22, 2020. The event will bring fintech participants across Kenya and Africa together. The conference will...
The Federal Government, through the apex bank, has opened a dedicated Nigeria Youth Investment Fund (NYIF) portal. The registration portal’s availability coincided with the same day...
Head, Strategic Partnerships, Microsoft 4Afrika, Soromfe Uzomah, has disclosed that strategic partnerships could provide much-needed assistance for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria. He shared...
In what seems like a strategic partnership/acquisition, Lagos-based payment firm, Paystack, is now owned by Stripe. The US-based global payment company sealed the deal for an...
Paystack and Cowrywise have joined the list of Nigerian-based brands supporting the peaceful #EndSars protest. As thousands of Nigerians protest against the Special Anti-Robbery Squad in...
Popular e-taxi hailing company, Uber, has announced an increment for its fares. This communication was made via a mail notification sent to selected customers. Starting from...
Bus-hailing platform, Plentywaka, has partnered with Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing (IVM) to expand its business operations in Nigeria. This alliance is the first-ever with the pioneer of...
inDriver started operations in Siberia, Russia, when a group of Yakutsk locals made a big decision. Before that, local drivers had doubled their fare because of...
MAX has now gained recognition for becoming the first of Africa’s mobility companies to issue a bond. If you’re unaware, MAX stands for Metro Africa Xpress....
Lagos has announced plans to hold the 8th Economic Summit, themed “For a greater Lagos: Setting the tone for the next decade.” The event will hold...
In a few days, Google will be asking users to pay when they use Google Meet. Or so it appears. To a large extent, it still...
The Federal Government of Nigeria has put up a $193 million MSME support fund. The FG announced this new development on Monday, September 21. Precisely, the...
Remote working favoured Apple so much so that it intends to make it permanent. The information came from Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook. How did the remote...
