Loretta Adamu

Corps members in Lagos and Abuja Orientation Camps now have free wi-fi thanks to Wifi.ng

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Loretta Adamu

30th November 2016

They’ll get 24/7 unlimited access.

500 Startups is planning a tour of four African cities in March 2017

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Loretta Adamu

29th November 2016

Lagos, Cape Town, Accra, and Johannesburg.

Barclays Africa is accepting applications into its fintech accelerator program in Cape Town

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Loretta Adamu

29th November 2016

Deadline is February 5, 2017.

Paylater users can now obtain loans of up to N500,000

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Loretta Adamu

29th November 2016

All you need to know about Paylater V2

Google Developers and iHub will be hosting the first Launchpad Start program in Nairobi, this November

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Loretta Adamu

29th November 2016

Launchpad Start is a week long pre-incubation program for early-stage startups

In just 10 days after its Lagos Launch, Taxify might be backing away from the price war with Uber

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Loretta Adamu

28th November 2016

Discounts on rides have dropped from 40% to 25%.

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