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

News

Loretta Adamu

29th November 2016

Deadline is February 5, 2017.

Surely, you must have noticed Silicon Valley’s newfound interest in African startups

Linked List, startups

Osarumen Osamuyi

18th August 2016

Because we have

Bamba Group just made it into the Techstars accelerator programme

News, startups

Osarumen Osamuyi

10th February 2016

The founders will now attend a 13 week training programme in Austin, Texas

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Digest, startups

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How Truckr Won Pitch2Win’s One Million Naira Equity Free Funding

Events

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17th June 2019

This edition of Pitch2Win featured 10 startups selected out of 200 entries across various sectors, and the winner had to be solving a local specific problem.

Highlights from the TechMoney Africa Summit in Lagos

Events

Wole Olayinka

17th June 2019

The University of Lagos, Akoka hosted the TechMoney Africa summit, organised by the Unicorn Group, on June 10th and 11th, 2019, which featured a hackathon, a boot camp for budding entrepreneurs, a quick pitch session, panel sessions, case studies, and presentations from stakeholders.

You, Your Digital Assets and Planning Your Estate

Features, Social Media, Technology

Kay Ugwuede

11th June 2019

With social media giant Facebook looking to be saddled with more deceased user accounts than living by 2100, there is an increasing need to think about what happens to our digital assets after we pass on.

Join EFInA (Enhancing Financial Innovation & Access) for a Webinar about The Nigerian Fintech Landscape

people, startups

Olanrewaju Odunowo

6th June 2019

Dive deeper into the EFInA Fintech Report and learn about the Nigerian Fintech Landscape; the major stakeholders, the types of technologies fintechs use and how they enable financial inclusion.

Preparing Kids for the Future of Work One Puzzle Piece at a Time

Features

Kay Ugwuede

6th June 2019

It’s a sunny Monday morning in Lagos. The city is gradually peeling off the pseudo-drowsiness of the weekend as I make my way through the impatient honking of horns of late morning traffic. Inside STEMCafe—the brainchild of Bosun Tijani, CEO, CcHUB—on the first floor of Enyo Service Station along the Lekki-Epe expressway, I leave the […]

Op-Ed: Slow and Steady is the Recommended Course for Healthcare Innovation

people, startups

Guest Author

24th May 2019

Contrary to popular belief that you will lose out to a faster mover, the healthcare race is not always to the swift. Slow and steady progress is how you build a true moat and win the race in healthcare.

CSI Nigeria: Inside Lagos’ DNA and Forensic Centre

Government, Technology

Wole Olayinka

23rd May 2019

The Lagos State DNA and Forensics Center (LSD&FC) was commissioned in 2017, and was hailed as the first “high-powered DNA forensic laboratory in Nigeria” with the mandate to conduct scientific investigation of crime in the state, using DNA analysis.