Nigeria’s Data Entry Academy Secures $10,000 UNDP Prize After Defeating 1,400+ Startups
A Lagos based edtech company, Data Entry Academy, has emerged winner of the United Nations Development Programme’s Get…
Alaa Hamadto: Sudanese Entrepreneur Rebuilds Solar Food Startup Amid Civil War
Alaa Salih Hamadto left dentistry in 2014 to build a solar food drying business with her father’s decades-old…
Egypt’s BrainsMingle Raises $400K Seed Funding for AI-Powered Video Networking Platform
Egyptian startup BrainsMingle has raised $400,000 in seed funding from BasharSoft Group, the Cairo-based human capital technology company…
SEC Approves Luno, Koinkoin as Nigeria Crypto Exchange Approvals reaches 9
Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission has cleared seven more crypto platforms for its Accelerated Regulatory Incubation Programme, marking…
FG to Train 5,000 Youths as Meter Installers Under New Scheme
President Bola Tinubu has launched a nationwide programme called Power Force to train 5,000 young Nigerians as electricity…
Toriola: MTN Nigeria Is a Nigerian Company, Not a Xenophobia Target
MTN Nigeria’s Chief Executive Officer, Dr Karl Toriola, has pushed back against growing calls for the Federal Government…
Battery Rental Startup bPOWERd Expands From South Africa To Nigeria
A power rental model that started in South Africa is now taking root in Nigeria as households and…
Nigeria 2027 Election Faces Rising AI Misinformation Fears
A new report has found that most Nigerians are worried artificial intelligence will be used to spread political…
Google Unveils 5 AI Initiatives to Boost Africa’s Digital Future
Google has announced five new artificial intelligence initiatives for Africa, projecting that its Johannesburg Cloud Region alone could…
Kenya Court Blocks Website Shutdowns Without Order
A Kenyan High Court has stopped the government from shutting down websites or blocking online platforms without first…