Nigeria
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8.9KClickatell and FirstBank Nigeria launch Chat Banking on WhatsApp
First Bank of Nigeria, in partnership with Clickatell’s Transact division, has commercially launched their Chat Banking channel on WhatsApp. This capability enables FirstBank’s customers to manage...
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4.4KTizeti Secures $3 Million Series A to expand in West Africa
Nigerian ISP start-up Tizeti and its consumer facing brand, Wifi.com.ng has closed a Series A round of $3M, led by 4DX Ventures....
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5.4KPaystack Raises $8M Series A Round Led By Stripe
Paystack, a Nigeria-based startup providing payments tools to businesses in Africa, has raised $8 million in Series A funding. The round was...
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7.6KNigerian FinTech Startup Mines Secures $13M to Grow Digital Credit Platform
Mines, a fintech startup re-inventing credit in emerging markets, has closed a Series A round of $13M led by The Rise Fund,...
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4.1KHoneywell Group Launches Itanna Accelerator in Lagos
Honeywell Group has officially launched its new accelerator and investment vehicle, Itanna in Lagos. Tomi Otudeko, Head, Innovation and Sustainability for Honeywell Group, and Director...
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4.2KNigerian B2B Venture Builder Zone Tech Park Launches in Lagos
Zone Tech Park, a new venture builder for start-ups in Nigeria, has officially opened for business and is already turning great ideas into...
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4.9KPiggybank.ng Secures $1.1M Seed Funding
Nigeria’s Piggybank.ng, an online and mobile app savings platform targeted at African Millennials, today announces that it has closed on Seed Funding...
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7.6KFacebook Launches NG_Hub in Lagos – its First Hub Space in Africa
Facebook today unveiled NG Hub in Lagos, Nigeria – its first flagship community hub space in Africa, in partnership with CcHub. In...
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4.2KAgritech startup Farmcrowdy continues growth in Nigeria
Farmcrowdy, Nigeria’s first and leading digital agriculture platform which allows Nigerians to venture in and sponsor agriculture, today announced the launch of...
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5.4K1Andela Hosts Women In Tech Summit In Lagos
Andela, the company that is building a network of technology leaders on the African continent hosted the Andela Women in Technology Summit. The...
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3.6KGreenhouse Capital completes Africa’s most successful ICO for SureRemit
SureRemit, a non-cash remittance platform majority-owned by Africa’s largest fintech holding company, GreenHouse Capital, has raised $7 million on the initial coin...
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2.7KPower-as-a-Service Leader Rensource Raises $3.5M for Expansion in Nigeria
Rensource, a Lagos-based distributed energy provider, has raised $3.5 million USD in bridge financing to grow its power-as-a-service renewable energy business. The...
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4.7KMEST launches new incubator spaces in Lagos and Cape Town
MEST today announced the launch of two new Incubator spaces in Lagos, Nigeria, and Cape Town, South Africa, as the program continues...
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3.8KTizeti and Facebook partner to expand Express Wi-Fi in Nigeria
Tizeti and Facebook today announced a partnership to expand Express Wi-Fi by Facebook in Nigeria, with plans to roll out hundreds of...
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4.4KMobile operators from across Africa among potential 9mobile bidders
MTN, Bharti Airtel and Ntel are among 16 firms that formally submitted interest in buying Nigeria’s 9mobile, formerly Etisalat Nigeria. As previously...
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5.6KAndela Raises $40M To Connect Africa’s Engineering Talent Globally
Andela, the company that builds high-performing engineering teams with Africa’s most talented software developers, today announced that the company has secured $40M...
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6.2K1RedCloud Technologies Partners With KongaPay in Nigeria
RedCloud Technologies, the world’s first open banking platform, today announced a partnership with Nigeria’s KongaPay; the payment system which aims to facilitate...
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5.2K1YouTube Go app enables Nigerians to watch video offline
YouTube Go app designed to help users manage and control the amount of data usage while downloading or browsing online is up and...
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3.8KGE Lagos Garage launches new program for entrepreneurs in Nigeria
The fourth edition of the GE Lagos Garage advanced manufacturing and skills training program for entrepreneurs is scheduled to take off in...
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5.2KEtisalat Nigeria re-brands to become 9Mobile
Nigeria’s youngest network provider, Etisalat Nigeria has re-branded to become 9Mobile after the withdrawal of Abu-Dhabi-based, Etisalat Group as a shareholder. As AppsAfrica.com...
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3.1KNigerian Wifi Startup Tizeti Raises $2.1 Million
Tizeti and its consumer facing brand, Wifi.com.ng which offers unlimited, uncapped internet service across Lagos, Nigeria, today announced that it has closed...
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3.1K1No hostile takeover as Etisalat Nigeria hangs up on banks
Sitting in traffic at Iwo Road roundabout in Ibadan, the electronic billboard flashes adverts from Etisalat, Nigeria’s fourth largest operator but for...
